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Nico wears: cotton jacket, £22,
PEACHEYBOO . Cotton babygrow, £35;
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Dua Lipa wears: dress and
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Streeters using Rimmel London. wedding, editor-in-chief how you dress – ELLE looks
TAILOR: Michael Hunt. Anne-Marie Curtis reflects at the labels going co-ed MY WORLD:
ON THE on a modern kind of love P E T AL O N F LOWE RS
SPECIAL COVER F AS H I O N N E W S ELLE meets the couple
Eliza Cummings wears: dress 1 0 T H I NGS behind the Insta-perfect
Dresses go non-dressy,
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New cultural highlights to hair slides are embellished
Earrings, Lustre of London; their east London home.
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and necklace, Anton Huenis,
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at CLM Hair & Make-up using how to style out June co-ordinating looks director of the Design
NARS Cosmetics. Museum, reveals what’s
Nails: Chisato Yamamoto at LO V E LET T ER on her bookshelf
David Artists using Chanel Le
Vernis in Blanc White and La Andreas Kronthaler writes
Crème Main. SET DESIGN: Trish to his wife and muse M AR K E T P L AC E
Stephenson at CLM Vivienne Westwood
Tulle, florals or texture?
Here’s how to style them
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DO WEDDINGS
Pretty doesn’t have to mean
Your day, your rules. cute – here’s how to add a
From the engagement right nonchalant edge to your look
through to the ceremony,
ELLE reveals the modern T H I S I S US
way to tie the knot
What is love in 2018? We
meet ten couples redefining
ON… THE REAL relationships to find out
POWER OF #METOO
Journalist Richard N E W L I F E RU L E S
Godwin explores how Record-breaking singer
men can help advance Dua Lipa talks love, life
the #MeToo movement and friendship

R O YAL R E B E L
Sheer, short and statement-
worthy – this is ELLE’s take
on regal dressing

S UM M E R LOV IN’
Monochrome looks for
when the weather heats up:
summer style made simple

LOVE LIPS
Glossy, matte, sheer or
stained: up your lipstick
game with these bold hues

M O O D B O ARD
Our hero beauty products
for the summer season

S O P H I E S AY S
Beauty director Sophie
Beresiner on doing your
own wedding make-up

I AM M AD E MOISE L L E
Our columnist discovers
a new way to power up
for her wedding day

B E AUT Y S HE L FIE
There’s a Parisian vibe this
month: bring the romance
with perfect pink products

L O VE I S L AND
Joseph Larkowsky (left) How sunny, fashionable
wears: cotton-mix coat, Mykonos became the
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£345, OAMC at SELFRIDGES . same-sex newlyweds
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Trousers, Joseph’s own.
Leather shoes, £63O, PRADA .
Alexander Fury wears:
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and cotton shirt, £1,16O
both PRADA . Satin bow, as
before. Trousers, Alex’s own.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race and

her friends are the two
things that New York-
@richardjgodwin
based Londoner Lynette
Journalist Richard currently holds closest to
C @rebekahcampbell
Godwin compares her heart. Having held
@s_mclpne
falling in love to ‘an deputy editor positions ‘Loud laugh, long legs
exquisite sickness’. He A new addition to the at both i-D and Teen and sexy hair’ is how
says that, for him, modern ELLE team, fashion Vogue, Lynette was American photographer
@amaquashie
love is ‘the same as both features editor Sara named one of Forbes’ Rebekah Campbell’s
ancient love and future McAlpine says the loves 30 under 30 in media The most romantic thing friends would describe
love, but never more of her life are the friends in 2017. For Lynette, London-based manicurist her. Since first getting
urgent than it is now’. she met while studying the realm of present-day Ama has ever done is hold of her dad’s old
Splitting his time between Fashion History and love and romance is organise a surprise trip Nikon camera aged
London and Los Angeles, Theory at Central Saint pretty complicated: to Amsterdam for her 16 and venturing into
Richard writes for The Martins. They never had ‘You have to deal with partner’s birthday: the forest with her friends
Guardian, The Times any money, but would a lot more outside ‘Everyone from the cab to take pictures, Rebekah
and Mr Porter, but has splurge on the important influence in relationships driver to the check-in staff has been capturing
also somehow found the things in life, such as than you did before, and knew not to say where portraits for the likes
time to pen The Spirits, Margiela duvet coats: the world moves so fast we were going. Then, of Gucci, Marc Jacobs
a cocktail guide for ‘You can justify spending – everything runs at a in departures, five of his and Dazed. What’s the
budding mixologists. big on designer fashion mile a minute. Modern best friends were ready guilty-pleasure love song
While Richard says when it’s multi-functional.’ love is finding someone to jump on the plane that always makes her
he loves both his wife Joining us from her role to stand still with.’ And with us.’ Ama started her swoon? Fly Me To The
Johanna and their son as senior editor at System what are the three words career in publishing, but Moon by Frank Sinatra.
Teddy equally, Johanna Magazine, Sara is fiercely that best describe her her first love was always ‘Sing that with me at
will always hold a private about her dating first love? ‘Naive, pure nails, working as a karaoke and you’ll be
special place in his heart life, but admits her first and ill-fated!’ Read manicurist on the side on a trip.’ On page
for being his first love: love was Britney Spears Lynette’s interview with before going full-time. 94, Rebekah focuses
‘Teddy simply appeared – ‘and that’s the most superstar athlete Venus She’s since collaborated her lens on the couples
one day; Johanna was you’ll get out of me’. Williams on page 74. with David Sims and redefining what love
an active choice.’ For Sara, modern love Acne Studios, plus looks like in 2018.
Richard writes about the ‘isn’t romantic in the industry favourites Kaia
true power of #MeToo conventional sense; Gerber, Adwoa Aboah
on page 91. it’s an uninhibited and Cara Delevingne.
enthusiasm for anyone While her friends may say
and anything’. She she has a tough exterior,
Words: Olive Pometsey

explores the home of they all know she’s ‘a

the duo behind Petalon softie, really’. See her
Flowers on page 78. work on page 138.

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 ‘All you
need is
LOVE...’
With wedding
season now in
full swing and
our collective
fascination with
a certain royal
couple reach-
ing its peak
(congrats, Meghan and Harry!), it’s
fair to say there’s a general mood of
love and romance in the air. In that
spirit, we’ve dedicated this issue to
the idea of modern love and what it
looks like in 2018, from dating to tak-
ing that big leap into together-forev-
er. No one illustrates this better than and how she is coping with new-found
the ten dynamic British couples — a fame (8.9m followers and counting).
mix of old and young, hetero and flu- Lipa has developed a knack for wear-
id, married and unmarried, child-rear- ing her heart on her sleeve through her
ing and baby-free — photographed how to do the season the deeply personal lyrics. ‘I think it’s im- With that in mind, our
by Rebekah Campbell for our Love ELLE way, enlisting words portant to go with your gut. Life is too shopping pages take you
Portfolio, This Is Us, on page 94. of advice from a range short not to say “I love you”,’ she says. through the freshest sum-
Weddings can be the most won- of prominent experts and As Lipa’s chart toppers prove, mer trends, from raffia
derful affairs: some of my happiest voices. So whether you’re dating can be just as big a minefield and fringe to (my personal
memories are from the nuptials of my preparing to tie the knot, as weddings. This is especially so in favourite) tough tulle. And
loved ones and, of course, my own. be a bridesmaid or a guest, the age of #MeToo. So we enlisted our fashion section will
But they can also be emotional whirl- we’ve covered the full spec- Richard Godwin to write about the guide you through the sea-
winds. I’ve attended a wedding fresh trum, including author Es- crucial role men can play in the move- son’s best luxury offerings,
off the back of a horrible break-up, ther Perel’s realist’s guide to ment, because this historical moment starting with Phoebe Ar-
where I’ve had to bite my lip through getting married, fashion leg- impacts all of us. As Godwin puts it nold’s brilliant homage to
the entire ceremony in order to stop end Iris Apfel’s touching tips on page 91, ‘I believe this shift in con- Princess Margaret (page
myself from bawling. At another, for making a relationship sciousness will benefit humanity.’ 116), lensed by Phil Poynt-
which I went to as a happily married last, novelist Susie Boyt’s Speaking of the sexes, ELLE’s new er, and our ultimate swim-
woman, I witnessed a group of guests helpful insights on announc- fashion features editor Sara McAlp- wear edit (page 128), shot
turn on a glamorous single woman ing an engagement, and ine explores fashion’s shift towards by Gilles Bensimon and
and friend of mine for apparently a photography how-to from mixing and merging men’s and wom- styled by Felicity Kay.
dressing too sexily. Note: unless the the couple behind Solange enswear on page 46. What could be And if, like me, you’ve
guest turns up in a clown suit or com- Knowles’ now-iconic bridal more modern, after all, than buying always found a red lip
pletely nude, dress-code shaming of photos, Rog and Bee Walk- a jacket simply because you love it, challenging, ELLE’s beauty
this sort is definitely not OK. er. Their useful words will rather than because it’s in the men’s director Sophie Beresiner
Navigating wedding season is help you get through wed- or women’s department? introduces shades for eve-
not always easy, and we all have our ding season with your sense ryone, whatever your skin
own stories that attest to this fact. So in of fun and humour intact. tone, in our shoot on page 137.
this month’s Conversation (page 84), After all, love – in its many In short, this issue is a celebration
we’ve created a complete guide on guises – is something to be of love — of those around you and, most
Photograph: Kai Z Feng

celebrated, not tolerated. importantly, yourself. Because, as The

Speaking of modern love, our cover Beatles so famously declared, ‘All you
star and the newly crowned queen of need is love’.
pop Dua Lipa, photographed by Liz Col-
lins (page 106), talks Hannah Nathan-
son through today’s relationship rules

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 The next time Getting ready to
a rooftop bar go out just got easier
beckons, make with Blow Ltd, the
sure you order service that brings the Sneaking its way onto
a negroni – its salon to your home. every globetrotter’s
Meghan Markle’s On hand to ensure Our obsession with radar, Albania is the
drink of choice. you’re perfectly craft continues, and surprise new go-to
With botanical Take your taste turned out from head this month sees the summer destination.
flavours of gin, buds to Italy without to toe, Blow’s stylists finalists for the 2018 With untouched
Campari and even stepping on a do your hair, make-up LOEWE Craft Prize beaches, Roman ruins
ingredient of the plane, thanks to Soho and nails right from on show at London’s and new boutique
moment vermouth, staple Lina Stores. your living room, Design Museum. music festival Kala
this is one royal The London-based leaving you more The 30 shortlisted launching next month,
endorsement that Italian delicatessen time to enjoy artists’ creations visit this well-kept
If you’re not already we’re definitely secret now, before
is opening its first your night out. include futuristic
feeling loved up, you behind. everyone else
restaurant, just blowltd.com sculptures crafted
will be by the end catches on. 20–27
around the corner from ceramics,
of this issue – just in June, kala.al
on Greek Street. textiles, paper and
time to book tickets
With dishes such metal – catch them
for the Barbican’s
as tortellini in brodo before the exhibition
Modern Couples
and spaghetti closes on 17 June.
exhibition, which
chitarra with baby designmuseum.org
explores the meaning
clams on the menu,
of relationships in our
this is the new place
ever-evolving society. From boxing to to go for authentic
Featuring iconic duos, dancing in a neon-lit Italian cuisine in This month’s dose of
from Pablo Picasso room, nutritional the capital. Buon empowerment comes
and his muse Dora cooking classes and appetitio! Opening from Kimothy Joy’s
Maar to Virginia pop-up Pilates, new later this month, That’s What She
Woolf and her lover app Rig rounds up the Festival season
linastores.co.uk Said, an illustrated
Vita Sackville-West, best boutique fitness is here, and with
book full of wisdom
expect to walk away classes and exclusive Glastonbury absent
from history’s most
feeling a little events in London, from the 2018 line-up,
powerful women
bit gooey inside. letting you book up it’s time to expand
(think Maya Angelou
10 Oct 2018 – and pay as you go. Get ready to see your hedonistic
and Michelle
27 Jan 2019, Like Tinder for fitness, House of Hackney’s horizons. The new
Obama). Keep this
barbican.org.uk but with more ab classic botanical All Points East will
on your desk/coffee
work and fewer bad table/book shelf for and animal prints on see the likes of The xx
dates. rig-fitness.com flashes of inspiration. a range of swoon- and Björk take over
HarperCollins, worthy dresses, skirts London’s Victoria
£16.99, out 17 May and voluminous Park across two
blouses made in weekends. Glitter at
sustainable fabrics. the ready. 25–27
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THINGS
HIS MONTH, WE’RE GETTING INTO
MEGHAN MARKLE’S FAVOURITE TIPPLE – AND MUCH MORE BESIDES

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As we enter Gemini season in late May, Your fellow water sign Cancer will feel the As a fellow practical earth sign, Taurus’s new
you’ll find yourself favoured with another romantic effects of Venus this month, but you moon will spill over into your professional life,
celestial gift. Your ruling planet Mercury hardly need help in that department. From and 15 May is an excellent time to focus on
returns to your sign on 29 May, licensing you 19 May, focus your energy on fostering famil- starting a project or organising your finances.
with new energy and unbounded potential. ial relationships and honest connections. If These are areas where you shine, Capricorn,
While you wait for your spirit to be fortified, you struggle with open communication, now is so don’t be afraid to opt for bold yet refined
don’t underestimate the power of wearing the time to examine that. Help things along golden looks. Plus, baroque was all over the
block colour. Look to Carven for a lesson by wearing conversation-starting pieces, such runways – and you can get it on the high street,
in how to pack a punch in bold red stripes. as J.W.Anderson’s striped sequin shirts. thanks to Kurt Geiger’s brocade mules.

21 JUNE – 22 JULY 2O JANUARY – 18 FEBRUARY

You probably feel most at home in mono- Your creativity will soar to new heights
chrome, but this month, pops of colour and this month. Mars enters Aquarius on
jewel tones are calling your name. On 16 May, and the planet of action will
19 May, Venus enters Cancer, offering the ask us to express our energies in unique
perfect space for look-at-me fashion. Take and original ways. This is the perfect
this opportunity to play with accessories – opportunity for you to execute your most
try Mango’s selection of statement earrings unconventional ideas – Prada’s colour-
(an ELLE favourite), and the planets will ful pop-art prints are great for providing
demand you get the attention you deserve. the burst of energy you need to get going.

23 JULY – 22 AUGUST 19 FEBRUARY – 2O MARCH

The planets are playing around in water As Uranus, the planet of originality and
and earth signs this month, which means radicalism, enters new earth-sign territory
you may feel slightly neglected. As a fero- this month, we are encouraged to create
cious fire sign, you feel threatened by and preserve our personal mantras. Due
apathy. You might be tempted to reclaim to your hypersensitive intuition, you are
the spotlight, but take this month to lay low suited to master this challenge. While you
and cultivate your own sense of self. Think may not consider yourself a leader, try
sumptuous and slouchy – like the muted setting an example with an eye-catching
sophistication of Fendi’s velvet sweatshirts. WE’RE PREPARING YOU FOR pink suit, in the manner of Rejina Pyo.
THE MONTH AHEAD,
23 AUGUST – 22 SEPTEMBER ALIGNING YOUR STARS 21 MARCH – 19 APRIL

WITH THE FASHION COSMOS.

