British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes, American singer, actress, and activist Janelle Monáe, and Japanese / British singer, actress and model Rina Sawayama cover British Vogue Magazine‘s July 2023 Pride and Joy edition captured by fashion photographer Tim Walker. In charge of styling was Kate Phelan, with set design from Miguel Bento, and production by Zoe Wassall at Great Southern Productions. Beauty is work of hair stylist Ali Pirzadeh, makeup artists Bea Sweet and Terry Barber, and manicurist Simone Cummings. For the covers, Margolyes is wearing a custom-made wrap and dress by Galedi, headband by Hood, earrings by Coleman Douglas Pearls and necklace by Yoko London, Monáe is wearing Marni, and Sawayama is wearing Givenchy.
I’m actively trying to make sure that I’m present, I’m hoping [the album – The Age of Pleasure] encourages people to find simple pleasures. For me, sometimes that’s reading a book before 6am, sometimes it’s having a party and being able to come dry and leave wet, kiss somebody that you just met, you know? – Janelle Monae
We’re still not where I want to be, but I think even since I started in music there’s so much more representation now. Seeing Blackpink headline Coachella… I could not have imagined that as a teenager – it’s huge. It’s nice to not have that pressure and just enjoy all the art that Asian people are making. – Rina Sawayama
Photography © Tim Walker for British Vogue, read more at vogue.co.uk
