self service magazine

P’Trique, The Platform

“These are some of the photos I’ve assigned to my iPhone contact list. I don’t believe in personal photography. I’ve never owned a camera as there is always someone

nearby documenting my life. I rely on Self Service photography to capture the essence and spirit of my beloved friends. Here you’ll see portraits of some of my BFFs

from Jeremy Scott deep in his J.Lo Love Don’t Cost a Thing cornrow phase to Chloë Sevigny giving us full 8th grade realness.”

David Corti, September Industry

“Besides being living proof that print still has a place in an increasingly digital world, I’ve always enjoyed how selfservice manages to effortlessly combine

photography which can be glamorous and editorial on one page and raw and personal on the next. This mixture of contrasts is what makes the magazine

such a rich source of inspiration and let’s be honest: without contrast the world would be a less interesting place.”

Stephan Moskovic and Wayne Sterling, Models.com

Self Service. After reading an issue you want to light up a cigarette… The rapid fire glamour… The mythology of Paris… The gloss… The shimmer… The lacquer…

The sheer unadulterated indulgence. No one does it better!

Géraldine Dormoy, Café Mode

Gauthier Gallet’s pictures fascinate me. They show people who are still sitting

in the front row today, but at the same time you can tell they’re dated.

Fashion people don’t need Facebook. They have Ezra Petronio’s portraits.

I’m not surprised Tommy Ton loves the magazine: one can clearly see the link between

these pictures and his.

This beauty still life exudes the seventies Laura Mars spirit of the magazine.

Why is fashion not always as sensual as that?

Leopard print on black, graphic feast, monochrome… You can trust Suzanne Koller to build

strong, simple and timeless silhouettes.

This picture could be from today. I still want to be this girl.

I’ll never get enough of men’s shirts on girls. Fortunately, neither will Self Service.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, my favourite Parisian icon.

Vintage You encapsulates the spirit of Self Service, nostalgic, feminine, effortlessly chic.

Nathan Cowen and Jacob Klein, Haw-lin

“In our selection we attempted to capture the evolution of Self Service magazine. We are interested in the diversity of the photography and the different contrasts that are forced

into similar associations when grouped together. Our aim was to select images that varied in subjects and spanned the legacy of the magazine. We focused on color, lighting,

details, abstraction, shape and form and diversity.”

Emily Weiss, IntoTheGloss

“There is something very raw and very sensual about the photography in Self Service that I’ve always been drawn to. Ezra’s capture-them-as-they-come approach seems to influence

every one of the stories in the book—that energy, and underlying focus on characters and personalities, whether inherent or invented, is what sets Self Service apart.”

Erin Kleinberg, Stephanie Mark and Jake Rosenberg, The Coveteur

“Self Service has been a constant source of inspiration for us for as long as we can remember; we’ve been pinning pictures to our teenage moodboards for years. From Ezra’s polaroids

to Juergen’s portfolio, peeking at the issues of yesterday was a total blast from the past. Besides, there’s nothing like seeing vintage Anna Wintour and ALT in the front row…”

To celebrate our online index of past issues, we asked the founders of some of our favorite blogs to make a selection of their preferred images from the Self Service archives.

We will post mood boards from The Sartorialist, The Coveteur, Café Mode, Into The Gloss, September Industry, Haw-Lin, and Models.com amongst others, every day for the next ten days.

Scott Schuman, The Sartorialist
“The thing I love about Self Service are the polaroid portraits by Ezra Petronio. Not only does it capture a moment in time of the movers and shakers of the fashion community, but he also

does a fantastic job capturing the oversized personalities within a tiny, confined space. How he’s able to communicate personality through simple gestures and composition is the mark

of a truly accomplished photographer. The other element that I really enjoy is the unvarnished, un-romanticized “portraits” of fashion product. He lets the simple beauty of each design

speak for itself without the aid of overcomplicated set design or other elements that would distract from the subject at hand.”

Gaia Repossi photographed by Ezra Petronio.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Gaia wears patchwork silk dress, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière.

Additional Credits

Photography by Ezra Petronio.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Leather straps sandals, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière.

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Gaia Repossi photographed by Ezra Petronio.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Gaia wears silk knit sweater, silk knit shorts, black leather belt,
all, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière.

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Kaitlin Aas photographed by Glen Luchford.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Marie Chaix.
Kaitlin wears white cotton blouse, white reflective skirt, both, Balenciaga.

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Elle Fanning photographed by Venetia Scott.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Beth Fenton.
Elle wears yellow cotton T-shirt, Isabel Marant. Blue cotton shorts, Nike.
Platform sandals, Arielle de Pinto LVMM.

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Frida Gustavsson photographed by Theo Wenner.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Ondine Azoulay.
Frida wears woven cap, Kenzo. Army green lace-up jacket, Y-3.

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Emily Baker photographed by Theo Wenner.
Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Ondine Azoulay.
Emily wears red and blue zip-up hooded jacket, Isabel Marant.

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Cara Delevigne photographed by Alasdair McLellan.

Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Suzanne Koller.

Cara wears black silk asymmetrical dress, Nicolas Andreas Taralis.

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Bambi Northwood-Blyth photographed by Alasdair McLellan.

Unpublished image, issue n°36. Styling by Suzanne Koller.

Bambi wears navy knitted dress, Jil Sander.

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Isabel Marant photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Lauren Santo Domingo photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Lauren Santo Domingo photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Jenna Lyons photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Jenna Lyons photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Camilla Nickerson photographed by Maciek Kobielski.

Unpublished images, issue n°36.

Bambi Northwood-Blyth photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Bambi wears burgundy suede jacket with oversized shoulder
pads and black with blue graphic print bathing suit, both, Hermes.

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Claire Courtin-Clarins photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Claire wears a white organza English embroidered shirt and white sequined embroidered feather
dress, both, Louis Vuitton.

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Gaia Repossi photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Gaia wears khaki-and-black cotton-and-silk dress, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière. Black gold Berbère ring, Repossi.
Gold and diamond Berbère earring, Repossi.

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P’Trique is 100% Self Styled.
A film by The Platform.

Jourdan Dunn photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Jourdan wears black leather jacket with silk sleeves, Junya Watanabe. White shirt, Comme des Garçons.

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Claire Courtin-Clarins photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Claire wears Blue-and-white diamond-print cashmere bodysuit, Louis Vuitton.

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Bambi Northwood-Blyth photographed by Ezra Petronio, issue n°36. Styling by Sabrina Marshall.
Bambi wears a multi-colored oversized sweater, Isabel Marant.

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