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

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Deep WATERS • Crisply cut, dark-washed denim is having a moment. (Think Doris Day meets Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.)

WHAT’S IN STORE • IRL retail is back – but not as we know it. Harriet Quick heads to the shops and discovers the new look of a post-pandemic world.

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FEEL LUCKY • These talismanic pieces work like a charm, says Rachel Garrahan.

Beauty lies WITHIN • Wear, gift, cherish: Pandora’s first-ever sustainable lab-grown diamonds have arrived

BASIS of SEX • Oxford’s star philosopher Amia Srinivasan sets the discourse around sexual politics ablaze in a new series of radical essays, discovers Zing Tsjeng.

SUMMER THRILLS • On screen and on page, this month it’s all about suspense

THE LAY OF THE LAND • A new book of Jamie Hawkesworth’s sublime images of the natural and social terrains that define us is a gentle love song to the British Isles.

LIFE & STYLE • Julia Sarr-Jamois considers some seriously excellent buys

ONLY IN NEW YORK • Wen Zhou’s town house mixes Manhattan glamour with relaxed spaces fit for family life.

HER DARK MATERIALS • There is profound comfort to be found in the clothes we wear when we are grieving, writes Susie Boyt

Charmed LIFE • Nicholas Galitzine is a prince among men, finds Soey Kim.

JOIN VOGUE Insiders • THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY COMMUNITY

Sporting type • Robin Muir looks back at a Horst cover semaphoring health and vitality, Vogue August 1940

High shine

Dreaming in jewels

The wild ONES • A little contemporary flower power goes a long way. Take your pick from these freshly cut gems, says Rachel Garrahan

WRITING their own STORY • African designers are shining a light on the continent’s vast jewellery heritage and natural resources, discovers Jill Newman.

Precious MOMENT • As we emerge into a new world, the imagination and ingenuity of high jewellery sets a shining example. At last, says Melanie Grant, there are brighter days ahead

INTO THE RAINBOW • Forget about the pot of gold – this spectrum of bejewelled bracelets offers riches aplenty, says Rachel Garrahan

Brilliant MINDS • The legend of Louis Vuitton continues in a new collection inspired by the maison’s founder.

ARTISTIC MERIT • This season, life imitates art – so make a splash with these picture-perfect pieces.

THE VOGUE BEAUTY AWARDS 2021 • This year’s nominees were shortlisted by the Vogue team, but the winners were voted for by you, the reader. Turn the page to discover the products that made the cut…

YOU, IMPROVED • Feel-good supplements for digestion, mind and skin, chosen by Twiggy Jalloh.

BEAUTY MUSINGS • Midsummer launches worth noting, by Lauren Murdoch-Smith

EASY DOES IT • Your guide to rest, recovery and re-energising

Authentic origins • In search of an alternative to the one-dimensional view of wellness on offer, Funmi Fetto discovers the wellbeing visionaries bringing healthy back to its roots

Rest, Exercise, Recover, Repeat

DUTY OF CARE • One legacy of the pandemic is a rise in health consciousness – an attitude that’s extended to our beauty and wellness regimes, too, says Georgia Day

HEAVENLY BODIES • The ultimate edit of creams, tools and emulsions for effortlessly glowing skin.

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