Vogue October 2025

DO WE NEED AN EXCUSE to celebrate the great outdoors? Fashion month gave us one last spring when utility fabrics, city-country silhouettes, blanket coats, pannier bags, brightly hued waders, and all manner of zips, hoods, snaps, and buckles proceeded down the runway. Designers were dreaming, it seemed, of heading into the woods, onto the slopes, out in the wild. The climate shocks we’re living through—the record heat waves this summer, the floods and fires and storms—give this impulse a poignance and piquancy. President Trump is intent on deregulation, ending environmental subsidies, and embracing fossil fuels. Meanwhile, global investments in clean energy have never been higher, and China is leading the way in solar and wind power. Our climate fate seems mixed at best. All the more reason to celebrate what…

Mountain Time The story “Outer Wilds” (page 122) dispatched photographer Sebastián Faena and Vogue contributing fashion editor Max Ortega to Upper Kananaskis Lake in Alberta, Canada, where they shot model Awar Odhiang (above, in a Victoria Beckham jacket, Duran Lantink skirt, and R13 boots, with a fellow camper’s pup); her mom, Achalla; sisters Nepapery and Naima; and Naima’s daughter Ajudah. (Born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, Odhiang moved to Canada when she was two.) “Everything was impossibly beautiful—the stillness, the water, and the incredible looks Max had so perfectly brought together,” Faena says of the dreamy shoot day. “We couldn’t stop laughing, without even knowing why.” Along for the Ride This month’s cover story, “Range Life” (page 84), by Vogue’s Chloe Malle, is a rare double act, featuring the…

When Asser told me he was coming back to the UK in July from Pakistan, I was delighted if not completely surprised. His niece was graduating from medical school and England was hosting the Cricket World Cup, a great opportunity to broaden his professional network as a mid-level cricket manager. But the main reason was me. He didn’t need to say it—I knew I wasn’t wrong about his feelings this time. After that first phone call when I told him what I was going through at Oxford—the exhaustion and panic attacks—he called almost every day. At first he mostly checked on my health, making sure I took my iron pills and gently lecturing me when I admitted to eating nothing but french fries for two days in a row. Then…

It was Oscar Wilde who famously quipped, “One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” But may we suggest a small amendment: “Or live within a work of art.” We suspect that Fabscarte—a Milanese decorative arts atelier where walls aren’t just dressed, they’re transformed—would wholeheartedly agree. At this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, Fabscarte—a company founded nearly 30 years ago by Luigi Scarabelli and Emilio Brazzolotto that blends Italy’s fine art heritage with contemporary experimentation—quietly introduced its latest creation: Nature Whisper. Installed inside the 19th-century Palazzo Donizetti as part of L’Appartamento by Artemest (an immersive exhibition where each room of the grand palazzo was reimagined by a different international design studio), the mural became the defining feature of a bedroom conceived by New…

PRODUCED WITH NUTRAFOL Each life stage brings changes to your body and hair—especially during menopause—but the right support can make all the difference. Here, four women share their stories of taking charge and coming out stronger on the other side. “With age comes clarity about who you are and what really matters.”—Michele B. I LEARNED TO LOVE THE NEW ME Michele C., 55 I remember catching sight of my thinning hairline in the mirror. I kept repositioning pieces, trying to cover it up—but I saw it and I knew everyone else could too. I felt exposed and alone, like I was losing a part of my identity. But I realized I had to make a choice: accept the change, or start looking for support. I chose the latter. I focused…

If Oyinkan Braithwaite’s debut, My Sister, the Serial Killer, was a thrilling departure from reality—channeling the surreal perspective in the title—the author’s sophomore effort snaps you right back to it. Cursed Daughters (Doubleday) tells the story of the Falodun women, who believe themselves subject to a curse: “No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace….” Set against the vibrant backdrop of Lagos and enlivened with dry humor, the story focuses on Eniiyi and how she navigates a world designed to withhold romantic partnership. Not everyone can relate to this struggle, but the broader themes are familiar: love, loss, rivalry, and the will to chart your own path. At 85, the Montana-based writer Thomas McGuane—known for antic tales of misbehaving men—has earned…