As Mercury enters your fellow earth sign (BECAUSE, LET’S FACE IT, Uranus ends its eight-year rendezvous with
Taurus on 13 May, you’ll start to feel MERCURY’S NOT ALWAYS Aries this month, entering Taurus on 15 May
conversations shift towards a stubborn, IN RETROGRADE.) and heralding a new era of change. You
blunt energy. Luckily, this comes easily to a BY CALLIE AHLGRIM WITH may feel unmoored by this at first, but a bout
Virgo: you prefer open channels of commu- of innovation will follow – use your Hercu-
nication and avoid confrontation with your
SARA McALPINE lean leadership skills to ease this transition.
upfront attitude. In this vein, don fearless Seek otherworldly style inspiration – we’re
styles like the studded jackets at Versace or talking bright, head-to-toe metallics, such as
vegan-friendly leather shirts by Nanushka. 22 NOVEMBER – 21 DECEMBER Gucci’s standout spring/summer jumpsuits.

23 SEPTEMBER – 22 OCTOBER 2O APRIL – 2O MAY

This month brings potential for a progressive,
spiritual experience, which is exactly
On 29 May, you may find yourself inundated where you thrive. On 29 May, the full This month may feel slightly chaotic. You’re
with confidence as Mercury fraternises with moon in Sagittarius will create the ideal typically steady and reliable, but with Mercury
fellow air sign Gemini, lending itself well to breeding ground for transcendent, big- and Uranus entering Taurus and a new moon
your self-presentation – your outgoing nature picture reckonings, allowing you to revel in all in the same week, your psyche will be held
craves this kind of freedom. May is your time your characteristic curiosity. It’s time to push to fire as the universe asks you to reassess your
to embrace fun patterns and fringe. Try both those style boundaries with shorter hemlines – stubbornness. Don’t be afraid to embrace the
with a tapestry bag, like those seen at Loewe, take your inspiration from Simone Rocha and riotous nature of fashion rule-breakers Vetements
or the swinging fringe on dresses at Céline. layer skirts over ankle-grazing culottes. (there’s more than one way to button a coat).

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M A RI NE S E RRE

M A R TI N E RO SE

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SA R A MC A L P I N E &
H A R R I ET ST E WA RT

THE LOOKS, FACES, PLACES, LABELS AND HAPPENINGS IN FASHION THIS MONTH
 H AR R Y S T YLE S
Z O Ë KR AVI T Z
HIS AS HERS

E LLE ’S DO NNA WALLACE

Leather
Shredded denim and keyring, £75,
muscle tees are very J.W.ANDERSON
Fifties rebel – add
statement accessories
like Zoë (above) to
make it work for 2018.

W AL E S B ONNE R
L OU I S VU I TTON

PAC O RAB ANNE

L OU I S VUI TTON
P A C O RAB ANNE

W A L E S B ONNE R
J A D E N S MI T H
A.P . C .

HERS AS HIS

Silk scarf,
£180,
Co tton blouse, ETRO at
£4110, KHAITE at MATCHES Known for dying his hair
MATC
CHES FASHION FASHION bubblegum pink and
rocking delicate jewellery,
the musician (above)
K A T H A R IN E H E P BU R N

has even donned a skirt

on occasion.
Acetate sunglasses,
£300, GUCCI at
DIANE KE AT O N IN MATCHES FASHION
ANNIE H AL L , 1977
 LU DO VI C DE S AI NT S E R NI N

the first time in 2018. What’s different is the way they’re blending
Velvet bag,
traditionally ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ tropes (think historically
£198, STAUD
at MATCHES
gendered frills and broad-shouldered suiting). We’re seeing less
FASHION of a dual offer, with separate looks for guys and girls, and more of
THE LABEL a one-size, one-shape, one-style approach for everyone. Look at
next season’s Balenciaga, which offers the same clingy, crushed-
velvet bodysuits and saddlebag-hip coats for both men and women.
Fashion might slowly be doing away with its traditional binary
model, and a younger generation of designers is driving that. For
instance, Alexandre Mattiussi, the designer behind Ami (formerly
The LVMH Prize nominee a menswear brand), recently started styling his bold tailoring and
is leading the charge
bright knits on women, reflecting the reality of how we dress now.
when it comes to glamour.
Whatever your gender, ‘Ami was always designed for men first,’ Mattiussi told ELLE. ‘But
he’s one to watch. then women in the office and friends started picking up pieces,
and girls became an official part of the Ami story.’
The same thing happened for de Saint Sernin, who also
launched his label as a menswear brand but now shows his
collections on women. ‘I don’t think of gender when designing
clothes, but I wanted to focus on menswear,’ he says. ‘The fact that
B AL E NC I AGA

women stylists and editors came to my presentation thinking,

“I could pull that off” was really encouraging.’ You can see
telltale signs of his time working with Olivier Rousteing at Balmain
– the silver lamé, paillettes and lacquered trench coats. And
you can understand why the
baroque ornamentation of his
work appeals across genders.

THE At Matches Fashion, buying

director Natalie Kingham says
B AL E NC I AGA

men and women now shop

across both categories. ‘We

NEW often look at menswear collec-

L OE W E

tions and know our female

customers will respond well to
EWE

them.’ She adds that newer

‘Ugh. What are they doing here?’ was the

reaction of a menswear buyer after seeing a
UNISEXWords by
labels are also less likely to be
gender-specific, as ‘there’s less
pressure to conform, and a
revived interest in being free in
your clothing choices, whether
string of women walk the shows during men’s SA R A M C A L P I N E it’s about comfort or creativity’.
fashion week. That was three years ago. And It’s why you’ll see the work of
back then, it was a surprise. The idea of mix- designers who typically create
ing men’s and womenswear on the runway was seen as a bold clothing for men available in the women’s section of the website,
statement, and still felt relatively new – or at least unfamiliar. from Charles Jeffrey to Martine Rose and Edward Crutchley.
But fashion moves fast. And, lo and behold, ‘co-ed’ is now as It’s easy to think that attitudes towards gender are changing
commonplace as borrowing your little brother’s jacket or your when you’re speaking to people in fashion, where anything goes
Photographs: Getty Images, Imaxtree, Rex Features

girlfriend’s jeans. And we’re seeing authoritative fashion bodies in order to get the right look. However, it does seem that change
recognise the designers behind non-binary collections. is afoot in general, with more visible brands and celebrities
The CFDA, the organiser of New York Fashion Week, added advocating non-gender-specific style. H&M featured a dress in
‘unisex/non-binary’ as a new category in February this year. And the unisex denim collection it launched last year, while Jaden
half the designers recognised on this year’s LVMH Prize shortlist Smith (who has 8.2 million followers on Instagram) wore a skirt in
produce gender-neutral collections; Ludovic de Saint Sernin and the SS17 campaign for Louis Vuitton.
Charles Jeffrey, among others. ‘The nominations echo the recent There’s certainly a generational shift. A study conducted by
evolutions in fashion,’ said Delphine Arnault, founder of the Prize. The Fawcett Society found that 65 per cent of over 65s think that
And Arnault is right. While the merging of men’s and women’s gender is binary, compared to just 44 per cent of 18–24 year
fashion on the catwalk is nothing new (Prada started doing it back olds. So we’re likely to see fewer men and women styled as com-
in 2010, and Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen were plimentary counterparts as a new generation of design talent
mixing it up long before that), more brands are following suit – comes through, and less gender-specific styling (a moratorium on
J.W.Anderson, A.P.C., Balenciaga and Tom Ford all went co-ed for the term ‘gender-bending’, at least). Just think of all the options.

E L L E J U N E
 Diamanté and faux
pearl hairclips,
£8 for pack of four,
ACCESSORIZE

Faux pearl
hairclip, £5,
ACCESSORIZE

S I M O NE R O CH A
Acetatee and

G U CCI
diamanté haircliips,
£40 ea ch,
a ch
KANEL DE N MARK

THE MOOD
THE PIECE

t when you thought

re was nothing left to We’re all familiar with the
ccessorise, we give you street-style circus, with
stal paparazzi swarming the
haircl s eac hairclip mania, coming
ASHLEY WILLI soon to an Instagram streets for a shot of the best
feed near you. Join the looks during Fashion Week.
But this was the season
S I MONE ROC H A

party via Simone Rocha,

Ashley Williams and Kanel designers turned that on its
Denmark. Getting married head, with Kanye West
this year? Then wear your ONE TO WATCH mimicking pap shots for a
heart on your head. Yeezy campaign featuring
celebrities-turned-Kim-
Meet this season’s most Kardashian doppelgängers.
Polyester dress, covetable new brand: Balenciaga did the same, with
£1,450, COLVILLE at Colville, started by (from models playing the reluctant
MATCHES FASHION
left) former Vogue fashion stars of their own shots,
director Lucinda Chambers shielding themselves with XL
and Marni’s previous handbags and sparking a host
design directors Kristin of memes in the process. In that
Forss and Molly Molloy. spirit, fashion has gifted us a
MARKET RESEARCH The brand’s first collection season of accessories for the
features sharp tailoring camera shy, complete with
and graphic prints (far left), jumbo totes and torso-sized
and drops exclusively at crossbodies to hide behind.
Take festival dressing to
Matches Fashion And if you’re really selfie-
the next level, because
on 16 May. averse, there are also
when it rains, it pours.
balaclavas from Gucci, Preen
And you’ll look great
and Matty Bovan to dodge
when it does.
the camera with. Cheers to
‘don’t-look-at-me’ street style.

THE TRANSPARENT THE GRAPHIC THE METALLIC ASSIC

THE CLASSIC THE GLOSSY
Polyester jacket, Cotton gilet, £1,760, Polyester jacket, £92, Nylon jacket, £1,150, Plastic jacket, £751,
£1,105, MARC JACOBS VALENTINO DKNY SPORT TOD’S FENTY PUMA by RIHANNA
 Acetate
sunglasses ,
£ 3 4 5 , GUC C I
a t MATC HE S
FAS HI ON
Grosgrain and d

ANO K YAI
crystal brooch,
£405, G U C CI
a t LI BE R TY
LON D ON

THE FACE

Straw and M
Meet Anok Yai (above),
g,
leather bag, fashion’s new favourite
£358,
K ATE S PAD E Leather face and the first black
shoes, £980, w
woman to open a Prada
R IC H AR D

FE N D I
Q U I NN

MICROTREND show in 20 years.

SOMETHING PEOPLE
DO
ON’T KNOW ABOUT
B AL E NCI AG A

ME IS… ‘My dad used to

read the dictionary to me
Trailing silk dresses and STYLE IT OUT
every day. I competed in the
XL cuffs take baroque National Spelling Bee.’
prints (left) from the neck MY MOST DEFINING
THE PURCHASE to the body this summer. TRAIT IS… ‘My resilience.

Words: Sara McAlpine, Bibby Sowray and Harriet Stewart. Photographs: 3 Objectives, Imaxtree,
Jason Lloyd-Evans, Lucky If Sharp, Pixelate. Anok Yai is represented by Next Model Management
Got 14 weddings to go to I’m not saying I never need
this year? No problem. Call help, but I know I can make
on these outfit-enhancing it through anything.’
TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE...
accessories (above) to
transform that dress you’ve ‘Let go of your fears and
already worn three times be persistent.’
‘Tis the season for post-work
WHAT I’M LISTENING
drinks, spring barbecues (no one will be any the wiser).
NAO, DVSN,
NOW ‘NAO
TO NOW…
VE RS AC E

and weddings. Thankfully,

Moxie Raia and Leon
there has never been more
Bridges. They drop bop
choice when it comes
after bop after bop.’
to easy, fuss-free dresses
that still make a sartorial
statement. Here are the best
new brands to turn to…

RIXO, LONDON
USP: former ASOS
ATTICO, MILAN buyers Henrietta Rix
USP: bias-cut silks and Orlagh McCloskey
and embroidered have cornered the
bed-jackets make market in pretty printed
for a classic-but-cool pieces. This ‘Cindy’
wardrobe. Street-style dress is suitable for REJINA PYO,
pros Giorgia Tordini almost any occasion. LONDON
and Gilda Ambrosio USP: the designer’s
have nailed camera- ‘Greta’ dress, with
ready looks. From £600 its puffed sleeves and
Silk dress,
trailing cuffs, might
£430,
GANNI just be the ultimate
cool-girl style. Or try
the ‘Ella’ dress for
Rejina’s modern
A T TI CO

GANNI, COPENHAGEN take on romance.

USP: printed blouses and
shirt dresses (big and bold
or ditsy florals) that can be
dressed up or just as easily Linen dress, £725,
dressed down. Wear them R E J I N A P YO
Crepe dress, £265,
solo or styled over jeans. R I X O LON D ON

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 Metal and
pearl Silk scarf,
earrings, £16O, MARKET
£1,31O, VAL E NTI NO
GUCCI GARAVANI Polyester
earrings,
Organza shirt, £495, Leather and suede shoes, £6.99, H & M
SHRIMPS £195, R US S E LL & BR OM LE Y
Mesh
Tulle shoes, T-shirt,£225,
£755, CHRIST IAN CO A CH 1941
LO UBO UT IN at
Leather belt,
N ET -A-P O R T ER
£193, F R A M E

Tulle skirt,
£995,
MONC L E R
GAMME
ROU GE

Mesh and satin boots, £1,295,

J I M M Y CH O O X O FF- WH I T E
Leather bag, £49O,
S O N I A R YK I E L

Cotton-mix socks,
£3.99, SO CKSH O P

Polyester
hairclip, £7.99,
Z ARA Satin shoes, £395,
TAB I T H A S I M M O N S

Leather and
Leather crystal shoes, Polyester-mix
top, £163, £87O, headbands,
R OG E R VI VI E R Polyamide £18 each,
NANUSHKA
socks, price on RIVER ISLAND
application,
Metal MARC C AI N
sunglasses,
£6, RIV ER
ISLAND

Silk earrings,
£27O,
R AN J AN A
K HAN

Faux leather
Tulle shirt, £25O, beret, £22,
HO USE O F HOLLAND RI VE R I S L AND
at M AT CHES F ASHION

Cotton top, £7O,

GANT . Gold-plated
Gold-plated necklace, £155, Lace-mix dress, £1,99O;
earrings, ROS ANTI C A polyamide top,
£195, CAROUSEL a t NE T-A-PORTE R £15O; and polyamide shorts,
£23O, all B U R B E R R Y

Corduroy
trainers, £235,
G AN N I
Styling: Clemmie Brown

Cotton-mix socks,
£3.99, S OC KS H OP
Tulle skirt,
£52O, M O LLY
G O DDARD

AS SHOWN AT DIOR AND SIMONE ROCHA ,

SHEER DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN SUGARY SWEET –
USE ACCESSORIES TO ADD EDGE

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 Crystal and
perspex
earrings, £475,
SIM O N E RO CHA Velvet
jacket,
Polyester £2,88O,
bumbag, GUCCI
£7O,
Silk-twill G AN N I
headbands,
£22O
each,
Leather VALENTINO at
boots, £14O, NET- A- PORTER
DR.M AR T ENS

PVC sandals, £895,

SIM ONE ROC HA

Polyester
top, £42, Plastic
TOP SHOP bag, £125,
B I MB A Y
L OL A

Leather
coat,
£3,99O,
MARNI

Silk, pearl and crystal

earrings, £31O,
RANJ ANA KH AN

Cotton and PU
shoes, £46,
TOPS HOP

Viscose
shirt, £16O,
B I MB A Y
L OL A

Polyester
Leather bag,
shoes,
£2,7OO,
£791,
L OUI S
MARC
VUI TTON Plastic
J AC OB S
watch,
£38,
Ceramic-mix SWATCH
earrings,£185,
VE NE S S A ARI Z AGA
at B ROW NS
FAS HI ON

Polyester trousers,
£529, MAR C J A CO B S

Silk-twill scarf, £12O,

G U C C I a t N E T - A-P O R T ER
Silk-twill scarf, £155, D OL C E &
Styling: Jessica Skeete-Cross

GAB B ANA at NE T-A-PORTE R

Silk jacket,
£75O,
RIC HAR D
QU I N N

REFRESH YOUR ARSENAL OF FLORALS WITH

BOLD BOTANICAL PRINTS AND BRIGHT
COLOURS BY MARNI AND LOUIS VUITTON
 Crochet-knit top,
MARK £242, DVF at Wooden bag,
M ATCHES F ASHION £5O,
Leather shoes, £32, V BY VE RY
V B Y V E RY

Bead top, £4,795,

M AR C J AC OBS
Cotton crochet
bag, £36O,
Acrylic ULLA JOHNSON
beaded top, at NET-A-P ORTER
£46,
T OP SHO P Raffia-mix
earrings, £13,
RI VE R I S L A N D
Metal and
Swarovski
crystal
earrings,
£87O,
G IO RGIO
PU shoes,
AR M ANI
£58, URBAN
OUTFITTERS
Cotton bag, £22,
WAR E HO U S E

Plastic bag,
£2O5,
B I MB A
Y L OL A

Polyvinyl-mix
bag, £165, Leather and bead bag,
C LAUDIE £28O, MAJ E
P IER LO T
Leather and nylon-mix
boots, £1,15O, D I OR

Macramé wool
top, price on Poly-mix
Plastic earrings, £12.99, bag, £25, Cotton
application,
M AN G O NE XT bracelets,
S AIN T L A U R ENT
£185 for
two, D I O R
Cotton belt,
£1OO, C L AUD I E
PI E RL OT
Leather skirt,
£1,565,

Photographs: Kate Anglestein. Styling: Roberta Hollis

LO NGCHAMP

Polyester top,
£79.99,
H & M C ONS C I OUS

Raffia-mix bag, £28,

RI VE R I S L AND

Leather shoes, £525,

STUART W EITZMAN

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SAINT LAURENT AND

MARC JACOBS WOMAN, MAKE TACTILE PIECES THE
FOUNDATION OF YOUR BEACH-TO-BAR LOOK
 Styling by

ZO
DO N N A
WA L L AC E

Photographs by

J E N S
LANGKJAER

OM TWICE THE FASHION, TWICE THE FUN.

