ACNE PAPER - ISSUE #21 Autoportrait

This monumental milestone issue turns the camera inward for the first time, delivering a brilliant, multi-layered self-portrait to celebrate 30 years of Acne Studios’ subversive and cross-disciplinary legacy.

Holding this oversized, book-like volume offers a lavishly tactile experience that stands as a fearless rejection of disposable internet culture; its generous physical scale, heavyweight paper stocks, and deeply saturated offset printing turn an editorial retrospective into a permanent visual archive. We curated Issue 21 for the dashpress shelves because it represents a historic shift for the Stockholm-based fashion house. For three decades, Acne Paper has served as an independent cultural explorer rather than an in-house lookbook. But to mark their 30th anniversary, founding editor-in-chief Thomas Persson has masterfully directed the lens back onto the brand’s own creative community.

The striking cover, photographed by Carlijn Jacobs and styled by Imruh Asha, features model Lulu Tenney dancing without clothing like a living paintbrush, beautifully capturing the raw synergy between fine art and avant-garde fashion. Inside, the 21st issue explores a fluid, constantly evolving creative identity through four distinct self-portrait portfolios by visionary image-makers Jordan Hemingway, Guinevere van Seenus, Malick Bodian, and Katerina Jebb. Balanced by an extensive dive into the Acne Studios fashion archive, photographed by Casper Sejersen, and featuring heavy-hitting interviews with cultural icons like Honey Dijon, Viviane Sassen, Max Lamb, and Sadie Coles, this issue is a vital artifact for fashion archivists, photography purists, and contemporary art collectors.

Add this historic anniversary edition to your library and own an uncompromised piece of independent publishing history.