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ProjectWhat's So Great About Britain?
Woman in red tank top and grey sweatpants reclines inside coiled yellow industrial tubing holding a newspaper

British GQ What's So Great About Britain? 2025

Associated creatives

Adam Baidawi
Adam BaidawiHead of Editorial Content
Charlotte Rutherford
Charlotte RutherfordPhotographer
Rose Forde
Rose FordeFashion Editor/Stylist
Yoshitaka Miyazaki
Yoshitaka MiyazakiHair Stylist
Bea Sweet
Bea SweetMakeup Artist
Sabrina Gayle
Sabrina GayleManicurist
Simone Cummings
Simone CummingsManicurist
Rory Mullen
Rory MullenSet Designer
Anders Hayward
Anders HaywardMovement Director
Nafisa Tosh
Nafisa ToshTailor
Ambika Mod
Ambika ModActor
Andrew Garfield
Andrew GarfieldActor
Brian Cox
Brian CoxActor
Emma Thompson
Emma ThompsonActor
Jason Isaacs
Jason IsaacsActor
Joe Locke
Joe LockeActor
Will Poulter
Will PoulterActor
Anthony Joshua
Anthony JoshuaAthlete
Chloe Kelly
Chloe KellyAthlete
Ian Wright
Ian WrightAthlete
FKA twigs
FKA twigsEntertainer
Jade Thirlwall
Jade ThirlwallEntertainer
Munroe Bergdorf
Munroe BergdorfModel
Amelia Dimoldenberg
Amelia DimoldenbergContent Creator

Tags

woman in red tank topred tank toptank topwoman reading newspaperwoman readingreading newspapercoiled yellow industrial tubingyellow industrial tubingindustrial tubing

Description

This portrait for the British GQ project Whats So Great About Britain was captured by photographer Charlotte Rutherford with styling by fashion editor Rose Forde. The subject reclines inside a nest of coiled yellow industrial tubing, reading a newspaper while wearing a red tank top and grey sweatpants. Set against a studio backdrop with dirt mounds and construction props, the editorial image employs direct lighting and a textured, raw aesthetic.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Gritty, Raw

Industries

Magazines

Color

Hot Pink (30%)
Medium Grey (30%)
Golden Yellow (40%)

Background

White Seamless

Context

Editorial