British Vogue July 2019

editor’s letter

Earlier this spring… as my flight touched down in Marrakesh, it occurred to me that I was on my third trip to Africa in as many weeks. Visiting my family and friends in Ghana has, of course, been a part of my life forever, but in recent months, it has been exciting to see how much of my professional life now takes me to all parts of the African continent as well. This turn of events has happened very naturally. The making of a sizeable portion of the July issue took Vogue’s fashion teams first to Kenya (This Feeling, page 158), then to Morocco to chronicle the beautiful wedding of Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre (The Story of Us, page 190). I also visited South Africa in April, to attend the Condé…

meet and greet

JENS BRUCHHAUS; SIMON EELES; VINCENT HAYCOCK; LEWIS HAYWARD; SANDRO SODANO; SEAN THOMAS; SCOTT TRINDLE; MICHAEL TROW; WESTON WELLS…

football crazy

FELICIA PENNANT The editor of fashion-meets-football zine Season spotlights female footballers levelling the playing field LIONESSES’ DEN Meet England’s best hopes for France 2019 GOOD SPORTS Fashion’s biggest football fans, from Miuccia Prada and Christelle Kocher to Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh STREET STYLE Fanatical fashion is out in force, with our photographer in hot pursuit ALEX SCOTT The former England and Arsenal footballer-turned-pundit on the exciting new era of the women’s game KIT AND CABOODLE The best World Cup strips, ranked by Vogue’s editors TOM JOHNSON/NIKE; LUKE & NIK; CRAIG McDEAN; GETTY IMAGES; REX/SHUTTERSTOCK…

summer black

“Think easy breezy… lightweight linen, seersucker, chiffon and taffeta are covetable components”Naomi Smart, shopping editor“Summer’s easiest update? Trade in heavy leather accessories for insouciant straw and raffia”Sarah Harris, deputy editor WEAR WITH HAIR: ALI PIRZADEH. MAKE-UP: LAURA DOMINIQUE. NAILS: ROBBIE TOMKINS. SET DESIGN: AIMEE BRIGG AT GEORGE LEWIN STUDIO. MODELS: GEORGINA GRENVILLE, JENY HOWORTH, MAGGIE MAURER, JESS MAYBURY, HANNAH WICK. BENJAMIN VNUK; JASON LLOYD-EVANS; MITCHELL SAMS; GORUNWAY; PIXELATE.BIZ…

stronger together

The French have a word you need to add to your style vocabulary right now: relâché. It translates directly as “loose”, but more accurately describes the action of letting go – and it perfectly sums up the impulse to pair your favourite fluid dress with trousers. Park your reservations: fashion’s practitioners of unstudied cool (Lemaire, Loewe, Valentino) have been doing this for years. Key to mastering the look is keeping the trousers crisp and tailored, and cinching the waist to hone the silhouette. Once those boxes are ticked, you can begin to play around with colour pairings (we love clementine and candy pink). Poise, guaranteed.…

in full swing

“The new wedding-guest equation sees dramatic dresses paired with minimalist flat sandals” Naomi Smart, shopping editor 5. LOEWE 6. REJINA PYO 7. DODO BAR OR 8. JOSEPH 9. EUDONCHOI 10. KATE SPADE NEW YORK 11. LADOUBLEJ 12. ESCADA 13. ERDEM 14. KHAITE 15. LOROPIANA; BENJAMIN VNUK; PIXELATE.BIZ…