Kelvin Okafor is all about human connection. An unmistakable talent, the artist’s aptitude for photorealist portraiture is uncanny, elevated by his gift for capturing the core essence of his subjects – one pencil stroke at a time.

They do more than manicures. Sculpting snaking tendrils of chrome and swiping on simple, monochrome colours, these are miniature works of art. Meet the nail artists taking a refreshed approach to painting digits.

A fried egg, a squirrel’s arsehole or a closely cropped bowling green? Artist Julie Verhoeven, 55, doesn’t view her hair the same way most women do.

On paper, Simon Foxton has ‘retired’ from fashion, but old habits die hard. Where once the esteemed stylist had been an avid scrapbooker, splicing together imagery from all corners of the earth – whether that was gay pornography, images from National Geographic or miscellaneous adverts – to inform his editorial concepts, he’s now embracing the world of web 3.0 to create inspired AI fashion imagery.

Maria Grazia Chiuri had warrior women in mind for her Dior SS25 show which opened with the Italian artist and archer Sagg Napoli striding down the catwalk in super-heroine mode.

Sabato De Sarno’s SS25 Gucci collection had an endless summer vibe.