アナザーマガジンSpring/Summer 2025の購入理由10選

“If these times feel, even as we live them, historic – for better or worse – we need epic heroes more than ever, to push our boundaries, test our limits, show us the way,” says editor-in-chief Susannah Frankel. Epic means something that has an impact, something grand in scale or character, something that endures. That notion inspires the thematic of AnOther Magazine Spring/Summer 2025. Epic poetry, epic novels, epic films and, as seen on the pages of this issue, epic fashion. We dedicate this issue to the cultural behemoths whose colossal talents speak for themselves – “elevated in style, heroic in deed”. Here’s what to expect.

1. As the highest-grossing global debut of a Broadway adaptation, the word epic is an apt description of Universal’s Wicked. And, like her character Elphaba, Cynthia Erivo is a gravity-defying force to be reckoned with. For our cover, the Academy Award nominated Erivo is photographed by Nadine Ijewere and styled by Katie Shillingford. “There’s a deep understanding of what it feels like when you don’t fit in, what it feels like to constantly want to be accepted and not be accepted,” Erivo tells Tim Blanks. “We want people to sing, to dance but we also want them to be moved, to understand that humanity exists, that we can do better as human beings, better with each other.”

2. Filmed in just 19 days in decommissioned correctional facilities across the US, Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing is an emotional epic that looks at the power of creativity in transforming the lives and futures of prisoners. It’s a spectacular showcase for the myriad skills of Colman Domingo who has his schedule packed out as he plays an eclectic range of characters in film, television and theatre. He is on the cover wearing Valentino, photographed by Rahim Fortune and styled by Raphael Hirsch. “In many ways, I’ve already made it,” Domingo tells Connor Garel in a conversation about his journey from West Philadelphia to Hollywood. “I just want to keep going where the challenges are.”

3. Celebrating their label’s 40th anniversary, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s fashion and beauty collections are a reflection on their legacy. That is showcased in this issue by their longstanding muse Irina Shayk, photographed by Esther Theaker.

4. “His acute talent and distinct point of view allies his work to generations past, to the great writers of history, just as it informs the present and indeed future,” says Frankel, of the American writer Hilton Als, who guest-edits the Document section in this issue. Als’ selection of epic excerpts from the authors he admires – Marcel Proust, Jane Bowles, James Baldwin – underscores his distinctive perspective and literary flair.

5. Artist Ed Atkins’ oeuvre, which encompasses literature, performance, installation, video and drawing, is purposefully strange and all the more beautiful for that. Through his computer-generated videos, overlaid with intimate audio recordings, Atkins constrasts the digital world with the frailties and failings of human feeling. This spring Atkins will present his first UK survey show at Tate Britain. The exhibition comes at the same time as his stream-of-consciousness memoir, Flower, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. For Art Project, Atkins ruminates on realism, the importance of the unexpected and “cold, clammy wraps” from late-night pharmacies in conversation with his childhood friend and actor Rupert Friend.

6. Vittoria Ceretti stars in Balenciaga, photographed and styled by Brianna Capozzi and Emma Wyman. “Balenciaga is a name whose place in the firmament of legends was cemented during its founder’s own lifetime,” says Frankel, “which has returned to truly epic form and influence under the label’s creative director, Demna.”

7. Stylist Panos Yiapanis’ scrupulously curated archive of antique fashion pieces, some dating as far back as the Victorian era, was recently damaged by water. Bidding a final farewell before parting ways with this part of his collection forever, Yiapanis partners with Alasdair McLellan to immortalise these one-off garments and fragments of garments, worn by Rianne Van Rompaey and Joel Kemp. 

8. Aaron Esh tells Emma Davidson about the foundations of his eponymous brand; Rachel Scott, winner of the CFDA award for American Womenswear Designer of the Year, talks to Doreen St Félix about how she used her life savings to start Diotima and the significance of Platos, Freud and Marcuse in the origin of her brand’s name; and, Gabriel Figueiredo of De Pino contextualises his niche references in conversation with Alexander Fury. AnOther Loves is photographed by Vytautas Kumža and edited by Rebecca Perlmutar.

9. Discover the season’s trends, brought to you by our creative heroes, including Brianna Capozzi and Emma Wyman, Colin Dodgson and Robbie Spencer, Théo de Guetzl, Marili Andre and Katie Shillingford, Rebecca Perlmutar and Kingsley Ifill, Alice Schillac, Mel Bles and Ondine Azoulay, Matthieu Lavanchy, Jet Swan and Georgia Pendlebury, Kayla Connors and Molly Shillingford, Winter Vandenbrink and Agata Belcen, Pegah Farahmand and Nell Kalonji, Julie Greve and Bianca Raggi, Nadine Ijewere, Rahim Fortune and Raphael Hirsch.

10. AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You … offers epic reflections from a force of creatives – Rick Owens, Takashi Murakami, Christian Lacroix, Gillian Wearing and Michael Landy. Their talents are mammoth, bridging art, cinema, fashion and more. Here, they unveil their vehement imaginations and inspirations. Their essence is captured by photographer William Waterworth. 

The Spring/Summer 2025 Epic issue of AnOther Magazine is on sale internationally now. Buy a copy here.

