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Second life
Henrik Støvring’s Re:Circle shops help people move their pre-loved clothing on in a “rent-a-rack” concept imported from Scandinavia, and have already saved 50,000 items from going to landfill

The covers you didn’t see
A quick behind-the-scenes item featuring the world-class photography Lucire is known for
Photographed by Damien Carney and Lucas Passmore

Glow with the flow: our summer ’25 beauty guide
With the weather in the northern hemisphere finally reaching more pleasant temperatures, and the summer solstice about to arrive, Jody Miller gives her low-down on the season’s beauty must-haves

Bloomin’ Chelsea
London’s floral free-for-all: Nan Quick finds the most colourful, creative designs at the 20th anniversary of Chelsea in Bloom, which she considers more enjoyable than the contemporaneous flower show
Photographed by the author

The easy life
Kia takes the formula of its flagship EV9 and brings it into a smaller, more accessible format in the EV5. Jack Yan thinks that it could hit the company’s EV range’s sweet spot
Photographed by the author

Louis Vuitton’s pièce de résistance is, in fact, dessert
Isabelle Exsted samples the delights at Da Vittorio Café Louis Vuitton by the Duomo in Milano

A reluctant farewell to Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who
Jack Yan on why Ncuti Gatwa’s brief tenure as the Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series was particularly meaningful—and why he wished the Rwandan–Scottish actor had stayed on longer

Lucire 51’s cover goes avant-garde
There were two front-runners for issue 51’s cover, but without doing a split run, there could be only one, writes Jack Yan
Photographed by Signe Vilstrup

Custom Chanel at Festival de Cannes, worn by Margaret Qualley, Carole Bouquet, Elle Fanning
The Cannes Film Festival concludes for another year as Chanel ambassadors wear some of the more complex custom looks, while the house also dresses two actresses from the Palme d’Or-winning film, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident

Balenciaga–Lamborghini collaboration out now, with fashion, leather goods
Balenciaga and Automobili Lamborghini collaborate on a collection comprising fashion, leather goods and jewellery, and retail activations include art and technology
Photographed by Stef Mitchell

Essano releases Vitamin C Super Glow range, with premium ingredients
Astaxanthin, usually used in luxury products, is formulated into the majority of products in Essano’s Vitamin C Super Glow range

Peugeot cements its links to cinema with Carlton Cannes display
If Peugeot gets its way, you’re going to see its cars a lot more in films, and the Inception concept outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes is its way of signalling its commitment to cinema

Nicola Formichetti named global creative director of MAC
The famed creative, with experience of some of the world’s big fashion houses, brings his magic and understanding of branding and trends to MAC

Elizabeth Hurley hosts Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Party, raising record amount
BCRF raises a record amount, with Sting performing live, and Nia Long, Toks Olagundoye, Vera Wang, Imaan Hammam, Misty Copeland, Miranda McKeon among the VIPs
Photographed by Dimitrios Kambouris and Noam Galai

Twenty years ago: Lucire Romania launches
Lucire’s first licensed edition was Lucire Romania, with a first issue in May 2005. Jack Yan looks back at a decision by a brave, confident, outward-looking Romanian company

Royal New Zealand Ballet, NZ Dance Company explore themes of identity in new season
National identity, sense of place, self-discovery, and contemplation are all themes in a groundbreaking collaboration between Aotearoa New Zealand’s two premier dance companies, writes Jack Yan
Photographed by Ross Brown

Choupette first to model Hublot’s 20th anniversary Big Bang timepieces
Arguably the fashion world’s most famous feline, Choupette still gets to model even after the passing of her illustrious human
Photographed by Carlijn Jacobs

Shoes have a story: Well Heeled: Shoes with Personality opening at the Dowse
The Dowse Art Museum is showing distinctive shoes, each with their own story, from three private collections in a new exhibition