British Vogue

No other magazines combine beauty, style, glamour, design, fashion and contemporary culture in such an inspiring mix. VOGUE employs the most talented photographers, stylists, writers and editors to fill the pages each month with new trends, controversial images and challenging ideas

EDITOR’S LETTER

MEET & GREET • Introducing the faces behind this month’s issue

Vogue

TRENDS autumn/winter 2019 • What’s trending now? Balance–where sober suiting meets explosive colour, and clean minimalism meets big, bad combat boots… Plot a new style map. Edited by Naomi Smart.

Talita von Fürstenberg

Lights, camera, CINEMANIA • Bulgari has transformed Selfridges’ Corner Shop into a pop-up shopping experience packed with cinema-inspired, limited-edition pieces

SUNNY SIDE UP • Think beachwear is just a bikini or a one-piece? Think again. There are bangles, hats, headbands and silk scarves, and all manner of colour clashes to consider.

THE VOGUE TALENT CONTEST 2019 • This year’s search for gifted young creatives starts here. We’re looking for a writer brimming with ideas and a storyteller’s flair, as well as an exciting new photographer with a fresh perspective on capturing beautiful imagery. The winner of each category will receive £1,000, and their work will be published in British Vogue.

LOOK AGAIN • Half a century on from Op Art, Bridget Riley is still finding new ways to explore perception, as her major retrospective triumphantly reveals.

Setting the TABLE • Bigger this year than it’s ever been before, Africa’s largest food and drink festival returned to Lagos over four days in April to bring an appetising abundance of culinary talent, local enterprise and gastronomic delights to the global stage

Sicilian story • Jewellery designer Fabio Salini’s island bolthole is the perfect marriage of modernism and tradition, finds Talib Choudhry.

Takeover bid • There’s a New York invasion happening at London’s dynamic new hotspots, finds Hayley Maitland

LIFE & STYLE • The fashion industry goes on holiday in August, but the aesthete never rests, says Julia Sarr-Jamois

A symbol of love • When Alice Casely-Hayford married in a dress designed by her beloved father, there was one thing missing: him.

Competitive spirit • Ben Gorham is slam dunking the market with his vision of luxury, says Olivia Singer.

ELECTRIC DREAMS • Billie Eilish, singer-songwriter and digital connoisseur, reveals a few of her favourite tech things.

SHINE LIKE DIAMONDS

Militant tendencies • Robin Muir looks back at the bold countercultural spirit of 1980s London, as shot by Albert Watson, Vogue August 1984

Squad GOALS • England’s revered netball team has rekindled our love for the game. As the World Cup gets under way, Laura Bailey takes to the court.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • Matthew Williams’s Alyx brings a newly subversive edge to luxury fashion. But the real coup? The brand’s sense of community, says Olivia Singer.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE • Inject a little modern-day bohemia into your summer dressing via dramatic botanical prints and moody hues.

SECRET GARDEN • Sugary tones and ditsy florals meet sober neutral accessories and hints of gold for a grown-up take on breezy summertime style

THE VOGUE BEAUTY AWARDS 2019

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

IN GOOD COMPANY • The power of collaboration? When fashion and beauty collide, good things can happen, discovers Jessica Diner.

RUN WITH IT

KARLIE UNCOVERED • One of the smartest, most enduring forces in modelling, Karlie Kloss is as respected for her cat-walking as she is for her philanthropy and business skills. After the most talked-about year of her life, she spends time with Elaine Welteroth...