“If these times feel, even as we live them, historic – for better or worse – we need epic heroes more than ever, to push our boundaries, test our limits, show us the way,” says editor-in-chief Susannah Frankel. Epic means something that has an impact, something grand in scale or character, something that endures. That notion inspires the thematic of AnOther Magazine Spring/Summer 2025. Epic poetry, epic novels, epic films and, as seen on the pages of this issue, epic fashion. We dedicate this issue to the cultural behemoths whose colossal talents speak for themselves – “elevated in style, heroic in deed”. Here’s what to expect.

1. As the highest-grossing global debut of a Broadway adaptation, the word epic is an apt description of Universal’s Wicked. And, like her character Elphaba, Cynthia Erivo is a gravity-defying force to be reckoned with. For our cover, the Academy Award nominated Erivo is photographed by Nadine Ijewere and styled by Katie Shillingford. “There’s a deep understanding of what it feels like when you don’t fit in, what it feels like to constantly want to be accepted and not be accepted,” Erivo tells Tim Blanks. “We want people to sing, to dance but we also want them to be moved, to understand that humanity exists, that we can do better as human beings, better with each other.”

2. Filmed in just 19 days in decommissioned correctional facilities across the US, Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing is an emotional epic that looks at the power of creativity in transforming the lives and futures of prisoners. It’s a spectacular showcase for the myriad skills of Colman Domingo who has his schedule packed out as he plays an eclectic range of characters in film, television and theatre. He is on the cover wearing Valentino, photographed by Rahim Fortune and styled by Raphael Hirsch. “In many ways, I’ve already made it,” Domingo tells Connor Garel in a conversation about his journey from West Philadelphia to Hollywood. “I just want to keep going where the challenges are.”

3. Celebrating their label’s 40th anniversary, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s fashion and beauty collections are a reflection on their legacy. That is showcased in this issue by their longstanding muse Irina Shayk, photographed by Esther Theaker.

4. “His acute talent and distinct point of view allies his work to generations past, to the great writers of history, just as it informs the present and indeed future,” says Frankel, of the American writer Hilton Als, who guest-edits the Document section in this issue. Als’ selection of epic excerpts from the authors he admires – Marcel Proust, Jane Bowles, James Baldwin – underscores his distinctive perspective and literary flair.

5. Artist Ed Atkins’ oeuvre, which encompasses literature, performance, installation, video and drawing, is purposefully strange and all the more beautiful for that. Through his computer-generated videos, overlaid with intimate audio recordings, Atkins constrasts the digital world with the frailties and failings of human feeling. This spring Atkins will present his first UK survey show at Tate Britain. The exhibition comes at the same time as his stream-of-consciousness memoir, Flower, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. For Art Project, Atkins ruminates on realism, the importance of the unexpected and “cold, clammy wraps” from late-night pharmacies in conversation with his childhood friend and actor Rupert Friend.

6. Vittoria Ceretti stars in Balenciaga, photographed and styled by Brianna Capozzi and Emma Wyman. “Balenciaga is a name whose place in the firmament of legends was cemented during its founder’s own lifetime,” says Frankel, “which has returned to truly epic form and influence under the label’s creative director, Demna.”

7. Stylist Panos Yiapanis’ scrupulously curated archive of antique fashion pieces, some dating as far back as the Victorian era, was recently damaged by water. Bidding a final farewell before parting ways with this part of his collection forever, Yiapanis partners with Alasdair McLellan to immortalise these one-off garments and fragments of garments, worn by Rianne Van Rompaey and Joel Kemp. 

8. Aaron Esh tells Emma Davidson about the foundations of his eponymous brand; Rachel Scott, winner of the CFDA award for American Womenswear Designer of the Year, talks to Doreen St Félix about how she used her life savings to start Diotima and the significance of Platos, Freud and Marcuse in the origin of her brand’s name; and, Gabriel Figueiredo of De Pino contextualises his niche references in conversation with Alexander Fury. AnOther Loves is photographed by Vytautas Kumža and edited by Rebecca Perlmutar.

9. Discover the season’s trends, brought to you by our creative heroes, including Brianna Capozzi and Emma Wyman, Colin Dodgson and Robbie Spencer, Théo de Guetzl, Marili Andre and Katie Shillingford, Rebecca Perlmutar and Kingsley Ifill, Alice Schillac, Mel Bles and Ondine Azoulay, Matthieu Lavanchy, Jet Swan and Georgia Pendlebury, Kayla Connors and Molly Shillingford, Winter Vandenbrink and Agata Belcen, Pegah Farahmand and Nell Kalonji, Julie Greve and Bianca Raggi, Nadine Ijewere, Rahim Fortune and Raphael Hirsch.

10. AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You … offers epic reflections from a force of creatives – Rick Owens, Takashi Murakami, Christian Lacroix, Gillian Wearing and Michael Landy. Their talents are mammoth, bridging art, cinema, fashion and more. Here, they unveil their vehement imaginations and inspirations. Their essence is captured by photographer William Waterworth. 

The Spring/Summer 2025 Epic issue of AnOther Magazine is on sale internationally now. Buy a copy here.