Javier Arroyuelo is a French-Argentine author and journalist.
Born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, in 1949. He has lived in
Paris
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(1969-2006) then in
Buenos Aires
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since 2006.
Career
Journalism
His first contribution to ''
Vogue Paris
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'' in collaboration with Rafael López Sánchez was a piece for
Marlene Dietrich
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's special 1975 Christmas issue. As a regular contributor of Vogue Paris he wrote about the cultural scene in Paris and New York, the theatre and the arts, and worked with photographers such as
Horst, Hurrell and
Helmut Newton
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. His column, ''Oh, les beaux mondes,'' ran in the magazine until 1980.
In the 1980s, his monthly column ''Out in Paris'', also in collaboration with López Sánchez, ran in
Andy Warhol
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's ''
Interview Magazine
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Background
In 1965, pop artist Andy War ...
''.
His work, mainly long pieces on fashion, style, decoration, the arts- has also appeared in ''Vanity Fair'', and the American editions of ''Vogue'', and ''House and Garden'', as well as in Italy's Vanity Fair.
From 1988 to 2016 he was a regular contributor of
Vogue Italia
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and L'Uomo Vogue.
His journalistic work focuses on the analysis and commentary of social trends and popular culture, fashion and consumerism.
In 2002 he published ''Roberto Cavalli'' and contributed to ''kARTell''.
Since 2014 he writes a column for La Nación Revista, the Sunday magazine of La Nación, one of Argentina's leading newspapers.
Other work
His texts for the theater include ''Goddess'' and, with Rafael López Sánchez, ''L'Histoire du Théâtre'', ''Comédie Policière'', and ''Futura'', some of which they also directed -''L'Interprétation'', and ''Succès'.
In the 1980s and '90s he worked for the Paloma Picasso brand, most particularly the fragrance, cosmetics and accessories lines.
In 1968, associated with Rafael López Sánchez, Pedro Pujó and Jorge Alvarez, he created Mandioca, la madre de los chicos, an artistic venture centered on rock and roll recordings and shows.
References
External links
Javier Arroyuelo's articlesHombre Vogue (in Spanish)
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Argentine writers in French
Argentine journalists
Argentine male journalists
20th-century French writers
20th-century French male writers
French journalists
Living people
Argentine expatriates in France
French male non-fiction writers
Year of birth missing (living people)