British Vogue

The arrival of a major new face in modelling is always a thrill to behold. Runways become re-energised, editorials fizz with new immediacy and a fresh mood can sweep a fashion month as someone tilts the very notion of how we want to feel – sometimes, even, of who we are. From Twiggy to Jerry, Naomi to Gisele, past decades have certainly had models as lightning rods. Rarer still is when three stars collide. The last time it happened in such a definable manner was, of course, “The Trinity” of the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista united to become the fun-loving, fast-living, impossibly magnetic embodiment of fashion itself. Later joined by the likes of Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss and others, their energy and…

Adama Jalloh On page 210, photographer Adama Jalloh shoots portraits of Central Cee, as the hyped drill rapper tells Vogue about his childhood, his relationships and his newfound fame. “He was calm and open,” she says of the shoot. “It was great getting more of an insight on things centred around family, friends and his artistic expression.” ANNIE ERNAUX Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux shares with Vogue, on page 118, the first translated extract from her book The Young Man, out in the UK later this year, detailing the esteemed writer’s historic affair with a man 30 years her junior. “He tore me away from my generation, but I was not part of his,” she says of the relationship. Harry Lambert Stylist Harry Lambert decks regular collaborator Emma Corrin and others out in red carpet-worthy…

“A mood-boosting graphically printed DRESS is the ultimate SUMMER STAPLE. Pair with luxe sandals and statement JEWELLERY”JESSICA GERARDI, SHOPPING EDITOR HAIR: TOSH. MAKE-UP: LAURA DOMINIQUE. NAILS: CHISATO YAMAMOTO. SET DESIGN: TOBIAS BLACKMORE. PRODUCTION: DIANA EASTMAN. MODELS: ENYA DAVIS, MORGAN PORTER. PHILIP MESSMANN; GORUNWAY.COM; PIXELATE.BIZ…

The idea of a day dress doesn’t – and has never – existed in my wardrobe. Oh, but they’re so easy, everyone says. Slip it on, and off you go! But what shoes? Tights, or barelegged? What underwear – and then what on earth goes over the top? A cardigan seems trite. A jacket? Sure, but what kind of jacket? Once you’ve overcome those challenges, you have to adhere to some basic behavioural codes, like how to sit, presumably upright, with legs crossed. (You certainly can’t sit slouched in a chair or with your legs remotely apart.) Frankly, it’s a minefield – and one that, yes, even as a Vogue editor, I’ve never had the patience nor the desire to navigate. Tailoring, on the other hand, makes a whole lot of…

Highlyy changed her life with a two-minute track. The 19-year-old Londoner, real name Highly Blessed Mazina, had just dropped out of music school when she was encouraged by a friend to write a song using a sample of “Hustle” by Reminisce and BNXN. That demo – “Soldier” – blew up on TikTok. Rapper Tion Wayne jumped on the remix. Then Afrobeats giant Oxlade invited Highlyy on stage to perform it at a sold-out UK show – her first ever gig. “Everyone [knew] it word for word. I couldn’t even hear myself,” she says. For that first short and deliciously sweet song, Highlyy sang in four languages: the French and Lingala of her Congolese roots, as well as Yoruba and English. “I love to embrace [all] African cultures,” she says. “The…

As we move into Earth Month, it’s a good time to consider trees. Not only do these majestic sentinels provide nourishment and shelter, they also remove and store carbon from the atmosphere – so much so, in fact, that scientists believe forests could provide 30 per cent of the climate change solution. And yet, more than 15 billion trees are cut down every year and only five billion are replaced. Surprisingly, a large swath – 200 million – are felled for fashion. They are used to produce cellulosic material, such as rayon and viscose. “Only 20 to 40 per cent of each tree is ultimately used; 60 to 80 per cent is waste,” explains Nicole Rycroft, executive director for Canopy, a Vancouver-based non-profit dedicated to protecting forests. But that’s changing –…