{"id":2046449,"date":"2026-07-16T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046449"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:13:54","slug":"these-photos-capture-clandestine-moments-at-iconic-fashion-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046449","title":{"rendered":"These photos capture clandestine moments at iconic fashion shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/58-123-2815-1877\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449737.JPG&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/70657\/1\/iconic-fashion-show-photo-archive-clandestine-moments-1990s-kate-moss\" data-article-id=\"70657\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449737.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Archive <span class=\"nowrap\">Angelica Blechschmidt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-16T14:13:54+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"16 July 2026\"><span class=\"month\">July<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"16\">16,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>These photos capture clandestine moments at iconic <span class=\"nowrap\">fashion shows<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>Taken backstage at catwalks during the 1990s, a new exhibition uncovers the rare archive of Angelica Blechschmidt, former editor-in-chief of <span class=\"nowrap\">German Vogue<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-07-16T14:13:54+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"16 July 2026\"><span class=\"month\">July<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"16\">16,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-07-16T14:13:54+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"16 July 2026\"><span class=\"month\">July<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"16\">16,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/WilsonAspden\"><br \/>\nWilson Aspden<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-19-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In <span class=\"nowrap\">The Archives<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/0\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449731.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/1\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449728.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/2\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449730.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/3\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449740.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/4\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449741.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/37237\/5\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449742.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 19 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Fashion is often presented through polished campaigns and professional runway imagery, but some of the most revealing moments occur behind the scenes, where its models exist outside of perfection. It\u2019s within this space that the photo archive of Angelica Blechschmidt sits, the larger-than-life former editor-in-chief of German <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span>. Rather than documenting the final, constructed product of fashion shows, the photo series, titled <\/span><em><span>Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives<\/span><\/em><span>, consists of in-between moments taken backstage at fashion shows in the 1990s. Long before smartphones became a universal documentation tool, Blechschmidt used a tiny Olympus film camera to capture the rhythm of the industry, and, in doing so, provided an important visual record of an era that continues to influence contemporary fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The exhibition is on display at the Berlin auction house Grisebach, curated by former stylist Kirsten Landwehr, fashion editor Alexandra Bondi de Antoni, and Grisebach curator Dr Anna Ballestrem. \u201cKirsten and Angelica were friends,\u201d explains Bondi de Antoni of how the exhibition came about. \u201cAfter Angelica\u2019s death in 2018, Kirsten inherited over 180,000 negatives and picked them up with a truck from outside of Berlin. During the pandemic, she started the IG account <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/archive_angelica_blechschmidt\/?hl=en-gb\"><span>@archiveangelicablechschmidt<\/span><\/a><span>. I joined a few years ago, after sliding into her DMs asking if we could work together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"fb3a9f9f-9c2c-40bb-a14a-b4880106dc66\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449731.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.48\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2024\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449731.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Donatella Versace and Kate Moss backstage at Versace\u2019s SS99 show in <span class=\"nowrap\">Milan, 1998<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Archive <span class=\"nowrap\">Angelica Blechschmidt<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In an era shaped by social media, backstage moments are often repackaged as content, transforming authenticity into something that is carefully constructed, blurring the line between genuine documentation and a cycle of virality. By revealing candid moments of joy and collaboration, Blechschmidt\u2019s photography reminds us that fashion is not only defined by finished collections, but by the communities and everyday experiences that shape them along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While a selection of Blechschmidt\u2019s photos was previously included in a show curated by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/claudia-schiffer\"><span>Claudia Schiffer<\/span><\/a><span> on 90s fashion photography at Kunstpalast D\u00fcsseldorf, this marks the first and largest solo exhibition of Blechschmidt\u2019s photography. \u201cWe have deliberately chosen to cooperate with Grisebach because we share a commitment to quality and a love for unusual photography as a historical document,\u201d Bondi de Antoni continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Blechschmidt\u2019s photos capture a range of figures who helped define the era: supermodels like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kate-moss\"><span>Kate Moss<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/shalom-harlow\"><span>Shalom Harlow<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kristen-mcmenamy\"><span>Kristen McMenamy<\/span><\/a><span> rub shoulders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/donatella-versace\"><span>Donatella Versace<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/isabella-blow\"><span>Isabella Blow<\/span><\/a><span>; <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span> editors Anna Piaggi, Hamish Bowles and Grace Coddington are seen alongside designers like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/karl-lagerfeld\"><span>Karl Lagerfeld<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/giorgio-armani\"><span>Giorgio Armani<\/span><\/a><span> and more. In one photo in particular, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tom-ford\"><span>Tom Ford<\/span><\/a><span> is photographed backstage at his AW95 collection for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/gucci\"><span>Gucci<\/span><\/a><span>, a pivotal, 70s-inspired collection that marked a turn towards a sleek and sexy future for the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"ae47f5c2-4470-443e-944b-b48801071c2c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449742.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449742.