V98 THE PASSION OF THE CHRISTIE: BEHIND THE SCENES

In the grand cultural lineage of Grace Jones, Brigitte Nielsen, and Tilda Swinton, Gwendoline Christie is reordering society’s view of androgynous, powerful glamour. As the towering British talent scales the summit of Hollywood with this winter’s Star Wars and The Hunger Games—and continues her beloved reign on HBO’s Game of Thrones—she kicks back to take in the long view of a rise less ordinary. PHOTOGRAPHY SOLVE SUNDSBO FASHION ROBBIE SPENCER VIDEOGRAPHER SAMUEL STEPHENSON