Style

This year’s glittering students opted to celebrate rather than present us with a dark, dystopian future. Thank god – it’s the shot of adrenaline we all needed.

Twenty-five years since FRUiTS began and five years since it was canned, its founder and THE FACE’s Beabadoobee cover photographer Shoichi Aoki is set to replant the seeds of the underground style bible.

Chris Tordoff, ​​founder of @fruits_magazine_archives, handpicks the freshest images from the cult mag exclusively for THE FACE, in honour of our cover star, Beabadoobee, who was photographed by FRUiTS founder Shoichi Aoki.

From Peachy Den to Ice Studios, we trawled dozens of shops to find this summer’s hottest staple so you didn’t have to.

For SS23, Kim Jones enlisted guest designer ERL, who then dipped into the house’s ’90s archive. The result was a “creative dialogue” that bridged oceans and eras with breezy flamboyance.

The televised mecca of fast fashion is ditching the wear-it-once-for-Insta mentality for a more eco-friendly approach.

As seen on: this week, Chloë Sevigny got hitched in Jean Paul Gaultier, Beabadoobee cropped-out and Paloma Elsesser launched her new collab with Miaou. Two very big thumbs up.

Off the Rails: Once Ashley Williams’ intern, the Kiwi designer has just launched a brand-new collection channelling the irreverent spirit of London’s youth. Here’s how she made it happen.

Head to head: This week, our favourite celebrity did her food shop in a bikini. She looked brilliant, but do the same rules apply to us normies? THE FACE debates.

This season, creative director Alessandro Michele was giddy with optimism, and by the end of the show, it almost seemed like an illegal (well-dressed) rave.

As the film festival opens its doors today, our resident fashion historian, The Kimbino, looks back at some of the best looks to date. Featuring: Balenciaga, Bella Hadid, Jean Paul Gaultier and more!

The mega duo are back for an SS22 collection rooted in the woodlands. Get off yer asses and get outside, we say.

Designing for battle, this season was Ghesquière at his very best, amplified by a show location where the gleaming sun was guest of honour.

The most controversial shoe in the world right now has the internet’s knickers in a twist, perhaps rightfully so. But then again, Demna Gvaslia does everything for a reason, right?

As seen on: This week, Rih carries on the greatest maternity wear crusade since records began, Hannibal Lector wears Loewe and Lotta Volkova teases – and releases – the ultimate collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier.

Off the Rails: Like relics of the seedy underworld, Hakin’s textural designs are all about the body, sensually wrapping themselves around Kourtney Kardashian, Iris Law and Rosalía.

Head to head: Recently, Lyst reported that searches for platform heels were up 69 per cent month on month. But is it worth the pain? THE FACE debates.

As seen on: Seven days (almost) of Met Gala afterparty debauchery, Julia Fox in predictably skimpy get-ups and Miley Cyrus smashing it in leather on tour.

Designers like Brogan Smith, Shulian Nell, Melted Potato and Marland Backus are at the forefront of a movement which embraces sensuality, loudness and excess in all its glory.

Off the Rails: With a new collection under his belt, Second Best’s founder Sam Monaghan talks us through finding inspiration in normal things, like going to the pub and moshing with his mates.

For AW22, the creative director took over ornate Parisian grounds to present the luxury house’s latest collection to a thumping club soundtrack.