LUCIE DUCHÊNE
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FORTY5 ISSUE 8 -  PERFORMANCE


The theme of Forty5’s eighth issue is performance. Why, how, when, and for whom do we perform? Our reflections begin with the literal: “circus,” spectacle, staged acts, and gradually expand into the conceptual, exploring the roles we play in our everyday lives and the ways we present ourselves to others. This issue prioritizes playfulness, borderline clowning around, while continuing to elevate the publication’s creative ambition and critical voice. In the next pages, you will encounter works of fashion, art, technology & more that we have carefully written and curated to give you this issue, touching upon topics of fashion criticism, music, and identity.



role.
Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director;
Creating the new visual identity for the magazine, managing a team, curating the content, conducting interviews, copy editing, creating layouts, managing the allocated budget, and overseeing production 
of the publication.
context.
Parsons Paris Student Magazine
softwares.
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, 
Adobe Illustrator.
printer.
Canon 6710.
paper. 
Munken Lynx -- 120g.
binding/size. 
Glue binding -- made in-house. 21 x 26.5 cm.
mai 2026.







EDITORIAL SHOOT


With Performance, we construct a comfort zone of our own: expanded, deliberate, and self-assured. Unlike the staged spectacles that once filled the Arènes de Lutèce, our presence resists expectation; it unsettles rather than entertains. Who would’ve thought that clown makeup and black clothes could destabilize so much?



featured photos by Lucie Duchêne






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camera.
Canon EOS 6D.
credits.
creative direction; Lucie Duchêne
garments & styling; Rachel Cacanando, Shawn Pardo
photography; Lucie Duchêne, Oscar Gilmour Broadley, Tatiana Leal
hair & makeup; Valentina Galli, Shawn Pardo
modeling; Valentina Galli, Curren Olan, Sienna Pennington
organisation & BTS; Ece Aydın, Masha Fokova, Anita Markusdottir, Kenza Phillips, Emma Schill