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Tailored Rebellion • Yesterday, the suit was armour; today, it’s a playground. Between the precision of XXL tailoring and the audacity of almost weightless lace, the masculine silhouette is carving out a new kind of freedom. In front of the lens, the rules shatter: the tie is worn as a statement, Baroque prints clash unapologetically, and the body is revealed with raw theatricality. This man no longer asks for permission. He breaks free from labels, keeping only what matters: a sovereign presence — free, and unapologetically modern

Crank the Heat on Your Warm-Weather Style • From breezy It bags to built-tough tees, these are the blockbuster drops that GQ global fashion director Miles Pope has his eye on this season.

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice • Christian Louboutin’s shoes are ubiquitous – but the designer, for all his magic, can’t be everywhere all the time. After 35 years, he has appointed the brand’s first men’s creative director. He is called Jaden Smith. His initiation starts now

South Africa’s Grooming Icons • From barbershop staples to cult skincare, these are 20 South African grooming brands that have survived trends, fads and countless bathroom-cabinet clear-outs

The scent list • Five scents worth knowing now, from fresh aquatic notes to smoky, after-dark blends

The man behind the mystery • Meet Benjamin Fabio Cavagna, the man shaping one of Milan’s most intriguing cocktail experiences, where drinks become stories and hospitality becomes an art

Aged to perfection • Certain places define hospitality for generations. These are some of our hotel icons with plenty of history, character & charm

The luxury of going nowhere • Three hours from Cape Town, in the ancient landscape of the Cederberg, Bushmans Kloof offers a different kind of escape — one where the greatest luxury is having nowhere else to be

The underground is now the mainstream • Who and what is owning African culture right now

The Holy One • From the Porsche museum in Stuttgart to the birthplace of the brand in Gmünd/Austria, to the mountain roads that shaped the Porsche’s mythology, the new 911 GTS Cabriolet feels like a continuation of the original idea. Our motoring ed Dieter Losskarn did the pilgrimage.

Watt happens in the Alps • A couple of years ago Porsche showed that they can do electric without losing too much of their unique driving dynamics. So our motoring Ed Dieter Losskarn was curious to experience the Cayenne Turbo in fully electric. No place better to do so as in the Italian Alps, the Dolomites to be exact.

The Ads We Can’t Forget • A look inside the campaigns that became culture

The Movie Star • It’s been 20 years since Tom Cruise last appeared on the cover of GQ, and, in some ways, he’s living like it’s 2006 again. In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, Cruise is taking his riskiest creative swing since Tropic Thunder. And now he’s sitting down for a rare long-form interview. Zach Baron talked with Cruise, alongside Iñárritu, about where the old Tom went and the film that drew him back.

30 iconic MENSWEAR MOMENTS EVER • From Sophiatown dandies and Skhothane swagger to Mandela’s Yankees jacket, La Sape and the rise of streetwear, these are the people, movements and moments that changed the way men dress, and what clothes can say about who we are.

On Your Mark, Get Set, DOPE! • About A front-row seat to the making of the inaugural Enhanced Games, where select perfomance-enhancing drugs are permitted, and athletes and organizers alike are making real the hypothetical: What would the Olympics be like if...