PAIR UP AND GET CLOSE IN COMPLEMENTARY
STYLES AND COLOURS THIS SUMMER

E L L E J U N E
 T H IS PA GE Heidi (left) wears: ZO
silk and lace dress, £5,750;
and leather boots, £1,500, both
GIV EN CHY . Steel watch, £5,040,
O M EG A . Gold ring, £7,700,
CHANEL FINE J EWELLERY . Noah
OM
(right) wears: silk and lace dress,
£5,275; leather boots, £1,500;
and leather bag, £1,290, all
GIV EN CHY . Steel watch, £2,080,
O M EG A . Gold and diamond ring,
£3,500, CHANEL F INE JEWELLERY.
PREVIOUS PAGE Noah (top) wears:
cotton-mix jumper, £250, ZADIG &
V O LT AIR E . Wool and satin trousers,
£650, P ET ER P ILOTTO . Gold and
diamond ring, £2,600, CHANEL
FIN E J EWELLER Y . Heidi (bottom)
wears: cotton-mix cardigan, £330;
cotton-mix sweatshirt, £130, both
Z ADIG & V O LT AIRE . Wool and satin
trousers, as before. Nylon-mix socks,
£7.99, SO CKSHOP . Denim and
shearling shoes, £460, TOD’S .
Gold and diamond necklace,
£3,500, CHANEL F INE JEWELLERY

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BLACK
ER

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 Heidi (right) wears:
silk dress, £1,245,
SIES MARJAN . Leather
and canvas bag, £1,360,
LOUIS VUITTON . Yellow-
gold necklace, £2,100,
CHANEL FINE JEWELLERY .
Noah (far right) wears:
UB N
silk-organza jacket,
£1,015; jersey top (just
seen), £260; and leather
bag, £650, all MAX MARA .
White-gold ring, £3,500,
CHANEL FINE JEWELLERY

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Noah (front) wears: satin
dress, £785, SPORTMAX .
Steel watch, £2,080,
OMEGA . Leather bag,
£4,050, BOTTEGA VENETA .
Heidi (behind) wears:
satin top, £425; and
satin skirt, £450, both
SPORTMAX . Steel
watch, £5,040, OMEGA .
Leather bag, £4,050,
BOTTEGA VENETA

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 Hair: Jason Crozier at Stella Creative Artists using Sachajuan and Milk + Blush Hair Extensions. Make-up: Nancy Sumner at Eighteen
Management using Shiseido. Manicure: Joanna Newbold at ERA Management using Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer in Sweet Surrender.
Models: Noah and Heidi Cals at Storm Model Management. Photographer’s assistant: Matthew John Lloyd

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J U N E
ROBERTO CAVALLI
Heidi (left) wears:
denim tunic, £600,

denim dress, £395,

MARQUES’ALMEIDA .
MARQUES’ALMEIDA .
Denim jeans, £159,

Noah (right) wears:

Leather bag, £1,715,

AG JEANS . Leather bag,
£1,715, ROBERTO CAVALLI .

ZO
OM
 Viscose dress,
£185, MAJE. Crystal
hairclips, from
£110; and crystal
earrings, £150, all
ASHLEY WILLIAMS

B
PRETTY GETS SUBVERSIVE – THIS IS
WHERE CUTE IS LEFT BEHIND

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 Cotton coat, £455; and
cotton shirt, £199, both
CLAUDIE PIERLOT. Cotton
T-shirt, £125, REJINA
PYO. Polyester-mix skirt,
£29.99, ZARA. Suede
shoes, £395, NEOUS.
Leather bag, £495,
ASPINAL OF LONDON.
Plastic sunglasses,
£17.99, MANGO

P OPE
T
PRI

Photographs by

M AS H A M E L

Styling by

F E L IC I T Y K AY

UPDATE FRILLS AND FIFTIES-INSPIRED PIECES WITH SUNNIES, SPARKLE AND AT TITUDE

E L L E J U N E
 Acrylic-mix jacket,
£59.99; and
acrylic-mix skirt,
£35.99, both MANGO.
Cotton cardigan, £100,
GANT. Crystal hairclip,
£110; and crystal
earrings, £150, both
ASHLEY WILLIAMS
DON’T GO ALL THE WAY. A HALF-BUTTONED-UP CARDI KEEPS CO-ORDS CASUAL

E L L E J U N E
 U H ASSYMETRY PROVIDES A SPIN ON A CLASSIC SCHOOLGIRL

SKIRT AND PREPPY POLO

Transparence de Chanel and Hydra Beauty Liquid Micro Essence. Model: Razan at Storm Model Management
Hair: Terri Capon at Stella Creative Artists using Oribe. Make-up by Celia Evans using Chanel Eclat et

Cotton polo shirt, £70,

GANT. Polyester-mix skirt,
£235, GANNI . Acrylic
sunglasses, £195, REJINA
PYO X PROJEKT PRODUKT.
Crystal earrings, £150,
ASHLEY WILLIAMS

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 Venus wears: leather and satin dress, £5,172, Céline. Metal earrings, £21, The Shiny Squirrel. Ring, Venus’s own. Photographs: Jamel Shabazz. Collage: Patrick Waugh

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J A M E L
S H A BA ZZ

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Collages by

PAT R IC K
WAU G H

WITH SEVEN GRAND SLAM TITLES UNDER HER BELT, VENUS WILLIAMS HAS CONQUERED
A LIFE-ALTERING DISEASE AND THE CHALLENGE OF STARTING TWO BUSINESSES TO
HAVE ONE OF HER MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS IN TENNIS. BUT DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
– SHE’S JUST GETTING STARTED, SAYS LYNETTE NYLANDER
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LAY

her extraordinary return to the tennis world stage last year: ‘I will work out
in the morning, the evening, whenever. I have to be flexible.’
In 2017, 17 years after her first Grand Slam win, Venus ended the
year by reaching two finals and a semi-final, including an appearance in
the last round of Wimbledon, which she last won some nine years ago.
Her resurgence at 37, an age where most players have retired, only high-
lights her remarkable athleticism and focus. ‘I would just like to win tourna-
ments and majors. I set the goals in practice and have to execute them.’
Geared up, she has her eyes firmly set on Wimbledon come July.
’I’ve had a lot of amazing times at Wimbledon, both in singles and dou-
bles and also at the Olympics [in 2012]. I love London in general and
have the best memories of being in the city – sneaking off and explor-
ing, going to Selfridges. I would just make sure I was in my hotel room
before it was dark!’ The fervour ever present in her voice, Venus explains:
‘I first went to Wimbledon wanting to win so badly, so when it happened,
it was a feeling that was mine and nobody else’s. I just want memories
like that to continue for as long as possible.’
The term ‘overachiever’ doesn’t come close to describing Venus. In
the midst of her tennis career, where most young champions would be
enjoying their new-found wealth and global fame, she found time to com-
plete degrees in her other pas-
sions – fashion design from the
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
and business administration
from Indiana University East.
She’s now also studying for
a third in interior architecture.
Some of the most memo- Along with her sister Serena,
rable moments in tennis 36, Venus owns a minority stake
history have come cour- in the Miami Dolphins NFL team
tesy of two sisters: Venus (they are the first black Ameri-
and Serena Williams. The can women to do so), as well
prodigies from Florida, as running the Yetunde Price
by way of Compton, cap- Resource Center (named after
tured the world’s attention their late sister, who was tragi-
as young tweens (they cally killed in a drive-by shoot-
both turned pro aged ing in Compton in 2003). How
14), and went on to blaze does she manage it all? ‘Well,
through Wimbledon Cen- really it’s all about love,’ she
tre Court, earn top billing explains. ‘You’ve got to love
at the US Open and win 44 Grand Slam championships combined. what you do. I made the decision a long time ago that
The elder of the Williams sisters by little over a year, Venus I wouldn’t do anything that I didn’t love, and I always had a
changed the landscape of tennis forever. Her physical prowess, choice. That’s why I feel grateful – I get to choose my life.’
supreme confidence on court and majestic take on the game made Venus’s well-documented story is one of modern
the seemingly impossible, possible. And as the first black woman sports folklore. Her father Richard, who had no experi-
to become the top-ranked singles player in the world, she broke ence in the professional tennis world, saw Romanian
boundaries, grabbed headlines, banked millions and made history. tennis player Virginia Ruzici win $40,000 in a tournament
But in 2018, Venus’s legacy is only just getting started. She’s in 1980 and promptly drew up a 78-page plan to turn
as busy as ever when we talk. By 4pm, she’s already completed young Venus and Serena into the game’s next superstars.
a full day at the office, running her two successful businesses A glittering career of triumphs later, she recently reached
(EleVen by Venus Williams, which specialises in athleisure appar- her 1,000th professional game. ‘Honestly, if I knew that
el, and V Starr Interiors, an interior-design company). Now, she’s would happen all those years ago, I would think it was
looking forward to an evening of doing absolutely nothing.
‘I just want to stay still. It’s gonna be great,’ she laughs over
the phone – we’re speaking during a rare pocket of downtime
as Venus makes her way back to her West Palm Beach home. In
a hushed tone, she explains her fatigue comes from a full-on
training programme, which has been designed to help build on

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crazy! When I’m out there, all I think won a smaller cash prize than their male
about is, “Why am I not better? Why champion peers; Venus was instrumental
didn’t I shoot better?” But suddenly, in getting that changed. Venus reflects:
these milestones just creep up on you. ‘For me, the conversation [around equal-
I’m just excited that my [1,000th game] ‘I have a lot of memories of Venus, ity] was never there. There are always

Venus wears: cotton top, £250; and viscose skirt, £655, Jacquemus. Metal earrings, £22, The Shiny Squirrel. Brass, cubic zirconia and leather necklace (worn as bracelet), £239, Fallon Jewelry.
was a win. I would like to think that the mostly of me doing whatever she did. challenges that you have to overcome on
next 1,000 on a professional tour will She always set an example for me. a daily basis. Unfortunately, people have

Styling: Solange Franklin. Hair: Nikki Nelms. Make-up: Johanna Rollins. Nails: Yukie Miyakawa at Kate Ryan Inc using Essie. Seamstress: Lisa Sanders at Lars Nord. Local production: Urban NYC
be when I retire,’ she laughs. I remember playing with Venus in the the tendency to want to dominate one
yard when we were kids. It was back
Venus is a fighter in the game be- another, but fortunately, there are people
when we were in elementary school,
cause she’s had to be in life. She’s who want to build other women up. It’s
and some of the other kids were picking
battled with Sjögren’s syndrome, an au- up to those people who want to build to
on me. I was a grade younger than her
toimmune disease that severely attacks hopefully eliminate all that negativity.’
and was about to defend myself, but
the muscles, and she’s fought racism on Venus is keen to clarify that she
I hadn’t even opened my mouth and she
and off court. When she first emerged doesn’t identify with the word ‘feminist’.
was somehow there – it was so weird.
onto the scene, unmistakably and un- ‘I don’t like labels – though I do think
I wanted to do it on my own, but I never
apologetically black in a sport dominat- as women we have much more power
really had to because she was always
ed by white males, Venus and her sister around. That’s how it’s been my whole and opportunities in our hands than ever
were subjected to criticism of everything life: Venus has been there, protecting before. We truly don’t know how power-
from their bodies to their outspoken me. She’s very calm and I want that ful we are. There’s nothing like a powerful
nature on court. Venus often wore a from her sometimes; my life has never woman walking into a room; her presence
crown of braids adorned with a rainbow been as calm. She’s a thinker, she really is like nothing else. It’s inspiring. Using it
of beads, masterminded by her mother analyses things, and she’s extremely in a positive way is important.’
Oracene, who saw the ornamentation rational – always coming up with the However, Venus does embrace the
as a chance for her daughters to ex- best-possible solution. I’ve actually traditional tropes of femininity. She has
press their heritage. ‘Our mom has been become more like that because of her. a deep appreciation for the worlds of
really committed to making sure that all my I think Venus’s best qualities are just how beauty and fashion, and references the
sisters have a strong mentality to thrive in incredibly strong and powerful she is emerging style scenes of Brazil and Rus-
this world,’ sister Serena explains when – she is a true overachiever. She’s one sia, where she often travels for work,
I speak with her about Venus. of the best tennis players in the world and as the main sources of her sartorial
In 1999, an umpire docked points still always has that desire to continue to inspiration. ‘They are less influenced by
from Venus’s Australian Open match better herself; it’s insane. Venus is truly one trends there,’ she explains. And in her
against Martina Hingis when the impact of the best human beings on this planet.’ downtime, Venus loves to dance: ‘My
of her powerful serve caused her beads ideal week would be going to a jazz or
to come loose and fall on the court. hip-hop class at least a couple of times.
The umpire’s reason? ‘A disturbance.’ Oh, and karaoke – I love karaoke!’
A controversy now known as ‘beadgate’ ensued. It troubles Venus Though she’s still fully committed to the tennis circuit, Venus has
that, more than 20 years later, young black women athletes still face become more reflective about her life beyond the game. She admits
similar challenges. For example, black American gymnast Gabby to wanting to start a family of her own after recently becoming an
Douglas was criticised throughout the 2012 London Olympics for not aunt to Alexis Olympia, Serena’s daughter with new husband Alexis
wearing her hair ‘neatly’ enough, while internet trolls picked apart Ohanian. However, Venus keeps her rumoured romance with TV
her teammate Simone Biles. ‘Venus is someone who has overcome Guide heir Nicholas Hammond under wraps. ‘I have worked so
so many obstacles – from tennis to her health – and she runs two hard all my life, so one of my personal goals after this chapter is to
businesses. She faces obstacles every day. I think that everything actually have a life. Because I work and travel so much, it’s become
she’s gone through, from age 18 to now, has shaped her to become a goal to one day slow down,’ she says.
the amazing woman she is,’ Serena says. Whatever that means for Venus, her story will no doubt keep
Serena also points out that, a whole decade before the current momentum: a prodigy who carved a space for herself in a place where
global uprising for women’s rights, Venus was campaigning for equal there wasn’t one, and left a ladder for the next generation to climb.
pay in the game. ‘She’s always wanted to be a strong woman and set ‘There are so many emerging forces; there’s been so much growth
an example. With her campaigning [for equal pay], she laid out an for women in sports. It’s very exciting. You have to be able to stand
example for her country to stand up and show that you can do more up for what you believe in and I think I’ve done a good job.
than just be a tennis player.’ Until 2007, female Wimbledon champions I guess I don’t have too many regrets.’

