To mark two decades of boundary-pushing publishing, Acne Paper unveils its twentieth-anniversary issue titled “Golden”—a luxurious and deeply symbolic celebration of the magazine’s editorial journey from 2005 to 2025. Far beyond a retrospective, this issue reflects on the creative value and transformative power of the publication’s legacy, declaring it, quite literally, “worth its weight in gold.”
In this edition, gold serves as both material and metaphor—a central theme that links fashion stories, essays, interviews, and art portfolios with humanity’s enduring fascination with light, beauty, and value. Against a contemporary backdrop of uncertainty and global instability, the issue seeks to channel warmth, hope, and a sense of continuity through the ages, drawing inspiration from ancient civilizations to today’s most visionary creatives.
From the cover image—featuring actress and model Raya Martigny, lensed by Szilveszter Makó—to the multi-layered contributions inside, the edition unfolds as a mosaic of inspiration. Each collaborator, whether a rising star or an established master, interprets the golden theme through their own lens, resulting in work that ranges from the humorous to the poetic, the personal to the academic, the divine to the intimately human.
Standout features include fashion stories by acclaimed artists and stylists such as Sarah Moon and Patti Wilson, Leslie Zhang and Audrey Hu, Sharna Osborne and Robbie Spencer, Paul Kooiker and Beat Bolliger, Vidar Logi and Edda Gudmundsdottir, Julia Hetta and Emman, Rafael Pavarotti and George Krakowiak, Julien Martinez Leclerc and Katie Burnett, and once again, Szilveszter Makó and Lisa Jarvis.
“Golden” is not just a tribute to Acne Paper’s past—it’s a luminous beacon illuminating the creative potential of its future.
