Purple Magazine
— The New York issue #39 S/S 2023
Matthew Williams
INTERVIEW BY OLIVIER ZAHM AND ALEPH MOLINARI
BACK LIVING IN NEW YORK,
GIVENCHY’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
MATTHEW WILLIAMS, IS STILL
DEEPLY INSPIRED BY THE CITY AND TELLS US WHY.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Matt, how does it feel to be in New York?
MATTHEW WILLIAMS — It feels great! It’s amazing to be back here and see the city come back to life. New York hasn’t felt this exciting since I first started coming here in the early 2000s.
OLIVIER ZAHM — It’s incredible to see how the New York machine is starting to function again, because the city was dormant during Covid. You were here, right?
MATTHEW WILLIAMS — Yeah. It was like a movie. The streets were empty. You would walk around and not see anyone. But at the end of the day, there would be a moment of celebrating the healthcare workers, when everybody would bang pots and pans…
