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Grazia|Issue 628EditorHave you, like us, seen a picture of Gigi, Bella or Kendall recently, tilted your head, squinted, looked again, and asked yourself – is this really fashion? The slashed-to-the-navel dresses, giant shapeless tracksuits, bras as outerwear… The body/fashion confidence to wear whatever they like, and to hell with it, is to be applauded, of course. But, in a provocative piece on page 20, Grazia’s fashion director Rebecca Lowthorpe asks if the millennial approach to dressing is actually killing off style. Do you agree? Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk.On the flip side, while Generation Millennial may have brought us dubious dressing, they have pioneered society-defining conversations around gender that benefit us all. But is Emma Watson’s gender neutral acting award a step forward for equality, or just another minefield where women come…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628HEARTBREAK – BUT LOVE ENCIRCLES THE CITYALICIA HATTERSLEY’S HANDS won’t stop shaking. It’s as if the vibrations of the suicide bomb that transformed her life – and thousands of others – 18 hours earlier still reverberate through her. She can’t stop thinking about that sound. ‘I thought straight away, “This is a terrorist attack”,’ she tells me, tears permanently lodged in her eyes. ‘I thought, “I’m going to die. There’s going to be someone exploding another bomb next to us and we’re not going to be able to get out,” or “There’s going to be a gunman.”’ Alicia, 21, is one of 21,000 people who danced towards Ariana Grande’s concert at the Manchester Arena last Monday, expecting nothing more than a good time. Instead, when Salman Abedi, 22, walked into the foyer of the venue and…6 min
Grazia|Issue 628‘EVERY CHILD ON THIS LAND IS MY CHILD, I FEEL THAT PAIN’Proudly dressed in a Union Jack hijab at the interfaith vigil last Wednesday, Manchester resident Gulnar Bano Khan, 49, spoke to us about how she – and the local Muslim community – were reacting: ‘I’m disgusted. We need to unite – Manchester is a beautiful city, this is the land I was born, I am proud to be British. Every child on this land is my child, I feel that pain. Seeing the girls’ pictures... you see them when you sleep. You think about your own kids, if they were there. I pray for them. The feedback I’m getting from the Muslim community is that they’re disgusted by the person who’s done this – they would not class him as a human, let alone from any faith. [The Muslim community…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6287 IT’S COOLER NOT TO BE STYLED’WITHOUT KATE leading the way would we ever have dared to wear skinny jeans, leopard print anything and everything or a fedora? And now, thanks to a collaboration with Brazilian fine jeweller Ara Vartanian, she’s dishing out accessories styling advice too. In an interview with Grazia last week on the eve of the unveiling of her collaboration, Kate explained she adopts something of a pick and mix approach, and that there’s no such thing as too much – when it comes to jewellery that is. ‘My style changes all thetime, but definitely you can never wear enough and the more mismatched the better – it’s cooler when it’s not styled so much.’ As for her favourite piece in the collection? ‘I couldn’t name one piece that’s most precious – I…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628TWITTER IN THE TIME OF TERRORWith families desperately searching for their missing relatives, the hashtag #manchestermissing became an immediate and vital resource for spreading information and reconnecting those separated amid the terrifying events. Later, good-hearted Mancunians used #roomformanchester to offer shelter, transport and food. But as with all good things on the internet, there was a dark side too. Shockingly, accounts began faking missing person appeals, using pictures of people not at the concert for attention, likes and retweets. False information, such as an image of Ariana Grande covered in blood (from her appearance in Scream Queens), was intended to spread panic, while trolls interjected with insidious comments. There’s a wider problem with misinformation too. Experts say that, as well as using social media to recruit followers and seek attention, terrorists rely on the confusion…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6284 KRISTEN ‘READY TO MARRY’ STELLA‘KRISTEN HAS A LOT OF ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS AND SHE’S NEVER ADDRESSED THEM’KRISTEN STEWART’S LOVE LIFE HAS featured more drama than Netflix – but that could all be set to change. According to associates of the actor, she is ready to settle down with her girlfriend – Miley Cyrus’s model ex, Stella Maxwell – and the pair are already talking about getting married.One insider said, ‘Stella recently moved into Kristen’s four-bedroom LA home, and things are going from strength to strength. Everybody assumed that this would be a fling, but they are behaving like an old married couple. Kristen has even started referring to Stella as “her wife”, and told her close friends that she can see herself marrying her. Stella has already been introduced to Kristen’s…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628GRAZIA’S CHART OF LUST1. UP CHER Wore t his to the Billboard Awards last week and, while ng her award, announced that at 71: ‘I can do a five-minute plank, OK?’ Septuagenarian goals. 2. NON-MOVER AZIZ ANSARI A virtually permanent mention herewith, because of Master Of None, which is why we featured him last week, but we don’t even care – that’s how good he is. 3. NEW IN ISABELLE HUPPERT IN CANNES This, then, is how to wear jeans. And we thought we were quite good at it. Apparently not. Hey ho. 4. UP MORRISSEY Took agin’ Judge Judy, renaming her ‘Judge Rudy’, after sitting near her in a restaurant and discovering she didn’t stop talking. ‘I was ready to ram her face into her own spaghetti,’ he said. 5. UP SPENCER…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6287 VAIN OR INSANE?AS FAR AS TEETH-KNAWINGLY, fingernails-in-palmingly, toe-crunchingly cringe noughties TV went, Your Face Or Mine ruled the airwaves from 2002 to 2003. The premise: two contestants (usually a couple) were asked to choose who was the most attractive out of pairs of people. First, they were shown random people, then celebrities, then special guests (sometimes their exes) and ultimately… each other. The studio audience also voted at every round. If the contestants agreed with the audience overall, they won piles of cash – though whether their relationship survived long enough to spend it was anyone’s guess. This week, the show is back, with original host Jimmy Carr joined by a new recruit, comedian Katherine Ryan. But times have changed. While we used to watch the show in horror with our Nokia…5 min
Grazia|Issue 6289 DRESSE UP TO THE NINETIESBLONDE BOBS AT THE MET BALL, thigh-high boots from Balenciaga… the fashion world seems to have come over all Pretty Woman. And now, thanks to a brand reboot, you can steal the look of Vivian Ward, everyone’s favourite fresh-faced prostitute. The cut-away minidress that Julia Roberts wears in the film (until she gets to go shopping, of course, and we all know how that ends – say it with me: ‘Big mistake, big. Huge!’) has been reissued over 25 years after the film first hit screens. Hunza G – a revamping of the Hunza brand originally responsible for Vivian’s costume – was resurrected last year by founder Peter Meadows and new creative director Georgiana Huddart. The ‘Pretty Woman dress’, as it has come to be known, is actually part of…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628THE BRIEF SHEETTRUMP FIRED HIS FBI DIRECTORNixon called (on a tapped line) – he wants his scandal back. Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails had the world recalling Watergate. It was nothing at all to do with Comey asking for more money to investigate Russia’s involvement in Trump’s election win, right Mr President?BOKO HARAM RELEASED 82 CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLSThe kidnap of 276 schoolgirls in April 2014 by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram shocked the world. Last week, 82 were released in exchange for five Islamist militant leaders. As Grazia went to press, more than 100 of the abducted girls were still missing.BUILD AN IKEA WARDROBEWe’re deep in austerity measures, so you can’t blame us for making do and mending, but…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628REMOVING A CONDOM WITHOUT CONSENT IS RAPEIT’S BEEN MORE than 10 years since Sophie was ‘stealthed’ and during that time, she’s tried not to think about it. ‘It feels like another lifetime,’ she says. ‘I was backpacking with two friends and we spent 10 days on the island of Koh Pha Ngan. We were having a great time and we got to know the guys who ran one of the main bars. I hooked up with one of them – he was really sweet and although I knew I was one of a string of tourists he must have slept with, I didn’t mind. We were having fun. And we were using condoms – I actually said, “Not without this.” Then one night, he came back to my bungalow and, after sex, I looked down and…6 min
