This story originally appeared in i-D’s The Summer! Issue, no. 372, Summer 2023. Order your copy here.
Finn Eastham, artist
“Attending different music festivals and spending time on the beach by the water.”
Raelle Fraser Cox, artist
“Going interrailing with my best friend and making the most of the sun before university starts.”
Saul Baraitser, artist
“Staying in Brighton and enjoying the people around me.”
Lily Cole, model and author
“This summer is an open canvas. No plans made, I’m excited to see how it flows. I live in a beautiful country – Portugal – so will be happy to have lots of time at home.”
Lola Young, singer-songwriter
“Working quite a lot, maybe a few shows and then enjoying the sun (if there is any).”
Grace Hartzel, model, musician and mother
“Growing another baby!”
Edie Campbell, model
“Who knows, the night is young.”
Lilou Le Sergent, model and performing arts student
“Cocooning like a kitty cat.”
Dontae Chambers-Roscoe, art student
“Attending The Place Dance Academy in London where I go every Saturday to train.”
Daniel Finlay, skater
“Working and skating.”
LJ Clossick, model and part time worker at B&Q
“Chilling with friends, long walks, hopefully a festival or holiday.”
Naomi Apajok, model and dancer
“I will go back home this summer to see my friends and family.”
Rose Elisabeth Minnie Darby, model and student
“Going to Cornwall with my family and Italy with a friend.”
Nicole Bux, model and online life coaching student
“I’d like to explore some of the British coast, I’ve heard it’s stunning.”
Rachael Carruthers, model and part time waitress
“Living out my Mamma Mia dreams in Greece.”
Inès Richard, model and student
“Working in Seoul.”
Lydia Reid, model and trained nurse and midwife
“I’m super excited to spend quality time with my loved ones and simply enjoy the beautiful weather.”
Chloe Isadora, sacred womb awakening facilitator
“Living my best life!”
Kai Cosmo Donald McKim, architecture student
“Building a workshop back home in Oxfordshire.”
Kiki Willems, model
“Going to Lipari with friends.”
Bayley Bull, art student
“Spending loads of my time at the beach with my mates.”
Lorenzo Munoz Long, art student
“Taking photographs, making short films and visiting my village in Spain.”
Tachi Lawrence-Rodway, fashion merchandiser
“Sea swimming, skateboarding, paddleboarding and going to music festivals.”
Freya Bunting, biology student
“Working, seeing old friends and preparing for my next year of university!”
Cassius O’Connell-White, junior creative
“Relaxing, raving and trying not to get sunburnt!”
Jonas Glöer, model
“My girlfriend and I will visit a friend who has rented a house on the island of Lipari.”
Kai-Isaiah Jamal, model, poet and visibility activist
“I don’t know and I think that’s a beautiful thing.”
Kit Butler, model
“Exploring a new country.”
Abigail Morris, lead singer of The Last Dinner Party
“Languishing.”
Tish Weinstock, beauty writer and editor
“We’re having a staycation this summer as I’ll be 7-8 months pregnant.”
Jourdan Dunn, model and actor
“Celebrating my birthday month in the Caribbean.”
Cece Asembo, artist, skater and DJ
“The most.”
Daphne Greca, runs Brixton’s Baddest Skateshop
“Skating!”
Val Katz, runs Brixton’s Baddest Skateshop
“Skate, Greece, relax in the garden.”
Aimee Gillingwater, model, jazz singer and skateboarder
“Skating all day and singing all night.”
Cat Burns, singer-songwriter
“Touring the USA for the first time!”
Strandz, musician
“This summer I want to really live life and experience as much as possible.”
Mia Khalifa, influencer and entrepreneur
“Plenty of mushrooms on the Mediterranean Sea.”
Denys Lysenko, student
“Playing lots of sports.”
Balla Shom, mechanics student
“I don’t think I’ll be going on holiday this summer so I’m probably going to be in the UK, enjoying the summer here.”
Jesu Guerra, civil engineering student
“Spending time with family and friends.”
Billy Cole, student
“Hanging out with my mates.”
Simone Rocha, designer
“Working on my SS24 collection and gardening.”
Sekou, singer-songwriter
“Making music.”
Terry Jones, daydreamer, retired creative director and the founder of i-D Magazine
“Daydreaming, warm pebbles on our backs, scanning the horizon, berries for breakfast, stacking stones and skimming pebbles into the surf.”
Tricia Jones, Grandma to five gorgeous girls, a retired teacher and i-D’s original mum
“Spending as much time as I can in big nature and by the sea.”
Credits
Photography Oliver Hadlee Pearch
Fashion Tom Guinness
Make-up Ana Takahashi at Art Partner
Set design Andrew Tomlinson at Streeters
Photography assistance Albi Gualtieri, Max Hayter and Dan Douglass
Fashion assistance Archie Grant and Lottie Collins
Hair assistance Brielle Edmondson and Makoto Hayashi
Make-up assistance Martha Inoue, Mari Kuno, Eddy Liu and Joel Babicci
Set design assistance Brad Barrett, Cassius O’Connell-White, Phoebe Swiderska, Mimi Ruth-Simpson, Molly Timmins and Charlie Fowle
Producer Sarah Aranda Garzon at Farago Projects
Production managers Alex Bassford, Celeste Kennedy Doig and Tommaso Albertini
Production assistance Tom Aucott, Harvey Wells, Brandon Young and Pati Vasto
Casting director (Lily Cole at IMG, Edie Campbell, Jonas Glöer and Kiki Willems at VIVA, Grace Hartzel, Kit Butler and Lydia Reid at Next, Inès Richard at Premier, Jourdan Dunn at The Squad, Kai-Isaiah Jamal at EYC LTD, Lilou Le Sergent and Rachael Carruthers at Storm, LJ Clossick and Naomi Apajok at Milk, Mia Khalifa, Nicole Bux at Select, Rose Elisabeth Minnie Darby at Present, Cat Burns, Sekou, Simone Rocha, Strandz, The Last Dinner Party) Samuel Ellis Scheinman and Alejandra Perez for DMCASTING
Casting (Tachi Lawrence-Rodway, Freya Bunting, Cassius O’Connell-White, Bayley Bull, Lorenzo Munoz Long, Daniel Finlay, Dontae Chambers-Roscoe, Cece Asembo, Daphne Greca, Val Katz, Aimee Gillingwater at Anti-Agency, Kai Cosmo Donald McKim, Denys Lysenko, Balla Shom, Jesu Guerra, Billy Cole, Finn Eastham, Raelle Fraser Cox and Saul Baraitser) Sarah Small at Good Catch. MENTORING MATTERS (Esther-Toyin Izedomi, Aswan Magumbe, Lacey Wint, Alice Kemp-Habib, Kiran Samra, Peju Obasa, Ranura Edirisinghe, Serge Pontier, Rayyanah Munye, Tyler Jade Flower, André Jacques, Alia Romagnoli, Jordan Afi Lambert, Odera Phil-Ebosie, Mimi Nwoha), Pati Vasto, Chloe Isadora, Tish Weinstock and Lola Young