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Will Welch

Editor in Chief, GQ

Will Welch is a writer for GQ.

GQ’s Global Creativity Awards Are Back

Welcome to the second edition of GQ’s franchise that celebrates the world’s most fearless and inspiring creatives, including Lewis Hamilton, Hunter Schafer, Danny McBride, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Check it out in the April issue of GQ—and at a black tie gala in New York City on April 11th.

Introducing the 2023 GQ Men of the Year Issue, Starring Jacob Elordi, Tom Ford, and More

Even we were shocked at the total vivid and unexpected stories our writers filed for the 28th annual celebration of the year’s most complicated and compelling people.

Death, Sex and Money: The Tom Ford Exit Interview

He sold his company and has set his sights on new goals. As he walks away from the fashion world, Tom Ford talks candidly about all of it: the empire he built, the grief he’s endured, and what he’s planning for his third and final act.

The Story Behind GQ's November 2023 Cover Story with Timothée Chalamet

This issue marks our third cover with the actor in six years. We like to think of it as one big project: The Timmy Trilogy.

Here's the Inspiration Behind GQ's Cover Shoot with Pharrell 

Global Editorial Director Will Welch shares the story behind our latest shoot with the music super producer, style icon, and new men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton.

 Introducing GQ's Global Creativity Awards

This new franchise celebrates the world’s most fearless and inspiring creatives, including Tim Cook, Donald Glover, Grace Wales Bonner, and more. Check it out in the April issue of GQ—and at our inaugural black tie awards gala set for April 6th in New York City.

Introducing The GQ Sports Style Hall of Fame

Deion Sanders, Allen Iverson, and Derek Jeter are our first trio of inductees into a whole new kind of Hall.

Announcing GQ's Men of the Year 2021 Cover Stars

Lil Nas X, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Tom Holland front an issue dedicated to persistence, pushing back, and a new masculinity.

Artist and Skate Hero Ed Templeton On Shooting Jonah Hill

As a longtime fan of street and skate photographer Ed Templeton, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to call him up and ask him about his career—and his awesome new GQ Style cover shoot with Jonah Hill.

Announcing the Worldwide Era of GQ

The September 2021 issue marks a new beginning for the global GQ brand.

35 Love Songs That Don't Suck

GQ Editor-in-Chief Will Welch made a 2.5 hour playlist for modern lovers.

GQ’s Modern Lovers Issue Is Full of Love Stories You’ve Never Heard Before

GQ Editor-in-Chief Will Welch on the making of our March issue.

Why Your New Shopping Mantra Should Be “Buy Better, Buy Less”

Editor-in-Chief Will Welch explains how the great German industrial designer Dieter Rams inspired the new “Quality Issue” of GQ—and why Rams holds the keys to a more sustainable future for fashion.

The 50 Greatest Hits of the Self-Isolation Era

GQ Editor in Chief Will Welch pulled together a 3-hour mix to lift your spirits and rejuvenate your playlists. 

Inside Kanye West's Vision for the Future

For the May 2020 issue, Will Welch spent three months across three countries talking to Ye about his next album, his “altered ego,” and his renewed faith in God. 

Introducing GQ's New Masculinity Issue, Starring Pharrell

GQ editor-in-chief Will Welch says masculinity is changing—and change is good. 

Pharrell on Evolving Masculinity and “Spiritual Warfare”

Pushing the masculinity conversation forward with one of pop culture's most influential futurists.

The Case for a Suit in a (Supposedly) Suitless Era

The suit has been in a tricky place for the past few years. And yet the suit stays in the picture—you just have to know where to look.

GQ’s Doing Something Special This Month

Editor-in-Chief Will Welch on GQ's first-ever Summer Beach Reads issue.

Who’s in Your Style Entourage?

Editor-in-Chief Will Welch on the cadre of independent designers he keeps coming back to.

Welcome to a Whole New Era of GQ

New editor-in-chief Will Welch explains how the February issue is just the start of something big.
Letter from the Editor

The Greatest Hits of Ram Dass

An annotated look at the ‘Be Here Now’ author’s extensive oeuvre.
Spirituality

The New Resonance Of Ram Dass

We took a pilgrimage to Hawaii to visit the 87-year-old spiritual teacher who transformed hippie America with ‘Be Here Now’—and whose message is now more potent than ever.
Letter From The Editor

My Balls and My Word: What I Learned From Eight Days of Testicular Cancer

A note from the new fall issue of GQ Style, by editor-in-chief Will Welch.