Grazia|Issue 6284 How emojis could save your love lifePhotos: Getty Images, Eyevine, Haaretz.com ! Have you heard the ? Apparently the oft-maligned emoji – now used by 90% of the world’s quick-thumbed internet users – could be more beneficial to our lives than we might previously have . In his new The Emoji Code, world-renowned linguistics expert Professor Vyvyan Evans, that adding emojis to messages is actually a rather way of bridging the so-called communication gap between and . ‘Emoji puts the emotion back into textspeak,’ says Evans. ‘It enables us to induce emotional resonance in our addressee by providing powerful visual cues, helping to maintain and enhance understanding, especially in the arena of relationships.’ Think about it, there’s a BIG difference between saying you are fine , fine or fine . As Evans argues, men are much…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6285 You know the espa-drilleNEW YORK FASHION WEEK FORGET WHAT THE weatherman says or the date on the calendar, there’s no better sign that summer is here than the donning of a pair of summer shoes. Be they sandals, something silken or a pair of slides, the summer shoe is all about optimism, saying to the world, ‘no rain will blight my day’. And the summer shoe to be seen in this season? The wedge espadrille. Yep, you read that right, and no we’re not advocating the return of the full-on yummy-mummy look made famous by the likes of Elle Macpherson and Elizabeth Hurley. The espadrille’s stock has been rising for a couple of summers now, with established European brands such as Castañer offering an authentic touch of the Med without you having to…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628NICOLE’S RENAISSANCEWhen Nicole Kidman first hit the red carpets in Cannes in 1992 she was, she told me very recently, ‘completely terrified. I just felt completely awkward and shy and people read into it that I was a bit of an ice queen.’ Twenty-five years on, Nicole – just a month shy of her 50th birthday – positively owned this year’s festival, with no fewer than four entries in the official selection (the Australian television thriller Top Of The Lake, the sci-fi comedy How To Talk To Girls At Parties, Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled and the art-house movie The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) ‘I think I just feel happy,’ she told me on a recent trip to London. ‘I go for parts that inspire and excite me and I’ve learned…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628SPACE ODYSSEYINSPIRED BY AMERICAN dreamers past and present, a limited-edition capsule collection – Coach Space – has launched. Think nostalgic rocket emblems, embellished stars and NASA-inspired logos – symbols of endless possibility. Planets are scattered across T-shirts, sweatshirts and varsity jackets. It’s cool, playful and full of optimism. Space has long held inspiration for Coach. Creative director Stuart Vevers’ first collection for the fashion house for A/W ’14 featured an Apollo spaceship sweater – becoming the ultimate cult buy. This season, Apollo rockets and customised leather patches add a playful element to the Rogue and Gotham Tote, while that now iconic A-list favouite – Rexy the dinosaur – appears on T-shirts and bags in an astronaut helmet and jetpack. Get ready to blast off into Coach Space!#CoachSpace Visit coach.comEXPLORE SPACE! –…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628THE SEASON’S SEVEN WONDERS1 ALPHA FLORALSGo for maximum impact to attain perfect flower power. Gucci, Valentino and Erdem’s Pre-Fall collections prove this trend isn’t just for spring.2 UPSCALE UTILITYThis S/S ’17 trend flooded the runways and it’s here to stay with Pre-Fall. Pair navy and beige summer staples to keep you action-ready.3 BERRY BLASTEmbrace the clash and go bold in head-to-toe red and pink . From Stella McCartney to Balenciaga, this daring combo is also here to stay.4 GO FOR GINGHAMMake a statement with full-on gingham, like Rosetta Getty (above), or be playful with colours, ties and ruffles… Time to get your ‘check book’ out!5 SLIP ON A V-NECKShow a bit of cleavage this season by slipping into a white V-neck shoe. Choose the perfect pair of simple slingbacks or fail-safe flats to…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628SOMETHING IN THE HEIRLOOMSAcne Studios acnestudios.comApples & Figs applesandfigs.comBottega Veneta bottegaveneta.comChristopher Kane christopherkane.comDior dior.comErdem 020 3653 0360 Ermanno Scervino 020 7235 0558 Falke falke.com Giorgio Armani 020 7235 6232 Gucci 020 7235 6707 Gucci Eyewear gucci.comJennifer Behr libertylondon.comJoseph josephfashion.comjosephfashion.comLouis Vuitton louisvuitton.comManolo Blahnik manolo blahnik.comMarni matchesfashion.comMatches matches fashion.comMiu Miu miumiu.comMother of Pearl motherof pearl.co.ukNet-A-Porter net-a-porter.comPrada prada.comRochas rochas.comStella McCartney stellamccartney.comValentino valentino.comPhotographer’s assistants Peter Smith and Jori Komulainen Fashion assistant Fenella Webb Casting editor Holly Scott Lidgett Hair J amie McCormick using Less Is More Make-up Jose Bass using Chanel Les Indispensables de L’Eté and Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Crème Model Liza O at Next Location Luxur y 5-star Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa retreat in Her tf ordshire; lutonhoo.co.uk…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628THE BRIEF SHEETTAIWAN LEGALISES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE There were celebrations across the country as Taiwan’s highest court ruled in favour of the ‘right to equality’, making it the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriage. It’s hoped the law will come into force within the next two years. OXFORD MEDICAL STUDENT WHO STABBED EX IN LEG COULD BE EXPELLED She dodged a prison sentence because of her ‘extraordinary talent’, but 24-year-old Lavinia Woodward has been told there are ‘no guarantees’ the university will let her return to her studies. MIGRANTS DROWN OFF THE COAST OF ITALY At least 34 Libyan migrants, many of them children, drowned after a boat accident left 200 people in the sea without life jackets. Many were hauled out by Malta-based rescue group Migrant Offshore Aid Station. THE…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628SUPPER CLUBVANILLA SPICE ROASTED PEACHESServes 4Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 15 mins2 large peaches (or 4 small ones)4 tsp coconut oil4 tsp of my vanilla spice mixWhipped double or coconut cream, to serveVanilla spice mix (makes small jar):4 tsp vanilla powder6 tbsp coconut sugar1 Heat the oven to 180°C/160° Fan/Gas mark 4.To make the spice mix, combine the powder and sugar in a small bowl. Mix well, then spoon into a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. (As well as for this peach dish, you can sprinkle it over fruit before roasting, add it to cream before whipping, or stir it into yogurt to have with your morning granola.)2 Halve the peaches and remove the stones. Place the peach-halves cut side up in a roasting tray, spoon the coconut oil into…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628SCREEN TIMEA full 27 years and one month after it bowed out on US TV, Twin Peaks returns . There has been the same sort of hysteria surrounding the return of David Lynch’s masterpiece that greeted Kate Bush’s return to performing on-stage. As artists, they bear comparison – both opening their portfolios with anomalous smash hits (in her case Wuthering Heights, his: The Elephant Man)that set a unique narrative about the way they saw the human condition, before going on to stay faithfully out of step with fashion in pursuit of this vision. First time around, in the twisted, picturesque confines of Tw i n Peaks, Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) set up an investigation into the death of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee).The words ‘who killed Laura Palmer?’