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SA R A
McALPINE

My introduction to the Kenne-

STA R R I N G dys, the husband-and-wife duo
behind Instagram-friendly floral-

Petalon
delivery service Petalon Flowers,
is a teeny, sandalled foot in my
face. ‘Sorry, she wants to say
hello,’ laughs dad James, as he

Flowers holds onto their one-year-old

daughter Clover. Mum Florence
scooches onto the seat, sand-
wiching the toddler between
them. It’s a photogenic set-
up, with a matchy-matchy pal-
Photographs by ette of warm sand and camel
– including Huxley, the Great Dane making them a family of four.
C L A R K You’ll see a lot of Clover, bouncing on the back of ‘Hux’,
F R A N K LY N in between shots of Florence’s mail-order bouquets on Petalon’s
Instagram (@petalon_flowers). It’s a floral feed that mixes work
and play – just like their home, where, alongside their florist busi-
ness, they run The Old Dairy, an events space and photography
studio in east London. ‘We have lived in fairly normal places in
the past,’ Florence laughs, even though for now, home is a sparse
S NING 220-square-metre gallery space filled with quirk and character.
‘Florence has a Grade Despite the camera crews, James insists that ‘it absolutely
8 in violin, so I love feels like home’. And he’s right. Rose-gold accessories warm up
listening to her play. the walls, while reclaimed furniture and DIY projects fill the rooms
She’s phenomenal.’ – a testament to the couple’s craft skills (James fixes up the bikes
that Florence’s carefully arranged flowers are delivered on). ‘The
building looked like shit when we first saw it,’ Florence admits,

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 but as they give me a tour, you’d never guess the windows were
smashed in, the walls graffitied and the floors a Pollock pastiche
of chewing gum. ‘We had to do everything,’ she says, includ-
ing patching up a tin roof over the garden where Florence hosts
Petalon workshops. As you’d expect, flowers and succulents are
spread throughout the space. ‘James loves his indoor plants,’ Flor-
ence explains, and these rare blooms come from a supplier in Bath,
kept alive with a strict watering schedule. ‘The secret is Google
Calendar,’ says James. ‘It’s colour coded and everything.‘
The decor is mostly vintage, with the exception of a rose-gold-
toned bed frame from MADE, and
Clover’s IKEA cot. ‘They’re prob-
ably the only new pieces of furniture
we have,’ says James. ‘This isn’t our
forever home,’ adds Florence.
‘We’re quietly aware that every-
thing we buy for this place will come
with us wherever we go next.’ So
they invest in pieces they can eas-
ily move, such as the delicate floral
paintings in the kitchen by artist Ali-
cia Gale – and felt portraits of Hux-
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ley, who’s pictured above the dresser

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in Clover’s room. Florence laughs,

pre-empting the assumption that
she’s ‘that kind of dog woman’ with a EA NG
framed 3D version of Huxley’s head: ‘The tomato and
‘It was a present from James’s mum. coconut cassoulet
It is amazing, though.’ from Anna Jones’s
‘All our flooring decisions have been based around Hux,’ she cookbook.’
continues. ‘We have to have rugs, rather than carpets, or the place
would look like Huxley,’ adds James. Wardrobe decisions, too –
both admit the sandy palette of their outfits is because of him.
You can really see their stamp on the place in the kitchen,
where the raw plaster walls are lined with art and copper pots.
‘We spend most of our time in the kitch-itting room,’ James laughs,
‘So cooking has become a social thing.’ ‘I hate cooking,’ Flor-
ence admits. ‘I’m famously a pasta, ketchup and cheese woman.
We live by Anna Jones’s cookbook.’ ‘We became vegetarian
together, so it’s great for that.’ And for Clover, who’s trialling different
textures with food from the same book – minus the salt.
At the end of the day, the couple spill into the studio space,
settling in front of a projector and fireplace to binge-watch Blue
Planet. ‘If anyone asks, we’re watching cerebral Scandi-noir,’ they
laugh. They’re also dancing to their own tune, literally, entertaining
Clover with a cello James bought on eBay. Clover has a knack for
music, just like mum and dad. You can tell by the way she rhythmi-
cally taps wooden toys on the table as we talk. ‘It keeps her enter-
tained,’ James says. Until her partner-in-crime Huxley pads by again.

WA C NG
‘Gomorrah – it
makes me feel like
we’re involved in the
Italian Mafia.’
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AMY TERRY & BASIL MAVROLEON’S WEDDING

KANYE WEST &

KIM KARDASHIAN
WEST
MARGOT ROBBIE ELLE’S HARRIET STEWART &
& TOM ACKERLEY DARREN HASKELL THOMAS

SOLANGE KNOWLES
& ALAN FERGUSON

EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
& SEBASTIAN
BEAR MC CLARD

Edited by

H AN N A H
ELLEN PAGE & EMMA PORTNER
HANNE GABY ODIELE N AT H A N SO N
& JOHN SWIATEK
 and we certainly don’t sell tickets. With that in mind, is getting
PA RT ONE: THE ENGAGEMENT married the most tactless thing you can possibly do? If you are
accustomed in life to having all the feelings, can you be happier
on your wedding day than your most unhappy guest?
When I got married, four of my friends had just split up with
the men they’d hoped to marry, and three had recently lost
loved ones. It seemed almost disgraceful to be merry. I felt I had
let them down by being up, and my worries multiplied like
rabbits. What if my life turned out to be happier than my
mother’s? Was that a form of betrayal, too?
SUSIE BOYT ON ANNOUNCING YOUR Confused and headachey, I talked to the priest about it.
ENGAGEMENT TO THE WORLD, EVEN WHEN He was 6ft 5in and so scholarly I think he would have preferred
THE WORLD ISN’T AS HAPPY AS YOU ARE to converse with me in Ancient Greek. ‘A
lot of my friends are going through a hard
*Source: Bridebook.co.uk Marriage Report 2017

time at the moment,’ I said. ‘I feel a bit

With any luck, when you announce that you are getting ashamed that things are going well for me.
married, your nearest and dearest are delighted for you, and your Most of my life I have been the one who’s
friends grin and cluck and rally. Pals send snaps of the table struggling, so it seems almost unnatural.
decorations in My Best Friend’s Wedding, where garden roses I don’t know who I am anymore.’
are mixed with humble little Michaelmas daisies to great effect. He suggested we have special prayers
You wonder whether those rumours of duels being fought by your at the wedding for those who were
gallant aunties, all desperate to lend you their diamond bracelets, bereaved, sad at heart or going through a
are true. Your wedding is your moment, after all. difficult time in their lives.
Or not. How do you happily get married when THE STATISTIC That felt better. I thanked
your best friend has just had a searing break-up, or him. After we said goodbye,
your brother’s been cruelly bereaved, or your father I darted back to ask if we
doesn’t generally like to take a day off work? How could somehow acknowl-
do you make the day enjoyable, or manageable, for The average number of edge those who were
those who are unhappy in their lives? How, on your years a couple is single and did not wish to
NATALIE SYTNER &
GEORGE YANDELL big day, do you attend to the side of yourself that has together before marrying* be in the service. ‘It’s not
often felt miserable at the weddings of others, assum- Bridget Jones,’ he said.
ing you would live a solitary life writing novels in bedsits, drinking
gin and suffering in style? Have you betrayed her somehow?
In ordinary times, when things are going well for us, we tend
to be a bit bashful and keep quiet about it. We employ self-
deprecating humour with a nervous smile, we don’t trumpet the fact,
 EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
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THE ADVICE BEAR MC CLARD & MICHAEL BEAUPLET

by SARAH DITTY, HEAD OF POLICY AT FASHION REVOLUTION

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recycled gold and heirloom gemstones. Fine jewellers Yunus & Eliza SOLANGE KNOWLES &
melted down the gold and extracted the diamond from my great aunt’s ALAN FERGUSON
ring to produce both my rings and my husband’s wedding band.
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PLANNING your wedding in a sustainable way
saves money and allows you to be creative. My
husband and I have rings steeped in my family
history. So now, whenever I look at them, I think the aisle. To me, marriage is symbolic. It’s about
of all the strong women who came before me. two people making a commitment to each other.
S U H A IY LA : I still don’t see why I need to sign a
contract for my partner to value my commitment.
THE CO N V E RSAT IO N It’s more important to demonstrate love through
action. I’d be inclined to go for a celebration of
FREDDIE & love: no swearing on the Bible, stupid questions
TOM HARREL
about who’s wearing the dress, or stressing
by LIV LITTLE AND SUHAIYLA SHAKUWRA about which family members are ready to accept
that, yes, I’m still with a woman.
THE GAL-DEM FOUNDER AND HER GIRLFRIEND LIV : A public celebration of love, a wedding, it all sounds pretty similar
to me. I’m not unwaveringly attached to the notion of marriage, but
DISCUSS WHAT MARRIAGE MEANS TO THEM
there is something beautiful about having a day all about you and your
S UH A I YLA : The business of marriage can suck the romance out of an partner. I think a wedding is what you make of it and, for me, it doesn’t
otherwise passionate love affair. I say ‘business’ because, to me, that’s come from a place of giving something up; it’s about partnership on an
what marriage is. I believe in each to their own, but I have no desire to equal footing. We both know you are going to marry me anyway.
do it. It’s bizarre to force your partner to sign a contract in front of spec-
tators who are only there for the free alcohol. And before you say that
isn’t true, why does everybody complain when there isn’t a free bar? PA RT T WO: T H E RUN-UP
LIV : I think marriage in the old-school sense is a business. But that for-
mulation of what a marriage ‘should’ be doesn’t a) fit in with my current
situation, or b) reflect the marriages I was privy to growing up. My mum
was married as part of a Buddhist ceremony where I walked her down

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We approach weddings in the same way we do editorials, which is

why Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson’s day worked so perfectly.
We really get into the identity of the couple, their story and the art of
CRISSA MARIE the day. We’re also a husband-and-wife team, so we understand the
PRIETO’S WEDDING
bond. The main thing to remember when choosing wedding photogra-
phers is there’s got to be trust, which goes both ways. A lot of the time
you have clients who don’t trust the photographer and try to microman-
age, or you have photographers who don’t trust the client. With Sol-
ange, she’s obviously very artistic, so I wasn’t going to be like, ‘You
don’t know what you’re talking about’, but at the same time she trusted
us. She said, ‘This is my vision, feel free to tweak it however you feel.’

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 perfect partner and how they are going to develop themselves.
You need to accept that things will never be perfect.
T H E BE S T WE DDIN G S I go to now are normally the second
marriages – they’re often people who have gone through it. They’ve
done the cycle, they know the story and there’s a level of maturity
and thoughtfulness. They’re more in the reality of what it’s like to be
TRAVIS GUMBS & CYNTHIA CERVANTES married, not just focused on the beauty of the wedding.
RE M E M BE R to keep your eye on the prize; don’t let yourself be
annoyed by the flowers and the this and the that. Don’t overstretch
yourself. It’s best just to keep things simple.
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a maid of honour looking to out-toast a groomsman, or a mother of the
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T H E VOWS ning, middle and end. More than the ‘what’, think about the ‘why’.
Why is the couple good together? Why are you there on that day?
That ‘why’ becomes your theme. Introduce it in the beginning,
back it up in the middle, and refer to it again at the end.
K E E P IT S H O R T : Attention spans don’t last long, so keep your speech
shorter than you think it should be and people might just remember it
– or at least stop chowing down on their filet mignon while you speak.
DO N ’ T ( O V E R ) DRIN K : No one in the history of the world has said,
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ing to give a meaningful toast and people are prying the champagne
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sincere? Think about who you are and what you’re known for and play
In their vows, people are promising each other a to your strengths. Now is not the time to
utopian world where they are going to be the best try something new.
friend, the lover, the teacher, the therapist and the THE PERFECT SPEECH FORMULA:
cheering squad all in one. But I’m noticing the disillu- Intro >>> make ‘em laugh >>> establish a
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is: ‘Here I am, humble and flawed, and here is my
definition of self-esteem.’ Self-esteem is not about
being perfect, it’s about being able to see yourself
as a flawed individual.
IF YO U WA NT to get guests’ attention during the
vows, say something like: ‘I know I’m gonna fuck up
regularly, and on occasion I hope I will be able to
admit it was my fault’. That’s a realistic approach.
PEO PLE A RE CONST AN T L Y looking for the perfect
partner, but they don’t talk about the idea of being the
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 YOU WILL LOOK MORE GORGEOUS THAN YOU HAVE EVER LOOKED. In your
T H E A F T E R PA RT Y head: mythical, Gisele-like honeymooning self. In the mirror: normal self with
patchy tan. Despite the giant vacation trousseau, you only begin to look
heavenly, bronzed and (finally) relaxed approximately five minutes before
you leave for the airport to get your flight home.
BUT NONE OF IT MATTERS, BECAUSE YOU ARE WITH THE PERSON YOU
LOVE MOST IN THE WORLD. Well, that one’s true. Even when you’re sobbing
by KARLEY SCIORTINO, AUTHOR OF SLUTEVER over your lost luggage,
you’re laughing through
I’m sure that planning a wedding and experiencing the day is the tears with the person
one of the most stressful and anxious moments of your life that you just pledged your-
(disclaimer: I’m not married). But wedding-night sex doesn’t self to for, well (hopefully),
have to happen on the exact night, when you’ve spent the forever. That will be the bit
past 19 hours project-managing your family members. May- you’ll remember, wherever
be you pass out or you’re taking care of drunk friends, but the the hell you are.
next morning, when there’s calm after the storm, you
can have a moment to really be together. Do things IRIS &
that you think are beautiful and meaningful, and do CARL APFEL

something special – without thinking it’s cheesy be-

cause it’s ‘wedding sex’. It doesn’t have to be crazy,
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by FASHION ICON IRIS APFEL

