GQ South Africa

GQ South Africa is the first and last word on men's style. With access to some of the world's top photographers and writers, GQ offers professional men content that is entertaining and enlightening. Whether it's fashion, tech, business, Hollywood or investigative journalism, GQ covers it all with intelligence and imagination.

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GQ South Africa

CURATED • Fashion editor Luke Diva presents his favourite products and finds for the season

Layer up to level up • Layering is trendy, but it’s the how and what that counts. The best part is that you can work with what you already have in your wardrobe to achieve an entirely new look and feel. GQ fashion director Jason Alexander Basson talks us through the Dos and Don’ts

MAN ABOUT TOWN • With golf on our mind, GQ thought it best to check in with SA’s favourite homeslice Erik van Rooyen to talk about touring, training, his famous moustache, family life and what he misses most about home

Patience is a virtue • MD of Cardova Productions Patience Stevens is one of South African TV’s most respected producers

MAKES SCENTS • Aqualis founder Steyn Grobler’s decade-long career in fragrances dates back to the hours he spent in Red Square perfumeries as a child

SIDE HUSTLE TO SUCCESS • Founder of Joburg-based Legends Barbershop Sheldon Tatchell began his career cutting hair from his stoep in Eldorado Park. Now he owns 61 men’s grooming salons on the African continent

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IT’S PERSONAL • Unlike serums and eye creams, fragrances are an extension of your personality. Whereas your trademark might be a sweet spring scent, another guy might find that unbearable. GQ rounds up 10 fragrances you need to try in 2022

Ring leader • The beginner’s guide to using a cock ring – in case you were wondering

Vacation in the vines • Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Klein Drakenstein mountains and hugged by a tranquil valley abundant with vineyards and fynbos, Brookdale Estate is steeped in history and natural beauty

Why tracking your sleep can backfire • It comes down to something called the nocebo effect

THE SUPER CONDUCTOR • When he was a child, mate Rimac fitted an electric motor in his beat-up BmW. now, his company is building some of the buzziest EVs in the world

British purrfection • Is Jaguar’s newest F-Pace SVR as insane as the rest of ’em? GQ motoring editor Dieter Losskarn spends quality time with the pawsome Brit

ON SPEED • GQ motoring editor Dieter Losskarn drove the fastest-ever Bentley, the British-made Continental GT Speed, and describes it as a perfect symbiosis between impressive performance and luxurious comfort

Switch to digital • With a digital subscription, you’ll never miss an issue of GQ, Glamour or House & Garden. Here’s how to get the latest issues – without leaving home – in just a few clicks

KAMARU USMAN IS GETTING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS • How did a scrawny Nigerian kid grow up to become the UFC’s mightiest pound-for-pound champion? By constantly seeking out new challenges – including potential fights with opponents two weight classes up

Party in the back • The performance and injury-proofing benefits of a strong posterior chain

Evolution of the entrepreneur • Global entrepreneur and founder of Pranary business school Sandras Phiri says it’s time to fix how entrepreneurship is taught

Prosper with property • Property coach and author Laurens Boel is passionate about helping people take charge of their financial life with property

Offshore opportunity • Global share prices are rising, and international companies are dominant. Here’s how to get in on the action

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