The issue is led by a Raf Simons special, as he announces the closure of his namesake label after twenty seven years. Shot partly backstage at his final show in London in October by Nick Waplington, and also by Mario Sorrenti in New York, featuring a range of industry legends and new faces, and the boundary-breaking designer in conversation with Alaia’s Pieter Muller and Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy, two designers who he has nurtured throughout their careers.
Elsewhere i-D looks to the UK’s new rap icon Headie One, shot by Bolade Banjo, on location in Bond Street and Broadwater Farm, in conversation with Skepta, fellow Tottenham-born star, on the changing world of rap music in the UK.