The young dutch designer Duran Lantink, now taking over Jean Paul Gaultier, uses fashion to reshape and redefine the body at a time of transition in gender, art, and culture — reminding us that the physicality of fashion design remains a powerful tool for transformation.

OLIVIER ZAHM — We’re doing an issue about analog culture because we realized that the younger generation is going back to magazines and taking some distance from the digital world. Also, people are starting to feel the dangers of AI.

DURAN LANTINK — I think that shift makes sense. We’re overwhelmed with digital noise, and more people are looking for formats that allow for quiet thinking. The social media space has become too democratic in the worst way. Suddenly everyone’s a critic — people with zero context or connection to fashion or art feel entitled…