cover #13 kenzo f/w 2020/21

interview and photography by OLIVIER ZAHM with FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA style by SHEILA SINGLE the nomadic spirit of felipe oliveira baptista’s debut collection for kenzo f/w 2020/21 is captured in lisbon, where the young designer grew up — a city of elusive romance and saudade, a portuguese term for a state of melancholic longing or nostalgia. OLIVIER ZAHM — Your collection was a mix of cultures and references. And you yourself are Portuguese, living in France, working for a brand founded by a Japanese designer — and you love to travel. Also, I didn’t know you were born in the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean… So, you have this nomadic spirit in your blood! FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA — Yeah, for sure. My father was an airplane pilot, so travel has always been a big part of my life. I studied in London and lived in Italy for a year before…