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Esquire UK

September/October 2026
Magazine

Every month Esquire covers a diverse range of topics from music to politics, health to fashion, lifestyle tips to inspiring features and, of course, beautiful women. Esquire's heritage of top-class writing and quality journalism, combined with A-list celebrity coverage and great photography gives the readers an informing and entertaining package every month.

Esquire is the sharper read for Men who Mean Business.

From the editor’s desk

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STYLE

ERWIN WURM ON VENICE • The Austrian artist behind this summer’s exhibition at Museo Fortuny shares the restaurants, galleries, bookshops and walks that keep drawing him back to La Serenissima

The Warhol watch • How Piaget and Andy Warhol turned the luxury watch into something far more potent than just a way of telling the time

Studio life • An artist’s working space offers a wealth of design inspiration, says Esquire’s contributing design editor Charlene Prempeh

Good form • From sculptural speakers to gallery-worthy hi-fi, the best technology now borrows from the world of art and design

Camden calling

A brief history of painting’s poster boys • Artists have long known the power of a strong look, says Esquire’s style columnist

Pastel studies • Luxury watches lighten up

Swede dreams • Polestar’s futuristic new flagship model is less Silicon Valley gadget, more Scandinavian design object

Folio society • Elegant leather goods return to the fold

Shelf expression • From sculptural bottles to stone deodorants, the new generation of grooming products are designed to be left out on display

The Style Shrink • Our in-house style savant has your autumnal sartorial questions covered

Life • The cultural happenings to know about right now

Still a beast • Returning to our TVs, Ray Winstone is on a hot streak

Austen powers • Two big-budget Jane Austen adaptations highlight our continuing obsession with the author — and her cadre of men

LIT IN TRANSLATION

A good hang • Henry Wong explores how the next generation of London gallerists are reshaping the city’s art scene

Jody Williams • The New York-based chef will travel to Rome for ice-cream (but she won’t eat much on the plane)

Counter culture • Back support is so last season

JON BON JOVI

For Better Men

The special relationship • With their recent Prada Mode show in New York, film director Nicolas Winding Refn and game designer Hideo Kojima continue their cosmic collaboration

THE CODE • Look better, think better, be better: your manual for stylish living

MASTER MEXICAN FOOD (with a twist) • In Santiago Lastra’s new cookbook Mexican Soul (out now), the chef patron of Kol and Fonda has pulled together a collection of recipes that connect everyday British ingredients with traditional regional cuisine. Here, Lastra whips up two easy dishes that deserve a spot in your weeknight rotation.

How to turn a plate of food into a work of art (according to Yotam Ottolenghi)

How to avoid a dinner-party meltdown • (according to Santiago Lastra)

Upgrade your palate • (according to Mandy Naglich, author of How to Taste)

How to shuck an oyster • Oysters… at home? It’s possible, but half the fun is shucking what you eat, which can be a hazardous game for the uninitiated. Just be sure your guests know what they’re doing. Tell them this:

THREE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS TO CATCH THIS AUTUMN

THE BOOKS YOUR COFFEE TABLE WANTS RIGHT NOW

The art of dressing well

Autumn wardrobe tune-up

THE UNDER-THE-RADER WATCH BRANDS DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

SIX SKINCARE LESSONS YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED YESTERDAY...

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  • English