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Founder ALASSANE SY Co-founder & Creative Director SARA HEMMING Co-founder & Editorial Director HELEN JENNINGS

MAME by Julia Noni

ONLY ANARCHISTS ARE PRETTY by Kristin-Lee Moolman & Cyndia Harvey

Design Director BENJAMIN JOHNSTON AT STUDIO JOHNSTON

Art Director LAUREN BARRETT

Designers ALBERTO HERNÁNDEZ TIM WAN Editorial Operations Manager SARAH BARNES

Chief Sub-editor ANANDA PELLERIN

Brand Partnerships REMI AJANI SEPHORA ABRO Shoot Production BAKER KENT CAT CRAWFORD PROXSY PROD

Editorial Assistants HALIMA DIKKO JULIANA KASUMU BOLA MARTINS ALICE STRAFFORD Typeface Design HAAKON SPENCER & MATTHEW FENTON AT BRITISH STANDARD TYPE

WRITERS Matilda Alehke, Grace Banks, Miriam Bouteba, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Valeria Costa-Kostritsky, Alix-Rose Cowie, Karen Day, Katie de Klee, Allyn Gaestel, Nosmot Gbadamosi, Emma Gilhooly, Ayana V Jackson, Will Larnach-Jones, Deon Maas, Rob Marriott, Hauwa R. Mukan, Kerri von Geusau, Marie-Louise von Haselberg

PHOTOGRAPHERS Kent Andreasen, Iwan Baan, Arielle BobbWillis, Micaiah Carter, Jasper Clarke, Fatoumata Diabaté, Kadara Enyeasi, Jermaine Francis, Rahima Gambo, Rudi Geyser, Ross Hillier, Adama Jalloh, Liz Johnson Artur, Keyezua, Nico Krinjo, Benedicte Kurzen, Vic Lentaigne, Alice Mann, Ronan Mckenzie, Tyler Mitchell, KristinLee Moolman, Maganga Mwagogo, Lakin Ogunbanwo, Jolade Olusanya, Ruth Ossai, Julia Noni, Mishael Phillip, Viviane Sassen, Elina Simonen, Antonia Steyn, Joyce Sze NG, Lorenzo Vitturi, Kyle Weeks

STYLISTS Gavin Mikey Collins, Virginie During, Edda Gudmundsdottir, Nathan Henry, Sabrina Henry, Jonathan Johnson, Nell Kalonji, Gabrielle Kannemeyer, Cynthia LawrenceJohn, Ian McRae, Naomi Miller, KK Obi, Kusi Kubi, Saranne Woodcroft HAIR STYLISTS, MAKE-UP ARTISTS, MODELS, CASTING AGENTS, SET DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, ASSISTANTS Emmanuel Adjaye, Sinita Akello, Alani, Roxane Attard, Wale Bello, Tytiah Blake, Ann Marie Campbell, June Campbell, Ffion Campbell-Davies, Caroline, Bess Chann, Qual Chan, Chizoba, Rebecca Davenport, Masseck Diagne, Rhea Dillon, Ammy Drammeh, Eastwood, Gabriel Ejoni, Kirsten Engell Holm, Troy Fearn, Aurele Ferrero, Raisa Flowers, Claire Fulton, Kachie. E, Ania Egen, Asé Fisher, Rahim Fortune, Adot Gak, Jenny Green, Helen Haile, Cyndia Harvey, Saskia Hofmann, Isiah, Lou Jasmine, Jay Jay, Josie, Kabelo Khanye, Klein, Arnault Kononow, Raschelle Osbourne, Evi Luna, Luke, Eve Martin, Joy Matashi, Regina Meessen, Mignonne, Nigella Miller, Rudzani Moleya, Virginie Moreira, Mya, Rharha Nembhard, Dorita Nissen, Jonathon Nixon, Inyegumena Nosegbe, Winona O’Dell, Nelima Odhiambo, Nelson Oghenekewe, Mike O’Gorman, Olabisi, Eseosa Osayande, Athena Paginton, Camila Paiva, Erik Pascarelli, Rebecca Perlmutar, Dale Ratcliff, Dan Ross, Ama Rouge, Hannah Ryan, Dariana Ruiz, Liam Russell, Max Saward, Magdalena Siwicka, Joyce Souza, Sinjun Strong, Shae Stultz, Laura Sully, The Masons, Mame Thiane Camara, La Timpa, Stephanie Tiwo, Robbie Tomkins, Martin Tordby, Trey, Emmanuel Udume, Matt Wash, Dominique White, Claire Zaquine THANK YOU Tonia Arapovic, Maud Guarneri & Peggy Picano-Nacci at Boutiquologie, British Council, Stephen Davies, Design Indaba, Jennifer De La Cruz, Emilie Demon, Sunny Dolat, James Goodhead, Jefferson Hack, Sharif Hamza, Christina Hardy, Richard Hinzel, Brianna Ho, Jari Hämäläinen, Peter Jennings, Hanna Kelifa, Stevie King, Olya Kuryshchuk, Julien Labat, Glenn Max, Maria McCloy, Ethan Miller, Melody Micmacher, Jimmy Moffat, Jessica Murphy, Jackie Nickerson, Nii Agency, Chudi Okoye, Madeleine Østlie, Enyinne Owunwanne, Charlene Prempeh, Amina Sarr, Dudu Sarr, Mpho Sishuta, Laura Tabet, John Wilkinson, Chloe Williams Taylor, Liska Yealland, Conor Cronin

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