Luncheon Magazine Spring Summer 2021 A Cultural Serving

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Photograph: Vanley Burke Vanley Burke ‘The protesters’ banner says: If we must die, let it not be like hogs’ In 1957, Lord Snowdon was commissioned by Vogue to photograph Christian Dior at his new home, the Château de la Colle Noire, in the South of France. Snowdon's daughter recently discovered the out-takes from this photo session in his studio. These are now published in Luncheon magazine together with pieces from the new Christian Dior Spring/Summer Haute Couture collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Tony Armstrong Jones, 1957 What really helps Luncheon magazine stand out is the scale, as it is a massive publication with a diverse bunch of contributors. The articles within the magazine have a conversational tone, making them very inclusive and enjoyable to read. This was a delightful read and I’ve marked a few recipes to make as well. A visually stunning publication with interesting stories – a fabulous way to pass those lazy summer days (now I need to get my hands on other copies of LUNCHEON!).

The British comedian and TV star James Corden and the painter Francis Bacon. And me, sat between them Scarecrows, photographed by Estelle Hanania, styled by Léopold Duchemin, initiated by Zoé Wirgin at the Lycée Paul Poiret Photograph: Jennie Baptiste Jennie Baptiste ‘Pinky only wore pink. Her whole house was shades of pink too’ Polaroids by cinematographer Robby Müller selected by Andrea Müller-Schirmer, text by Evgeny Gusyatinskiy I began my career taking lots of pictures of my mum and have continued to shoot her – I love to work with lots of different types of, and generations of, people. I love the bond there is between this group. You really feel the strength of each individual person – even the little girls. Anthony – the older guy – is one of the most elegant and lovely men I’ve ever met, there’s two sets of sisters in there and most of the group knew each other before the shoot. It feels like an image about community, about standing together, which is particularly appropriate for this present time.On the cover: Dohyun Kim in Joy Craig, Khanh Brice Nguyen and Emily Frances Barrett by Nadine Ijewere and Nathan Klein, 2021 PZRory Bargains buying and selling bargains and lonely hearts with Gclitin, Claire Barrow, Sarah Andelman, Harry Freegard, Vaquera, Kiko Mizuhara and Joe Sweeney Sitting around a long table, with diners of every age and status, seated maybe for six hours straight even, with conversations that intertwine and develop freely. And perhaps with lots of children playing all around. I was getting flak from both white authority and my own community, but you have to be resilient. You have to use your mind and create. Like that boy on the tricycle, you have to keep forging ahead, keep pedalling regardless. Top tip: Focus on one topic and keep taking photos in that environment to become an expert. If you like music, for example, stay in that area.

I grew up in the house where my father had his studio (I’d come home from school and if the red light was on above the door I had to be absolutely silent). Every time he’d finish shooting, he’d call me in to meet his subject. They would all sit at the kitchen table, my father, the assistants, collaborators and that day’s actor or actress. The demonstrations these last few months are fantastic but what people don’t seem to realise is it ain’t going to end tomorrow. It’s going to be a long, long struggle. I’ve been on many demonstrations. I’ve had my problems with the police. In my day, you didn’t have phones to take videos: you just got the shit beaten out of you, and that was it. At Lunch Magazine, our mission has never altered - to provide readers with the very latest in travel, food and wine news from around the world with the ultimate goal of becoming the ideal tool for the independent luxury and business traveller. Luncheon magazine is about food, but in a subtle way. The structure of the magazine is like a meal. As the content is set out like a menu. Form the front cover to the individual chapters. This structure really helps for the magazine to stand out.

There’s plenty more in the issue, including a piece about artist John Kayser’s bizarre series of photographs of women posing naked ( above); a lengthy but enjoyable record of a lunch conversation between Comme des Garcons president Adrian Joffe, Paulo Reversi and Julien d’Ys (again); and another lunch chat between designers Manolo Blahnik and Erdem and fashion editor Sarah Mower. Lunch Magazine was created in 2011 with the purpose of becoming a haven for the thinking luxury traveller.