Zaho de Sagazan, the chic saviour of French chanson

The French singer-songwriter Zaho de Sagazan is hosting a party, but no one has showed up. Dressed to the nines in a gown that sparkles with mirrored sequins, she’s making the best of it — she can have fun on her own. 

At least, that’s the brief for the HTSI shoot in a lofty studio in eastern Paris. Relentless rain beats down on the skylights above, as de Sagazan turns up her Spotify playlist. The mix is hypnotic and frenetic in equal parts, spanning the Belarusian post-punk group…