Aya Nakamura, cover star of Numéro 258, December-January issue

Cover by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.

Aya Nakamura by Jean-Baptiste Mondino on the cover of Numéro 258

The most-streamed female artist in the world today, Aya Nakamura is the cover star of Numéro‘s “Celestial” issue, seen through the lens of Jean-Baptiste Mondino.

Adored by Madonna and Rihanna, and widely acclaimed for her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the 30-year-old French singer has just unveiled her new album Destinée and is about to dazzle audiences with a series of concerts at the Stade de France in Paris.

The dynamic duo Jean Paul Gaultier and Duran Lantink

Young designer Duran Lantink, the newly appointed creative director at Jean Paul Gaultier, sits down with the legendary fashion designer to discuss his bold debut collection, presented last September, and his vision for the iconic Parisian house.

French actress Joséphine Japy, who recently stepped behind the camera, presents her first feature film Qui brille au combat, a moving autofiction about a family coping with serious illness.

Also in this December–January “Celestial” issue

Also featuring in the December-January issur: Father Mother Sister, the latest powerful film directed by Jim Jarmusch, the enchanting art of Jean-Michel Othoniel, Nina Kravitz’s soulful techno, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping thriller The Secret Agent, the mystical videos of Saodat Ismailova…

And as usual, fashion series by Txema Yeste, Katja Mayer, Bastiaan Woudt, Anthony Arquier, Ben Hassett, and Julien Vallon.

Numéro 258, December-January issue, will be available at newsstands and on iPad on November 28th, 2025.