…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628WARDROBE WORK SHOPJOIN THE DOTS Far from twee, this polka-dot maxi screams modern prairie. FULL-THROTTLE FLORALS This ’70s wallpaper-inspired print calls for sculptural gold jewellery and minimal make-up. BIG EARS ! Be playful with accessories – make a statement with these XXL shoulder-dusters. TIE THE KNOT A delicately tied grosgrain shoulder detail adds drama to a simple slip dress. SUPPORTING ROLE A bold floral bralet instantly updates a fluid summer dress. Casting and bookings: Holly Scott Lidgett. Hair: Brady Lea at Stella Creative Artists using ColorProof. Make-up: Nancy Sumner at Eighteen Management using MAC Cosmetics. Fashion assistant: Jessica Skeete-Cross. Model: Kelly Ferr at Models 1 BLUE MOOD Toughen up sumptuous silks and soft ruffles with tan leather clogs.…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628AND FINALLY...We thought we couldn’t love Anya Hindmarch’s bags more. Then we found out she was launching a customisable version, and our hearts soared. We were like kids in a candy store choosing colourful straps and charms at the new Build a Bag service at Anya’s Bond Street store. From £895, anya hindmarch.comASKED WHETHER there will be a response to Taylor Swift’s diss-track Bad Blood on her new album, Katy Perry said, ‘This record is not about anyone else. [But] you can’t mistake kindness for weakness. Don’t come for me.’ We guess the fact she’s just collaborated with Taylor’s ex Calvin Harris speaks for itself.WE’RE SURE the beach body debate will hot up again once the weather does. Our stance? Take your body to the beach. We’re getting behind Robyn Lawley’s…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628MORE FASH LESS CASHPhot os: Catwalking.com, Jason Lloyd-Evans HEATWAVES Summer fashion should bring a smile to your face and these buttercup yellows and blown-up florals do just that. For S/S ’17, it’ s all about head-to-toe colour (see 3.1 Phillip Lim), but if that’ s not for you, then break it up with denim. Heading off on holiday? Accessorise with tassel detailing and botanical-printed swimwear. And bring the sunshine into your workwear wardrobe with this Zara blazer (right), teamed with black kick-flare trousers and chunky loafers.…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628BEYOND THE PALESINCE THE DAWN OF FAKE TAN, there were those prepared to tolerate the indignities associated with getting your bronze from a bottle (think stains, smells and smudges) and those who weren’t. But with baking on a beach now off-limits, the tanning gods have revealed an abundance of sophisticated glow-givers designed to delight even the most reluctant user. ‘This new-gen bunch are hassle-free, hugely varied in what they offer and bursting with added benefits, making them appealing to all, no matter what the shade of your skin or the finish you desire,’ says A-list tanner James Read. Here’s why you should give them a whirl… The Gr azia team stayed at Villa La Semilla with Edge Retreats (edgeretreats.com). Model: Madison Headrick at The Lions. Hair: Jenny Kim at MAP using Kiehl's.…4 min
Grazia|Issue 628DROPPING THIS WEEKBRITISH TRIBES Grayson Perry has become Channel 4’s chronicler of modern manners. The reason he works so gloriously in the role is a complete lack of pretension when it comes to genuine curiosity about the beliefs and priorities of the common man. In Grayson Perry: Divided Britain, his investigations into why Brexit happened turn into a neat precursor to Theresa’s snap election. Tuesday, 9pm, Channel 4 SEEKING ANSWERS The absolute shambles of the leaders of the two biggest parties in the country not being willing to debate with one another like grown adults gets its alternative truth, its own fake news on Thursday’s special Question Time, when Theresa and Jeremy will face the audience, just not each other. Honestly, cowardice much? Someone bang their heads together, as my nana used…1 min
Grazia|Issue 62830 May 2017Photos: Facebook Instagram , Eyevine, Splash News, Pixel 8000 Hope – as Bryony Gordon writes on page 12 – is what the terrorists tried to take away last week, when an attack on an Ariana Grande concert saw 22 people killed and many more terribly injured. That and innocence – of young children in particular. It was horrifying, heartbreaking and rage-inducing. Families were broken apart, men, women and children left dead, severely injured or deeply traumatised – wounds that may take decades to heal. Yet, we came together. Communities that could have been pitched against each other took to the streets and united, in grief and, yes, in hope. Here at Grazia , as a team we felt we needed to mark this moment – to honour those whose lives…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628CHART OF LUST1. NEW INRICKY WHITTLEFormerly of modelling and Hollyoaks, now the lead in the unutterably excellent Amazon Prime series American Gods. And goodness, isn’t he pretty (in a beguilingly beaten-up way)?2. UPMACRONWhile we are obviously delighted he beat a far right candidate to the role of French Premier, we are also delighted for him being facile sur les yeux.3. NON-MOVERTLCRaised sufficient funds from a kick-starter campaign to release one, final album. Best use of a kick-starter we can remember. (We don’t want no scrubs …)4. NEW INCONSTANCE ZIMMERActress, has one of the best names we’ve encountered recently; currently playing Quinn King, sublime anti-heroine, in UnR E AL , the immaculate TV show we’ve only just discovered.5 . NON-MOVERTARAJI P HENSONIn head-to-toe liquid gold at the MTV Movie Awards, because: why not?…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628Who’s watching you on your webcam?WHEN SHE SAW a Facebook message ping up from an anonymous account, it took Chelsea Clark a second to process what she was looking at. After a Netflix marathon with her boyfriend the night before, the account had sent her photos of her evening, taken from her laptop’s camera, with the message, ‘Realy cute couple’ [sic]. ‘It was deeply creepy,’ says Chelsea, 29. ‘It was so invasive – the pictures were freakishly intimate – someone was just watching us. I felt paranoid for weeks, like I wasn’t even safe in my own home.’Chelsea was a victim of ‘ratting’, where hackers use a Remote Administration Tool to gain access to someone’s (usually a young woman’s) webcam and private photos, and then either spy on them for kicks, or blackmail them for…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628MANCUNIAN PAUL FLYNN CELEBRATES THE HERITAGE OF HIS HOMETOWNFor reasons entirely unconnected to the bomb, I spent most of last week in Manchester. It’s my home city. I love it. Last week, perhaps more than ever before. It should’ve been cloudy (it always is) but the sun shone bright. It should’ve been gobby, pissed and loud (it always is) but it was quiet, reflective and, for a moment, when an impromptu singalong of Oasis’s Don’t Look Back In Anger broke out beside a carpet of flowers in St Ann’s Square, at its most majestic. Manchester is a city that supports its tough shoulders and quick mind with a tender spine. It is a contrary place: diffident, righteous and warm-hearted, with a deeply connected understanding of the power of sarcasm unrivalled by any other British city (OK, maybe Liverpool).…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6283 "THERE NEEDS TO BE A NEW POLITICAL PARTYTHE LEAK OF LABOUR’S ELECTION manifesto last week sparked a scorching debate over the party’s pledge to nationalise the railways, Royal Mail and energy companies. For Gina Miller, though, it was Labour’s promise to commit to a ‘truly meaningful vote in Parliament’ at the end of the Brexit negotiations that drew her attention.‘They seem to have rediscovered both their moral compass as well as backbone in committing to the vote,’ she says.That’s not to say the formidable businesswoman and campaigner is positive about Labour’s chances in next month’s election. She’s quick to point out that the reason she took the Government to court last October to prevent Article 50 being triggered without parliamentary approval – and won – was because ‘the opposition did not’.It’s because of this ‘void’ in opposition…4 min
