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

Autumn inspiration • Visit Vogue.co.uk for the low-down on the season ahead

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Winning LOOKS • Behold, the trophy jacket – autumn’s standout addition.

Colour SURGE • Chasing a sartorial serotonin hit? Rainbow brights hold the answer

The small REVEAL • Autumn/winter 2021’s LBD comes with an eye-catching upgrade: graphic cut-outs

High RISE

Slip OUT • Layered under tailoring for the office, or worn alone for drinks afterwards, a slip is the multipurpose piece of now

First CLASS • September calls for a new uniform – and, with an elevated perspective on schoolgirl codes, the runways have you covered

Second SKINS • This season, super-tight tops just look right – especially paired with sleek tailoring

Passport TO POLISH • Want to take the fast route to chic? Here are the seven shortcuts to know now, says Naomi Smart

BRAVE NEW WORLD • As we take our collective first steps out of global lockdown, we are greeted with a world that buzzes with fresh potential and a novel perspective. Here, Vogue rounds up the accessories that define this optimistic new mood.

B-Girl Terra

TAKE TWO • To kick off a new occasional series celebrating the creative possibilities of upcycling, John Galliano and Tomo Koizumi agreed to repurpose each other’s designs – with spectacular results.

Wonders never cease • Meet the designers reworking old gems to reveal treasures for a new age.

LOVE YOUR ENVIRONMENT • For far-flung adventures in style, Nike’s pioneering high-performance, low-impact active wear is blazing the trail

COLLECTIVE WISDOM • As the spotlight shines ever brighter on our need for sustainable change, Vogue meets the leading lights of BMW UK who stand behind the company’s drive for progress

MEET THE CLASS OF 2021 • Some of today’s most inspiring creators and artists are rising to the top via the groundbreaking #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

WAYS OF SEEING • Turner Prize-nominated Project Art Works shines fresh light both on experiences of neurodiversity and on art itself, finds Amel Mukhtar.

THREE MORE COLLECTIVES

COMING UP NEXT • Your attention please – autumn’s best releases offer new ways of looking at the world

BRITISH ACCENTS • In Los Angeles, Emma and Jens Grede have merged countryside charm with Californian cool, says Ellie Pithers.

LIFE & STYLE • New season style counsel, from Julia Sarr-Jamois

THE STORY OF AN ICON • As MCM celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, Vogue looks back at the glittering history of the brand that reinvented the casual backpack as the ultimate luxury item

The CREATIVE urge • In her sixties, gallerist Julia Peyton-Jones decided to devote her life to something new: motherhood. She reflects on how her daughter Pia lit up her life, and her art.

LIFE AFTER LIFE • Following a period of global flux, four women share their stories of personal and professional transformation.

VOGUE TALENT CONTEST 2021 • For this year’s competition for young writers, photographers and illustrators, submissions were invited on the theme of “reset and renewal”

Heavenly creatures • Robin Muir looks back on a Snowdon photoshoot of divine couture and magnificent beasts, Vogue September 1985

Screen glow • Tina Chen Craig, founder of hi-tech skincare brand U Beauty, reveals her...