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Enter the Cageaissance

Drip Responsibly • These days, the flyest and most rarefied garments money can buy are upcycled, recycled, and on the cutting edge of sustainability.

Searching for Fashion’s Most Reclusive Designer • Somewhere in Brighton, a mysterious man named Paul Harnden is making handcrafted leather shoes and clothing using old-world techniques. And he has garnered a cult following that includes fashion die-hards and a few A-list celebrities who get it. As the fashion industry attempts to become more sustainable, it might learn a thing or two from Harnden’s slow approach. That is, if he can be found.

The Funky, Forgotten Swiss Watches of the ’60s • Overlooked and undervalued for decades, these three retro-futuristic timepieces are relatively easy to find—for now—says GQ watch columnist Nick Foulkes.

Redesign Your Routine for the New Abnormal • The pandemic has permanently changed the rhythms of life and work, and GQ wellness columnist Joe Holder says it’s now on you to create the habits you need to thrive.

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NICK CAGE CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL • He is one of our great actors. Also one of our most inscrutable, most eccentric, and most misunderstood. But as Cage makes his case here, every extraordinary thing about his wild work and life actually makes perfect ordinary sense.

THE NEW ARt of WatcH COLLECTING • THE WATCH WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN HOTTER, WITH DEMAND SKYROCKETING RIGHT AS SUPPLY SLOWS TO A TRICKLE. BUT IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK—AND WHO TO TALK TO, AND HOW TO SPOT VALUE IN AN OCEAN OF EXCESS—THERE’S NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO FIND AN INVESTMENTGRADE GRAIL.

GUNNA'S GREATEST FITS • THE ATLANTA RAPPER WITH TWO CHARTTOPPING ALBUMS, AND A CLOSET SO CRAZY THAT RIHANNA DRESSED UP AS HIM FOR HALLOWEEN, WALKS US THROUGH THE STACKS (AND STACKS) OF DESIGNER GEAR HE’S LOVING RIGHT NOW.

THE RAZOR’S EDGE OF A WARMING WORLD • As we hurtle toward an ever-hotter future, GQ spotlights eight places whose very identities depend on a simple calculation: If we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, these places could be saved. In a 2-degree scenario, they would be irredeemably lost.

Jacobabad, Pakistan • One of the world’s hottest cities simply can’t stand to get any hotter.

Line Islands • Off the coast of this Pacific paradise, a coral reef teems with wildlife—but teeters on the brink of destruction.

Napa Valley, California • Wildfires and droughts are devastating vineyards, tainting vintages, and poisoning the future of the great American wine region.

Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada • Sea ice is vanishing near this Arctic island, imperiling an Inuit community’s cherished tradition.

Italian Alps • Snowless slopes and shuttering resorts could mean the collapse of this classic European ski destination.

Yakutia, Russia • In one of the coldest regions on earth, a thaw of the permafrost is releasing massive levels of methane—and maybe something worse.

Miombo Woodlands, Southern Africa • In this cradle of biodiversity, climate change could upend the ecosystem—and spell disaster for a host of endangered species.

Antigua and Barbuda • The island nation rocked by hurricanes is fighting back—and lawyering up—against the industrialized superpowers that pollute the most.

UNDERSTATED SUPERSTAR • He found fame playing a ghost in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. Now he’s an android in After Yang,...