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In this column we explore the AnOther archives and pick out some of the most poignant quotations from our cultural heroes


  • Chanel Metiers D'Art – Paris – Bombay

    On the Record | Chanel Metiers D'Art 2012

    "I’m a watcher, a voyeur of the times." Karl Lagerfeld in the S/S03 issue of AnOther Magazine. An incessant observer, for his latest Chanel Metier d’Art 2012...

  • Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe at the Hotel Chelsea

    On the Record | Patti Smith on the Hotel Chelsea

    Following news that the infamous Hotel Chelsea is ceasing operation, we revisit issue 18 in which AnOther published legendary punk poet and musician Patti...

  • Polaroid of John Waters with ex-Manson follower Leslie van Houten

    On the Record | John Waters

    It is not at all surprising that John Waters’s favourite shop is Kayo – the provocatively underground, kitsch and subversive director adoring the...

  • Pamela Anderson

    On the Record | Pamela Anderson

    “Love at first sight. Ha, ha!” Pamela Anderson in AnOther A/W02 issue. Canadian-American Pamela Anderson is as famed for her relationships and plastic surgery...

  • Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Pryor Bill, 1983

    On the Record | Sofia Coppola on Bill Murray & Robert Mapplethorpe

    On the opening of Robert Mapplethorpe by Sofia Coppola at Gallerie Thaddaeus Ropac, we revisit AnOther Magazine issue 5 when the director discussed her love...

  • Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)

    On the Record | In Memory Of Steve Jobs

    AnOther reflects on the passing of Steve Jobs, visionary co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple, who will be remembered not just for his...

  • Aimee Mullins photographed by Greg Kadel, published in AnOther Magazine A/W01

    On the Record | Aimee Mullins on Pilates

    365 days from now, we will be in the midst of Olympic fever, with the 2012 Opening Ceremony being played out across the globe. The hullabaloo will be felt most...

  • Lucian Freud, photographed by David Dawson

    On the Record | In memory of Lucian Freud

    Bold, brilliant and brutal, there are many ways to describe the paintings by Lucian Freud, but all descriptions come down to the fact that he portrayed his...

  • John Baldessari

    On the Record | John Baldessari

    “A photograph and a painting are essentially the same thing. One is just a series of pigments in emulsifier put down on canvas, while the other is silver...

  • Raf Simons

    On the Record | Raf Simons

    “Sometimes it’s more a matter of collaboration which matters in a collection.” Raf Simons shares his views on teamwork in the A/W03 issue of AnOther...

  • Miuccia Prada

    On the Record | Miuccia Prada

    Ask any fashionista to name their top designers and the name Miuccia Prada is often first on the list. Preferring to stay out of the limelight, she took over...

  • Marianne Faithful

    On the Record | Marianne Faithfull

    Marianne Faithfull is famed for that deep, husky Gauloise-inflected voice that has given her numerous top 40 records and iconic status. She has received a...