Timothee Chalamet is first man to appear solo on British Vogue cover in its 106 year history

US actor Timothee Chalamet has become the first man to appear solo on the cover of British Vogue in its 106-year history. 

Chalamet was described by the magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful as a “modern man incarnate, as an actor and as a person.” Enniful added he had been waiting “for the moment to feel right” to have a man on the print cover, wanting it to feel “effortless.” 

“When we began talking about the possibility of this cover several months ago, it became immediately apparent that Timothee is just Timothee.

“Neither tooled nor marketed by the Hollywood and fashion machines to appeal to teens or grandmothers, women or men, he is simply himself. He is a man for everybody.

“And so here he is, a young actor at the peak of his early career, who calls to mind the Deans and DiCaprios of past decades, but with a relationship to a new generation that dismantles old-fashioned notions of masculinity as a matter of course.”

The magazine has two alternative covers of Chalamet – taken by Steven Meisel.

In the cover story, Chalamet opens up about advice from Leonardo DiCaprio, growing up and his new project Wonka. 

Chalamet currently stars in the cannibal love story Bones And All, directed by Luca Guadagnino, who worked with the actor in the 2017 film Call Me By Your Name.