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Jean-Philippe Delhomme steps out of the shadows and into the art-world spotlight. BY JILL SPALDING ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEAN-PHILIPPE DELHOMME Illustrator Debonair Alexander Wang, Fall/Winter 2012 I t amuses that Jean-Philippe Delhomme—the French-born, New York-based fashion illustrator, artist, writer—has chosen "The Unknown Hipster" as his alias. The gently ironic illustrations that at once celebrate and send up the trendy world he inhabits have appeared in W, The New Yorker Vogue,the Los Angeles Times and GCasasince the mid-'80s, and, although nothing mod/hot/cool/rad or, indeed, hip escapes the vignettes conjured up by Delhomme's inquiring brush, their creator is thoughtful, elegant and, in his coverage of all that matters at this instant, timeless. We caught up with Delhomme as he was prepping The Unknown Hi now available from August Press. pster, a book based on his blog, , GQ, UK Which of the publications you have contributed to best reflects your worldview? I always try to bring my own views, or suggest a personal take on a particular situation; otherwise, I think it's very boring for the viewer. I like to anticipate some kind of conversation with the people who will see my work. When I have an assignment, I always try to create a second story, which brings life to it and provides something we can relate to. The campaigns I did for Barneys New York in the mid-'90s were like this. I had total freedom to come up with situations, and although the idea was to sell clothes, which it did, I was in fact telling stories about the people who were 56 BAL HARBOUR