Inez & Vinoodh: ‘Taking a photograph is an act of love’

An exclusive interview with the Dutch duo celebrating 40 years as a creative couple
Alice Cavanagh, Financial Times , March 18, 2026

Forty-two years ago, Inez van Lamsweerde – then a willowy, 21-year-old student at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy – walked into a life-drawing class. Vinoodh Matadin, two years her senior, was the (fully clothed) subject, standing on a table. “I remember the door opened, and she arrived dressed completely in black,” says Matadin. “I was like, ‘Who the hell is that?’” The whole class noticed their connection, he insists. 

 

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