i-D Beauty Zine, Spring 2026
280 x 295 mm, 52 pages
London & New York
Zine first published in 2026
Editor-in-chief: Thom Bettridge
Beauty editor-at-large: Marcelo Gutierrez
Art director: Brent David Freaney
Design: Elsa Mueller
‘Beauty is you’
i-D’s first dedicated beauty publication is a glossy large-format zine with a flip cover—open via popstar Tyla for women’s beauty, or via model Shaid for the men’s section.
Editor-in-chief Thom Bettridge has declared the zine a manifesto, telling Business of Fashion that, ‘Beauty has always been a part of i-D’s DNA, but there was never a dedicated platform for it.’ Inside, the classic i-D straight-up photo style is repurposed for life-size close-ups of faces (shot by Francesc Planes), Aidan Zamiri shoots the men, and you can read a series of six Facetime interviews with a selection of people ranging from Hayley Williams to Martha Stewart. It’s big, bright and bold, and is a strong announcement for i-D’s move into the beauty space in print and online.
There’s a choice of Tyla covers, each has the same Shaid cover on the reverse.
On the Podcast:
Hear i-D founder Terry Jones discuss the magazine’s 40-year history on episode 22 of the magCulture Podcast.
LISTEN HERE