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Executive Fashion Director of Dazed, Robbie Spencer has produced some of the most striking editorial imagery of his generation. Robbie has established a venerable aesthetic that is reflective of our times and global community through its deep conceptual roots and diverse cultural references. With an impressive list of distinguished collaborators and personal accolades, including a place in the prestigious Business of Fashion 500 rankings, Spencer is one of the most influential rising stylists to emerge in the last decade. He has styled numerous covers for magazines such as Dazed, AnOther, AnOther Man, and L’Uomo Vogue, working with talent such as Rihanna, Solange, Timothée Chalamet, Vivienne Westwood, Young Thug, Elle Fanning, Lana Del Rey, Willow Smith, Björk, Kendall Jenner, Chloe Moretz, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Ashton Sanders, Iris Apfel, James Franco, Lupita Nyong’o, Grimes, Kiernan Shipka, Zayn Malik, Nicki Minaj, Maisie Williams, Skye Ferreira, Mia Goth, and Amandla Stenberg, among others.
Robbie’s clients across consulting and shows include Simone Rocha, Craig Green, Y/Project, A-COLD-WALL*, MSGM, Ann Demeulemeester, Phillip Lim, and Moncler. He has also worked with many other brands including, Maison Margiela, MM6 Maison Margiela, Helmut Lang, Ambush, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Versus, Tods, Hugo Boss and Armani. Robbie frequently collaborates with photographers such as Collier Schorr, Harley Weir, Willy Vanderperre, Mario Sorrenti, Ben Toms, Jack Davison, Johnny Dufort, Roe Ethridge, Daniel Shea, Paolo Roversi, Leslie Zhang, Angelo Pennetta and Tyler Mitchell.
In what ways does nature inspire or inform your work?
Nature and being connected to nature for me has a huge impact on my life in general. It motivates me and keeps me balanced and feeling positive, I can feel the positive effect of being in a wide open space, be it coastal or inland. It influences me in so many ways creatively but it also gives me a sense of balance and much needed distraction to what can be a very fast paced and chaotic industry.
The two somehow inform each other for me, I could not work in the fashion industry and live in a city like London without having a degree of separation from the intensity and fast paced lifestyle, being in nature helps me feel calm and is the perfect way to regain a sense of balance and focus.
What does it mean to you to be part of a thriving ecosystem?
I think a thriving ecosystem is dependent on a mutual respect and compassion for one another and for our environment.