I’ve never been able to decide whether I’m a

T H E H O L I DAY romantic with no illusions or a cynic with dreams. But
I guess I’m a romantic without illusions. I believe in
love at first sight, but I also believe in love at any time.
DON’T GO TOO EXTREME I got married to my husband Carl (above) in 1948, at
Keep it classic with a modern the Waldorf Astoria, New York. I would’ve been
twist. You still want to much happier if we could have eloped and kept the
admire them in 20 years’ time.
money to furnish our home, but my grandparents
wanted a big wedding, so we had to do it. This is
by JOURNALIST PANDORA SYKES what 68 years of marriage has taught me.
BE PRACTICAL: BUY A WEDDING DRESS YOU CAN
YOU MUST SPEND ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE ON WEAR AGAIN. I had the first pink wedding. Most of
YOUR HONEYMOON BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NEVER my friends had the typical white dresses, which were
GO ON HOLIDAY AGAIN. This is a ridiculous beautiful, but they spent all that money, kept the dress
hangover myth from the Eighties, before multiple NO MORE MILLENNIAL PINK
in a box and never wore it again. I’m very practical,
annual holidays in far-flung destinations became Shades of green are big this so I sketched the kind of dress I wanted (imported
de rigueur. You do not need to plunder all your year. Think rich emeralds, pink lace and strapless, with a cape) and knew I’d
shekels into one holiday, because you will, I promise, strong purples and soft blues. wear it again to black-tie parties.
go on another. Probably later that year. THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT TO A LONG
YOU WILL GET UPGRADED ON THE FLIGHT BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS A SENSE OF HUMOUR. You can’t take
YOU ARE DIVINE NEWLYWEDS. No, you won’t. yourself too seriously or be too rigid. You can’t
Because they don’t give a shit – they see your types have it your way all the time. Carl and I always
all the time. You’re more likely to get eyeballed by looked at life the same way. We tried not to be stuffy,
the stewards for drinking too much on the plane. but instead go with the flow.
YOUR HONEYMOON WILL BE THE BEST HOLIDAY OF THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO GIVE
YOUR LIFE. This, I am afraid, is the biggest myth of all. ROSES ARE BACK ONE ANOTHER ENOUGH SPACE. When you get
It might well be the best holiday of your life, but equal- Quicksand, Sahara, Secret married, people say you become one person, but in
Garden – they all look
ly, on your adventuremoon, it may rain (a lot). There beautiful next to a big peony. my opinion, you remain two different people and you
may not be lychee martinis on tap (especially should respect one another’s personality, wishes and
if you are staying in an eco lodge). There may not be tastes. Carl loved to go to football games and the
air-conditioning (again, especially if you are staying in an eco lodge). best thing about getting married was not having to go with him.
You may have to eat your dinner by 6pm and choose it from one of only And I never said to him ‘don’t go’, but rather ‘go and enjoy
two menu options the day before (yes, especially if you are staying in an yourself’. And there were things I liked to do that he didn’t.
eco lodge). It may all start to feel like a test of endurance, rather than a We played it that way, and once in a while I’d go with him and
seriously expensive holiday, and you may, just may, as you’re bitten for the he’d go with me. It worked out very well.
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 ON IN THE YEAR OF TIME’S UP, IF THE GOOD MEN SAY NOTHING, OTHERS
WILL END UP SPEAKING FOR YOU, SAYS RICHARD GODWIN
I’ve been thinking about power recently – it’s been difficult not to since
#MeToo. The power to exploit, the power to command, the power to
speak and be believed, the power to silence and be obeyed.
The sort of power a fiftysomething cabinet minister has over a
twentysomething female journalist. The sort of power a thirtysomething
comedian who has actually written quite a good book on modern dat-
the real
power of
#MeToo
middle-aged man having a debate with an angry millennial woman.
You don’t tend to hear from the fiftysomething women (unless they’re
slagging off the twentysomething women, which tells its own story). And
you don’t tend to hear from the twentysomething men.
Amid all the bad-sex field reports and #menaretrash memes that
have flown around feminist Twitter these past few months, I found a
ing has over a young woman he takes back to his apartment. The sort little light relief in a Buzzfeed listicle called ‘17 Text Messages That
of power at least one weaselly boss had over my wife when she was Will Make You Cringe So Hard You Won’t Be Able to Bear It’. All
starting her career, eventually forcing her out of a job she was good the examples involved a hapless young man asking out a sceptical
at, while he continued to be terrible at his. One of the heartening things woman and getting some variant of ‘can u not’ in reply. What struck
about these recriminations has been seeing her finally share these sto- me was not how entitled the men were, but the opposite. Most didn’t
ries with other women, realise that, no, it wasn’t just her, and gaining a even try to hide their extreme nervousness: ‘*excessively starting to
measure of power from doing so. The sort of agency that comes when sweat* So do you want to maybe grab coffee tomorrow?’ tried one
women speak to one another, and then speak together. Casanova. ‘Umm… hi ii-i was wondering if maybe you’d accept my
I’ve found all this uncontroversially excellent. There are not enough offer of a date? *nervously holds out flower for you*’ offered Romeo.
competent women in positions of power, and there are way too many Now, I am in the relatively privileged position of having been mar-
incompetent men. So, I believe this shift in consciousness will benefit ried for ten years. My wife and I courted in an era (the early Nough-
humanity. Meghan Markle put it quite nicely: ‘Women don’t need to ties) that had more in common with a Jane Austen novel than the world
find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to of Tinder, Pornhub and US-style dating culture, which Britain seems to
use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen.’ have imported wholesale. But the fundamental dynamic is still broadly
But there’s something else about power I’ve noticed. We’re the same: it’s still the men who shuffle over and do the asking, risking
comfortable pointing at those people and saying: ‘Them! They have ridicule. And it’s still the women who are saying um, no, mkay or *cry-
the power!’ But we’re less comfortable admitting our own. I find the ing with laughter emoji* fuck off. There is talk of mandatory consent
notion that I am part of some toxic rape fraternity because of a chance lessons for teenage boys. But still, how you get a woman to consent to
arrangement of my chromosomes horrifying. I don’t want to exist in the even a cup of coffee is the least straightforward thing possible to a tes-
same category as trash like Harvey Weinstein or Donald Trump. Or tosterone-addled young male. It might come naturally to a tiny minority.
even the more garden-variety creeps like Aziz Ansari or the dude in Cat Most have to learn through a humiliating process of trial and error.
Person, The New Yorker short story about modern dating that went viral Strangely, for all this talk of power, I only thought to look up the
last year. I’ve always found it impossible to understand how anyone word as I was writing this. Google provides two definitions: ‘the ability
could take pleasure from doing something to someone who didn’t want or capacity to do something or act in a particular way’ and ‘the capac-
them to do that. Have I ever been guilty of this, even to a minor extent? ity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course
(Every guy has asked himself this. Perhaps we haven’t asked it of each of events’. It’s a contrast most of us don’t think about much, but clearly
other enough.) Sex is, by its nature, fraught, uncontrollable, hard to it’s important. The first definition focuses on the power we have over
pin down; it comes with lashings of what the French writer and feminist ourselves; the second on the power we have over others. They’re not
Simone de Beauvoir called bad faith – little lies we tell ourselves to the same thing. Trump and Weinstein are powerful men in the second
mask the terrifying truth of our own and others’ intentions. sense, in that their actions can affect millions of people. But to me, they
The point about bad faith is it’s a denial of your power. Because are pathetically weak in the first sense – and that is when masculinity is
here’s another thing about power: it comes with responsibility. If you at its most toxic. A man who has power over himself does not tend to
have agency, then you can do something about it. The alternative – that send out dick pics or write ‘whore’ to a woman who he suspects is sleep-
these things are beyond our control – is much more terrifying. So these ing with another man (as happens in Cat Person). That’s the last snake-
Illustration: Jo Bell

are some of the things I’ve been thinking about as I watch the #MeToo like revenge of the defeated ego, spitting back its own humiliation.
conversation unfold, composing and deleting tweets, because as a cis So I think we can only have a proper conversation about power
white hetero male thirtysomething with 280 characters, it’s not really if we are all honest about the kind we have. Hasn’t the feminist buzz-
my turn to speak. (‘Don’t bring us your #notallmen bullshit…’) But if you word of the past few years been ‘empowering’? The problem is not
don’t speak, others will speak for you. Usually, on TV, it’s an indignant power itself. The problem is getting it and using it wisely.

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Photograph: Rebekah Campbell. Styling: Donna Wallace and Felicity Kay

FIERCE, BLISS, STRONG, CARING, TRANSFORMATIVE, CALMING, HEALING, REGAL, HARD,

MOTIVATING, SOFT, REFLECTIVE, UNCONVENTIONAL, OPEN, BRAVE AND MORE.
THE DYNAMIC STORIES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, FROM DUA LIPA TO THE COUPLES
CHANGING THE FACE AND MEANING OF COUPLEDOM, ARE LIVING PROOF
 THIS PAGE Liv (left) wears:
white cotton dress with
cape, £2,025, NABIL NAYAL .
Gold hoop earrings, Liv’s
own. All other jewellery,
from a selection, SUHAIYLA
SHAKUWRA . Suhaiyla wears:
black cotton dress, £715,
NABIL NAYA . All other
jewellery, as before.
OPPOSITE PAGE Steve wears:
wool coat, £1,390, MAISON
MARGIELA at HARVEY
NICHOLS . Cotton top, £205,
CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC .
Linen trousers, £450; and
linen top, £375, both
LOEWE X PAULA’S IBIZA .
Susie wears: cotton, linen
and sequin dress, £1,450,
LOEWE X PAULA’S IBIZA .
Styling by Tights, Susie’s own. Nico
wears: cotton jacket, £22,
DO N N A WA L L AC E PEACHEYBOO . Cotton
& babygrow, £35; and
polyester hat, £82 (part of
F E L IC I T Y K AY set), both NOÉ & ZOË BERLIN .
Tights, Nico’s own

‘When we met, I was in a place of stress and had migraines every day. Suhaiyla taught me to look after myself – now I feel in a much better place.
When you have a partner, you have a reason to take time out from work. I’m fortunate that being a black, gay woman in London right
now is chill. We’re able to surround ourselves with queer women of colour at club nights like BBZ. Many people don’t have that support network.’
So much has happened in a year; going through tough times together and being able to pull through it in the relationship. There’s been loss,
moving and the quitting of jobs to pursue dreams. Together, we’re stronger.’
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Photographs by

R E B E K A H
CA M P B E L L

Interviews by

O L I V E
POM ETS E Y

We first got together on a trip to Amsterdam with a bunch of our mates. We were staying in this awful hostel and took mushrooms.
We ended up being not really able to do anything, so just spooned in our bunk bed.’
‘People always ask us why we’re not married. It’s on our bucket list, but we did things in a different order. This sounds bad, but
I actually did not think Steve would be as amazing a dad as he is. We’re both sometimes impatient and
self-obsessed, but when Nico came along, the patience he’s shown… He would do anything and everything for her.’
 ‘I’ve gone through phases of being confused about my gender, but the reason Eden and I got on so well was because we were
both dressing in girls’ clothes and neither of us batted an eyelid. We were just ourselves around each other and
realised that really early on. As we keep doing collections, I think you can see our relationship reflected in Art School and how our
journey has been working together. You learn and grow with each other. It’s very personal.’
‘Tom has given me a lot of courage to do what I want. Two years ago, I would never have been able to be so effeminate.
He’s also given me a lot of confidence in my weight, which has always been a big obstacle for me, particularly in past relationships. Now we live
and work in the same place – our studio is part of our house – and it’s quite all-consuming, but I don’t
think Art School would be as successful if we didn’t work like that. We like to feel completely immersed in it.’
Tom (left) wears: leather
jacket, £1,250, COACH
X KEITH HARING . Mesh and
beaded top (just seen),
£1,200, ART SCHOOL
X DOMINIC MYATT at
SHYNESS . Wool kilt, £440,
LE KILT . Cotton socks, £8.99
for three pairs, GLENMUIR at
SOCKSHOP . Leather shoes,
£530, MARNI . Eden (right)
wears: cotton-mix dress,
£979, ALBINO TEODORO
at FENWICK . Nylon socks,
£9, WOLFORD . Leather
shoes, £425, JIMMY CHOO
 Christian wears: linen-mix
blazer, £1,165; and linen
trousers, £475, both STELLA
M C CARTNEY . Cotton shirt, £185,
A CHILD OF THE JAGO . Tulip
wears: cotton-blend dress,
£1,525, ROBERTS | WOOD
at DOVER STREET MARKET .
Rings, Tulip’s own

‘We were set up on a blind date by friends and went for a picnic on H s . s ar e o get ark and I realised we’d
been talking for six hours nonstop. I took six months off work to help Tulip campaign because I wanted her to win. I was confident she was the right
person for the job. I knew if I hadn’t taken time off and been part of it, I’d feel really gutted now, like I’d missed out on part of her life.’
We got married at the House of Commons. I wasn’t an MP at the time, but I wanted to get married there because my life is so political.
Chris hadn’t told me until our 17th date that his parents met at the Young Conservatives, and a lot of their friends, who came to our
wedding, met through the group, too. So you can imagine, with my friends from the Labour Party also included, there was a lot of politics talk.
I’m Muslim and Chris is Christian, but we’ve just maintained our own culture and religion by taking an interest in each other’s. We’re teaching
our daughter both and then she’ll choose when she’s older. She’ll do Muslim and Bengali cultural things with me, but she also knows what
church is like. And she goes to a Jewish nursery, too, so she’s a citizen of the world – a real Londoner.’
 Sam wears: nylon vest
and jersey top, both price
on request, A-COLD-WALL* .
Jennifer wears: nylon
dress, price on request,
A-COLD-WALL* . White-
gold bracelet, £6,250.
CARTIER . Earrings,
Jennifer’s own. Genesis
wears her own clothes

‘We met at a Black Lives Matter march. Love at first sight is extreme, but it was high interest at first sight. I think
our attire was a signal that we would get on. It was fierce. We have bonded over our interest in the fashion industry,
rather than clothes, and that means being able to carve out a narrative for people of colour.’
‘Having a child really brings you together. We’re learning more about each other with her. Sam is really ambitious, strong-minded, very caring
and loving, and that’s what makes him a good parent. It’s like we complete each other. What I lack, he fulfills. Together, we make the whole.’
 John wears: wool-mix
coat, £1,430, VETEMENTS
at BROWNS . Cotton T-shirt,
£110, LIAM HODGES .
Trousers and jewellery,
John’s own. Leonn wears:
cotton playsuit, £2,100,
DIOR . Crystal and metal
hair slides, £110 for
two, ASHLEY WILLIAMS .
Jewellery, Leonn’s own.
Leather-mix boots,
£1,150, DIOR

We met at a LAW issue launch at Moth Club. That was one of the best nights of my life. My favourite band, Real Lies, were playing
an s cloud nine, so felt confident enough to ask Leonn if she wanted a drink. I grabbed her hand and took her to the bar. Sometimes I say sorry
for leaning on her, but she keeps me propped up. You’ve got to be a strong woman to keep a 6ft 6in geezer upright in hard times.’
‘I think we have our own language at this point. He basically just takes the piss out of my Irish accent and I take the piss out of his English
accent, and we have somehow formed a language between ourselves where we just laugh at each other.’
 Joseph (left) wears:
cotton-mix coat, £1,180,
PRADA . Cotton shirt, £345,
OAMC at SELFRIDGES .
Satin bow, sylist’s own.
Alex wears: cotton-mix
coat, £1,950; and cotton
shirt, £1,160 both PRADA .
Satin bow, as before

‘Growing up, I was obsessed with fashion and knew I wanted to work in it, so finding somebody who I not only love and respect,
but also who I can have conversations with about the most ridiculous, niche things within the industry, just makes life all the richer.’
‘After our first date, I told my friends, “I’m done. I know who I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.” It was the same when my
mum met my dad; she knew that was the guy she was going to marry. Joe made me realise I need to make more time for life, as opposed to just
working. Last August, we went to Paris. I was very good friends with Azzedine Alaïa, so we spent an amazing weekend with him.’
 ring, £270, all DIOR
necklace, £270; and metal
£640; metal and crystal
£2,600; viscose briefs,
REJINA PYO . Tulle skirt,
wears: cotton top, £325,
BAND OF OUTSIDERS . Akane
Mohair trousers, £260,
Feather trim, stylist’s own.
BATTAGLIA at BOUTIQUE 1 .
Poplin shirt, £385, SARA
jacket, £725, THE KOOPLES .
Benjamin wears: leather

‘Akane is the hardest worker. I find it difficult to keep up, but it’s amazing to aspire to. She’s also so caring, but because
she’s shy, she won’t always show it. We just performed in Giselle together and our characters were in love, so playing those roles came naturally.’
‘We first bonded when we were both injured, and because of that, I felt like I’d lost part of myself. Being able to support each other
through that difficult time was so encouraging for me to get through the recovery. Ben likes sharing things with people. He’s an open person,
whereas I’m quite shy; it takes time for me to be myself. When I saw how easily he talked about his feelings, I wanted to be more like him.’
Fergus wears: bespoke suit,
ANGELOS TALENTZAKIS AND
PAUL KITSAROS . Cotton
shirt and knitted tie, both
Fergus’s own. Leather
shoes, £765, CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN . Margot wears:
polyester dress, £772,
A.W.A.K.E. Ring, Margot’s
own. Leather shoes, £675,
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

