5 famous couples who collaborate
What happens when your romantic and professional lives align? For these five well-known duos, it adds up to creative brilliance. By GEORGIA SIMMONDS
Beyoncé and Jay Z
Ever since 2003’s Crazy in Love, where Beyoncé sings and Jay Z raps about the thrill of a new romance (complete with a mesmerizing video in which they dance together in front of a burning car), the spotlight has been firmly fixed on this couple’s epic musical chemistry and, of course, their romantic highs and lows. Recently they released separate albums addressing Jay Z’s rumored infidelity, but their next act is a unified one: their collaborative On the Run II tour kicks off in June.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
John Krasinski is his wife’s biggest fan. “The air changes in the room when she starts doing what she does,” gushed The Office star when Vanity Fair asked about Blunt’s acting talent. “It’s so honest and so pure and so powerful. It’s like a superpower that she can just unlock.” This month marks the release of the first film the couple have worked on together: Krasinski directed and co-starred with Blunt in the already critically-acclaimed supernatural thriller A Quiet Place.
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Dutch image-makers Inez and Vinoodh have been working together since 1986 and are still inseparable, both personally and professionally. “We knew we loved each other from the moment we met,” van Lamsweerde told Paper magazine in 2014. Together they have created global fashion campaigns for Balenciaga, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, music videos for Björk and Lady Gaga, plus fine art pieces and even jewelry.
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
A romantic item since their college days at Parson’s School of Design, McCollough and Hernandez decided to collaborate on their final-year project, which became their first collection as Proenza Schouler. In the 16 years since, they have harnessed their creative synchronicity to disrupt the New York Fashion scene with innovative and meticulously crafted collections influenced by contemporary art.
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
When Baumbach cast Gerwig in his 2010 movie Greenberg, he ignited one of modern cinema’s most creative duos. After filming wrapped, the two continued bouncing ideas off each other, and soon the script for 2011’s Frances Ha was born, along with their romantic relationship. Their joint writing effort, Mistress America, followed in 2015, and Baumbach proved an ideal sounding board for Gerwig as she made her solo directorial debut with 2017’s multi-Oscar-nominated Ladybird.
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