Grazia|Issue 6285 THE MILKING OF MOTHERHOOD?LATELY, IT SEEMS, not only is a bump or baby the accessory du jour (witness the blooming loveliness of Bey, Serena, Rosie H-W), but tapping into motherhood has become big business.Where once mothers-to-be had to suspend their style while on maternity leave, big fashion players now have all bumps covered. Take ASOS, which had a run on its ‘Preggers’ tee after Beyoncé shared a selfie wearing one. The £14 tee sold out within hours (back in stock in June), but there are 1,807 other maternity options to choose from while you wait.Online retailer Boohoo has also jumped on the baby bandwagon. Since it launched maternity last year, it has reported that the range has ‘exceeded expectations’. That’s in part thanks to celebrity endorsem*nt, including MIC’s Binky Felstead, who wore an…3 min
Grazia|Issue 6288 Please be upstanding for the SHUBER*AFTER YEARS OF FLATS on the red carpet - a trend that had become so widespread that in 2015 curmudgeonly Cannes organisers began turning away women who showed up to events not sporting heels - silly stillies are back.So may we introduce this season's hottest heel trend, the ‘shuber' - aka, what you wear on your feet when money is no object and you've got a driver at your beck and call. Once the domain of the famous or fabulously wealthy, apps like Uber and Hailo mean we can all feel like Lady Penelope with our very own driver. And don't we deserve the footwear to match?In the past, we've crushed our toes into the pointiest of pumps and balanced on precarious platforms, but right now the skinny-strap sandal is…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628POLLY VERNONHave T-shirts gone too far? I speak of TWACs (Tees With A Cause), which have become a trend. I was initially charmed by this. I like it when fashion statements become something bigger, more powerful. It teaches those who believe fash is for the irredeemably shallow a thing or two; there is also something hilarious about inviting people to look at your boobs, only to slap them about the sensibilities with a statement of raw belief when they do. But TWACs seem to have lost their own plot. Only yesterday, I encountered a woman wearing a tee that proclaimed: YOU MATTER. Do I? I thought. Cos I’m not feeling it today: a lil’ low on the old self-esteem, actually… But, hang on! Here comes another woman, wearing another tee, only…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628YOU THE FASHION JURYOUR PANELHOLLY SCOTT LIDGETTGrazia’s casting and bookings editor knows a good face when she sees one and is a firm believer in a good shoe being the key to success!@hollyscottlidgettHANNAH FLINTWill.i.am once nicknamed junior news and entertainment editor Hannah ‘Lil cheeks’ on account of her phenomenal facial elasticity. Likes blue jeans.@hannahflint_POPPY DELEVINGNEHOLLY SAYS:Sorry Poppy, you are bloody gorgeous but this is all a bit blah for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love a trouser suit, but let’s not mention the missing top. It’s not driving me wild.★★★✩✩HANNAH SAYS:Call me a prude, but I’d have liked this a lot more if Poppy hadn’t forgotten her shirt. After the sassy print, wide leg, yellow bag and red lip, there’s a little too much going on here.★★★✩✩YOU SAY:Poppy looks amazing in this…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628CHOOSE YOUR CHEERLEADERSEVERY SO OFTEN, when scrolling through social media, some wise Instagram guru will remind me that, ‘Until you’re broken, you don’t know what you’re made of.’ The greatest lesson I learned in my twenties is that when we’re broken, what we’re made of is only as good as who we ask to put us back together.I’ve only made it to 32 unscathed because I’ve surrounded myself with a crew who’ve helped steer my ship and inspired, supported and nourished me – figuratively and literally – on those days when my bank card didn’t work and I had nothing but a cupboard of dried pulses.It’s taken me 10 years to craft my top team, recruiting the right mix of personalities. They’re a brilliant, beautiful, funny, fun group of friends. We go…6 min
Grazia|Issue 6286 FACTOR 50+ SIZZLES IN CANNESOUR FAVOURITE BRIGHT young things are certainly making fashion waves at Cannes – see Kendall Jenner (overleaf) in an Alexandre Vauthier bustier with a train of epic proportions for proof. But it’s the older generation that has La Croisette really sizzling, as a host of mature actresses are winning on the red carpet, making interesting choices for casual photo calls and generally showing the younger generation just how it’s done. Like Susan Sarandon, whose plunging-cleavage Alberta Ferretti gown and confident swagger had heads turning at the festival’s opening ceremony. While we’ve come to expect a stellar style performance on the red carpet from the likes of Tilda Swinton, Salma Hayek and Isabelle Huppert, considerably rarer are appearances from the likes of Sarandon, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche, who’ve all…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628BUST UPS AND BOY TROUBLES - it Moss be summerPhotos: Getty Images, Instagram/@colunadiretodafonte IS IT JUST US, OR IS THERE SOMETHING about early summer that sends Kate Moss into orbit? This time last year, Grazia revealed that she had an altercation with Diana Ross during her first trip to Cannes in 15 years. Almost exactly a year to the day before that, while on an EasyJet flight, she labelled the pilot a ‘basic bitch’ and swigged her own vodka before being led off a plane by police. This year’s offering? A 2am brawl with a fellow guest at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief gala in Cannes last week. Apparently, Kate, 43, was ‘downing bottles of wine’ at the charity event when another woman ‘squared up to her’. According to sources, Mary J Blige was forced to break the pair…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628’80s EDITIONWhere we spotted itBehind the scenes at Topshop Unique, where beauty was beholden to that most decadent decade.Why we love itThese undulating curls and tawny eye tones are totally achievable, so a look for all your girl squad.Ways to work itBlend a medley of terracotta shades into the socket line then add a hint of highlighting gloss on top. Hair-wise, more is more. Use a thin-barrelled tong before sectioning off a high pony.Photos: Marco Vittur, Jason Lloyd-Evans. Clarins: clarins.com. Cloud Nine: cloudninehair.com. L'Oréal Professionnel: lookfantastic.com. Next: next.co.uk. Topshop: topshop.com…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628EVERYTHING NEW UNDER THE SUNNOTHING semaphores summer more than cracking open the SPF. We’re all agreed we need it, right? After all, 90% of skin ageing is caused by UV damage.But while virtually all suncare now has a top-flight five-star UVA and UVB (UVA prevents ageing, UVB prevents burning) – meaning you’re guaranteed brilliant protection – the newest formulas take sun safety a step further. From refreshing 360° mists to silky, skin-gleaming oils and bronzing palettes with inbuilt sunblock – the choices are endless, and a far cry from the streaky, sticky white SPFs of old.‘Remember, you needn’t be in your bikini to require sun protection,’ says Abi Cleeve, MD of Ultrasun suncare. ‘The most common site for women to develop a malignant melanoma is on the legs, probably simply from wearing skirts or…6 min
