Purple Magazine
— Purple 76 Index issue #29 S/S 2018
Mcdean craig
from car repair to fashion engineering
photography by CRAIG MCDEAN
interview by JOSHUA GLASS
style VANESSA REID
FREJA BEHA ERICHSEN, model
JOSHUA GLASS — Your background is actually in mechanics. Your first book, I Love Fast Cars, was about muscle cars. Before you even got into photography, you were an auto repairman. Where does this interest in vehicles come from?
CRAIG MCDEAN — I was racing motorbikes from an early age, and naturally you had to constantly repair and rebuild them. My father worked for Rolls-Royce, so he was always a mentor and tutor to me. My lifelong love for cars and engines has evolved into an obsession with the beauty of their design. I’m currently less into muscle cars and more into vintage Italian vehicles.
JOSHUA GLASS — What is your favorite car?
CRAIG MCDEAN — When I first moved to America, it was the Camaro Z28,…
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BROWN TRANSPARENT TANK TOP UMA WANG OVER A PINK AND YELLOW COTTON LACE MACRAME TOP AND SKIRT MIU MIU, DUSTY PINK STRETCH ORGANZA SLEEVELESS LINEAR DRESS VICTORIA BECKHAM, ‘SCULPTURE’ WHITE COTTON DRESS ATLEIN, AND A WHITE COTTON LONG-SLEEVED T-SHIRT T BY ALEXANDER WANG
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WHITE GUIPURE DRESS WITH A PRINTED PLASTIC OVERDRESS AND BRIEF CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC
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‘SPERONE’ BLUE COTTON TOP JACQUEMUS OVER WHITE JERSEY MEMBRANE TANK TOPS AND COTTON SLEEVE AND SOCK RICK OWENS, AND A NUDE KNITTED BRIEF JIL SANDER
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‘SCARLET’ PINK LIGHT KNIT SLEEVELESS JUMPSUIT, PINK BRIEF AND BRA PACO RABANNE WITH A WHITE COTTON LONG SLEEVES T-SHIRT T BY ALEXANDER WANG