Numéro Homme 40

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.

As one of the ambassadors of the Gris Dior fragrance, he takes part in a no-holds-barred interview. Back to Paris for a chat with young prima ballerina Guillaume Diop, singer Pierre de Maere and Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who collaborated with Pharrell Williams on his first Louis Vuitton show.

Then, Numéro Homme embarks on a journey to the four corners of the globe, meeting British actor Charlie Heaton in New York, and visiting the family home of Ferdinand Von Habsburg-Lothringen in Salzburg. Before heading for southern Italy, where art photographer Pieter Hugo witnessed the bloody ritual of Holy Week in two small Calabrian towns.