Our November Global Cover star, Sarah Paulson, has built a career on transformation, taking on roles at the far edges of human behavior. In “Big Swings,” she reflects on her instinct for reinvention. “Being a chameleon is an incredible asset as an actor, but on a human level, sometimes I wonder, What are you after that you’re always changing?” she says. “Is that discomfort with self, or am I a person who likes looking at myself from different angles?”
That impulse to look inward runs throughout this self-portrait–themed edition of our Fashion, Art &amp; Design issue. In “Frames of Mind,” the director, artist, and photographer Sam Taylor-Johnson revisits decades of self-portraiture, from her earliest images to the deeply personal, never-before-seen work in her forthcoming monograph. Ahead of December’s Art Basel Awards, nominee Precious Okoyomon conceived a series of self-portraits for L’OFFICIEL, and describes an artistic practice based on openness in “Precious by Nature.” “Vulnerability isn’t something you can do by yourself,” they say. “It requires someone witnessing you.” Rashid Johnson, long drawn to anxiety and intimacy in his work, makes a case for vulnerability in an art world that’s grown tired of irreverence and insincerity in “Made to Feel.” For one of this issue’s collector’s covers, Johnson reimagined a still from his newest film, which debuts at Hauser &amp; Wirth this month, as a self-portrait.
Meanwhile, Debra Shaw meets her own gaze in “A Curated Affair,” wearing museum-worthy looks from the Fall/Winter 2026 collections. What we wear is always a self-portrait of sorts. In an age during which an image can come from anywhere, the most striking ones still require looking inward.
— Caroline Grosso

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Rashid Johnson’s self-portrait for L’OFFICIEL. 'Birthday Boys,' 2026 © Rashid Johnson. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.

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Debra Shaw photographed by Arseny Jabiev for L'OFFICIEL USA November 2026 Issue.

Sarah Paulson photographed by Chantal Anderson for L'OFFICIEL USA November 2026 Issue

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