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BFC reveals shortlist for BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has revealed the names shortlisted for this year’s BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund (BFC/GQDFF). The designers selected for the coveted prize are Clothsurgeon, Derrick, Harri, and Labrum London. The winner of the fund is set to receive a 100,000 pound grant prize, as well as a year-long mentorship with an industry...

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GQ: Hong Kong edition planned from summer 2025

Condé Nast International will bring GQ to Hong Kong in summer 2025 through a licensing agreement with Rubicon Publishing Ltd., the publisher behind Vogue Hong Kong, the companies announced on Tuesday. The first print issue of the men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine is scheduled for release in September 2025. The new edition will be published in...

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Brunello Cucinelli wins GQ Designer of the Year award

British men’s fashion magazine GQ named Brunello Cucinelli as its ‘Designer of the Year’ last night at its GQ Men of the Year event held at the Tate Modern Art Museum in London. The Italian menswear brand was praised by the fashion magazine for its ability to boost revenues following the pandemic, up 60 percent in the first half of 2021, as well...

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Video: Travis Scott shares his top 4 fashion icons

Travis Scott narrows down his top 4 fashion icons and how they have influenced his style with GQ. The American rapper and face of the magazine's September issue shares why Steve Jobs, Robin Williams, Shia LaBeouf and Goldie's style inspires his own looks in this 3-minute clip shared on GQ's YouTube channel. Source: GQ, via YouTube

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Video: BFC panel discussion with GQ style team

During London Fashion Week Digital, British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush is joined by the GQ style team to answer questions sent to them by the public via social media. The panel of editors for the menswear magazine discuss how they have been handling this momentous time of change and why it's more important than ever to remain creative....

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The new trends in menswear

GQ's November 2019 cover featured musician Pharrell Williams in a Moncler puffer dress with the cover line "The New Masculinity." This cover was a controversy, a conversation, and challenged notions of what qualified as menswear as we enter this decade and the concept of gender becomes more fluid. This was evident during New York Men's Day this...

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GQ launches B2B luxury conference

British GQ is entering the B2B conference market, with its first event, GQ Heroes, to focus on luxury. In partnership with retail group Flannels, GQ Heroes will explore the helical relationships and leadership values that exist between luxury, media, politics, culture, entertainment, style, health and sport. The publications says it will "join...

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Gap launches collection of best new menswear designers with GQ

New York - Gap has released the new exclusive menswear collection of GQ's Best New Menswear Designers featuring the "Coolest Designers on the Planet." The program, which recognizes young menswear designers, has expanded to feature international talent from Paris, Tokyo and Brooklyn. Gap is hoping this will help the collection reach a further...

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British GQ appoints U2 guitarist as arts editor

London - British menswear style bible GQ have announced the appointment of U2 bass guitarist Adam Clayton as its new arts editor. Clayton's first column will be printed in the Conde Nast title's May issue, where he explores the impact of the work of Allen Jones. “I’m thrilled that Adam is joining us. A peerless musician, his passion for...

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Lads Magazines: End of an Era

Lads' magazines have officially met their maker. With the death of Loaded in March this year, the monthly publication whose once alluring combination of not-quite-supermodels showing more skin than clothes featuring articles about cars, boxer briefs and hair gel have lost their allure altogether. Instead it finds itself buried in the same...

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Bicester Village teams up with menswear designers

Designer outlet Bicester Village has once again teamed up with a number of UKmenswear designers on its British Designers’ Collection pop-up, in celebration of London Collections: Men. The menswear boutique has been curated by GQ associate editor Robert Johnson and features designers including Jonathan Saunders, Agi & Sam, Lou Dalton, Oliver...

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GQ Awards

London Fashion Week designers Agi and Sam received the honour of Best Breakthrough Designers at the annual GQ Awards. Other winners at the 17th annual awards ceremony include Christopher Bailey as Designer of the Year, Benedict Cumberbatch - actor of the year, International Man of the Year went to Jonah Hill and Most Stylish Man of the year...