‘I fell in love immediately with Margot. She knocked me into shape as a chef. We would have cross words in the kitchen, then kiss
and make up. I still wake up and wonder what we’re having for lunch. It’s why it works: we have a similar enthusiasm for lunch.’
‘We met at a pop-up dining club Fergus was doing. It was the opening night and everyone was there. And what did I get
on my plate? Pigeon and peas. I thought this guy was amazing and bonkers. I went upstairs to meet the chef, and there he was. The next meal
he cooked me was cabbage and spaghetti with truffle oil at his house. I just thought, “Oh my God, this guy is so cool.” I’m still his number-one fan.’
 Billie wears: cotton
dress, £465,
MARQUES’ALMEIDA .
Ty wears: silk and
viscose shirt, £945,
GIVENCHY . Coat and
earring, Ty’s own
Photographs: Rebekah Campbell. Styling: Felicity Kay and Donna Wallace. Hair: Hiroshi Matsushita using Oribe Haircare. Make-up:
Crystabel Riley using Pai Skincare and Inika Organic. Nails: Chisato Yamamoto at David Artists using NARS Cosmetics. Billie and
Ty represented by Premier Model Management. Shot on location at the Master Shipwright’s House, Deptford. Handwriting: Jo Bell

‘On our wedding day, we wanted to mix our cultures. We had a civil ceremony and then a blessing by Ty’s parents’ pastor.
We mixed all the food – half Nigerian and half English – and came out wearing traditional Yoruba outfits
for a dance. When I was walking down the aisle, Ty turned around and he was crying. I had never seen him cry before.’
‘It’s important that our baby [due in June] knows its Nigerian heritage, because I think as a lot of people get older, they feel lost. You need some
lineage. I want to choose a name that our baby can look back on and ask, “Where am I from?” It’s what I felt I had to deal with.’
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LIZ
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White lace dress, £1,095,
SIMONE ROCHA . Black satin
bra, £249; and black satin
briefs, £131, both DOLCE &
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socks, £5.99, SOCKSHOP .
Black leather shoes, £940,
JOHN LOBB . White gold and
diamond earrings, £13,000,
CHANEL FINE JEWELLERY
 White cotton dress, £1,550, MOL L Y GOD D AR D .
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 more than a billion times. The song even inspired a placard carried by
gun-control activists during the March For Our Lives (‘1. Just pick up
the phone… For your local congressman. 2. Don’t let them win…’).
When I ask how it feels to see the reach of her song lyrics, she admits
to feeling the power of change right now. ‘I so badly wanted to be a
part of that march; everything that’s happening in the world feels so
revolutionary and I think it’s important to be a part of history. It’s cool
that, even though I wasn’t there, there was a tiny little mark.’

FOR ALL THE Dua’s made even bigger waves in the music industry. She recently
became the first woman to be nominated for five Brit Awards in one
year (she won two), and with New Rules she became the first female

SCREW-YOU soloist to get a UK Number 1 since Adele’s Hello in 2015. But while
her personal lyrics have helped Dua connect with fans and carve out a

LYRICS AND place for herself in the pop-icon pantheon, she sometimes feels con-
flicted about opening up too much: ‘I put a lot of my life out there
through my music for everyone to know and see and feel. It makes it

EMPOWERING difficult to allow myself to have privacy, because being so open is

what’s given me this amazing relationship with my fans.’

BREAK-UP But she doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. She gives me a hint of
what her next album will have in store: ‘I wear my heart on my sleeve
and I’m not afraid to do so. There’s strength in vulnerability and strength

AN HEMS that have helped propel Dua

Lipa to a new level of pop stardom, the 22-year-old Kosovan-British
in sadness. I enjoy the empowerment and the performance when I’m
singing stuff that’s about not backing down.’ So, who better to turn to
for life and love advice than the queen of empowered pop?
singer admits that, when it comes down to it, she’s a hopeless
romantic: ‘I’m such a firm believer in love. I blame my parents for that,
because they have a really good relationship and I think they’ve set my
standards high,’ she tells me over rocket-fuel green tea after her
ELLE shoot in London. It’s Easter Monday and she can’t wait to get I’M A SERIAL MONOGAMIST, BUT FRIENDS SAY I SHOULD TRY
home to cook for herself – something she hasn’t been able to do for the BEING SINGLE AND ENJOY MY TWENTIES. AM I MISSING OUT?
past month while travelling around Australia, supporting Bruno Mars SCARED OF SINGLEDOOM, 26
on tour (she’s then heading to Paris to hang out with Karl Lagerfeld There’s so much fun in being single. When I’m single, I end up having
and Simon Porte Jacquemus for a television appearance). But for the so much more time to do a lot of other stuff. When you’re in a relation-
singer, who was spotted as a teenager covering pop stars’ hits on You- ship, the time you do have off, you tend to dedicate to that one person.
Tube and has now sold 16 million singles, there might also be a bigger While that can be fun, it’s also good to go out and do everything on
cosmic reason at play for her unashamed romanticism: her name, Dua, your own terms. I am totally into monogamy, but I think it’s also impor-
which was given to her by her grandmother, tant to experience life on your own,
means ‘love’ in Albanian. at least for a little bit. I think you
Since releasing her debut eponymous learn so much about yourself when
album in June 2017, Dua has become known you’re completely alone and you
as a warrior of love for a new generation of have no one to go to for help for
women. Her raw, honest lyrics hinge on female certain things. You learn to rely on
empowerment, relationships and heartbreak, yourself in a different way.
and are backed by a unique strain of dark pop,
which Dua describes as ‘dance crying’. ‘It’s all WHEN FEMINIST POLITICS COME
quite fun to dance to, but if you listen to just the UP AT HOME, OLDER MEMBERS
lyrics, or strip it down and just do a piano OF MY FAMILY DISAGREE WITH
version of it, it’s quite sad,’ she explains. Her ME, AND WE END UP FIGHTING.
voice is warm and husky, a personal trademark HOW CAN I MAKE THEM LISTEN
once singled out for being too low when she TO MY PERSPECTIVE?
auditioned for the school choir. Now, though, GLORIA STEINEM WANNABE, 27
her mature, soulful tone is the reason she’s be- I think it’s a lot about collaboration,
come the most-streamed female artist in the UK. where you’re like, ‘I totally under-
Like many pop icons before her, Dua fo- stand your point of view, but this is
cused on the drama and messiness of love right my opinion and I feel this way be-
from the start, with singles Be The One and Hot- cause of this, this and this.’ Getting
ter Than Hell, the latter of which was inspired by a break-up (‘I wrote it heated about it can egg people on the wrong way. Sometimes, I back
because my first-ever boyfriend made me feel like I constantly wasn’t my argument up with facts I’ve read in books, or I give people feminist
good enough. I didn’t want him to know I was that sad, so I made it books I’ve really enjoyed. My three go-to reads are Bad Feminist by
seem like he couldn’t get enough of me’). Then everything changed with Roxane Gay (one of my all-time favourites); The Beauty Myth by Naomi
her Number 1 hit New Rules. It’s an anthemic, three-step toolkit for get- Wolf (a classic feminist read – you could just show your family the last
ting over an ex (‘If you’re under him, you ain’t getting over him’), and its chapter and it would make sense); and Men Explain Things To Me by
video, featuring a fiercely protective girl gang, has been streamed Rebecca Solnit (it’s pretty hard-hitting, but an important read).
 Lace and polycotton dress, £13,500; viscose bra, £730; and
viscose briefs, £670, all D I OR. Gold, diamond
and opal earrings, £3,300, D I OR FI NE J E W E L L E RY

LIZ COLLINS
I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A CAREER IN MUSIC, BUT I’M CONSTANTLY PLAGUED BY THE FEELING OF NOT BEING
IT’S SUCH A COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY, I CAN’T IMAGINE IT GOOD ENOUGH, IN BOTH MY RELATIONSHIP AND AT WORK.
EVER HAPPENING. WHAT ADVICE HELPED YOU MOST? I ALWAYS LOOK AT OTHER WOMEN AND THINK THEY’RE
CHASING DREAMS, 23 NAILING IT. DOES EVERYONE EXPERIENCE THESE THOUGHTS
I never thought that I would be doing what I’m doing now. It’s always AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, OR IS IT JUST ME?
been a massive dream of mine to be a singer and write songs, but NEVER ENOUGH, 37
I never knew how I would actually get there. My dad would always It’s happened to me in both my first-ever relationship and my most
say, ‘You need to work really, really hard to get a little bit of luck’. And recent relationship. I felt like I wasn’t enough, or I wasn’t good enough.
although sometimes being in the right place at the right time does When those relationships ended, I would say to myself, ‘Maybe it’s my
happen, it always tends to happen to the people who are already on fault.’ But then you play back certain things and moments from your
their way. So don’t give up on your dream, always work towards it and time together and realise it wasn’t all in your head. Sometimes people
figure out what the next step is. For me, being on the ground was really can be emotionally manipulative without wanting to, and sometimes
important: getting out there and trying to get as much work as possible, people in relationships can bring out the worst in each other. But it has
putting out covers and being proac- been proven to me that not everyone makes
tive. You just have to keep working you feel that way. The one thing I want you to
towards it and believe in your art. get from this is: don’t blame yourself. I think
that’s really important.
I WAS BIG INTO SHAVING MY
LEGS AND WAXING MY BIKINI I RECENTLY SLIPPED UP AND DRUNK-TEXTED
LINE WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY EX-BOYFRIEND AND NOW WE’RE BACK
DATING MY BOYFRIEND, BUT IN TOUCH. CAN YOU EVER BE FRIENDS
NOW I CAN’T BE BOTHERED. I WITH AN EX OR IS IT A TOTAL NO-GO?
CAN TELL IT FRUSTRATES HIM. STILL IN LOVE, 29
WHAT SHOULD I DO? It depends on the break-up and what happened
STUBBLE TROUBLE, 31 in the relationship, but I think you can be friends
Your body hair should be your with your ex. I’m really good friends with mine
personal preference; it’s all about in fact, but we’re in a tricky situation because
what you feel comfortable with. I I think we still love each other. I think it’s tough
guess there’s definitely compromise because your first love will always be your first
in a relationship – I’m sure there’s love, no matter the circumstances. I’ve spoken
an ugly shirt you don’t really want to multiple people about this, and even though
him to wear. It’s about finding the they didn’t end up with their first love, they say
middle ground with someone. I know they’ll always love that person. If you care
a lot of women who have decided to grow their pubic hair because it about someone so much, keep them in your life, even if you know
makes them feel more womanly. Plus, upkeep is so boring. you’re not meant to be together in a romantic sense.

I’M DATING A LOT AT THE MOMENT AND I’VE STARTED TO I’VE FALLEN TOO HARD, TOO FAST FOR A GIRL I MET BEFORE
IGNORE MESSAGES FROM GUYS I DON’T LIKE. I FEEL LIKE IT’S CHRISTMAS. THIS IS MY FIRST RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER
A BAD HABIT TO GET INTO – CAN I GET AWAY WITH IT? WOMAN AND WE’RE ALREADY TELLING EACH OTHER WE’RE IN
NO REPLY, 34 LOVE. I’M WORRIED THINGS ARE MOVING SO QUICKLY AND
I think you have to remember what it feels like when someone ghosts THAT IT’S TOO SOON. HOW CAN I PUT THE BRAKES ON THINGS?
you. It’s something I try not to do. I prefer to be upfront and honest MOVING TOO FAST, 26
about situations. I know what it’s like to be ghosted, so I’ll probably tell There is a danger in saying ‘I love you’ too soon, but sometimes you’ll
someone, ‘You’re so lovely but I prefer you as a friend.’ Whether or meet someone who makes you feel a certain way, and it seems like the
not they want to carry on that friendship is totally up to them. Being most natural thing to say. You shouldn’t be afraid of it. If it’s meant to
honest, rather than leading someone on or ghosting them, is much be, there’s no such thing as ‘going too fast’. It will feel right. And if it
easier. It’s so awkward when you bump into them and they say, ‘I’ve doesn’t work out, that’s OK, too. As much as I tell myself not to rush into
texted you so many times…’ and you’re like, ‘Yeah… my phone’s been something, or be careful not to say ‘I love you’ too fast without knowing
broken for so long’. Honesty is the best policy for sure. if there’s any substance in the relationship, it’s important to go with
your gut. Life is too short not to say
I’VE GOT A FEW FRIENDS WHO RELY ON ME FOR EVERYTHING
AND ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING ME FOR ADVICE. HOW DO
YOU TELL A FRIEND THAT THEY’RE BEING OVERLY NEEDY ‘ I LOVE
WITHOUT HURTING THEIR FEELINGS?
THE (TIRED) ROCK, 33
Sometimes you just have to be a friend and allow them to let it all out.
Again, I think it’s really important to be honest and be like, ‘Mate,
YOU .’
you’ve spoken about this half a dozen times now and I’ve given you a
solution every time.’ Eventually, they’ll have to admit you’re right and
you can kind of make a joke out of it. I think it’s important just to let your
friends rant, because that’s probably going to be you at some point,
and you’ll need them there to listen.
 Grey wool and lace jacket, £965, CO M M E D E S
GARÇ ONS C OMME D E S GARÇ ON S . Black
and white jersey and viscose briefs, £680, D I O R

LIZ COLLINS
 Organza dress, £11,630; and wool and
glass-beaded hat, £3,605, both CH A N E L

LIZ COLLINS
 White cotton jacket with belt, £1,200; and nude and white satin, tulle
and lace skirt, £975, both S I MONE ROC H A . Black nylon socks, £5.99,
S OC KS H OP . Black leather shoes, £940, J O H N L O B B

Hair: Anna Cofone at

The Wall Group using
Oribe. Make-up: Francesca
Brazzo using Chanel Éclat
Transparence de Chanel
and Hydra Beauty Micro
Liquid Essence. Nails:
Adam Slee at Streeters
using Rimmel London.
Tailor: Michael Hunt
ROY L

D T T
R
Photographs by

P H I L POY N T E R

Styling by

PHOEBE ARNOLD

LL N C E Y N E
 PREVIOUS PAGE Black tinsel
and grey vinyl shrug, and
black cotton gloves, both price
on application; yellow and
black polyester and sequin
dress, £4,510, all MARC
JACOBS . Black leather and
crystal shoes, £697, DOLCE &
GABBANA. Sterling-silver and
pearl earrings, £86,
JONATHAN LYNNE. Black
leather cuff, £800, CHANEL.
Crown, stylist’s own.
THIS PAGE Tulle dress,
£6,180, MARNI. Suede
shoes, £965, CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN. Tulle scarf, stylist’s
own. Gold earrings, price on
application, CHOPARD. Tulle
gloves, £150, ERMANNO
SCERVINO. Velvet bag,
£1,230, MING RAY. White
gold and diamond watch,
price on application, BULGARI
Cashmere vest, £935; and silk scarf, £350, both VERSACE . Cotton shirt (worn underneath), £246, PAUL & JOE . Cotton trousers, £390, BURBERRY . Sterling-silver,
marcasite and pearl necklace, £640, ALEXANDRA MAY . Leather belt, £310; and leather bag, £695, both GIVENCHY . Metal chain, price on application, CHAOS