Grazia|Issue 628FIT FILESPLUG INMeet your new workout buddy - the Rif6 cube, £300, is a mini portable projector. Simply plug in your device, then pick your favourite class online and stream it in supersize, transforming your sitting room into a studio.TWO TO TRYHankering after a health retreat this summer? Then answer the call of the ocean and head to Lagos, Portugal, for one of fitness instructor and surfer Sophie Everard’s Mad to Live surf retreats. Alongside expert tuition, top and tail the day with sunrise trail running and sunset beach yoga. Available on 3-10 June and 10-17 June, from £995pp excluding flights (madtoliveblog.com/retreats). If you prefer to stay on terra firma, head to Italy’s Monastero Santa Rosa hotel – its ‘health and hiking’ package includes hikes through hard-to-reach parts of the Amalfi…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628FOOD NEWSTASTE TRENDBLACK GOLDCharcoal is the latest health kick. Not burnt barbecue offerings, but made by charring coconut shells – it’s reckoned to help the body eliminate toxins. Try it as an Isotonic lemon drink, or eat charcoal cheddar. Over in LA, Little Damage ice cream parlour has charcoal ice cream. To DIY, add powdered charcoal (baldwins.co.uk) to your ice cream mix.COOL BOXI love places that are passionate and brave enough to do things differently. Box-E – an amazing little restaurant housed in a couple of old shipping containers on Bristol’s Wapping Wharf – is one of those. It’s small – enough room for 14 people along with an open galley-style kitchen – and the food is fabulous. The chef is award-winning Elliott Lidstone, who has some serious culinary credentials. Moving…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628‘I’M GLAD ANDY’S SEXUAL EXPERIMENT WAS WITH ME’AMBER SAYS Leading up to the night it happened, I’d been worried about Andy. He hadn’t been himself since splitting from Ed. So when, after a few drinks, he started joking about us sleeping together, I was relieved he’d shaken himself out of his slump. I’d split from my boyfriend a while back and was missing the intimacy of sex. I thought, why not? We’ve been such close friends for years, if this experience was going to happen for him, it should be with me. Back at his, in bed, it was dark but we could just about see each other’s bodies. It felt intimate and familiar, yet quiet and still. He was so scared at first and I had to guide him but, strangely, I found having so much…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628‘WHY I’M SICK OF FLYING SOLO’‘SORRY LOVELY, I’M going to Barcelona with the uni girls, I’m afraid!’ As I read the text, I was overwhelmed with sadness; a ball of totally misplaced anger grew in the pit of my stomach. Of course it wasn’t Claire’s fault she’d already made holiday plans – or that I’d left sorting out mine till late March – but she was my last hope. I couldn’t believe that not one of my friends (and I had asked six of them, yes, SIX) could go on holiday with me this year. How had this happened? If you’re in a relationship, the idea of not having anyone to go on holiday with is probably incomprehensible. But when you’re a 34-year-old singleton, I can tell you it’s an easy situation to find yourself…5 min
Grazia|Issue 628THE LIGHT FANTASTICWHO LIVES HERE? Susanne and Toby Sutton and their twins, May and Alice.WHERE IS IT? Melbourne – if it looks like a typical Victorian home, they did take inspiration from the UK when they returned to Australia after many years in London’s Notting Hill. With interior designer Ali Ross, they redesigned the space to fit modern life and their eclectic collection of furniture and accessories. ‘As we rented in London, the only way I knew how to make a house a home was through the things I put in it – furniture, artwork and special pieces,’ says Susanne. ‘So when we returned, we had to find a home that would work with what we already had.’1. SENSORY SNUGThe living room is a texture textbook, with almost every surface soft and…4 min
Grazia|Issue 628NOW OVER TO YOU...DON’T TAKE IVF LIGHTLYThank you for showing that IVF is far from simple, cheap or easy (‘Why not trade eggs for free IVF’, 15 May). It’s a complex and not necessarily successful process – it can’t be easy for anyone to contemplate and there is, perhaps, no correct way of proceeding. As a society, we too readily dismiss the grief felt by people who are childless, but not by choice. We often tell them that they should have IVF, just because others had a miracle baby that way, without any understanding of what it means and with no respect for the emotional aspect of their well-being. As a society we are ill-educated about IVF, so thank you for the thought-provoking piece.JenniferALL RISE FOR THE WEPWhile Sarah Ditum raises some valid…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628YOUR NE W GO-TODESPERATELY SEEKING fashion-forward, high-quality must-haves that you don’t see on everyone else? Call off the search! New online brand KITRI has nailed fashion’s holy grail – wardrobe classics with a totally now, individual twist. Not only is each distinctive piece limited edition and really well-made, they’re affordable too, with prices starting at just £49. Set up by women like you, for women like you – busy, stylish, on the lookout for something a bit different – KITRI’s mission is to bridge the gap between fast fashion and contemporary designer labels. As well as designing capsule pieces you’ll love – from wear-everywhere separates to beautifully cut dresses and playful jumpsuits, KITRI has created a stress-free online shopping experience, with free next-day delivery and free, easy returns. Sound like the answer to…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628GRAZIA BEAUTYPhotos: Marco Vittur, Jason Lloyd-Evans. Beauty Pie: beautypie.com. Bourjois: boots.com. Eve Lom: spacenk.com. Manuka Doctor: manukadoctor.co.uk. Pixi: pixibeauty.co.uk SUPER SKIN Where we spotted it At Proenza Schouler, where model skin was given an other-worldly glow. Why we love it Who doesn’t want a clear complexion with a ‘lit from within’ luminosity? Ways to work it The secret to success lies in the preparation process. Massage skin with a glow-giving face oil and follow with a soothing moisturiser. Afterwards, keep it light with a spot of careful concealing. A slick of lip balm seals the deal.…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628FIT FILESCLEAR BREW Our tiny minds are blown by the world’s first Clear Coffee, £4.99 for two bottles. Made via a secret process with arabica beans and purified H 2 O, it looks like water, tastes like a perfectly brewed, chilled Americano, has no sugar or sweeteners and leaves zero tooth stains. Cheers to that! PURIFY YOUR MIND Picture this: you’re encapsulated in a 99.95% pure air pod, resting on a bed wearing a virtual-reality mask. No, you’re not gaming – this is an eight-minute mindful meditation session, during which a therapist activates your body’s pressure points. Aiming to renew serenity, Natura Bissé’s Mindful Touch Experience, from £100, ends with an indulgent facial. Sure beats a session on the PlayStation... Photos: Plain Picture, Instagram/ bodyglove53. Body Glove: bodyglove.com. Clear Coffee: clrcff.com.…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628CULTUREPhot os: All St ar MELISSA HENRY Grazia’s editorial assistant ★★★★✩ This novel pulled at my heart strings. A story of parallels between parents raising children and children caring for parents. A 30-year-old daughter, struggling to find her own identity, agrees to move home to help her mother with her father, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Heart-warming (the father’s old journal entries about raising his daughter) and heart-wrenching (the sorrow of Alzheimer’s) gave this novel sincerity and truth. LISA HOWARD Grazia’s production director ★★★★✩ In this epic yet understated story of love, loss and family, life’s most profound truths are explored through the prism of seemingly mundane and absurd minutiae. Funny and tragic, heart-breaking and life-affirming, it reminds you that in the end, that’s all there is – countless passing moments.…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628COME OUT ON TOPWhether you’ve got a garden, a yard, or you’ve staked a claim to a patch of grass in your local park, here are summer’s hottest outdoor accessories… 1 BRIGHT ON ! Garden furniture has gone neon for a garden that zings, whatever the British weather. Salsa range (right), from £79, johnlewis.com 2. PLATE PRINTS Forget plain and pared back – this season’s tableware is all about standout prints for a cheerful table. Hinterland outdoor collection (above), from £2.50, sainsbur yshome.co.uk Photos: Helen Fickling 3 POT SHOTS Planters and pots add greenery to your outdoor space but choose ones with a fab shape or on-trend materials, such as concrete, and you get design impact too. Fibreglass faceted planters (far right), from £75, habitat.co.uk 4 JUNGLE FEVER Palms are a thing right…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628LETTER OF THE WEEKTALKING POINT Harrowing and hard to watch, Three Girls touched the nation’s nerve. Exhausting, engaging and, in the final stages, empowering. The BBC dramatisation of the Rochdale child sex abuse scandal was a programme that you wanted to think wasn’t real but, unfortunately, was. This excellently acted production really conveyed that the system was broken and all of the women were let down. Hopefully, the girls are moving on and, as the real Holly said, ‘Nobody really understood what grooming was or how it happened.’ Thanks to this programme ‘we do now Holly, we do now’. Julie…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628SIENNA TORMENTED BY HACKERS“SIENNA FEELS UNSAFE AND SCARED. SUDDENLY, SHE’S BACK TO NOT KNOWING WHO SHE CAN TRUST”PICTURED ON THE SET OF HER latest film in Massachusetts last week, Sienna Miller cut a forlorn figure as she clutched her iPhone, apparently deep in thought.Just two days earlier, it had emerged that hackers had stolen intimate photos of the 35-year-old, in which she is said to be naked and wearing a mask, and posted them online. The hackers are believed to be Anonymous, who also targeted Emma Watson in March, and who are thought to have cracked Sienna’s passwords for online storage, social media accounts and messaging services – as well as those of her friends.‘Sienna has been absolutely inconsolable after finding out that her photos were posted online,’ said an associate close to…4 min
Grazia|Issue 628HOW DO WE EXPLAIN THIS TO OUR CHILDREN?‘But it’s just the sort of concert we’d have gone to,’ said my 16-year-old daughter, who’d spent the last hour quietly digesting the breaking news from Manchester. At that point, the victims were starting to be identified – a gallery of lost girls. All those cheeky faces grinning in selfies, fizzing with confidence and plans for a grand future. Olivia Campbell, 15, who was well on her way to becoming a professional singer and dancer; Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, who loved life in Year 9; Nell Jones, 14, who excelled in drama and maths and was beside herself with excitement about going to her first gig. That gallery looked more like a school yearbook than a police report. And that’s the thing with this latest terrorist atrocity. All lives are equal,…3 min
Grazia|Issue 6282 ARE Millennials KILLING OFF STYLE?YOU SEE THEM EVERY DAY in their track pants and crop tops – washboard abs being as vital to their wardrobe as distressed double denim. Typically, the basis of their look is sportswear – they are the Hoodie Generation – but aside from their predilection for second-skin synthetics, what do we think of Millennial style? Scratch that. Do they even have style? Or, let’s just throw it out there, taste?The crop of early adults of whom I speak – Bella and Gigi Hadid, Emily R, Hailey Baldwin, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Rita Ora and Sofia Richie – have a whole heap in common. Namely, body confidence. And that’s to be applauded: why not leave absolutely nothing to the imagination when you have the body of dreams, huh, Kendall? With her…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628PEACE ENDURES WHEN WOMEN CAN PARTICIPATEAlicia portrait: Clare Wood Photos: Getty, Joel Goodman/LNP, Wenn, Rex “Hope. That’s what they try to take away, every time they ram vehicles into tourists on a mission to hear the chimes of Big Ben, or blow themselves up to disperse nails into the bodies of children who have just been to their first pop concert. Children and teenagers giddy with the joy of having watched their idol perform in front of their very eyes, the songs they’d danced and squealed along to in their bedrooms so many times before. Pop songs that spoke of love and laughter and the future. Because that is what all pop songs are about, really: possibility. We must assume that when Salman Abedi chose to blow himself up in the foyer of the Manchester…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628RIRI’S MOVIE MEME COMES TRUE IN CANNESON THE ROCKING YACHTS that line the harbour of Cannes, big-money big-movie deals are made under the intense French sun every May. The champagne flows, top buttons are finally undone and projects that have been years, decades in the wrangling are finally sold and signed. This May at Cannes, however, things went a little differently. This time, the headlines were about a film that had been dreamt up by the public; which had a cast and film-making crew also suggested by the public. In fact, it was an idea that started life as a joke on social media. The headlines: the film in question had been sold to Netflix. And the film? A buddy heist movie starring Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna. *Record scratch* Yes, Rihanna. This, to many…4 min
Grazia|Issue 62810 Nicole and Joel ‘ LIVING SEPARATE LIVES’NICOLE RICHIE has already left us heartbroken by dissolving one iconic duo (shout out to Paris H). Now, the 35-year-old fashion designer and television personality is said to be weighing up whether to end another long-standing union – her six-year marriage to Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden.According to one associate of the couple, ‘They are living largely separate lives, and friends fear that a split is inevitable. Joel spends a lot of his time in Australia, where he has been filming The Voice since 2012, which puts a huge strain on their marriage. Nicole always thought it would be a temporary gig and is hugely resentful of the fact he kept returning and uprooting her and the kids.’Joel was conspicuous by his absence at Nicole’s friend Jennifer Meyer’s recent birthday…2 min
Grazia|Issue 6282 JENNIFER ANISTON’S NEIGHBOUR NIGHTMAREPhotos: Rex Features, Splash News JENNIFER ANISTON’S famous role saw her make Friends with fellow residents in a New York apartment block. Sadly, life isn’t imitating art, and the actor has found herself at the centre of a bitter dispute with a neighbour in her Greenwich Village complex. (Also, nobody could drink that much coffee without having a seizure.) The problems started in 2015, when Jennifer and husband Justin Theroux began renovating the apartment he’s lived in since 2001. Their downstairs neighbour, Norman Resnicow, insisted they install $30,000 worth of sound-proofing in the floor. When they didn’t comply, Justin and Jennifer allege he ‘made it his twisted sport to bully and intimidate’ them. They claim he’s threatened to cut the water and electricity to their deck, said he’ll kill Justin’s…2 min
Grazia|Issue 6283 TO HOLD OR NOT TO HOLD?FOR SOMETHING so small, Donald Trump’s left hand gained a lot of column inches during his Middle Eastern visit last week. Specifically because, when he offered it to wife Melania on arrival in Tel Aviv, she dismissed him with a swipe of such unprecedented sass that the footage instantly went viral. Compare this excruciating body language to that of consummate hand-holders, the Obamas. Because that’s what former White House photographer Pete Souza did in response to the Melania swipe, posting on Instagram an old photo of the previous FLOTUS and POTUS, fingers laced together as per. So what does it say about the power dynamics of a relationship if you can’t agree on whether holding hands in public is an appropriate or pleasurable activity? Does it mean you are not…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628AYESHA HAZARIKA’S SNAP CHATWHAT DOES THERESA MAY really want YOU to think of her? She’s nailed ‘strong and stable’ and she’s owned ‘bloody difficult woman’. Last week’s carefully controlled appearance with Mr May was yet another strategic move – ‘real couple in love’. But who was it really aimed at? Because you, me, the 30-something voter, who used to be such a vital target for Blair, Cameron, et al, seems – in one fell interview – to have been jettisoned.It was a vintage May performance – and I do mean that literally. If it hadn’t been for the migraine-inducing neon studio and presenter Alex Jones’s cold-shoulder top, I could have sworn it was an interview from 1952. Because despite the designer suits, statement jewellery and leopard-print heels, Theresa May is very much retro…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628‘I discovered my GRANDPARENTS were NAZIS ’AS A GIRL, I LOVED TO VISIT MY grandparents’ farm in Germany. I loved the adventure of the plane trip across the Atlantic, the beauty of the countryside, the delicious German kuchen (cake) and, most of all, spending time with my grandmother leafing through old photo albums from the years immediately after WWII, the time of my mother’s childhood.But it wasn’t until I was 16 that I discovered the photographs taken during the war. It was the summer after my mother died, suddenly, of a cerebral hemorrhage and I was living my life as if underwater. I had gone to the farm to see her family, searching for stories of my mother’s childhood. My grandmother must have pointed me to the chest at the far end of the upstairs hall,…6 min
