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41 Style Supplies for a Creative Autumn • Ever wandered through a gallery and thought “I could paint that”? Yeah, you can’t. But you can embrace your inner art kid and let loose – in the studio, and in your wardrobe.

The Precious Mettle of Bleue Burnham • From Brighton to London and back again, a jewellery designer is conquering the world, one gleeful, technicolour piece at a time – and now he’s won Britain’s most prestigious menswear fund.

Debate Me, Bro! • The internet’s favourite political lightning rods are turning up on elite university campuses in the UK, lining up progressive students to “debate” everything from Gaza to feminism – and in turn transforming once fusty debating halls into TikTok’s new spectator sport.

Could This Be the Next Great Watch Brand? • Sylvain Berneron’s debut timepiece made him the most exciting watchmaker in the industry. His second is even better.

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How Ethan Hawke Found the Sweet Spot • While other ’90s idols raked in blockbuster paycheques, the actor took an unexpected road: writing novels, staging plays and making low-budget, indie flicks with director Richard Linklater. Now, with cinema culture firmly in its Letterboxd era and Hawke generating awards murmurs once again, he’s showing a new generation the benefits of staying the course.

These Arty Hangouts Are Changing Saudi’s Rhythm • Swiping the company card, or bagged tickets to the WWE? Saudi Arabia has more to offer than packed arenas and corporate events. There’s a cooler way to see Riyadh and Jeddah… if you know where to look.

YOUR ALL-ACCESS BACKSTAGE PASS TO GQ Heroes • Nobel Peace Prize laureates partying with Oscar nominees, soundtracked by some of the coolest bands in the world? Only at GQ Heroes. Here’s what went down at our annual festival of ideas.

GQ HYPE • GQ Hype is the big story of right now: your gateway to the artists, voices and ideas shaping culture.

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HOW TRAVIS KELCE Spent His SUMMER • Nobody has done more to spread the gospel of the NFL globally than three-time Super Bowl winner and Eras Tour superfan-in-chief Travis Kelce. Ahead of the new season, Kelce welcomed us to his under the radar training base in Florida to answer our questions about life after the NFL, and what it’s like to be Mr Americana.

Fits FOR FRiENDS, FAMILY & FLAMES • Balance, contrast, intimacy, a little tension, a lot of trust-just like relationships, greatfashion has all of the ahove. That’s why GQ’S tapped the strongest bonds-including a Welsh actor romancing London rock royalty; model identica1 twins; a burgeoning MMA dynasty; and two dancers in love onstage - to roll out this season’s collections.

INSIDE THE TOP SECRET VIRGIL ABLOH ARCHIVE • In the four years since the death of the former Off-White and Louis Vuitton creative director, a team of archivists has tirelessly catalogued one of the most remarkable private fashion collections ever assembled. We’re revealing it here for the first time.

FUGITIVE, SOLDIER, TRAITOR? SPY. • WHEN DANIEL KHALIFE, A BRITISH SOLDIER ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR IRAN, ESCAPED FROM WANDSWORTH PRISON, HE BECAME A SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRITY. BUT THE WILD TRUE STORY OF HIS ARREST, ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE REVEALED EVEN BIGGER FRAILTIES IN THE MILITARY, PRISONS AND POLICE – AND PROVIDED A SURREAL MOMENTARY GLIMPSE INTO THE HIGH-STAKES REALITY OF MODERN ESPIONAGE.

ThE BuZZIEST WATCHES of 2025 CuT THRUGH THE Hype CYCLE • From a Vuitton...