Numéro Homme 42

Also included: a no-holds-barred interview with Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who is building the foundations of a more equitable world in his hometown; a guided tour by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei of his major retrospective in Portugal; an inventory of objects and personal archives of refugees and activists photographed by Guido Mocafico, who reminds us of the importance of the LGBTQI struggle today, ex-stand-up star Stéphane Bak, who intends to shake up the stereotypes of French cinema adulated by the American industry and who has just released his second album, and the Mode series signed by Jackie Nickerson, Sølve Sundsbø, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Carlotta Manaigo and Charles Fréger.

To celebrate this milestone, the magazine invited twenty of the most influential designers in men's fashion, all of whom took Polaroid self-portraits for this exceptional edition. For its anniversary, Numéro Homme looks back at how each, in his own way, has shaped the allure of the contemporary man.

Also included are portraits of Virgil Abloh, Haider Ackermann, Paul Andrew, Dean and Dan Caten, Tom Ford, Jean Paul Gaultier, Véronique Nichanian,Rick Owens, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Riccardo Tisci, Kris Van Assche, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Donatella Versace and Matthew M. Williams. Williams; a behind-the-scenes look at the Zegna Group, now one of the world's leading menswear companies, and the Fashion series by Pierre Debusschere, Horst Diekgerdes, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Carlotta Manaigo and Charles Fréger.

Also featured in this issue: a portrait of Pretty Yende, one of the leading South African sopranos of our time, photographed by Fabien Montique; a portfolio of the immense photographer Paolo Roversi, honored by a major exhibition at the Palais Galliera; the meteoric rise of actress and singer Zendaya, the new icon of a generation, currently starring in the second part of Dune; and the revelation of French cinema Nadia Tereszkiewicz, who plays an astonishing role in Stéphanie Di Giusto's film Rosalie, and reveals herself through the lens of Luc Braquet.