PHIL POYNTER
Black sequin and taffeta dress, £12,855; and black sequin and cotton shorts (just seen), £1,710, both SAINT LAURENT . Yellow gold and citrine earrings,
£225, LUSTRE OF LONDON at ALEXANDRA MAY . Yellow gold necklace with black and clear crystals, £250, ANTON HUENIS at ALEXANDRA MAY
Wool-mix jacket, £2,250;
and canvas skirt, £805,
both GUCCI . Cotton blouse,
£420, BEAUFILLE . Gold
earrings, £2,600; and
resin, glass and metal
necklace, £1,660, both
CHANEL . Feather brooch,
£195, HILLIER BARTLEY .
Gold ring, £76, ANTON
HUENIS at ALEXANDRA
MAY . Sterling-silver
ring, £60, PANDORA .
Phone case, stylist’s own

PHIL POYNTER
 Wool coat, £1,630,
MIU MIU . Cotton shirt,
£1,075, BALENCIAGA .
Satin gloves, £90,
CORNELIA JAMES . Yellow
gold, diamond and
emerald earrings, price
on application, BUCCELLATI .
White gold and diamond
ring, £9,900, CHANEL .
Marcasite brooch,
£185, LUKE STOCKLEY at
ALEXANDRA MAY

PHIL POYNTER
Pink cotton-mix bodice,
£735; blue and white
cotton top (worn underneath),
£415; and black wool-mix
trousers, £695, all PRADA .
Sterling-silver, marcasite
and pearl necklace,
£640, ALEXANDRA MAY .
Sterling-silver watch, £249,
SWAROVSKI . Brown leather
handbag, GIVENCHY
 THIS PAGE Wool and cotton
jumper, £765; and metal
and resin earrings, £380,
both GUCCI . Silk blouse
(worn underneath), £1,700,
LOUIS VUITTON . Cotton
trousers, £390, BURBERRY .
Gold-plated crystal crown,
£1,850, DOLCE & GABBANA
OPPOSITE Cotton dress,
£3,455, DOLCE & GABBANA .
Silk sash, stylist’s own.
Sterling-silver brooch,
£260, ALEXANDRA MAY

PHIL POYNTER
 Black tulle dress, £2,310,
GIVENCHY . Metal and pearl
headband, £85, MIU MIU.
White rhodium-plated
earrings, £45, SWAROVSKI .
Black cotton brooch, £575,
CHANEL. Black cotton gloves,
£68, CORNELIA JAMES
HAIR: Ben Skervin at The
Wall Group using Bumble
and bumble. MAKE-UP:
Andrew Gallimore at CLM
Hair & Make-up using NARS
Cosmetics. NAILS: Chisato
Yamamoto at David Artists
using Chanel Le Vernis
in Blanc White and La
Crème Main. MODEL:
Eliza Cummings at Select
Models. SET DESIGN: Trish
Stephenson at CLM
White silk crepe blouse with black scarf, £6,335, CHANEL. Black cotton trousers, £390, BURBERRY . Metal, resin
and strass earrings, £885; and black and white PVC and grosgrain bag cover, £465, both CHANEL

PHIL POYNTER
THIS PAGE Jersey and mesh
top, £870; and silk shorts,
£795, both VALENTINO .
Hair tie, stylist’s own. Silver
earrings, £35, MELISSA
ODABASH at JOHN LEWIS .
OPPOSITE Viscose swimsuit,
£800, TOM FORD . Hair
tie, as before. Acetate
sunglasses, £18, WEEKDAY .
Metal necklaces, £16 for
three, URBAN OUTFITTERS
S MMER
LO N’ Photographs by

G I L L ES
B E N S I MO N

Styling by

F E L IC I T Y
K AY

AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES, BRING THE COOL IN SHEER FABRICS,

SPORTY SWIMWEAR AND A PLAYFUL ATTITUDE
KEEP IT RELAXED WITH A KNOTTED T-SHIRT – LAYER OVER SWIMWEAR FOR AN EASY COVER-UP
THIS PAGE Cotton jacket,
£4,000; silk shorts, £550;
and leather trainers, £780,
all LOUIS VUITTON . Hair
tie and cotton top, both
stylist’s own. Cotton socks,
£7.64, STANCE . Metal
necklaces, £16 for three,
URBAN OUTFITTERS . Nylon
and PVC backpack, £100,
CARHARTT WIP . Silver
bracelet, £109, CORNELIA
WEBB . Plastic watch, £32,
SWATCH. OPPOSITE Cotton
T-shirt, £30, DKNY . Jacquard
neoprene bikini bottoms,
around £69, TRIANGL .
Hair tie, as before. Acetate
sunglasses, £18, WEEKDAY .
Metal necklace, as before

GILLES BENSIMON
 THIS PAGE Viscose
swimsuit, £750, BALMAIN .
Cotton-mix top (worn
underneath), £19, GUESS .
Hair tie, stylist’s own.
Silver earrings, £35,
MELISSA ODABASH
at JOHN LEWIS . Metal
necklaces, £16 for three,
URBAN OUTFITTERS .
OPPOSITE Nylon-mix
swimsuit, £120, HUNZA G .
Leather shorts, £1,620,
SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY
VACCARELLO . Hair tie and
rope (worn as belt),
both stylist’s own. Silver
earrings, £35, MELISSA
ODABASH at JOHN LEWIS .
Metal necklaces, as before .
Rubber and polyester
shoes, £35, TEVA . Crystal
and metal brooch (attached
to shoe), price on request,
GILLES BENSIMON ASHLEY WILLIAMS
 TH
U DATE
SWAP BELTS FOR ROPE, HAIR TIES FOR SCARVES – IT’S TIME FOR A REFRESH
GILLES BENSIMON
THIS PAGE Lycra top,
£265; and viscose-mix
shorts, £360, both ALBERTA
FERRETTI . Silver earirngs,
£35, MELISSA ODABASH
at JOHN LEWIS . Metal
necklaces, £16 for three,
URBAN OUTFITTERS .
OPPOSITE Silk organza top,
£330, EMPORIO ARMANI .
Viscose-mix swimsuit, £510,
DAVID KOMA . Acrylic hat,
£50, KANGOL . Metal
necklaces, as before.
Hair: Lok Lau at CLM
Hair & Make-up using
Shu Uemura Art of Hair.
Make-up: Andrew Gallimore
at CLM Hair & Make-up
using NARS Cosmetics.
Model: Cindy Bruna at
Metropolitan Models. Local
production: I-Sea Thailand.
With thanks to Layan
Residences by Anantara

F E
H
EMBRACE THE SUN AND GO BACKLESS FOR A LOOK THAT WILL TAKE YOU BEYOND THE SHORES
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b uty Edited by

SO P H I E
B E R ES I N E R
Photograph: Rebekah Campbell. Still-life photographs: Kate Anglestein. Model: Ruby Campbell at Premier Model Management

H O I I U I U
N U H UG

I L L A M A S Q UA
C H A R LOT T E U R B A N D E C AY Y S L Rouge
S I S L E Y Hydrating D O LC E & Glamore
T I L B U R Y Hot Cream Vice Pur Couture
lipstick in GABBANA lipstick in GIVENCHY L’O R É A L
Lips lipstick R E V LO N lipstick in in Rouge
Tangerine, £38 Classic Cream Y S L Rouge Buf f, £20 Le Rouge Color Riche
in Electric Super Lustrous Manic, £16. 50 Roxane, £28
lipstick in Pur Couture Mat lipstick lipstick in Shine in
Poppy, £24
Cosmopolitan, lipstick in Le in Rouge Really Red, Beaut y Guru,
£27 Rouge, £28 Stiletto, £28 £7.99 £8.99
 E

SUPER-MATTE DOES NOT MEAN DRY AND UNCOMFORTABLE. Think of how inviting plush
velvet is, or how much you want to touch a fresh orchid petal. Yeah, that.
Layer liquid lipstick over pencil over balm for maximum staying power and punch.

…IS ALL YOU NEED. BUT AN ENT RE RMY

 BEAUT Y

Photographs by

REBEKAH CAMPBELL

Beauty by

SOPHIE BERESINER

OF LIP COLOURS CAN’T HURT, EITHER

 COLO U RS CO L L I D E

BLENDING COLOURS
on the back of your hand
(rather than on someone else’s
mouth) is an easy way to
create your own bespoke lip
colour. Our favourite trick
to update a classic red?
Add a touch of orange for
a coral finish. Try it with your
two favourite shades and
see what happens.

E L L E J U N E
 T H E LO U D MO UT H

COLOUR, TEXTURE, STAYING POWER, REPEAT. Any colour you choose has a totally different effect
on your face dependent on the texture. Matte can be super-playful in sugary, pale shades,
or extra-sophisticated in deeper reds. Satin gives a fresher finish, while gloss is eternally youthful.

Y S L Tatouage
Y S L Rouge CHRISTIAN K AT V O N D Couture Matte
Y S L Volupté Volupté Shine LO U B O U T I N Y S L Volupté Studded Y S L Rouge Y S L Tatouage L AUR A GELLER Stain in Y S L Vernis
Liquid Balm in Corail A Velvet Lip Liquid Balm Kiss in Volupté Shine SHISEIDO Couture Matte Iconic Lipstick Corail Anti - à Lèvres
in Watch Me Por ter, £28 Colour in Miss in Excite Me Backstage in Beige Rouge Rouge in Stain in Rose in Delancey Mainstream, in Electric
Orange, £26 Loubi, £70 Pink, £26 Bambi, £17 Blouse, £28 Fire Topaz, £24 Ink, £29 Dahlia, £16 £29 Burgundy, £28
 HAIR: HALLEY BRISKER
AT THE WALL GROUP
USING OUAI HAIRCARE.
MAKE-UP: FLORRIE WHITE
AT BRYANT ARTISTS
USING YSL BEAUTY.
NAILS: AMA QUASHIE AT
CLM HAIR AND MAKE-UP
USING YSL BEAUTY.
MODELS: RUBY CAMPBELL
AT PREMIER MODEL
MANAGEMENT AND MIA
QUINN AT VIVA LONDON

T H E W ET LOO K

VINYL GLOSS is best

worn bright for ultimate
attraction in the literal
sense. Up the excitement
factor with a ‘lip top coat’.
It elevates your base
colour, both in intensity of
gloss and amazingness of
finish. This is YSL Beauty
Val Neon in Video Red,
£28, layered over a base
of YSL Beauty Rouge Pur
Words: Sophie Beresiner. Still-life photographs: Kate Anglestein. Handwriting: Jo Bell

Couture in Le Rouge, £28.

They give it a seriously
3D, wet-look effect. Try to
keep away from any
approaching lips: it’s way
too good to waste on
romantic transference.

E L L E J U N E
 If you’re not spelling your
intentions on your nails, do
you even have any? Created
for us by Marian, these
(right) are simple, powerful
(ahem) and BRILLIANT!
@MARIANNEWMAN
using CND Vinylux

Imagine the carefree beauty

of the Amalfi Coast in a scent. ID
The light notes (green rose,
ginger, bergamot) and iconic Christian Louboutin Beauty’s
packaging of Valentino Donna pop-art pigments are like
Rosa Verde, £97 for 125ml a night out for your nails.
EDT (above), offer a distinctly Try Loubiflash Nail Colour in
Italian spin on floral fragrance. Neoprene (above) or Crosta
Meteor (near right), £23 each.

R R
MY EARLIEST FR AGR ANCE
MEMORIES…
are of my grandmother, my
mom and aunt. Smell is such
a powerful sense, and they all
had very specific fragrances.
MY CURRENT GO -TO…
perfume is Carolina Herrera
Good Girl Eau de Parfum,
£94.50 for 80ml (above right).
It’s powerful and versatile, too;
Spritz this and people will take
sweet but with undertones of
notice. Prada La Femme L’Eau
coffee and cocoa that make
Eau de Parfum, £93.50 for
it subtly sexy.
100ml (right), is that rare mix
of eccentric and sensual, thanks I A LWAYS LO O K F O R ...
to notes of frangipangi flower, fragrances that can go from
mandarin and tuberose. day to night. We’re all so busy,
and I know I don’t have time to
go home and get changed.

E L L E J U N E
 Givenchy Hydra Sparkling
Luminescence Moisturizing
Bubbling Lotion, £33 (above),
is loaded with the brand’s
Sparkling Water Complex
and multi-molecular hyaluronic
acid to maximise hydration.

To smell it is to love it:

p L’Occitane Almond Delightful
Body Balm, £26 (above), is
. therapeutically self-indulgent.
Pressing in with your palm,
MAC DIRECTOR OF MAKE-UP
use slow and deep massage
ARTISTRY TERRY BARBER
@TERRYBARBERONBEAUTY movements to soften the skin and
chill you out after a long day.

SK
Words by Gregory Allen, Sophie Beresiner and Emily Pritchard. Photographs: Jason Lloyd-Evans,
BY SOPHIE BERESINER

In my mind, when I post

a *yes, I exercise* photo

Imaxtree, Getty Images, Pixelate, Lucky If Sharp, Instagram/@karlieklooss

after a rigorous Reformer
Pilates session, I am poised,
glowing and enviably
flushed. My selfie camera
Clarins Water Lip Stain disagrees. I am redder than
in Rose Water, Red Water my lipstick, and I still don’t
and Orange Water, £19 each love it half an hour later
(left), apparently lasts for when I get to work, ruddy
up to 300 kisses. Does it at best. Luckily, I’ve found
work? After a few cocktails, a loophole in the cycle
who knows – you might need it. and can now be found
in the gym changing room,
Revlon PhotoReady Colour
Correct Pen for Redness,
£8.99 (left), in hand to
even out my flushed face.
It’s the perfect quick-fix
solution for problem areas,
and very selfie-friendly.

E L L E J U N E
 ZO
ES TÉ E L AU D E R
onze Goddess Cooling
Body Gelée, £34

D ES TÉ E L AU D E R
GA Bronze Goddess
Th Na Powder Bronzer
Lacq r in in Light, £34
Baro e
Bronze, £21

IR
E

E
Beat the heat and go for ultimate
radiance with shimmering lotions,
OK

OM
Make-up: Andrew Gallimore at CLM Hair and Make-up using NARS Cosmetics. Model: Cindy Bruna at Metropolitan Models

mega-bronzers and golden

Photograph: Gilles Bensimon. Styling: Felicity Kay. Hair: Lok Lau at CLM Hair & Make-up using Shu Uemura Art of Hair.

creams in warm tones. And

if you’re laying out in the
real thing, start with an SPF3O.

BENEFIT
Gold Rush,
£25.50

C HARLOT TE
TILBURY
Long Lasting
Cream Eyeshadow
in Amber Gold,
£22

FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA

Body Lava in Who
Needs Clothes, £46

L I T H Y R
E L L E J U N E
 Style isn’t just about the clothes you wear,

throwing
it’s about the details. For SS18, that
means nail care — and truly on point nail
colour in the season’s hottest shades

shades
T H IS
SPORTTI NG
L IFF E
If you thou ght sport-
as-fashion-sstatement
h ad been thro ough all the
iterations it could,
c think
again. Hi-te ch fabrics,
go-faster st ripes and
more playful proportions
give the tre nd a new
spin this sea son, while
a charminglyy eccentric
palette — flashhes of sporty
brights all the way through
to earthy kha kis — take it
to another leevel again.
Complement (or nod to)
I S AB E L MARANT

the trend wi th a bold blue

or deep olivve green from
the Sally H ansen Colour
Therapy rannge. Better yet,,
its pateented argan-
ormula cares
oil fo
wh ile it colours.
Win-win.

ABOVE Color
Therapy nail
polish in ‘Soothing
Sapphire’, £8.99. 1. Color
RIGHT Color Therapy Therapy Top
nail polish in Coat, £8.99.
‘Bamboost’, £8.99. 2. Moisture
Both SALLY HANSEN R ehab £9.95.
3 . Gel Rehab,
£
£9.95. All
SALLY HANSEN
S U M M E R N A IL- CA RE ESSE N TIA LS
Models do not endorse products featured

WHETHER YOU’RE DRESSING FOR A HOLIDAY, FESTIVAL OR LONG, 2.

