I never would have thought that ARCHIVE.pdf could grow into one of the premier platforms for archive fashion enthusiasts.
Founded in 2019, I began this passion-project with the simple goal of sharing scans of fashion publications through Tumblr and fashion-focused Facebook groups. From spending hundreds of hours scanning publications in the basement, to transcribing obscure interviews from Japanese magazines, ARCHIVE.pdf slowly but surely attracted fellow enthusiasts: scanners, writers, archivists and the likes. Before I knew it, the one-man project grew to a team of 20, all sharing the common goal of expressing our passion for archival fashion.
To celebrate reaching 100K followers on Instagram, the ARCHIVE.pdf Team has curated 100 of their favorite fashion moments. We strive to continue sharing our love for archival fashion with you, both through this article and through new projects coming in 2024.
From contributors to collaborators, mentors and followers, thank you all!
- Riv, Founder of ARCHIVE.pdf
1. Jun Takahashi and NIGO's Nowhere Store Grand Opening
2. Undercover A/W 1994 First Runway Show
3. Acronym Kit 1, 2001
4. Undercover S/S 2011 ‘Underman’ Story Book
5. Comme des Garçons SIX Magazine Series
Instagram: @riv.ig
1. Number (N)ine S/S 2009 'Lonesome Heroes', Heart Magazine 2009
2. Number (N)ine SS/AW 2003 'TOUCH ME I’M SICK ~ A NEW MORNING' Runway Finale
3. Takuya Kimura Wearing Number (N)ine A/W 2002 Remake Patchwork T-Shirt, Men’s Nonno August 2003
4. Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus S/S 2006
5. TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloIst S/S 2017
Instagram: @aclosedfeeling
1. Undercover A/W 2001 'D.A.V.F'
2. Raf Simons S/S 1998 'Black Palms'
3. Number (N)ine A/W 2009 'A Closed Feeling'
4. Carol Christian Poell S/S 2004 'Mainstream Downstream'
5. Alexander McQueen A/W 2009 'The Horn of Plenty'
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1. Grace Jones wearing Armani on the cover of 'Nightclubbing'
2. Helmut Lang S/S 2004 Collection
3. Rick Owens A/W 2012 'Mountain' Womenswear
4. Cayce Pollard’s black Buzz Rickson’s MA-1 in 'Pattern Recognition' by William Gibson and the subsequent collaboration between Rickson’s and Gibson to make the jacket a reality
5. John Mollo’s costume design for 'Alien' (1979)
Instagram: @9amest_
1. Cloak S/S 2006
2. Raf Simons S/S 1998 'Black Palms'
3. Number (N)ine S/S 2007 'About a Boy'
4. Number (N)ine Men's RTW A/W 2009
5. Gucci Aria Ending
Instagram: @drnhng
1. The moment Shalom Harlow’s dress was spray-painted by robots at the end of the Alexander McQueen S/S 1999 show
2. For S/S 2001, titled Voss, Lee McQueen turned the catwalk into a clinical glass box in which models – including Kate Moss – appeared trapped.
3. John Galliano S/S 1993 ready-to-wear
4. Carol Christian Poell S/S 2004 'Mainstream-Downstream'
5. Tom Ford Gucci A/W 1996
Instagram: @babybangs____
1. Raf Simons x Brian Calvin S/S 2013
2. Louis Vuitton S/S 2019 by Virgil Abloh
3. Raf Simons A/W 2002 'Virginia Creeper'
4. Kanye West - Louis Vuitton Don 2010
5. Helmut Lang S/S 2024 by Peter Do
Instagram: @artvanstanza
1. Yohji Yamamoto A/W 2019
2. 2019 S’YTE x Junji Ito illustrations of Kirie & Azami
3. A/W 2018 HYKE x TNF Collection
4. Undercover S/S 2011 x Medicom Toy 'UNDERMAN' & 'Piranoido'
5. Undercover S/S 2001 Editorial featuring Tadanobu Asano
Instagram: @greyghidorah
1. Undercover A/W 2020 'The Fallen Man'
2. Undercover A/W 2021 Ready-to-Wear Collection
3. Virgil Abloh x Nike 'The Ten'
4. Alexander Mcqueen S/S 2001
5. Issey Miyake Bomber A/W 1996 & Robin Williams
Instagram: @austinpinilla
1. Undercover's Paris Fashion Week debut with the Anti-War, crust punk inspired S/S 2003 'SCAB' Collection
2. Hedi Slimane's S/S 2016 'SURF SOUND' collection gives a modern and youthful take on grunge
3. Enfants Riches Deprimes F/W 2018 runway show
4. Number (N)ine S/S 2003 'TOUCH ME I’M SICK' runway show
5. Enfants Riches Deprimes offers a hand knit cashmere noose to buyers for the cost of 7000 dollars
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