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Troy wears sleeveless jacket, by Schott NYC, briefs, by Dsquared2
Words Tim Heap Photography Stephen Maycock Styling Joseph Kocharian

In the eight years that Instagram has been a thing, it’s changed the way we present ourselves online, interact with each other, and the way we perceive celebrity. Its cultural currency dwarfs many other social-media platforms, and so far — while others have come and gone — it continues its meteoric rise.

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BIG IN A WIG
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SETH FORNEA DOESN’T SEEM TO OWN MANY CLOTHES. THE NEW
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Culture Club
Author Patrick Ness consistently shows true class
Iossip gurls
GUILLOTINA MUNTER, Glasgow’s first lady of drag, spills the tea on the queens’ latest exploits
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When Edward Enninful was appointed the new boss of British Vogue, it changed all the rules. But he’s been doing that all his life. He tells us about bringing the magazine into the 21st century, how he views fashion and the debt he owes his family and celebrity pals
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The design genius behind Lady Gaga’s wildest looks went on to change the landscape at Diesel and Uniqlo, then incorporated Tom of Finland into his own Nicopanda label
M.A. I . N M.A.N
Attitude fashion director Joseph Kocharian chats to Olivier Rousteing, the man who has helped steer Balmain to its position of power in the industry, about his astonishingly successful career, the problem he has finding true love and the prejudice he has faced not just for being mixed race and gay but also adopted
BLINDED BY SCIENCE
Comedian Cerys Bradley tries to unravel just what it is that makes us queer
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From wild carnival celebrations to remote islands with caves and waterfalls, Jurriaan Teulings finds a country of stunning opposites
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BUDDY BRILLIANT
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