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EDITOR’S LETTER
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BACKSTAGE PASS • A peek behind the scenes of this month’s monumental cover shoot
SEPTEMBER SCENES • Head to Vogue.co.uk/video to watch some of the best moments from the making of this month’s issue
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DIVINE OFFICE • From elongated tailoring to statement sleeves and the new double-duty heels, your working wardrobe is in line for a fabulous promotion this autumn.
Double pick • Handbag layering: it’s a thing. Action a maxi tote with a saddle bag – your colleagues will consider it “agile”
BUCKLE DOWN • Get ready to tighten your belt – cinched silhouettes are back
PLAY YOUR STRONG SUIT • It’s all about asset management
All day long • Luxe leathers and solid heels combine to statusboosting effect with autumn’s pull-on-and-go boots. This is Office 365 – in accessory form
Show your metal • Flexible working’s favourite new trick? Powerplayers are tucking chunky chains under their lapels
Trouser directory • Flowing and flared, long and lean or neatly cropped – here’s how to hit your stride this season
NAVIGATING THE SHAPES
WHY THEY WORK
Green light • A cohort of fashion labels is serving up designs produced with the planet in mind. Ellie Pithers cherry-picks the best
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How fashion got friendly • Froideur is out, fellowship is in… Olivia Singer meets the designers championing the new, collective mindset. Illustration by Jean-Philippe Delhomme
A note from the beach
Life in FULL COLOUR • Tory Burch’s way with colour has held its own in American women’s wardrobes for over 15 years. And this sense of optimism can be yours for the taking, too
Artistic licence • Must-reads, unmissable performances and compelling exhibitions abound this season on the Vogue editors’ hotlist
LIFE & STYLE • Sustainable beauty products, ethical homewares and mindful fashion buys, for this month and forever…
Bread winners • An all-female bakery is empowering disadvantaged women to bake their way into employment, finds Ellie Pithers
Pioneer spirit • It’s an overcast day in Windsor, with temperamental weather threatening to change the locale for an exclusive sit-down between legendary ethologist Dr Jane Goodall and HRH The Duke of Sussex. “The rain stops for Jane,” assures Mary Lewis, long-time VP at the Jane Goodall Institute. And, as it turns out, not only does the rain stop for Jane – so do we. Here, a candid conversation about environment, responsibility and climate change
OUT OF THIS WORLD • London’s newest exclusive boutique, Fashion Joint has touched down in the capital to offer a range of one-off pieces with truly international flair
The only unfollow that broke my heart • Brené Brown, researcher and expert on vulnerability and courage, on coping with social media cruelty
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London luxury, FRENCH POLISH • Offering the best in French design, gastronomy, culture and wellbeing, Sofitel is bringing a new sense of joie de vivre to the London luxury landscape
Come as you are • Jameela Jamil wants you to be in a good place with your body image. In fact, she wants you to stop thinking about it altogether and give that headspace to the things that matter
WASTE NOTÉ • Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of food-sharing app Olio, serves up her favourite innovations. Edited by Dena Giannini. Photograph by Sophie...