“I just try to be myself and present the most honest version of that to the world, with my music and who I am in the streets, to my fans. I am constantly raising the bar compared to what I have done in the past, trying to find innovative ways that will keep pushing our culture forward. I’m passionate about music, design, art, and fashion, I want to kick down doors for Latinos to be part of those worlds, it matters to me.”
Covering our Summer 2023 issue, cultural icon, creative polymath and global superstar J Balvin takes us through his journey so far. From his greatest influences to his dream collaborators, his mission to immerse Latino culture into the world to his take over of the fashion industry, he tells all.
Photographer Brendan Wixted
Fashion by Jamie Ortega
Words by Ben Tibbits
Grooming by Melissa Dezarate at A-Frame Agency
Editorial Director Charlotte Morton
Editor Ella West
Art Director Harry Fitzgerald
Production Director Ben Crank
Producer Isabella Coleman
Production Intern Lola Randall
Photography Assistant Justin Mulroy
Tailor Sarah Lathrop
Fashion Assistant Serena Orlando
