It sounds ridiculous – and in some ways it is – but for a brief period around 40 years ago, a group of ostentatious Italian youths who liked to loiter outside of sandwich shops had a role in shaping the way we have dressed ever since. In early 1980s Milan, affluent teenagers and twentysomethings started to congregate first at a small snack bar called Il Panino in Piazza Liberty, and later at a branch of a newly opened burger chain, Burghy, in Piazza San Babila. In a matter of months, the “paninari” (derived from panino, the Italian word for sandwich) were known across Italy.

You don’t just stumble upon Inis Meáin, the middle-most of the Aran Islands. Located 20km off the west coast of Ireland, sandwiched between its neighbours, Inis Mór – where parts of 2022’s The Banshees Of Inisherin were filmed, subbing in for the fictional isle location – and Inis Oírr, it is accessible only via a 45-minute ferry ride or a five-minute flight from the mainland. The official timetable says there are three flights a day, but as with so many things here, it’s best to ask a local. Hopefully, you’ll find someone who speaks fluent English, but this is far from guaranteed. Thanks to the islands’ physical remoteness, the traditional way of life has lingered and Irish is still the first language of most of the older residents.

I am nearing 20 years of friendship with Tom Hazlerigg-Greeves. We met at school, bonded over an interest in fashion and later travelled together. Over the summer, I had the honour of being his best man at his wedding on Noirmoutier, a quaint, off-grid island in western France that you’ve almost certainly never heard of (though I suggest researching).

Adam Brody is an excellent sport. During his photoshoot for MR PORTER, he wears mohair in the blazing LA heat, submerges himself in a swimming pool in a LOEWE tracksuit and regales the crew with stories – funny ones – while balancing a martini on his head. When asked if he’d mind skateboarding for a shot, he picks up the board, no questions asked, hot coffee still in hand. From an insurance perspective, I’m on edge; as a devotee of The OC, I couldn’t be more thrilled. Perhaps I should come clean right from the off: Adam Brody was my first big crush. I’ve had to keep my cool around many attractive men in my career, but reader, this was my Everest. And as a long-time fan of Brody’s, in this moment, I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven.

It sounds ridiculous – and in some ways it is – but for a brief period around 40 years ago, a group of ostentatious Italian youths who liked to loiter outside of sandwich shops had a role in shaping the way we have dressed ever since. In early 1980s Milan, affluent teenagers and twentysomethings started to congregate first at a small snack bar called Il Panino in Piazza Liberty, and later at a branch of a newly opened burger chain, Burghy, in Piazza San Babila. In a matter of months, the “paninari” (derived from panino, the Italian word for sandwich) were known across Italy.

You don’t just stumble upon Inis Meáin, the middle-most of the Aran Islands. Located 20km off the west coast of Ireland, sandwiched between its neighbours, Inis Mór – where parts of 2022’s The Banshees Of Inisherin were filmed, subbing in for the fictional isle location – and Inis Oírr, it is accessible only via a 45-minute ferry ride or a five-minute flight from the mainland. The official timetable says there are three flights a day, but as with so many things here, it’s best to ask a local. Hopefully, you’ll find someone who speaks fluent English, but this is far from guaranteed. Thanks to the islands’ physical remoteness, the traditional way of life has lingered and Irish is still the first language of most of the older residents.