Chalamet, who has long been admired for his style and fashionable red carpet looks, is photographed for the magazine’s October issue. He’s worn a thong, a so-called shirtless suit and, last week at the Venice Film Festival, he wore a backless T-shirt that quickly went viral. Speaking to Vogue in a video, he describes becoming the first man to appear on the cover of the magazine as “excellent. And strange. And only honor.” Timothée Chalamet on the cover of the October issue of British Vogue. Photo: Steven Meisel Writing in his editor’s letter, Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful said Chalamet’s choice was in part because of his “feverishly followed fashion personality, a style so innate and self-assured that it inspires women and men alike. From his glittering genderless suit to his everyday wardrobe of vintage tees and easy jeans, he doesn’t like to label himself whether he’s at a concert or caught in the glare of a thousand flashes.” The Vogue shoot, photographed by Steven Meisel, shows Chalamet’s willingness to experiment with fashion. He wears a pearl choker on the cover and other photos show him in a pink wig and leather pants. Timothée Chalamet has praised British Vogue editor Edward Enninful for his “innate” “self-assured” style. Photo: Steven Meisel While the actor is the first man to appear solo on the cover of British Vogue’s print edition, there are precedents in the magazine’s history. Harry Styles was the first man on the cover of American Vogue in 2020, while – as Twitter was keen to point out – Styles’ ex-partner Zayn Malik was actually British Vogue’s first man to appear on a digital cover in 2018. There have also been men accompanying women on the cover of British Vogue – from Manolo Blahnik with Anjelica Huston in 1974 to bare bottom Robbie Williams with Giselle in 2000 and Marcus Rashford with Adwoa Aboah in 2020. As Enninful writes, the actor was Helmut first, photographed with Marisa Berenson by David Bailey in 1970.