Grazia|Issue 628Rules of the Riviera1 BLUE Perhaps inspired by the sparkling waters of the Côte d’Azur, the red carpet has been awash in blue – from topaz to deep marine. We love. 2 DENIM We find it hard to part with our trusty denim, so applaud Kendall Jenner and Marion Cotillard for refusing to ditch theirs too, even on the ever-glam red carpet at Cannes. 3 BRIDAL Wedding season is well underway, and there was plenty of inspiration for the engaged – from wedding-worthy dresses to Elisabeth Moss in an actual bridal gown by Oscar de la Renta. 4 VOLUME We don’t know how they didn’t wilt in the heat, but the takes on volume were a revelation. Full skirts, tiers and ruffles were the stuff princess dreams are made of – see Aishwarya…1 min
Grazia|Issue 6288 WHY DO SO MANY WOMEN BACK ASSANGE?Photos: i-images, Wenn, Getty, Landmark Media, Wire Image, Express Newspapers, Photoshot “ROCK-STAR STATUS CAN MAKE EVEN THE MOST CLEARHEADED IDEALIST FEEL THEY ARE ABOVE THE LAW” ON 19 MAY, the curious case of Julian Assange took another unexpected turn. It was announced that the self-styled seeker of truth and justice with WikiLeaks – holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy since two women claimed he forced them to have sex without a condom in 2010 – would no longer be interrogated by Swedish authorities. (They claimed they’d exhausted all options to arrest him.) But despite always denying the charges – he claims the sex was consensual – Assange remains in his strange self-imposed exile, just a stone’s throw from Harrods, with a surprising and loyal coterie of intelligent, high-profile women who…4 min
Grazia|Issue 62810 GILES RULED THE AISLETHERE WAS PLENTY of speculation about who Pippa Middleton would choose for her own trip down the aisle last week. Big bridal names like Jenny Packham and Suzanne Neville were no doubt considered, while London FashionWeek designer EmiliaWickstead – who recently launched her own bridal collection – was seen as a likely choice. But we were thrilled when Gr azia favourite Giles Deacon was revealed as the man responsible for Pippa’s beautiful big moment. But just who is Giles, and why did Pippa choose him? Consider this your cheat sheet, everything you need to know about Mr Deacon… HIS MODELS/CASTING From the original supers to the new generation, Giles has worked with them all. Kendall made her LFW debut in Giles’ A/W ’14 show, while Cara snapped a selfie on…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628BEAUTY CHARTS1. CHARM SCHOOLFew things scream youth like an al fresco flush. If you’re looking for a blush that smells like blossom and includes light-reflecting particles to flawlessly highlight, swipe on Benefit’s new Dandelion Twinkle, £ 24.50, with abandon.benefitcosmetics.com/uk2. SPLASH-PROOFMascara wands ever evolve, and L’Oréal Paris is leading the charge. Its Miss Baby Roll Mascara in Black, £7.99, is shaped like a roller brush to stretch each lash from root to tip. And because festival season is here, and the heavens may open, you’ll be glad that it’s waterproof, too.boot s.com3. SHINE BRIGHTGrazia fave Frank Body just upped the ante by adding shimmer to its bestselling in-shower coffee grain scrub. Housed, as ever, in Instagram-worthy packaging, the new Summer Scrub, £15.95, buffs bods, while twinkling flecks impart a sexy gleam.frankbody.com4. GET…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628POLLY VERNONPhotos: The Sun/News Syndication, WENN Blame it on Brexit, or Trump, or not knowing how the hell I should vote in the election, on binge-watching the brilliant-yet-harrowing Three Girls at the weekend, or the unimaginable sadness of last week… But I cannot stop obsessing over that waitress who got sacked last week for sleeping with Orlando Bloom. Oh, I needed some light news relief, I needed it bad and, bless her cotton socks/the scarlet lingerie in which she’d previously Instagrammed herself, Viviana Ross provided it! To recap: Ross – a 21-year-old aspiring actress – met Bloom – Lord Of The Rings, Pirates Of The Caribbean, naked on a paddle board with Katy Perry that time – while serving him drinks at Chiltern Firehouse (aka London’s ritziest venue of 2014), then…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628YOU THE FASHION JURYOUR PANEL GEMMA HAYWARD Grazia’s senior fashion editor has more than a decade’s worth of celebrity styling and fashion editorials under her belt. No A-list look will get past this eye for detail. EMILY PHILLIPS Grazia’s features director is writing a novel, so spends most of her time in lycra (that’s never seen the inside of a gym). But it does make her extra excited to witness real fashion. NAOMI WATTS GEMMA SAYS: Ms Watts looks so radiant in this floral dress that she’s literally a ray of sunshine – no wonder she’s wearing shades. You can’t argue with that smile, can you? ★★★✩✩ EMILY SAYS: More royal garden party than queen of hearts, Naomi is keeping it safe in this pretty-pretty Lela Rose sunshine floral. The liquorice allsort sandals…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628Andy, 34, is gay. But three months ago he slept with his female best friend. Here they tell their story...ANDY WEST SAYS: I’m a gay man and there’s no doubt in my mind about it. I don’t remember a thing about the women sitting opposite me on my train yesterday. I do, however, recall exactly what the hot guy standing by the carriage door was wearing. But, in February, I did something that has left my gay friends questioning my sexuality. For the first time in my life, I slept with a woman – and I liked it. She’s called Amber and she’s been one of my closest friends for 11 years after we met at a party and clicked instantly. Since then, we’ve supported each other through some of the most difficult times with our respective boyfriends. Most recently, she helped me back on my feet after my…5 min
Grazia|Issue 628DROPPING THIS WEEKPEAKE PERFORMANCEThe big, bold and important TV show of the week – spared a clash with Twin Peaks – is Three Girls, the heartbreaking dramatisation of the Rochdale sex trafficking scandal. Probably the best living British screen actress Maxine Peake is joined by Lesley Sharp – they play two women instrumental in bringing the case to prominence. It’s disquieting, unpleasant and feels absolutely true. Don’t think of it as a moral obligation to watch, think of it as an education. Tuesday to Thursday, 9pm, BBC OneTOUGH BREAKTina Fey’s released hostage premise, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, was always going to be a hard sell for comedy, and between flashes of wry genius, there is still something about it that rings utterly ridiculous. Obviously Titus Andromedon is a one-man quotes factory and actress…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628PARTY PEOPLEPhotos: Dave Benett OUT ON THE TOWN WHAT Talk of the Townhouse launch WHERE Jo Malone London townhouse, Marylebone WHO Poppy Delevingne, Karen Elson, Samantha Cameron, Sophie Dahl Jo Malone London celebrated the launch of their new online platform with the most delicious-smelling house party in history, thanks to aptly named florist Flora Starkey’s woven landscapes scenting each room . After throwing shapes with Sam Cam, JML girl Poppy D told us,‘Tonight was made up of all my favourite things: pals, flowers in abundance and, of course, fragrance.’ Words: Hannah Flint. Photos: Dave Benett WILD TIMES WHAT Jimmy Choo x My Theresa dinner WHERE The Garden Museum, London WHO Princess Eugenie, Mary Charteris, Jack Guinness, Daisy Lowe Fresh from celebrating Pippa Middleton’s wedding, Princess Eugenie of York headed to London’s…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628HOROSCOPESTAURUS 21 Apr – 21 MayHave you held back when others have been pushing you to make financial or business decisions? As you approach the weekend, with the Sun leaving your sign and moving into Gemini, you’ll have a strong instinct about money and the best way in which to use it. You might not like to think you’re relying on guesswork, but you should be quite happy to go with whatever an inner voice is telling you, loudly and clearly.GEMINI 22 May – 21 JunYou may feel entitled to present yourself as somebody who’s rather more talented than some other people have realised until now. But bear in mind the downside of promoting yourself in this way. There’s a difference between appearing quietly confident and coming across as a…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628LETTER OF THE WEEKA WELCOME SURPRISE?The article ‘I wished my daughter was a boy’ (8 May) really hit home for me. I have a ‘complicated’ relationship with my mother, and in the lead up to my 20-week scan for my second child (my first child is a boy), I was dreading what they might tell me. When I was told it was a girl, as dramatic as it sounds, I felt like the bottom had dropped out of my world. I felt total, abject fear that my relationship with my daughter would be tainted by my relationship with my mother. Like Jess Spiring, I wanted to find out my child’s sex so that I had time to come to terms with it. I now have two wonderful children. My relationship with my daughter…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628"ME, MY SELFIE AND I"LEONA LEWIS, 31We a sk the singer to take an exclusive selfie – and reveal allWho is your best friend?Maloy [above, left], who I've known for over a decade. She's the most outgoing and crazy person I know. We have a blog together, Lee-Loy.What’s your biggest regret?There are things I would have done differently in some relationships. But there's a reason I haven't ended up with those guys and I have learned from all of those experiences.What’s your biggest extravagance?My animals: I have dogs, a rabbit and two horses.When was the last time you were embarrassed?I had to say something to camera just now and kept getting one line wrong. I was in front of a room full of people and I kept fumbling my words and laughing and giggling.…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628BEAUTY CHARTSPhotos: Marco Vittur 1. CANDY CRUSH Hyper hues are the order of the day, but sporting a technicolour ensemble takes guts. Why not try OPI Nail Lacquer in Two-Timing The Zones, £12.50, instead. An irresistible candy pink, it will boots your tan, too. opiuk .com 2. SQUEAKY CLE AN 99% of women agreed that Estée Lauder’s Nutritious Micro-Algae Pore Cleansing left skin feeling cleaner than ever before. Moreover, this formula is inspired by the Korean beauty industry – leaders of the fresh-faced pack. esteelauder.co.uk 5. HEALTHY HAIR Scalp health is synonymous with great hair, so all Aveda appointments now come with a free scalp consultation and treatment. In-between, purge impurities with their Scalp Concentrate, £35. aveda.co.uk 4. SEXY SPRITZ The campaign for Lancôme La Nuit Trésor, £69, screams sex, and…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628A FLORAL FIESTAPhoto: David Marquez Jo Malone London’s latest partnership with Poppy Delevingne bottles the model’s favourite colognes in limited-edition miniature flagons designed to be easily slipped into a pocket or pouch. ‘I love sexy, musky scents, which is why I chose Tuberose Angelica, £74 – it makes me feel very grown up,’ laughs Poppy. Orange Blossom, £64, on the other hand, ‘reminds me of being in love. I wore it for my wedding.’ The playful, confetti-splattered bottle is a big step away from the brand’s traditional aesthetic, but that’s exactly the point. ‘I envisioned something celebratory,’ Poppy explains. Get them before they go! Both limited-edition 50ml bottles are available at selfridges.com from June…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628SCREEN TIMEThe Handmaid’s Tale transports us to the dystopian fictional America of Margaret Atwood’s imagination. A modernisation of her exquisitely bold 1985 feminist classic, it is barbaric, unsettling, occasionally dotted with the sharpest black humour, and totally unmissable TV. Given its highly distinct intellectual thinking on rape culture, under the saturation coverage of a POTUS who has openly espoused the physical abuse of women, it could not feel more timely. After having her child snatched in a military operation, Offred (Elisabeth Moss: amazing) is sent to a fertility farm charged with providing children for the childless. Nobody stints on the sadism for the TV adaption. A rape scene is orchestrated to the sound of Onward Christian Soldiers, with the offender reciting the biblical story of Jacob and Rachel. Moss plays the…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628Get your fix of watercooler films, shows and festivals…1. WONDER WOMAN Gal Gadot stars as Diana Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior – and, ultimately, Wonder Woman Out Thursday 2 OUR BAILEYS BOOK EVENT Join June Sarpong, Katie Khan, Aki Schilz, Aminatta Forna and chair Kate Mosse as they discuss inspiring books over a Baileys. womens prizeforfiction.co.uk 3 GRADUATE FASHION WEEK Doors open on a range of talks, shows and events from this year’ s talented graduates. 4-7 June, London; graduatefashionweek. com/buy-tickets 4 FLOVIBE The first of its kind, this Northamptonshire festival brings together the leading lights of the UK yoga, wellness and health scene with bands and international DJs. Family-friendly. 2-4 June, flovibe.com…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628NOW OVER TO YOU...PROPOSING A CHANGE For the first time in my 10 years of reading Grazia, I’m properly cross. I’d hoped that your cover story Emma plans feminist proposal (29 May) was journalistic hyperbole and that a more balanced article would follow. Proposing isn’t a feminist issue, it’s equality. I proposed to my husband. It wasn’t a mark of feminism, rather that I knew he felt it was stressful trying to find ‘the perfect moment’. Feminism cannot progress until we put ourselves on a level playing field and forget about gender tropes – in the boardroom as well as the marital home. Lucy VINYL COUNTDOWN The saying ‘Ne’er cast a clout till May be out’ seems as true as ever. The weather is nice as I write this, but I’m sure that…1 min
Grazia|Issue 628AND FINALLY...Celebrating seven decades of Wrangler and 50 years since the Summer of Love, the masters of denim have released a collection of colourful patchwork jeans, shorts and jackets with trippy printed T-shirts and accessories to boot.From £60, wrangler.co.uk JAMES BOND ACTOR Sir Roger Moore died, aged 89, after a ‘short but brave battle with cancer’, his family revealed last week. They added in a statement, ‘With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father passed away today. We are all devastated.’ KATY PERRY opened up to James Corden about that feud with Taylor Swift. We learned: ‘Taylor started it!’, Katy ‘tried to talk to her about it’, and she is ‘ready for that BS to be done’. She added, ‘ There is the law of…2 min
Grazia|Issue 628HOROSCOPESPhoto: Fred Meylan/Mondadori Photo GEMINI 22 May – 21 Jun You sometimes display a generous spirit with people less worldly-wise or less well-off than yourself. And Venus colluding with Uranus and Saturn means you’ll want to be especially indulgent towards those who’ll appreciate it. What a pity the person closest to you is craving your undivided attention and feels entitled to not share you with anyone else. You must swiftly and efficiently establish where your priorities lie. CANCER 22 Jun – 23 Jul Some might be surprised at how forthcoming you can be when questions are raised about your private life. Instead of avoiding the matter, you’ll be very frank with your responses and won’t mind sharing experiences usually regarded as being personal. Why the sudden…3 min
Grazia|Issue 628“ME, MY SELFIE AND I”Interview: Hannah Flint. Photos: Getty Images ZARA LARSSON, 19 We ask the singer-songwriter to take an exclusive selfie – and reveal all Who is your hero? Beyoncé. I met her after a concert in Stockholm in 2013. I tried to play it cool, but I just cried. She was very sweet about it. What are you most proud of? The album I just released, So Good. It’s the first big body of work that I’ve done. The reaction so far has been really positive, but of course it’s nerve-racking every time you put something out there. What’s your biggest regret? Not sleeping enough. I’m a night person. What do your friends tease you about? If anything, I tease them. A lot. If you’re gonna be my friend, you’ve got to…2 min
