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Top of the SHOPS • THE BEST HIGH-STREET BUYS THIS MONTH
The social season • Frock and frill your way through spring nuptials and garden soirees with occasionwear that makes every RSVP a yes
SLOUCH OFF • While Isabel Marant has long been our go to for the iconic slouchy desert boot, S/S 26 sees many contenders. Look further afield to bring an effortless bohemian mood to even the most understated look
Style Q&A • Fashion director Oonagh Brennan and senior fashion editor Jodie Dunworth have the solutions…
The FASHION Edit • Red fashion director Oonagh Brennan shares her seasonal wardrobe essentials
PICK A POCKET • With Prada’s sky-blue boilersuit hitting the runway, this season sees utility wear front and centre. Oversized cargo pockets punctuate tradesman-like jackets and trousers in a mix of fabrics, from Balmain’s heavy-duty leather shorts to Ralph Lauren’s delicate chiffon jackets. Double up with cinched linen co-ords, or break up your look with deep forest-greens and rich navy-blue denim for a luxe trick of the trade
FRINGE FESTIVAL • Fashion has gone head over heels for tassels. Whether beaded, fringed or dangling chains, they’re guaranteed to amp up your jewellery box all season long
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Quote of the MONTH • ‘YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, ONCE IS ENOUGH’ Mae West
The joy of dating younger men • DATING BELOW YOUR AGE BRACKET ISN’T ABOUT CHASING YOUTH, SAYS Savala Nolan – IT’S ABOUT FREEDOM
Relatively speaking
Could our third act be our greatest? • IN OUR OLDEST AND YOUNGEST YEARS, WE ARE LESS DEFINED BY OUR GENDER AND MORE AT LIBERTY TO BE OURSELVES, SAYS Angela Saini. SO PERHAPS THAT MEANS THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Vintage revival • FOR VINTAGE DEVOTEE Jenny Walton, TRUE STYLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH QUICK TRENDS AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ITEMS THAT LAST A LIFETIME (AND THEN ANOTHER)…
Getting lucky • GOOD FORTUNE ISN’T SIMPLY DOWN TO CHANCE, SAYS NEUROSCIENTIST Nobuko Nakano. HERE, SHE OUTLINES THE BEHAVIOURS AND MINDSETS THAT MIGHT JUST BRING YOU LUCK…
My CAREER lessons • Comedian Sindhu Vee reflects on her unexpected switch from banking to stand-up
JAMES McAVOY IN FOCUS • FUN, FRENZIED AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY SCOTTISH, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF MOVIE JAMES McAVOY WAS WAITING TO MAKE. THE ACTOR TELLS Alicia Lansom ABOUT SWAPPING THE SPOTLIGHT FOR THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR AFTER THREE DECADES ON SCREEN
Art A modern-day V&A • After a five-year wait, V&A East – the younger, cooler sibling of South Kensington’s Victoria & Albert Museum – will finally open its doors this month. Situated in the East Bank, a buzzy cultural quarter set within the capital’s former Olympic Park, it will showcase treasures from the V&A’s vast collections, plus over 100 newly acquired objects. Its inaugural exhibition, The Music Is Black: A British Story, explores 125 years of Black music-making in Britain.
For your ENTERTAINMENT • FILM, TV AND THEATRE TO CATCH THIS MONTH…
My life in BOOKS • WRITER, JOURNALIST AND PODCASTER Bryony Gordon SHARES THE READS THAT HAVE SHAPED HER
This month’s BEST BOOKS • LITERARY EDITOR Sarah Shaffi SHARES HER NEW FAVOURITE...