We used to work day and night towards the future, also exploring our own universe in light and dark. Now, the ELLE 2026 January cover is about to be revealed, reuniting with @肖战 in the flow of the seasons. #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

During the shoot for #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue#, we experienced the beauty brought by spring, summer, autumn, and winter together. It's all about growth, passion, and transformation. I also hope to see in 2026, that our readers are doing better, Xiao Zhan is doing better, may all four seasons be peaceful, and Happy New Year 🎊
#FourSeasonsPhilosophy##ELLEEditorCircle##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover# @肖战

#XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue# Traversing the seasons with 'Summer Cool', 'Autumn Silence', 'Winter Conceal', and 'Spring Dawn.' Looking at the trapezoidal space created with two wide wooden boards in the studio, @肖战 finds it very interesting. 'The space feels displaced, it's like we're trapped in some layered space.' In this shifting time and transforming space, this is the space he entered after becoming an actor. Therefore, one must learn a skill to maneuver through it, shivering in the hot weather, sweating hard in the freezing winter, and one character's fate can be unpredictable; sometimes the ending can arrive earlier than the beginning. #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover##XiaoZhanSpringSummerAutumnWinterSeasonalPhotoshoot#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Photography: @许闯Trunk
Styling: @你鼎
Makeup, Hairstyle: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview, Writing: 格林
Editing: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: 嘉莉
Art: 乌龙@oolong-z
Photography Assistants: Liang Zhenxiang, Yu Sihuan, Wu Yunfeng
Fashion Assistants: Huo Bi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan
Venue and Equipment Provided by: Shenzhen PARA Studio

The studio is in 'summer' — long water pipes winding up the walls, climbing to the skylight of the set, rain falling down. 'Knowing what kind of state to have under what situation and what work.' For @肖战, switching is quite smooth. 'But occasionally there are times when I feel a bit lost.' He chuckles, recalling when he shot 'SPYING' in Shanghai this August, wearing a thick coat, unable to convince his body that it is now autumn and winter. After all, seasons are unmovable. 'Summer has that humid, sultry air; autumn has that wonderful aspect in that it brings a cool breeze that you inhale; as for winter, it’s so cold it can instantly wake you up.' #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue##XiaoZhanFourSeasonsSeries##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Photography: @许闯Trunk
Styling: @你鼎
Makeup & Hairstyling: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview & Writing: Green
Editing: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: Jiali
Art: Oolong @oolong-z
Photography Assistants: Liang Zhenxiang, Yu Sihan, Wu Yunfeng
Fashion Assistants: Hobi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan
Venue and Equipment Provided by: Shenzhen PARA Studio

Since last year, @肖战 has realized that one of his changes is acceptance. 'Accepting myself, then accepting some people and things, some outcomes.' His tone becomes calm, 'It's nothing big.' He used to feel that his personality was more suited to autumn, and he particularly liked winter for a while. But now, he feels: 'All seasons are fine; a person's personality, and their state of life, are all fluid.' #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue##XiaoZhanFourSeasonsSeries##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Photography: @许闯Trunk
Styling: @你鼎
Makeup & Hairstyling: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview & Writing: Green
Editing: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: Jiali
Art: Oolong @oolong-z
Photography Assistants: Liang Zhenxiang, Yu Sihan, Wu Yunfeng
Fashion Assistants: Hobi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan
Venue and Equipment Provided by: Shenzhen PARA Studio

In late January 2024, heavy snow in northern Zhejiang. @肖战 had just joined the filming of 'Legend of Zang Hai' not long ago. Originally, that day's announcement said 'day off', but when he opened his eyes and saw the snowy landscape outside, the script flipped in his mind. He immediately messaged the director: 'Director, we should be filming today, right? With this snow, if we don't film, it would be a waste, right?' The director replied that he thought the same. They immediately agreed, set the scene, changed clothes, and adjusted to the character's state close to the conclusion. Finally, 'Legend of Zang Hai' presented a famous scene in the snow—Zang Hai avenging his family's grievances, after retrieving what belonged to his family, walking alone in the snow, calmly and solitude. #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue##XiaoZhanSpringSummerAutumnWinterSpectacle##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Photography: @许闯Trunk
Styling: @你鼎
Makeup, Hair: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview, Writing: Green
Editing: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: Carrie
Art: Oolong @oolong-z
Photography Assistants: Liang Zhenxiang, Yu Sihan, Wu Yunfeng
Fashion Assistants: Hobi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan
Venue and Equipment Provided by: Shenzhen PARA Studio

January 2022 Issue—@肖战 appeared on the cover of 'ELLE World Fashion' for the first time. Spring, summer, autumn, winter, time flows, and ELLE has always been present with him. In each grand and self-regulating cycle, Xiao Zhan firmly believes that the cruelty of time treats all things equally, but it has never stopped its cycle, always generously giving another opportunity. The long winter will eventually end; at this moment, it is spring flower season once again meeting you. #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue##XiaoZhanSpringSummerAutumnWinterSpectacle##XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Photography: @许闯Trunk
Styling: @你鼎
Makeup, Hair: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview, Writing: Green
Editing: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: Carrie
Art: Oolong @oolong-z
Photography Assistants: Liang Zhenxiang, Yu Sihan, Wu Yunfeng
Fashion Assistants: Hobi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan
Venue and Equipment Provided by: Shenzhen PARA Studio

Watching dramas, reading scripts, treating each encounter with people and characters as a brand new journey; meeting groups, making mind maps, listening to various podcasts that tell the stories of strangers during each journey. Listening to podcasts is @肖战's long-standing habit. The distant people and things are all related to him, 'They are real, whether it's anger, pain, or sweetness, it all touches me.' He seems to always be curious about another kind of life, always wondering - what is a dream, what am I most afraid of, what is a dream, what do I want the most. #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryIssue# #XiaoZhanSpringSummerAutumnWinterFashion# #XiaoZhanELLEJanuaryOGCover#

Produced by: @孙哲ELLE
Supervised, Stylist: @你鼎
Director: Veronica
dp: Kc
Editing: Yuanqing Xie
Online: Kingkong
Makeup, Hairstyling: QINGJUN.DDJSTUDIO
Interview, Writing: Green
Editor: JIAWEI
Design: ZHAO WEI
Contact Editor: SISSI CHEN
Production: Carrie
Art: Oolong @oolong-z
Fashion Assistants: Hobi, KIRA, Huihui
Art Assistants: Hezi, Shisan

Travel through the seasons and meet @ELLE.