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MASCULINITY IS Changing AND CHANGE IS GOOD

WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS • YOUR GUIDE TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON

STEP UP YOUR STYLE

Unexpected Fashion Flexes to Make This Month • The Anklet… and 9 More

Radical • From the sound of the Stooges to his raw, norm-shattering displays of masculinity, IGGY POP has been a cultural pioneer for a generation. Now he’s back with a new album—and the same naked energy that’s become his trademark.

Diamonds are a man’s Best friend

The 2019 GQ Grooming Awards • There are millions of grooming products in the world. Not all of them are good, and not all of them are good for you. These 42 are the best for the most of us.

THE BEST For Your Face • Start with the basics (sunscreen, moisturizer), then start layering on the fanciness (skin-perfecting tinted oil, pore-destroying liquid acid).

THE BEST For Your Scent • Some fragrances whisper sexy hints; others scream in packed elevators. Here, some fail-safe conversation starters.

THE BEST For Your Beard and Teeth • Shave it, trim it, or grow it long—and brush your damn teeth. Grooming doesn’t stop with your skin.

Archival Totes • SUBSCRIBE TO A YEAR OF VOGUE FOR $20 AND SELECT ONE OF TWO COLLECTIBLE TOTES FEATURING AN ICONIC VINTAGE VOGUE COVER.

THE BEST For Your Body • Grooming your face is complicated; with your body, it’s easy. These are the goods we swear by.

THE BEST For Your Hair • No two people have the same hair-care needs; these days there’s something perfect out there for everyone.

How Gucci Designer Alessandro Michele Kick-Started Fashion’s Genderless Revolution • Reshaping our vision of masculinity—babushkas, baubles, evening gowns, and all—is a lot easier with friends like Harry Styles and A$AP Rocky.

THE NEW MASCULINITY ISSUE

COVER STORY EVOLVER • PUSHING THE MASCULINITY CONVERSATION FORWARD WITH ONE OF POP CULTURE’S MOST INFLUENTIAL FUTURISTS, PHARRELL WILLIAMS.

JABOUKIE YOUNG-WHITE • How masculinity is morphing and modernizing according to 14 influential people who are shaping our culture now.

AL FREEMAN • The Soft-Sculpture Artist Playing With the Tropes of Toxicity

THE FUTURE OF MEN’S FASHION IS FEMALE • GIVENCHY’S CLARE WAIGHT KELLER IS MAKING SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND COVETED CLOTHES ON THE PLANET—IN PART BY EXPLODING A LOT OF AGE-OLD IDEAS ABOUT HOW MENSWEAR OUGHT TO WORK.

COLLIER SCHORR • The A-List Photographer Whose Subject Is Often Gender Itself

HANNAH GADSBY • The Comic Who’s Taking on Toxic Masculinity

KEVIN LOVE • The NBA Star Making a Case for a New Kind of Toughness

JOHN WATERS • The Filmmaker Who’s Been Rethinking Masculinity Since Before It Was Cool

THE NAKED AMBITION OF JONATHAN LYNDON CHASE • THE PHILADELPHIA ARTIST IS PAINTING BLACK MALE HOMOSEXUALITY IN ALL ITS STARK, LOVING GLORY. AT LAST.

KILLER MIKE & SHANA RENDER • The Hip-Hop Lovebirds With an Activist Streak

ASIA KATE DILLON • The Actor Who Brought Gender Nonconformity to America’s Living Rooms

THE GROUP

FACE TIME • ONE DAY WE’LL LOOK BACK ON THE ERA WHEN MAKEUP WAS ONLY FOR WOMEN AND THINK: HUH? HERE WE GATHERED SEVEN FEARLESS ACTORS, MUSICIANS, AND MODELS TO EMBRACE THE GLORIOUS NOW OF MALE BEAUTY.

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