styling with attitude
protestantism and perversion
brilliance and nonchalance
photography by HEJI SHIN
style by CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON
interview by OLIVIER ZAHM
OLIVIER ZAHM — How would you define your own style?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — My style is psychoanalytical and autobiographical. It is based on emotions and reactions, on my life, my loves, my doubts, and my disgusts. Usually, I am more inspired by something that disturbs me or the absurdity of certain thoughts than by something I know I love. I can be fascinated by a color I deeply hate. My love life is also very important — happiness and sadness are both in each look, but I will be the only one to notice it.
OLIVIER ZAHM — You seem to prefer to give a twist to something unexpected, or doing something that looks “off,” rather than using the “cool” pieces of designers of the moment. Does something unexpected still exist in fashion?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — I don’t find so many things unexpected. I like the “off” vibe, which gives me trouble in professional life because it can be seen as anti-commercial. I love to experiment, not for art’s sake, just for me. I have a problem with obeying, and when someone pushes a “cool” piece, I kind of retract. I don’t mind using a piece with less impact, with more poetry.
OLIVIER ZAHM — What is your main source of inspiration? It seems to be old books of photography, if I correctly judge from your Instagram.
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — Of course I’m inspired by old books, but also by new books, music, record sleeves, art, life, people, or a feeling.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Are you nostalgic?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — I am not nostalgic, but it is important to use the past as a tool, as an alphabet to distort. I don’t specifically think it was nicer before, but if I were a student nowadays I might do something different, something more radical or political.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Which stylists, past or present, do you admire?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — The one and only stylist that I totally admire is Anna Cockburn; she quit a long time ago. Caroline Baker at Nova magazine must have been interesting, too, but it might be because the magazine itself was so strong. And obviously, Diana Vreeland.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Do you find ideas on Instagram?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — No, I discover artists, whom I explore myself after. Sometimes a person’s Instagram is inspiring, and I mix their attitude with something else. Instagram is actually a bit predictable. There is a lot of crap, so it is not really the best thing. The idea that I might see the same things as the whole world gives me the creeps. That totally scares me.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your Instagram is successful. Are you unafraid of giving away ideas?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — Yes, my Instagram is successful. I have lots of followers, but you will notice I don’t have many likes, and I don’t care. The hunt for likes is very disturbing to me. I am happy with the love of my kids, dear friends, and amazing boyfriend, and I don’t understand why other people have to approve of what you do.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your style has been qualified as a subversion of French bon goût, combining second-hand and couture. Are you incarnating the French style?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — I have heard so many things about my style! That I love tackiness, that I’m a bizarre aristocrat. I just love fashion, and there is a mix of Protestantism and perversion in my taste.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your best quality?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — A form of jackass purity.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your worst quality?
CAMILLE BIDAULT-WADDINGTON — A total lack of diplomacy, and a huge problem with talking before thinking — except to my shrink.
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ICE-BLUE LEATHER COAT, MULTICOLORED LEATHER AND FANTASY TWEED TOP, AND SKIRT WORN WITH METAL AND BLUE STRASS NECKLACE, METAL AND GLASS PEARL EARRING AND BRACELET CHANEL
BLACK VOILE TROMPE-L’ŒIL DRESS AND CHAMBRAY CAMISOLE DRESS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OVER A MULTICOLORED JERSEY PAISLEY PRINT FITTED LONG SHIRT PACO RABANNE, METALLIC SPRAYED EARRING ANNELISE MICHELSON AND PAINTED BOOTS JENNIFER DOLLS
WHITE LACE AND TULLE BLOUSE SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO, BLUE AND GREEN PIQUE UZBEK COTTON SHORTS ATLEIN OVER LEGGINGS VERSACE, STRIPED SOCKS KENZO, AND ‘HARDIOR’ BLACK PATENT CALFSKIN LACE-UP LOW BOOTS DIOR
GRAY AND GREEN TULLE T-SHIRTS COACH 1941 OVER A KHAKI LINEN TOP J.W.ANDERSON, OPTICAL JERSEY SHORTS LOUIS VUITTON, PANTIES AND SOCKS MIU MIU, CALFSKIN LACE-UP CUT-OUT MEDIUM BOOTS CHLOÉ, HEADPHONE BLESS AND MUSIC SPEAKER BANG & OLUFSEN
MULTICOLORED COTTON AND LINEN PRINTED COAT GUCCI, AND A LYCRA BODYSUIT WENDY JIM, COTTON LACE-UP PANTS FENTY PUMA BY RIHANNA AND WHITE SHINY CALFSKIN LACE BOOTS CHLOÉ
CELADON POPLIN SHIRT NINA RICCI OVER A PASTEL MOHAIR WOOL SQUARES DRESS LOEWE CINCHED WITH A BLACK BASQUE SKIRT PAN PACO RABANNE, AND EARRINGS UNDERCOVER
YELLOW SILK CADY VICTORIAN EYELET EMBROIDERED TOP CHLOÉ, MULTICOLORED SILK JERSEY JACQUARD SKIRT AND LEGGINGS AZZEDINE ALAÏA, EARRINGS FLORENCE TÉTIER FOR NEITH NYER AND COTTON SHOES ALISON PYRKE
YELLOW MIRROR MOSAIC-EMBROIDERED TULLE PLAYSUIT, PLEATED SKIRT OVER BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERBOARD COTTON SHORTS DIOR, AND HEADPHONE BANG & OLUFSEN
BABY ALPACA AND MERINO WOOL BLEND PULLOVER ECKAUS LATTA OVER A PEARL EMBROIDERED DRESS, HEMATITE GUIPURE SHIRT, AND ROSE FLUO SOCKS MIU MIU WORN WITH WHITE LINEN PANTS FAUSTINE STEINMETZ, METAL AND GLASS PEARL NECKLACE WORN AS A BRACELET AND EARRING CHANEL, ESPELHO LEATHER BAG JACQUEMUS, AND BLACK AND NUDE SKINNY FLECHE BOOTS PIERRE HARDY
Rudi Lewis, hair — Stéphanie Kunz, make-up — Fabienne Eisenstein, set designer — Arturo Astorino and Maya Zardi, photographer’s assistants — Sinead Allen Shea and Berenger Pelc, stylist’s assistants — Jean-Francois Ollivier, producer — Mariam De Vinzelle, model
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by Kira Bunse
by Sven Schumann
by Jérôme Sans
by Olivier Zahm
by Juergen Teller
by Olivier Zahm
by Heji Shin
by Olivier Zahm
by Benedict Blink
by Pierre-Ange Carlotti
by Olivier Zahm
by John Jefferson Selve
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Anders Edström
by Maurizio Cattelan
by Olivier Zahm
by Xerxes Cook
by Skylar Williams
by Henrik Purienne
by Andrea Spotorno
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Alexis Dahan
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Wolfgang Tillmans
by Jérôme Sans
by Olivier Zahm
by Francois Perrin
by Sven Schumann
by Olivier Zahm
by Andrea Spotorno
by Mikael Zikos
by Sven Schumann
by Jérôme Sans
by Olivier Zahm
by Maurizio Cattelan and Marta Papini
by Olivier Zahm
by Joshua Glass
by Hayden Dunham
by Chikashi Suzuki
by Xerxes Cook
by Olivier Zahm
by Sven Schumann
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Maurizio Cattelan and Marta Papini
by Bill Powers
by Olivier Zahm
by Joshua Glass
by Casper Sejersen
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
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by Alban Adam
by Johann Bouché-Pillon
by Jérôme Sans