Time Out London’s second Spring print edition is released today. It is fronted by drag icon Bimini Bon Boulash and celebrates street and grassroots culture and the renaissance of London.
Bimini, the East-London based professional drag queen and fashion icon, is pictured on the Time Out London cover on the street, wearing a custom-created gown, one of three looks created and handmade especially for the cover by up and coming London designer, Regencycore by Grete Henri.
The 28-year-old non-binary activists reflects on how London helped make them feel like they didn’t have to explain themselves in an exclusive interview with Time Out. ‘I think that’s why London is a hub for people,’ they say. ‘Because you have that freedom. As a queer person you live as a version of you, that you think people want you to be, until you are ready to accept the true you.’ In Bimini’s interview they also declare their ambition to be prime minister, which has Time Out’s full backing.
The issue also carries an article written by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who explains why this year is the perfect time for Londoners to reconnect with their city. A review on the first nightclub reopening experiment in Liverpool. A ‘London for Less’ feature highlighting all the great popups, events and food that are livening up the capital, as well as a picture led article featuring 18 urban photographers who were tasked to explain their favourite shots of the city they reside and so much more of Time Out’s staple content.
Time Out Editor in Chief, Caroline McGinn says: “This is a moment when cities all round the world are emerging from Covid and reinventing themselves from street-level up. That spirit of reinvention really comes through from grassroots and street culture. It’s got attitude, flair, heart, community and a vibrant experimental take on identity. In London, it speaks hundreds of different languages and blends flavours and styles from all over the world. It’s fluid and allows people to shape themselves and each other - or as Bimini says in their interview, to try on versions of themselves, find acceptance and see what’s different and new. Post-Covid, great cities will become places where people want to be, not just where they have to be. Looking at the emerging culture, food and green spaces that are celebrated in our Spring edition, London is well on its way to a fresh take on greatness."
Magazine distribution: Pick up a copy of the special edition magazine on Tuesday, 25th May 2020 from London locations including the high streets, stations, bars, restaurants, cafes, selected hotels, universities, supermarkets and more. Places where Time Out London magazine is usually distributed may differ due to limited footfall in certain areas.
