Holiday Magazine (Various Covers)

Holiday is an international, bi-annual publication covering travel and style.

The team who conceives, designs and produces the magazine is based in Paris.
It is written in English, but its heart is French.

7 covers, 7 issues below, each as fabulous as the other.

The Kathmandu Issue

Kathmandu is not just a place. It is also a word that encapsulates a legend and an era. Holiday magazine has followed up on its Paris issue by delving into this iconic destination. Sharif Gemie recounts the travels of the hippie-trail idealists, Samrat Upadhyay describes their arrival from a Nepali perspective, the novelist François-Henri Désérable shares his witty impressions after a unusual trip to the country's heights, Valérie Steele deciphers the aesthetic influence of the region on Western fashion, Willy Van Rooy recalls a trip she took there in 1964, Ed Douglas asks several Sherpas for their view of the history of Himalayan mountaineering, Chanira Bajracharya talks about her life as a living goddess, and Sonia Awale gives us a few tips on the best treks to take to reach Kathmandu on foot. In other words, it is the destination to which all the pieces in this issue lead. 

The New York Issue

Descending from the heights of Nepal, Holiday magazine celebrates the tenth anniversary of its rebirth by heading west for a unique issue on the ultimate city: New York. The journey is guest-edited by Camilla Nickerson, who takes us on a tour of her adopted home through the eyes of those she admires. Hilton Als writes about Diane Arbus in Manhattan, Ottessa Moshfegh revisits the characters in her novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Joan Didion leaves New York once again in a posthumous reprint of her quintessential essay Goodbye to All That, Marc Jacobs opens up to Tommy Dorfman, and Andrea Whittle describes a day in Francesco and Alba Clemente's family home and recounts their New York saga. And those are just a few of the highlights.

The Paris Issue

Following a stopover in Istanbul in its last issue, Holiday magazine sets sail for its hometown: Paris. Arthur Dreyfus takes us on a journey through the heart of the city and its fashion world, going behind the scenes at Chanel and Courrèges for an entertaining, in-depth look at the two esteemed houses. Meanwhile, Christopher Niquet meets Anthony Vaccarello, Julien Dossena, Isabel Marant, Victoire de Castellane and Nicolas Gabard for a series of one-on-one interviews, while Eva Ionesco, Christophe Lemaire, Sarah-Linh Tran and Bambi answer quintessentially Parisian questionnaires. Our journalists also met with the artist André Saraiva, the chef Iñaki Aizpitarte and the actor Tahar Rahim; held conversations with waiters in some of the French capital's most iconic cafés; and profiled representatives of various occupations, including the Opéra de Paris's étoile (principal) dancer Guillaume Diop-in short, a good many of the important people in Paris today.

The Ethiopia Issue

After a trip to Saint Petersburg, Holiday magazine heads for Ethiopia. Photographers Sean Thomas, Paul Kooiker, Matthieu Salvaing, Quentin de Briey, Krisztián Éder, Douglas Irvine and Oliver Hadlee Pearch offer unique visions of the land of 13 months of sunshine and its people, while Karim Sadli captures the elegance of the Ethiopian model Liya Kebede, founder of the fashion foundation Lemlem.

Dreaming Capri

After a journey to Egypt, Holiday magazine heads to Italy, setting its sights on Capri and Naples. Leafing through its pages, you'll discover new places, little-known landscapes and unexpected characters amid the famous faces and iconic settings.

Photographers Bruce Weber, Robbie Lawrence, Eddie Wrey, Matthieu Salvaing, Quentin de Briey and Angelo Pennetta all deliver their visions of the myths of the Amalfi Coast, while Robi Rodriguez captures an Italian apparition, and Inez & Vinoodh focus on the joyous grace of Kendall Jenner.

The Egypt Issue

After a journey to New Zealand, Holiday magazine heads to Egypt. Photographers Bruce Weber, Matthieu Salvaing, Nigel Shafran, Jamie Hawkesworth and Olivier Kervern deliver their visions of the gift of the Nile, while Drew Vickers and Karim Sadli capture the very Egyptian grace of Imaan Hammam and Tamino, respectively. 

The Cuba Issue

At first glance, Cuba is an island like any other, an expanse of land surrounded by water, but it is actually a place like no other, with its unique history, people, beauty and scars. Since its mysteries and truths can only be grasped from the inside, the Cuban writers Leonardo Padura, Wendy Guerra and Karla Suárez have made their voices heard in this issue of Holiday, while the reporter Ed Augustin set out to encounter the Cuban people. Among the other articles are the story of the Buena Vista Social Club as told by an insider and an ode to Agnès Varda's documentary Salut Les Cubains.