L A ZY EVENINGS OUT WITH FRIENDS, SUMMER NAILS DON’T
SI E S M A R JA N

JUST HAVE TO LOOK GOOD, THEY NEED TO L AST

ally Hansen nail care lets you create a salon-quality experience at home. Summer
Sa 3.
must-haves include: Moisture Rehab, which offers intensive care to dehydrated nails
and cuticles, and Gel Rehab, an overnight strengthening formula for nails damaged by
UV polish. And to finish? Apply Color Therapy Top Coat over your chosen shade for
colour that nourishes and lasts, whatever adventures summer may bring.

1.
 el l e p r o m o t i o n

SHE E R
PE R F E CT IO N
Diaphanous it may be, but
there’s nothing insubstantial
about this season’s trend
for ultra-light and see-
through fabrics: it works just
as well by day — try a sheer
blouse over a cropped
top and loose chinos for G U CCI

a smart-casual look — as
it does by night. Even so,
this is a trend that requires
a meticulous approach to
grooming. That doesn’t just
mean skin that looks even
and healthy, but nails, E MPORI O AR M ANI
too: get yours into shape
with nail care from Sally
Hansen. A soft pink or
perfect, subtle nude
nail colour to finish
MI U MI U
TOP LEFT, Color
will complement — and Therapy nail polish
complete — your look. in ‘Chai On Life’,
£8.99. RIGHT
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husband, family, sometimes even strangers – so red lipstick, although
damn sexy, is not the most viable option. Default to the second-best time
you felt your most beautiful. If, like me, it was that time he took you for
a curry in Whitechapel and you’d just discovered bronze smoky eyes
with kohl in the waterline, and he couldn’t stop telling you how pretty
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your other half is going to find you beautiful, you’ve already tried out
this exact look, but this time it’ll be beautiful with wedding bells on.

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-OIS winning arms I’ve always dreamed of.
‘Your arms are listening! Tell them you
love them.’ I gawp at her. Apparently,
using expletives to describe one’s

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dy parts is illegal here. ‘Err, I love
u, arms.’ One large glass of positive
irmation Kool-Aid coming right up!
After an hour on the reformer,
next morning my arms feel tighter,
re compact – as does my stomach.
MG, this is how Madonna must

Our columnist is on a have felt when she discovered Pilates!

After three weeks, my hard work is be-
ginning to pay off: I feel stronger, can

five-week mission for hold a plank for ages and do a pretty

decent set of push-ups. But surely there
has to be a quick-fix solution?

wedding-perfect arms A while ago, I read about Cool

Sculpt, the non-surgical fat-reduction
procedure that freezes fat cells. No
offence, Bodyism, but I book an ap-
I ’M FROM A L ONG LI NE of bingo-winged So I know his eating plan actually works. pointment to see a practitioner. During a
women, so upper arm flab is in my genes (at But if I work out hard enough, will I have hot 30-minute consultation, the nurse describes
least that’s what I tell myself). As such, I’ve wedding arms in only five weeks? My sched- the ‘uncomfortable push and pull of the suc-
avoided wearing off-the-shoulder sleeveless ule is jam-packed: Monday, Pilates; Tuesday, tion pads, which are placed on each arm as
everything my entire life. But when we brought boxing; Wednesday, an hour with a personal they freeze roughly 25 per cent of the fat cells
our wedding date forward to June, Bridezilla trainer; Thursday, high-intensity movement in the area’. Apparently, ‘skin may lose elastic-
here suddenly fancied wearing an arm-reveal- in a Bodyism Blueprint class; Friday, fas- ity with fat reduction’. Saggy arms, anyone?
ing wedding dress. Who. Am. I? cial stretch therapy, during which I get to lie Sod that and sod spending thousands when
My mind may be in bed with a Krispy down for an hour and exercise my tongue – the ‘before’ photos look almost the same as
Kreme doughnut, but my body is in Notting yackity yack yack yack. Apart from how sur- the ‘after’ shots! Our bodily hang-ups can
Hill at Bodyism, brainchild of celebrity trainer prisingly friendly and unpretentious the place leave us vulnerable to expensive treatments
James Duigan, where I’ll be five times a week is – and the fact there’s an air-conditioning unit that over-promise on results – in my opin-
for the next five weeks. It may sound exclusive, pumping out pure oxygen, plus coconut oil in ion, this is one of them. I slather my arms in
but Bodyism is a global fitness brand anyone the coffee – what strikes me most is all the posi- Immunocologie’s musky-smelling Body Se-
can buy into. Even if you’re on a budget or tive affirmations posted across the walls, tote rum instead; it’s a dry oil that leaves my arms
not based in London, you can follow the pro- bags and T-shirts. But why, I wonder? feeling silky and my mood lifted, all without
gramme through one of his books. That’s how I ‘Love and gratitude’ may be their attitude, having to re-mortgage the house.
first discovered Duigan three years ago. As my but I’m here to train, I think, as I push myself to After five weeks at Bodyism, I am firmer,
second child turned two, I couldn’t shift the last the limit, thwacking the living daylights out of happier and way stronger – but no, I do
16 pounds of baby weight. In a funk, I took to the instructor’s boxing pads at my first class. not possess the arms of an Instagram yogi.
Google, where I discovered the Clean & Lean I’ve always loved aggressive exercise – mar- According to Duigan, ‘The most powerful
Diet book – I was back at my pre-baby weight athon running, HIIT – so it’s new to discover thing you can do for yourself is to love your-
in eight weeks. Best £13 I’ve ever spent. that, aside from the boxing, exercise at Body- self,’ which may explain why I burst into tears
ism is a lot gentler on the body. Being kinder to mid-conversation with him one morning. Learn-
my body feels like an alien concept; I’ll admit, ing to love and accept my body, non-perfect
I’m often guilty of pointing out my own flaws. arms ‘n’ all, is a journey. Five weeks is just the
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‘I hate my effing arms!’ I screech at the mirror beginning, but at least I’m on my way. Peace.
J O during Pilates, arms jiggling like a dart cham-
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top. With a face etched in despair, I yank the
reformer up and out. ‘OH MY GOODNESS,
STOP!’ shouts Paola, an extremely fit-looking
instructor who has the kind of taut, Oscar-

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SUN, SEA
FOR A HONEYMOON? NEWLYWED LOTTE JEFFS EXPLORES MYKONOS

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 THE PARTY AT JACKIE O’S BEACH
Club sneaks up on you. One minute you’re
sipping low-alcohol beer on a sun lounger in
between refreshing dips in the cool Aegean Sea,
pretending to read while checking out the Adonis-
like boys in Speedos. The next, you’re knee-deep
in cocktails and dancing on a table as a drag
queen swishes her sequinned cape in your face.
The music starts building at 6pm, when the boys
– and it is mostly boys at this iconic Mykonos gay
beach – start towelling off and slipping into their
vest tops for post-sunset high-jinks. We had the
good sense to have a dinner of fresh fish and sal-
ad in Jackie O’s chic terraced restaurant as the
party continued around us. Later, we were ready
to rejoin the scene and be swept up in its frenetic
energy, which surged towards the Old Town,
where the after party at Jackie O’s
late-night sister bar beats on till the
early hours (jackieomykonos.com).
The Greek island, one of the Cy-
clades to the east of Athens, is known
for having a more laid-back, hedonis-
Near Elias beach and tic vibe than Ibiza – so not the obvious
with a chic spa, this choice for a honeymoon. There was
is all you need for a no walking hand-in-hand on a desert-
grown-up getaway.
ed beach, but there was great food,
Doubles from £139
cool nightlife, luxury hotels, guaran-
B&B, including transfers;
myconiancollection.gr teed sunshine and a colourful history of
welcoming LGBTQ people from
around the world. Once Jackie Onassis
and Elizabeth Taylor, the pied pipers of homo-
sexual men in the Sixties and Seventies, added
Mykonos to their summer circuits, the rainbow
flag found its stake in the ground for good.
I’m lucky enough to have never experienced
homophobia – at home or abroad. I go through
life with the expectation that I will be treated
equally, and thankfully I have been. I would never
let my sexuality stop me from travelling to a coun-
try I wanted to explore – it just so happens that
Russia, the Middle East and West Africa aren’t
high on my personal bucket list. But I have gay
friends whose wanderlust has taken them to these
places, and while they are careful not to kiss their
partner in public, for example, they’ve felt wel-
comed by locals. I also have other gay friends
who wouldn’t travel to destinations for political
Modern meets traditional
reasons. I respect everyone’s right to choose
at this charming hotel on
lovely Psarou beach,
where they want to go and why. When it came
near Nammos party to our honeymoon, however, we wanted to go
beach and restaurant. somewhere our marriage wouldn’t just be accept-
Doubles from £176 B&B; ed, but celebrated. And Mykonos was that place.
mykonosblu.com There’s often a slight fear when checking in to
a hotel with my wife that we will be given twin
beds. So I always make a point of confirming this
is not the case on arrival, to avoid the awkward-
ness of having to phone down to reception to ask

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 MYCONIAN
KYMA

AGIOS SOSTIS CHURCH

to change rooms. When I was younger,

I found this mortifyingly embarrassing. I’d
gone through the ordeal of coming out to
friends and family at 16, and these kinds of
interactions meant having to come out all
over again to someone I didn’t even know. As
a confident, thirty-something woman, I now
don’t give a flying fig what any receptionist
thinks. In Jerusalem a few years ago, we were
given a double room, but when we came
back from dinner, a rickety camp bed had
MYKONOS BLU
been erected in the corner of the room.
I promptly demanded it was removed.
We were welcomed as newlyweds
everywhere we went in Mykonos. The minutes’ shuttle ride away). As with most plac-
Myconian Kyma is a Design es in Mykonos, the decor is white and blue
Hotel, so it has that familiar and lets the incredible surrounding landscape
minimalist feel, with well-placed do the talking. This hotel is away from the busy
coffee-table tomes and modern Old Town and crazy party beaches such as
art in the lobby. We had a room Paradise and Super Paradise, so it’s a calm
with a small plunge pool, which This collection of luxury place to return to after a day of exploring.
was the perfect way to cool off villas includes the dinner at Nobu (noburestau Mykonos Blu, about 30 minutes’ drive
after a hot night in the Old Town, ultimate stay: Opulence, rants.com), which is more west, was our favourite. Spending a couple of
just a short walk away. I’ve never an outrageous celebrity Kardashian than Myconian, nights in different hotels is a good way
seen such stunning sunsets, and party house up in the but fabulous nevertheless. to explore all the island’s beaches, but if we
Mykonos hills. Villas from
we discovered the island’s most Bill & Coo (bill-coo-hotel. go back, we’d probably spend all week
around £300 a night;
romantic spot to watch the sky com) is a boutique hotel just there. It’s on Psarou, one of the nicest
bluevillascollection.com
turn golden at Baos (baos a stone’s throw from the My- beaches, and is that perfect combination of
mykonos.com), a cocktail bar in conian Kyma. We didn’t stay cool and cosy. As a honeymoon treat we
Little Venice, the area of the Old Town where there (its 22 suites get booked up way in ad- stayed in the Deep Blu Villa, where the
the pavement juts right up against the shore. vance), but had an incredible couples’ mas- master bedroom suite had a terrace with an
We drank gin and tonics in glasses as big as sage, and dinner in the restaurant, which outdoor Jacuzzi, and a bright living room with
goldfish bowls, then stumbled up the steps of serves inventive takes on traditional cuisine; floor-to-ceiling windows opening out onto a
a crumbling amphitheatre to find Thioni res- think cod fricassée, sweetbread tempura and private pool. After the frantic months of
taurant at the Semeli Hotel (semelihotel.gr), spherified olives – a Heston Blumenthal-like wedding planning and a week preparing the
where you can dine on Saganaki shrimp and concoction that explodes with a rich, salty venue for the big day, we were ready for
Aegean octopus and take in the view over taste of the island. some quiet time, just the two of us.
the jumble of white rooftops. On the south coast, the Myconian Villa But we were still on such a high after the
I loved the mix of traditional tavernas and Collection is a chic resort where it’s easy to wedding, so it was fun staying so close to the
high-end restaurants. We might eat lunch at dip in and out of a social life. Our room had a action. Nammos (nammos.gr) is another leg-
Kiki’s Tavern, a seafood place with no elec- quiet, sea-facing balcony, but we spent most endary party beach and it’s a five-minute
tricity above Agios Sostis beach, and have of our time by the pool or at Elia Beach (a few walk (or swim) from the Blu. We had an

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COLLECTION

KIKI’S TAVERN

excellent lunch here, sitting at a table on the

sand, shaded by a bamboo canopy, eating
platters of colourful salads, hummus and
feta. I jumped into the sea before dessert.
Like Jackie O’s, the party builds throughout
the day. After lunch, people start dancing,
drinking Veuve Clicquot from plastic flutes.
Jackie O’s was my favourite beach party;
probably because my wife Jenny and I were
the stars of the show. The drag-queen per-
former found out we were just married and
called us up on stage. We received a stand-
ing ovation from our fellow revellers and
MYKONOS BLU
were congratulated all
night. The great thing
about being gay is that
you can find a community white bread the cleaner shared with us and a
most places you go – and bottle of wine. It was surreal. There were nine
where there’s a gay bar, The Design Hotel is bedrooms, a giant infinity pool with a swim-up
cheesy music and fun walking distance from and swam in the deliciously warm bar (out of service for us, sadly), and a maze
times are guaranteed. the Old Town, with path of the sun as it dropped of balconies and terraces with sea views.
The island’s most A-list modern, minimalist decor. behind the horizon. Back on the A music room was kitted out with instruments
beach party is Scorpios Doubles from around boat, there was a bottle of spar- and, bizarrely, two massage beds and
( scorpiosmykonos.com ). £491 B&B, including kling wine waiting for us. a Jacuzzi. There was a gym, too, plus a big
It’s an amazing space – a one spa treatment and It’s rather easy to get used to kitchen and living room, an outside dining
kind of retro yet futuristic airport transfers; such luxuries. In fact being on hon- area and a hammock hanging over the pool.
designhotels.com
oasis, with fire pits and gor- eymoon felt like being a celebrity, It’s a villa that has seen many a wild party,
geous alcoves to hide in. with special treatment waiting for you can tell. And while we were lucky to see
The beautiful staff swished around in toga-like us at every turn. By some twist of fate, we end- how a celebrity such as Beyoncé must
Collages and photographs: Gus & Stella

robes wearing ear pieces, while a live band ed up spending two nights in Mykonos’s most holiday, with just the two of us clattering
played Café del Mar-style jazz as the sun set. expensive villa (and the Blue Villas collec- around, it was a rather strange 48 hours.
We didn’t waste a single sunset in tion’s premium property). Opulence was a But Mykonos is like that. You end up
Mykonos, but by far the most amazing experi- place beyond all our wildest dreams, where having all kinds of adventures. The island has
ence was being taken on a private boat by Leonardo DiCaprio has ‘entertained’ friends an energy that sweeps you into its arms and
Greece’s only female captain (syachting.com) in the past and Beyoncé, Jay Z and their fam- takes you on a fabulous journey, and there
– a 25-year-old who was friends with the har- ily stayed when they were last in Greece. was nowhere better to have spent our first
bour master, so could sail to the places other We were slotted in between the kind of two weeks as wife and wife.
boats couldn’t reach. With the island’s famous guests who travel with a private chef – but as British Airways has return flights from London
windmills behind me, I jumped off the boat we didn’t, we had no food except some dry Heathrow to Mykonos from £200; ba.com

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