British Vogue March 2022

One of the stars of this month’s twin covers made her auspicious debut on the front of this magazine almost 35 years ago. The other? Well, she is a little newer to the game. Naomi Campbell – supermodel, superwoman – is one of my oldest friends, and it has been a huge personal joy for me to see how she has taken to a life-changing new role since last spring: supermother. For the first time, on page 190, she introduces us, and the world, to her daughter – now nine months old – and talks to Vogue’s European deputy editor Sarah Harris about her transformative first year of parenthood. It being March, this is of course our big spring fashion issue. All the trends – from the definitive new skirt length…

It is rare for a person to become a myth in their own lifetime, and yet it seems to me that André Leon Talley’s magic emerged near fully formed at the dawn of his life, and is certain to remain undimmed long after the sad news of his passing reached us last month. It would be hard to overstate what the power and presence of the esteemed Vogue editor meant to so many around the world. A boy brought up in North Carolina, he rose from the heartland of Black America in the 1950s to become an editor and keystone at American Vogue for some 30 years, as well as sage style consul to some of the most important designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. To me, he will…

Joe McKenna “I first met Naomi when she was 16, and then we worked a lot together with Azzedine,”says Joe McKenna (above, far left, with Alaia and Campbell earlier in their careers), who styled the supermodel for this month’s cover story. ""It is impossible to sum her up in one paragraph. Suffice to say, I am a fan.” LAW ROACH & GREG WILLIAMS Stylist Law Roach (left) and photographer Greg Williams (below, with Gate Blanchett) teamed up for this year’s Hollywood portfolio.“Over lockdown, I enjoyed shooting remotely, but there is no substitute for working closely with wonderful talent,” says Williams. OLIVIER Rousteing In a breathtakingly honest essay, on page 165, Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing (above) explores how his relationship to his body - and perspective on perfection - changed after a life-altering accident. MEET &…

NAOMI SMART, COMMERCE DIRECTOR “Our London Fashion Week show schedule, which spans what feels like every borough in five days, means a lot of time spent in a car. Doing it petrol-free this season with a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400 D AMG Line made the journeys even smoother than we thought possible. When it comes to clothes, I can sway from minimal to out there, so I loved very different shows. My favourite has to be the meeting of Kim Jones for Fendi and Donatella Versace for her house (right), which has me anticipating its accessories retail drop like a hawk.” SARAH HARRIS, GLOBAL NETWORK LEAD & EUROPEAN DEPUTY EDITOR “There is something magical about Paris rooftops and so a room in the eaves at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand, in the centre of…

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It’s time to take on board the trend memos from Versace by Fendi and Fendi by Versace, fashion’s great switch-up that saw Donatella Versace and Fendi’s Kim Jones swap jobs for two equally fabulous collections. The main headline? Hemlines are eyewateringly high for spring/summer 2022. While Donatella’s new-look Fendi minis come chain-mailed to the max and in Y2K-tastic patchwork denim, other brands leant into the preppy, schoolgirlish charm of the miniskirt. Miuccia Prada played the trump card in the undressed dressing game by cooking up a collection of Miu Miu belt skirts so minuscule that even her sensible woolly grey socks couldn’t detract from the acres of skin on display. Sharpen your pleats! These whispers of skirts require grade-A gumption and seriously big knickers. At Prada, modesty came slightly more preserved via…