Summer’s finally here and what a year already!

The HERO Summer Zine is an annual rite of passage welcoming the lazy, hazy days of golden light, balmy nights and endless dreaming. Out today in Dover Street Market London and winging its way right now to Dover Street Market New York and LA, plus countless amazing boutique magazine and bookstores across the globe.

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This year the issue includes four exclusive posters by the legendary Walter Pfeiffer, ripe and ready for your wall, accompanied by an exclusive interview with the icon.

Inside are eight collectable ‘Wish You Were Here’ postcards from models scattered far and wide across the globe, sent straight from their hometowns and ready for you to post to your BFF.

Hedi Slimane shoots rising British bands for his Portrait of a Performer series at Celine, we interview the stars.

The cover features Fares – one of three identical triplets (Mehdi and Redouane feature inside too) shot by Jorge Perez Ortiz and styled by Adrian Bernal.

Old school cool – the inimitable Tony Ward chills at home in LA in Saint Laurent, and Michael Avedon shares his portraits of friends and legends, including Dean Dempsey, Jacobly Satterwhite, Rakim, Charlie Sexton, Davóne Tines, Marky Ramone, Roberto Bolle, Mickalene Thomas, Warren Ellis and Abdiel Jacobsen.

Plus a gorgeously sun-drenched series from Eber Figueira, Danielle Levitt hangs out in LA and shoots friends on the streets, Lasse Dearman captures the chilled out vibes in Berlin, James Tolich and Trevor Stones make the most of the Australian winter sun and Mark Seliger takes gorgeous black and white portraits, styled by Paul Sinclaire.

It’s the ultimate summer blockbuster.

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