Robert Rabensteiner

the flamboyant fashion editor

photography by ANUSCHKA BLOMMERS and NIELS SCHUMM
style and talent ROBERT RABENSTEINER
interview by OLIVIER ZAHM 

 

OLIVIER ZAHM — Despite the fact that you are known for being the man behind L’Uomo Vogue — one of the most important men’s fashion magazines — we still don’t know that much about you. Why is that?
ROBERT RABENSTEINER — I try not to talk too much.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Where do you feel you’re actually from?
ROBERT RABENSTEINER — Austria. Well, my first language is German. I feel Austrian, but I’m also Italian. I come from a country where many people are both. But I love to travel, and when I’m in New York I feel American. When I go to Russia, I feel Russian. I’m always in flux. I want to say I’m Austrian, and maybe I have learned to…