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Light fantastic

If you can live without most creature comforts, the flyweight Lotus Exige is about as engaging and rewarding a sports car as you can get.

Directors' Cut

Silvia Venturini Fendi is a designer. (At Fendi. Heard of it?) Luca Guadagnino is a film director. ( Call Me by Your Name. Seen it?) Together they’ve made this spring’s most inspired clothing collab.

Origin Stories

Where people dress up, be excessively violent with each other, all to the rhythm of their narrative beats. This is Singapore Pro Wrestling. It is larger than life and more entertaining than a Channel 5 drama. We find out what it takes to create a gimmick and to keep the story going.

What If You Dared…

In every gesture at the house of Hermès and emblematic in each of their products be it leather, metal or silk is the spirit of innovation. Ever apparent, but hiding in plain sight.

Rich Formulations

Three skincare brands make shielding blemishes and fine lines an effortless affair.

Into The Light

Yoson An is about to make his big Hollywood debut as one of the central characters in a live-action adaptation of a beloved Disney classic. The pressure is on but he’s taking it all in stride.

On Their Best Behaviour

There are some people in this world who will risk everything, even their own lives, to help a stranger. And they’re not doing this for money or fame. So just why do they do it?

Bienvenidos A Miami

Inside the Dior Men x Shawn Stussy barrel wave: why the Dior Men autumn 2020 collection, like any memorable ride, is not for the faint of heart.

Genius In A Bottle

Jo Malone adds another feather in its perfumed cap for the Cologne Intense collection.

Charlie Heaton Isn't Your Father's Superhero

The star of The New Mutants talks dark roles, the politics of X-Men and life beyond Stranger Things.

He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

One superhero’s cape and four men who wore it.

What We've Learned...

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So Help Me

We can’t get enough of its sage wisdom, which explains why the self-help industry is booming. But is what it has to say all that sage, asks Josh Sims.

Fit For A King

Stefano Ricci’s stately presence in the world of luxury is no stranger to international dignitaries. For spring/summer 2020, the brand is making a case for refined elegance, like that of a king, even if for just a day.

How Long Can A Consistent Artistic Vision Last?

How long can a consistent artistic vision last? For Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, just shy of five years.

An Ironclad Commitment

In an industry that’s full of uncertainty, Max Irons is unshaken in his passion for acting, the roles he would (or wouldn’t) choose, and the life that he wants to live.

Who Dares Wins

Charting a different path is never a walk in the park and the rewards are all but guaranteed. But some do it anyway.

When The Sun Comes Up

Dong Young-bae, or Taeyang to his legions of fans, has been in the music business since the tender age of 12. Now, at age 31 and after taking an enforced break to complete his two-year military service, the BigBang member tells Esquire all about his new-found understanding of himself and his desire to forge closer relationships.

Something Old, Something New

We take a stab at cracking Prada’s youthful and optimistic spring/summer 2020 show.

As A Lantern In The Dark

Setting aside the identities of a sindarin archer and enigmatic constable, Orlando Bloom takes on a sanguine conversation about our real role in this world.

Divorce: A Love Story

At 50, Noah Baumbach has made the best film of his career. A movie that intertwines with his own experience and cements his reputation as the auteur of splitsville. Jeff Gordinier talks to the director about love. Midlife, and 7he beauty and messes that come after.

Reed Morano - Finding Her Rhythm

Reed Morano reinvents the British spy thriller.

Design Of The Times

A celebrated graphic designer looks back at a lifetime of ground breaking work, from brands to bands to burgers.

From Morocco to Malibu

Anthony Vaccarello’s spring/summer 2020 collection is, at once, a nostalgic journey into the past as it is a bold voyage into modern menswear.

Christian Louboutin - The Greatest Showmen

Louboutin brings back the fun and spectacle of the circus with its spring/summer 2020 collection.

Hendrix Of The Sahara

He taught himself how to play guitar—on an instrument he fashioned out of bicycle cables. He made ends meet by playing his virtuoso style of psych rock at weddings in the desert. But was he ever going to make it as a musician? Was anyone really listening? Somewhere, across the world, another restless soul was searching for him. This is the story of how Mdou Moctar came to be known as . . .

A Sense Of Joy

Harris Dickinson is standing on the brink. Is he a one-hit wonder or is he here to stay? Is he a Prince Philip or more of a Frankie? Could he even be, dare we predict it, the next 007?

Does Talent Count In Fashion Anymore?

From celebrities to Instagram influencers, it seems that almost anybody these days can create a fashion brand, helm it and be successful. Associate fashion editor Asri Jasman wonders if talent is really needed in order to flourish in fashion.

The pacemaker

Jaguar’s paciest F-Pace is an absolute lunatic of an SUV at a remarkably nice price, but the compromises it’s made getting there takes the lustre off its performance somewhat.

Role reversal

Meet Finneas. Not as an actor or producer, but as a multi-hyphenate musician.