Editor’s letter: summer 2022
Editor Matthew Whitehouse on THE FACE cover stars Jack Grealish, Tems, Beabadoobee, and the ecstasy of fandom.
Editor Matthew Whitehouse on THE FACE cover stars Jack Grealish, Tems, Beabadoobee, and the ecstasy of fandom.
Multicoloured, skunk pop princess hair is cropping up all over the feed, with hairstylists trialling evermore inventive methods that look brilliantly bonkers. Here’s how to get the look for yourself, you wild thing.
Beauty Monitor: The Margate-born beauty and homeware brand has undergone a face lift. Now, with slick new design and home compostable packaging, Hæckels is here to show the post-plastic beauty world how it’s done.
Brits bloody love a rooftop, don’t they? And with the weather picking up, The Standard, London felt it was no better time to reopen its 11th floor. Throw in a Tems performance, flowing drinks and a bit ’o sunshine, and you’ve got yourself a decent party. Cheers.
The NYC DJ makes dizzying blends for those who like their kicks tough and their pop super-sweet.
Poet James Massiah teams up with Barbour International to explore what it means to be an original artist today.
Ever wondered how everybody’s favourite serial dater keeps her glow going despite the high-nugget diet? Us too.
Opening last Saturday in Peckham’s Hannah Barry Gallery, Sins of a daughter is the artist’s latest ode to youth, the body and the female gaze. Haunting, yes. Liberating? Definitely.
Worming its way into 50% of the British male population’s wardrobes (or thereabouts), the Topman tee is a relic of fashion’s past. But why did it become so popular?
There has still not been another openly gay Black footballer since Justin Fashanu. Twenty-four years on from his death, the one thing that resonates most strongly throughout his story is the silence.
There’s a new radical emerging, and it’s coming to a red carpet near you. Expect balloon boobs, Frankensteinian gowns and Quaver shoes – Emma Corrin and Kalvin Phillips are already on board.
In photos: For its sixth outing as Lagos’ No.1 music-slash-culture festival, Homecoming took over sexy concept store Alara, with exclusive bits from Denim Tears, Stüssy, Off-White, Mowalola and more. Just take a look at the happy shoppers – they’re bloody gorgeous.
Brace yourself for 70 minutes of epic trance, thunderous techno and punk attitude.
In photos: Sam Hughes, manager of Supreme’s London store, is back with a collection made in collaboration with ultra-cool London tattoo artist Cash Frances.
The sequins, the fringe, the glitter, the glam. For influencers and brands, festival dressing now has one key goal in mind: looking good for the ’gram. But it turns out that performing a good time isn’t all that, er, good.