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Tom Ford backstage at <span class=\"nowrap\">Gucci AW95<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Archive <span class=\"nowrap\">Angelica Blechschmidt<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Across her career, Blechschmidt offered a lot more than traditional fashion coverage, combining style and lifestyle features whilst reporting on issues such as poverty, politics and climate change. She was also an early champion of then-emerging designers like Helmut Lang and Jil Sander, becoming an integral figure in Berlin\u2019s cultural scene. Her distinct journalistic approach is perhaps best reflected in this editor\u2019s note from <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span> Germany\u2019s January 1994 edition: \u201cI am fascinated by the fractions of a second that seem so accidental, yet are as typical, unique, and revealing as a fingerprint.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Blechschmidt\u2019s archive is therefore particularly relevant now, as the rapid pace of social media and trend cycles means that these \u2018fractions of seconds\u2019 slip away quicker than ever. Viewed today, these photos act as a reminder of the importance of observation and patience, preserving a timeless visual history that prioritises genuine creative exchange, human connection and unseen details which have ultimately reshaped the fashion industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives is on at Grisebach in Berlin until July 16. For more information, click <\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grisebach.com\/en\/dates-and-events\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><em><span>here<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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It\u2019s within this space that the photo archive of Angelica Blechschmidt sits, the larger-than-life former editor-in-chief of German <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span>. Rather than documenting the final, constructed product of fashion shows, the photo series, titled <\/span><em><span>Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives<\/span><\/em><span>, consists of in-between moments taken backstage at fashion shows in the 1990s. Long before smartphones became a universal documentation tool, Blechschmidt used a tiny Olympus film camera to capture the rhythm of the industry, and, in doing so, provided an important visual record of an era that continues to influence contemporary fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The exhibition is on display at the Berlin auction house Grisebach, curated by former stylist Kirsten Landwehr, fashion editor Alexandra Bondi de Antoni, and Grisebach curator Dr Anna Ballestrem. \u201cKirsten and Angelica were friends,\u201d explains Bondi de Antoni of how the exhibition came about. \u201cAfter Angelica\u2019s death in 2018, Kirsten inherited over 180,000 negatives and picked them up with a truck from outside of Berlin. During the pandemic, she started the IG account <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/archive_angelica_blechschmidt\/?hl=en-gb\"><span>@archiveangelicablechschmidt<\/span><\/a><span>. I joined a few years ago, after sliding into her DMs asking if we could work together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"fb3a9f9f-9c2c-40bb-a14a-b4880106dc66\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449731.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.48\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2024\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449731.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Donatella Versace and Kate Moss backstage at Versace\u2019s SS99 show in <span class=\"nowrap\">Milan, 1998<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Archive <span class=\"nowrap\">Angelica Blechschmidt<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In an era shaped by social media, backstage moments are often repackaged as content, transforming authenticity into something that is carefully constructed, blurring the line between genuine documentation and a cycle of virality. By revealing candid moments of joy and collaboration, Blechschmidt\u2019s photography reminds us that fashion is not only defined by finished collections, but by the communities and everyday experiences that shape them along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While a selection of Blechschmidt\u2019s photos was previously included in a show curated by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/claudia-schiffer\"><span>Claudia Schiffer<\/span><\/a><span> on 90s fashion photography at Kunstpalast D\u00fcsseldorf, this marks the first and largest solo exhibition of Blechschmidt\u2019s photography. \u201cWe have deliberately chosen to cooperate with Grisebach because we share a commitment to quality and a love for unusual photography as a historical document,\u201d Bondi de Antoni continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Blechschmidt\u2019s photos capture a range of figures who helped define the era: supermodels like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kate-moss\"><span>Kate Moss<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/shalom-harlow\"><span>Shalom Harlow<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kristen-mcmenamy\"><span>Kristen McMenamy<\/span><\/a><span> rub shoulders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/donatella-versace\"><span>Donatella Versace<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/isabella-blow\"><span>Isabella Blow<\/span><\/a><span>; <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span> editors Anna Piaggi, Hamish Bowles and Grace Coddington are seen alongside designers like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/karl-lagerfeld\"><span>Karl Lagerfeld<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/giorgio-armani\"><span>Giorgio Armani<\/span><\/a><span> and more. In one photo in particular, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tom-ford\"><span>Tom Ford<\/span><\/a><span> is photographed backstage at his AW95 collection for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/gucci\"><span>Gucci<\/span><\/a><span>, a pivotal, 70s-inspired collection that marked a turn towards a sleek and sexy future for the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"ae47f5c2-4470-443e-944b-b48801071c2c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449742.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/9\/1449742.JPG\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Tom Ford backstage at <span class=\"nowrap\">Gucci AW95<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Archive <span class=\"nowrap\">Angelica Blechschmidt<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Across her career, Blechschmidt offered a lot more than traditional fashion coverage, combining style and lifestyle features whilst reporting on issues such as poverty, politics and climate change. She was also an early champion of then-emerging designers like Helmut Lang and Jil Sander, becoming an integral figure in Berlin\u2019s cultural scene. Her distinct journalistic approach is perhaps best reflected in this editor\u2019s note from <\/span><em><span>Vogue<\/span><\/em><span> Germany\u2019s January 1994 edition: \u201cI am fascinated by the fractions of a second that seem so accidental, yet are as typical, unique, and revealing as a fingerprint.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Blechschmidt\u2019s archive is therefore particularly relevant now, as the rapid pace of social media and trend cycles means that these \u2018fractions of seconds\u2019 slip away quicker than ever. Viewed today, these photos act as a reminder of the importance of observation and patience, preserving a timeless visual history that prioritises genuine creative exchange, human connection and unseen details which have ultimately reshaped the fashion industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Angelica Blechschmidt \u2013 In The Archives is on at Grisebach in Berlin until July 16. For more information, click <\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grisebach.com\/en\/dates-and-events\/angelica-blechschmidt-in-the-archives\"><em><span>here<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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