Convoy on How to Create Fashion Moments

Aug 9, 2024

Juan Costa Paz and Nordine Benotmane, co-founders of Paris-based creative agency Convoy, share their journey from music and cinema to fashion. They emphasize the importance of creating impactful fashion moments that spark conversation rather than conforming to norms. Both stress the need for transparency and collaboration with clients, likening their ambitious projects to a leap into the void. They also discuss digital storytelling, the evolution of fashion media, and the call for individuality and creativity in the industry.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Spirit of the Olympics and the Roots of Partnership

01:46 • 4min

Transforming Fashion Through Digital Narratives

05:19 • 26min

Creating Impactful Fashion Moments

31:31 • 5min

Fashion Media Evolution and Engagement

36:29 • 12min

Embracing Individuality in Fashion: A Creative Call to Action

48:51 • 4min

Creative directors and brand strategists Juan Costa Paz and Nordine Benotmane, who founded Paris-based creative agency Convoy in 2012, are paid to think outside the box for clients from Nike to Louis Vuitton.

“We care about having conversations outside of the fashion echo chamber,” said Costa Paz. “I like to create tension, even if people don't like things, because I do think that it's good to try to create the conversation,” added Benotmane.

This week on The BoF Podcast, Costa Paz and Benotmane join BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed to discuss how they do it and their paths to fashion.

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Convoy’s Costa Paz and Benotmane came to fashion from the worlds of music and cinema, respectively, and that’s a good thing. “The fact that both Nordine and I come from different spaces, we don't tend to abide by the rules of what makes a fashion moment,” said Costa Paz. “We're a little bit kamikaze in the way that we try to not think as the brand wants us to think,” added Benotmane.

Over the years, Convoy has produced content around fashion shows for brands like Miu Miu, Vuitton and Balmain. Describing these moments as, “like going to war”, Paz Costa believes there is an element of both care and challenge that is required when realising ambitious ideas with clients. “Sometimes you just need to hold hands with your clients and jump together into the void. I think that we usually land very well when there is communication and transparency.”

Convoy also leads creative direction for Condé Nast’s Vogue World, which kicked off Paris Couture Week with a pre-Olympics sports-themed extravaganza. “This is a new way of seeing media,” said Benotmane. At the same time, he recognises there is always still space to explore. “Maybe this is a new way of doing the media, but we could have told stories of the athletes, the way they prepare for the competition, their relationship to fashion, a lot of things that we maybe didn't manage to do this time because it's still a new project and it's very ambitious.”

Offering advice for up-and-coming creatives, Benotmane said: “Don't be scared, do it your own way.” Added Costa Paz: “Being a little bit punk also doesn't hurt.”

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