Janelle Monáe on becoming one

We meet the award-winning actor and singer-songwriter in LA, after the release of ‘Turntables’, her new single that’s featured in All In: The Fight for Democracy, a documentary starring Stacey Abrams. Monáe discusses her views on empowerment, identity, and celebrating women of colour

How to: transitional tailoring

We don’t know about you, but we’re crossing our fingers that we’ll be spending a lot more time in the great outdoors in the coming weeks. This undeniably exciting prospect is slightly tempered by the fact that trans-seasonal temperatures are unpredictable at best (and totally infuriating at worst).

The luxury loungewear edit

Welcome to February, a month where the calendar is a meme-friendly rectangle, the days seem to stretch on forever, and we want our outfits to do the same. Activewear and loungewear essentials are now-familiar faces in our day-to-day line-ups, but just because we’re dialling up the comfort doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice on style.

Gucci launches its new makeup line

We know the old rule: when putting on makeup, lipstick goes on last. But we also know that Creative Director Alessandro Michele isn’t one set great on convention, so for Gucci’s new makeup line, he’s put lipstick front and centre – and a formidable 58 shades of lipstick at that.

24 hours in Mykonos

Mykonos has made a name for itself as the hard-partying wild child of Greece’s Cycladic islands, but there’s much more to it than beach bars and dancing ’til dawn. We escaped to the island paradise with fashion photographer Mike Quyen to get the inside scoop on where to go and what to do – plus what to wear while you’re there.

Show report: Faustine Steinmetz SS16

Deconstruction is a funny old thing. You take something in its finished form and strip it back to a state where it feels incomplete and disarrayed, suspending it in a moment of unreadiness – like when someone is taking your photo, but they press the shutter a split-second too early.

Seoul on the street

Seoul Fashion Week sets a consistently high bar when it comes to new directions in street style, and true to form, the AW17 shows did not disappoint. We staked out Dongdaemun Design Plaza to get the inside scoop on the trends, key pieces and outfit tweaks disrupting the South Korean capital – think of them as Seoul’s sartorial rules, written by those who dare to go their own way. Here’s what we discovered…

The Shanghai six

Shanghai Fashion Week is just around the corner, and having paid close attention to what’s being snapped outside the AW17 shows, we’re in the mood to dust off our crystal ball and make some sartorial predictions. Read on for the 6 street-style looks we’re hoping to see this week.

Artist in residence: Cleo Wade

Looking for a moment of calm amidst the hysteria of social-media chatter? Craving something inspiring and insightful, not eye-roll inducing? Us too. Luckily, Cleo Wade is coming to the rescue (just don’t ask her to sing)…

Interstella

Stella McCartney’s star has never stopped rising. We meet her to talk sustainability, spider silk and the importance of having the courage of your convictions.