For our first cover story of 2026, VAGUE CREW Lead Karina examines the beauty standards, colonial legacies, intimacy and surveillance policing Black and Brown women’s hair.

VAGUE Resident, Benedetta examines Laura Weir’s strategy to position London Fashion Week as a global incubator, and why the city still lacks the commercial infrastructure to support rising designers.

VAGUE presents the SS26 Fashion Week Report on the designers trading surface for substance as months of industry gossip and speculation mature into a new era of fashion.

Following our LFW SS26 event, VAGUE Resident, Daisy traces the shift from legacy magazine hierarchies to the new wave of independent creator-led imprints.

Drawing parallels between past ‘it girls’ and today’s social media stars, VAGUE resident Sara examines how authenticity gave way to algorithmic allure, eroding everything that once made icons iconic.