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

The best of health • Your definitive, up-to-theminute guide to wellness is just a click away

Vogue

12 summer style UPDATES • Tricks and tips for taking your wardrobe into s/s 2021 in a flash.

Perfect Asymmetry • One-shoulder dresses have never looked more desirable. Pair yours with sandals

Opposites ATTRACT • Masculine blazer plus pretty blouse equals an irresistible pairing

Track STARS • Sporty looks with elevating embellishment are a win-win

Loco for LOGOS • Shout or whisper their names, but wear your fashion-tribe brands with pride

Rainbow OF NUDES • The chicest approach to colour right now? Tonal dressing in shades that match your complexion

Soft FOCUS • Spring’s pastel-hued bags have dreamy appeal

Better HALF • How best to improve on black or white? Go fifty-fifty

Sense of CRAFT • As designers embrace the power of the homespun, there’s purpose in this season’s patchwork, says Alex Frank

Jessie Mei Li

Vogue Talent Contest 2021 • Since 1951, the Vogue Talent Contest has helped to launch the careers of gifted young creatives. This year, it’s back and bigger than ever, as we seek the best new writer, photographer and illustrator. The winners of each category will win £1,000, the chance to be published in our September issue and on Vogue.co.uk, as well as mentoring from the British Vogue team.

HYPER LINKS • Whichever design you click with, make your chain fine as stitching or strong as armour – there’s no space for anything in-between.

WORDS COLLIDE • A powerful new work begins a fresh chapter in novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s now bilingual career, says Olivia Marks.

HOT PURSUIT • A new BBC adaptation is the latest step in actor Emily Beecham’s unstoppable career, finds Amel Mukhtar

LIFE & STYLE • This month’s edit, from Julia Sarr-Jamois

Left Bank paradise • Out in the garden or in the house, Christine d’Ornano’s home is a Parisian idyll, finds Dana Thomas.

Checks and balances • Galvanised by the financial crash of 2008, Otegha Uwagba dedicated her twenties to saving money. But, she reflects, at what cost to her happiness?

Ice queen • A lifelong fascination with glaciers has taken biogeochemist Jemma Wadham to the furthest reaches of Earth. But it took a near-fatal brain tumour for her to realise just how precarious life on our planet is

Quality time

Watch this SPACE…

GOLDEN HOURS • GLISTENING gold watches STEAL the spotlight with intricately crafted designs and finishes that SHINE in splendour

The BRIGHT SIDE • This season, BASK in the glow of colourful STYLES and VIBRANT dials

CHOOSE & CLICK • With 192 versatile combinations, Hublot’s Big Bang One Click 33mm watch proves that variety really is the spice of life

A brief HISSSTORY OF TIME • Rachel Garrahan looks back at Bulgari’s Serpenti archive

“More than a pretty face” • As Vivienne Becker explores the ever-evolving relationship between haute horlogerie and haute couture, model Jean Campbell showcases today’s fashion-led timepieces.

THE FEMALE FORM • Masculine-focused BRANDS are pivoting to meet demand FOR women’s WATCHES that don’t compromise on function or technicality, says Tracey Llewellyn.

The watch that SAVED CARTIER • In the wake of a quartz crisis, the MUST DE CARTIER revolutionised the house’s...