Teenagers

For our latest issue, photographer and friend of THE FACE Alexandra Leese shot this summer's technicolored beauty trends on a group of teenagers.

Skins walked so Euphoria could run, bringing pill-popping hedonism and teen struggles with mental health to the fore. Fifteen years after the show premiered, we spoke to two teachers working in secondary schools when it aired and asked: was the show actually reflective of real-world issues? Or was it just standing in the way of control?

Remember when kids on the brink of teenagehood actually looked like, you know, children? Those days are gone. In 2021, pre-teens seem just as mature as actual teens. Ah, they grow up so fast...

Following her scores for Under the Skin and Jackie, the London experimentalist is now orchestrating for a new teen survival thriller.

20 years ago, blink-182 broke through with Enema of the State and starred in American Pie, ditching traditional punk principles and defining late ’90s teen culture.

The Face finds out what young Mancunians love about their city.