Father's Day
Style
A$AP Rocky and His Look-Alike Sons Star in Bottega Veneta’s Father’s Day Campaign
“It’s about putting a different lens on my life,” says the rapper, who welcomed sons RZA and Riot with Rihanna in 2022 and 2023, respectively. “It reflects my state of mind, my taste preferences. It feels mature.”
By Eileen Cartter
Culture
Rapper Dads and Their Rapper Sons Talk About the Family Business
Four rappers and the sons who've followed in their footsteps—Juvenile and Young Juve, E-40 and Droop-E, Big Hit and Hit-Boy, and Mac Phipps and Bandana Kin—discuss legacy, collaboration, and what they've learned from each other.
By Grant Rindner
Wellness
Pete Buttigieg’s Paternity Leave Was Complicated. Here’s What He Learned
The secretary of transportation (and 2020 presidential candidate) opens up about taking time away from work after he and his husband adopted twins who were dealing with health issues: “There were some dark moments when I wondered if the time that I had on leave was gonna be the only time that we got.”
By Chris Cohen
Wellness
13 Men on the Highs and Lows of the New Era of Paternity Leave
GQ spoke to 13 fathers about managing work and life in the first weeks of parenthood: dirty diapers, bad bosses, and the everyday miracle of raising another human being.
By Sophia Benoit and Chris Cohen
Style
GQ Staffers Share the Coolest Clothes They Stole from Dad
From a rare MJ jersey to an enormous pair of pants, these are the best pieces we've pilfered from pops.
By The Editors of GQ
GQ Sports
Talking Sports, Life, and SpongeBob With Father-Son Broadcast Duo Ian and Noah Eagle
“Our relationship is not broadcast first, father-son second. It's quite the opposite.”
By Matthew Roberson
Style
Where to Buy Stylish Kids’ Clothes, According to Cool Dads
Because the most important thing you can pass on to your child is great taste.
By Cam Wolf
Indulge Your Dad This Father’s Day With Luxury Aged Rum
Zacapa ultra-premium aged rum is a sophisticated choice for dark spirit lovers.
Culture
My IVF Years
My son and I were calling to each other across a great distance, a distance that I was aware might never close.
By Zach Baron
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GQ Recommends
25 Can't-Fail Last-Minute Father's Day Gifts
It's never too late to make dad proud.
By The Editors of GQ
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Gift Ideas
64 Father’s Day Gifts That'll Make Any Dad Feel Good
Not a single boring tie in sight.
By Tyler Chin and Lori Keong
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GQ Recommends
19 Big-Swinging Golf Gifts for the Dad Who Taught You to Swing Big
All the gear he needs to hit the links in impeccable style.
By Jake Woolf
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Culture
Talking With ‘Swiftie Dads’ at a Taylor Swift Concert
GQ ventured to Philadelphia to meet the dads of Taylor Swift fans as they gathered, in the tens of thousands, to see the pop superstar’s first hometown show of her sold-out Eras Tour.
By Eileen CartterPhotography by Bowen Fernie
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GQ Recommends
53 First Father's Day Gifts That'll Make His Life a Little Easier (and More Stylish)
Stress-relievers and life enhancements for the perpetually sleep-deprived.
By Lori Keong and Michella Oré
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Gift Guides
The Best Gifts for the Dad Who Says He Doesn't Want Anything
Thoughtful curveballs, and nicer-than-average practical buys.
By Lori Keong
Style
My Father’s Rolex
To mark his passage into prosperity, the novelist Peter Straub dressed like a banker, in bespoke suits and John Lobb shoes. His daughter Emma loved thrift stores. After he died, she writes, his extravagant clothes became her armor.
By Emma Straub
Wellness
How Can We Do a Better Job Raising Boys?
Author Emma Brown spoke with GQ about fatherhood, the problem with the term “toxic masculinity,” and the current state of American boyhood.
By Luke Zaleski
Culture
The Rise of the TV Power Dad
For Father’s Day, we celebrate a formidable new species of television dad.
By Gabriella Paiella
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Gift Ideas
15 Easy Last-Minute Subscription Gifts to Save Father's Day
You've got options, just breathe.
By Daniel Varghese
Culture
Why I Named My Son After Hardcore Punk Legend Henry Rollins
Matthew Schnipper didn’t love boyhood. Maybe the right name could give his newborn son a leg up.
By Matthew Schnipper