Have you ever come face-to-face with your own reality? Did you react or did you just act? Three years ago, I received a letter knowing exactly who the sender was. I dreaded opening it, because I felt what I would read wouldn’t make me proud of who I was. A handwritten letter from my 18-year-old self, checking up on me 10 years later, asking so many questions but I had no answers. Was that a sign from the universe giving me another chance to make it right?

By dressing a cover girl in digital outfits, L‘Officiel Monaco is taking its first step toward a new reality – The Metaverse. We invite you to see how the digital world can look so realistic and beautiful. This cover story shoot took place in London with Dima Honcharov, whilst the DRESSX team in Los Angeles was working on the digital dressing of the real model. L‘Officiel Monaco also participated in the first-ever Venice Carnival in the Metaverse – find out about it on page 130.

Spring is a time for re-birth, resurrection and rejuve- nation. In the luxury and fashion world it is the season best attributed to sustainability and a more mindful approach to our planet and its resources. With this in mind, we have dedicated our spring issue to the topic of sustainability. What is being done in the world of luxury and fashion to ensure for a more mindful approach and which fashion brand can be seen as being most sustai- nable?

The year has gone by in a glimpse of an eye, or so it seems, and here we are once again: the festive season is upon us. As a tribute and celebration of the return of the ball season, we dedicated our winter issue to glamour and all things glamorous.

While the Austrian media landscape is rich and diverse, there seems to be some scarcity when it comes to men’s lifestyle titles. A void we are more than happy to fill. We present to you L’Officiel Austria Hommes – the magazine for the discerning gentleman!

Summer draws to a close and we enter what I personally believe to be the most beauti- ful of seasons: autumn. Autumn leaves do not only bring cooler weather, but also more diversity into our closets – a welcome change. This season, we bring to you “The Athleisure Issue”.

The cooler weather is upon us and brings more diversity into our closets – a welcome change. Accordingly, the cover editorial of this Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol, Cyprus, special issue, brings you the hottest autumn and winter looks, modelled by the one and only Julia Kuczyńska Julia Kuczyńska.