British GQ October 2016

This month sees the start of a new chapter at GQ, with the launch of Style.com, our luxury e-commerce site. We like to think we already bring you the most authoritative menswear editorial, and now we’re offering the ability to buy it too. Style.com is the new one-stop shop from the people who bring you GQ and Vogue. It’s your personal fashion concierge, embedding our most knowledgeable insiders in one hi-tech hub that learns your tastes and tailors its tips. Log on, like and share in the future of smart retail. As GQ Fashion Director Robert Johnston writes on page 172, “For more than a century, Condé Nast has been in the vanguard of style and, through the pages of GQ and Vogue, has created some of the greatest imagery in fashion,…

1 Trump & Meby Mark Singer (Allen Lane, £9.99) Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race he has dominated headlines. Back in 1996, the New Yorker writer Mark Singer was conscripted to profile Trump and the result is the best aeroplane read you’ll find all year. Look for an exclusive extract in next month’s GQ. 2 My Ramonesby Danny Fields (First Third Books, £40) Danny Fields is something of a legend in the music industry. Not only did he work with The Doors and The Velvet Underground, he also signed and managed Iggy And The Stooges and discovered The Ramones. His new book includes over 250 photos of candid backstage pictures, as well as electrifying live shots. Heroes Of The Frontierby Dave Eggers (Hamish Hamilton, £18.99) The new novel from Eggers focuses on a…

Greg WILLIAMS Greg Williams photographed four of our Men Of The Year winners: John Boyega, Sir Michael Caine, Mark Ronson and Ricky Gervais. Williams’ concept for the shoots was old-school cool. “Just like in the Sixties, without over-lighting or retouching,” says Williams. His best moment? “When Michael Caine arrived at my studio carrying his own tuxedo, without publicists or assistants.” Simon USBORNE Sotheby’s stakeholder Daniel Loeb recently described the auction house as “an old master painting in desperate need of restoration”. But, as Simon Usborne argues in this month’s feature on the auction house’s recent problems, Loeb’s influence may not be restorative. “Aggressive investors such as Loeb are motivated by short-term gains,” he says, “rather than the heritage of this 270-year-old company.” Michael McINTYRE This month, Michael McIntyre makes the case that Billy Connolly, winner…

In May, Shepard Fairey, the artist who created Barack Obama’s much-pastiched “Hope” poster, gave his verdict on the president. “I worked really hard for [Obama] so I had high hopes,” he said. “But there were about six years where I think he could have done more.” Fairey is not the first former supporter to feel disappointed. From Matt Damon (“I no longer hope for audacity”) to Michael Moore (“He was the first black president... OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that’s it”), many have perceived a disparity between the promise of Obama and what he has actually delivered. It has become a trope of his presidency, and perhaps that was inevitable: when you’re awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after only nine months in office, how can you ever live up…

IN her early teens, Dua Lipa had a setback: she was snubbed by the school choir. “My teacher said I couldn’t sing. I was heartbroken,” says the 21-year-old. Shows what they knew. Today, the British model-turned-singer has a BBC Music Sound Of 2016 nomination to her name, a belter in the charts (“Hotter Than Hell”) and racked up around 70 million YouTube views for her 2015 hit, “Be The One” Dark of looks, smoky of voice and fresh of sound (she gives old school hip hop and pop a tenebrous twist), it’s no wonder Lipa is grabbing attention. “I love the darkness rappers give, but I want there to be a pop chorus so people can dance,” she says. “Imagine J Cole crossed with Nelly Furtado.” Lipa’s debut album, out this autumn,…

Old Oak in northwest London is the world’s largest such space Ever wanted to set up home in a members’ club? That’s the proposition behind the new trend for co-living spaces: high-end, fully serviced communes pitched at the digital generation. The idea is to accommodate groups of residents as if they were housemates, with private bedrooms but luxe shared amenities, such as dining spaces, roof terraces and spas. For millennials frustrated with landlords, long contracts and time-poor working weeks, this model is proving so popular (versions are opening up across the globe), that Soho House is considering entering the market. A key selling point is beautiful design. Old Oak (above, inset) is the world’s largest co-living space, and recently opened in northwest London right by the Grand Union Canal. It includes fitness…