When the fires rain down, the rivers run dry, and the apocalypse finally begins, Ludovic de Saint Sernin will be sat in his studio making a lace-up leather thong. The designer’s obsession with outfitting tiny men in even tinier briefs has been obvious since his debut, and this season he revealed it’s all because of Robert Mapplethorpe. “Mapplethorpe has been at the heart of the brand’s identity since my first collection,” de Saint Sernin wrote on Instagram three days ago, announcing that this season would be a collaboration with the late photographer’s foundation.
Photography Cris Fragkou