Numéro Homme 41

Other highlights include a glimpse into tennis player Rafael Nadal's hotel room for a never-before-seen interview, a portrait of British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, and the incredible journey of Olympic medal-winning freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, one of the few sportsmen to have dared to come out, carte blanche for artists Francesco Vezzoli, Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Arsham, Coco Capitán, Camille Henrot, Roe Ethridge and Mathias Augustyniak, a photo essay on Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, and exclusive Mode series by Pierre Debusschere, Bruce Gilden, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Lee Wei Swee and Jack Pierson.

To celebrate this milestone, the magazine invited twenty of the most influential designers in men's fashion, all of whom took Polaroid self-portraits for this exceptional edition. For its anniversary, Numéro Homme looks back at how each, in his own way, has shaped the allure of the contemporary man.

Also included are portraits of Virgil Abloh, Haider Ackermann, Paul Andrew, Dean and Dan Caten, Tom Ford, Jean Paul Gaultier, Véronique Nichanian,Rick Owens, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Riccardo Tisci, Kris Van Assche, Silvia Venturini Fendi, Donatella Versace and Matthew M. Williams. Williams; a behind-the-scenes look at the Zegna Group, now one of the world's leading menswear companies, and the Fashion series by Pierre Debusschere, Horst Diekgerdes, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Carlotta Manaigo and Charles Fréger.

Also in this issue: Argentine singer Nathy Peluso confesses the inspirations behind her music, a crossroads of genres - R'n'B, salsa, cumba - which is revealed here in a fashion series photographed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello; as well as French actress Noémie Merlant, who starred in the film Emmanuelle before releasing her first feature film Les Femmes au Balcon. 

Also in this issue: an interview with José Martinez, director of dance at the Paris Opéra; a meeting with Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Thai filmmaker to whom the Centre Pompidou is devoting a major retrospective; the artist Marisol, a pop art figure highlighted by the Fondation Louis Vuitton this autumn; design nuggets at PAD London; director Chantal Akerman's exhibition-event at the Jeu de Paume; young visual artist Mimosa Echard, who is preparing her solo show at Galerie Chantal Crousel...