MCQ's debut collection, Genesis II, emphasises accreditation and collaboration with a new platform led by emergent global creatives, and fuelled by creativity and a ‘test and thrive, test and learn’ mindset.

Styled by Kai Cornwall, this editorial is based around a nostalgic love story visualised through a modern lens. With a focus on female energy, the shoot portrays a black man and woman outside the boundaries of gender roles.

When African-American fashion designer, Elle B. Mambetov, first moved to the UK, she had no idea her career would end up taking an unexpected twofold turn - skyrocketing to success initially as a stylist at London Fashion Week, her success would suddenly come to a halt after being framed in a scam that had her spend two years in a maximum security prison.