August 2010 marks the 30th Anniversary of i-D, as the magazine celebrates with a special birthday issue, following the theme of “Then, Now, and Next.”

The three covers star Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga, all shot by Nick Knight.

“30 years – whoosh, more than an instant in i-D’s lifeline – it’s a generation. Three decades to be celebrated and contained in this special issue. The whole issue was created by Nick Knight 200 portraits that SHOWstudio made at the close of 2009 in Somerset House – once the home of British passports, now the central location for British Fashion Week. Nick’s celebration of identity was also a commemorative project inspired by the 5th birthday issue of i-D, where 100 portraits were featured in The Grown Up Issue. 25 years on, the gallery selection grew to 200. Happy birthday!” Terry Jones, Editor-in-Chief, i-D

THEN Pre-Fall on sale 12 August
NOW Fall on sale 23 September
NEXT Winter on sale 11 November