Stylist November 24, 2021

“Let’s dig deep for that christmas spirit” It is almost a year to the day that the government announced a relaxation of lockdown rules to allow households to be together for Christmas… remember that? Yet another appointment-to-view Boris announcement followed by a fluster of WhatsApps and calls to navigate familial politics, Covid anxieties and the excitement of some time with our loved ones for what promised to be the most special day ever for many of us. Then we all know what happened next: Lost Christmas. I can still hear the enormous collective groan that even managed to drown out my Bublé Christmas playlist. So perhaps it is no surprise that, this year, as we race into December, we are planning our festive fun with caution; attempting to temper our desire…

It is almost a year to the day that the government announced a relaxation of lockdown rules to allow households to be together for Christmas… remember that? Yet another appointment-to-view Boris announcement followed by a fluster of WhatsApps and calls to navigate familial politics, Covid anxieties and the excitement of some time with our loved ones for what promised to be the most special day ever for many of us. Then we all know what happened next: Lost Christmas. I can still hear the enormous collective groan that even managed to drown out my Bublé Christmas playlist. So perhaps it is no surprise that, this year, as we race into December, we are planning our festive fun with caution; attempting to temper our desire for an all-singing, all-dancing, sequinned, jazz-handed…

A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Kharmel Cochrane, Casting Director Kharmel Cochrane, 35, is a casting director. She lives between Northamptonshire and London with her partner and two daughters My alarm goes off… Never. I don’t need to set one because my two daughters come into my bedroom at 6.30am to wake me and my partner up. While he negotiates their cereal demands, I have a cup of tea. Then, I’ll spend the next hour getting them ready for school – which often involves a lot of dancing to the radio. The morning school run is my non-negotiable time with them, and I’ll be back home by 8.30am. Then I’ll get ready, eat a quick breakfast (something like toast with cream cheese) and check all the…

peak luxury Find Serenity in the Italian Dolomites Wellness meets winter sports in jaw-dropping surroundings, discovers Megan Glynn Immersing ourselves in nature is, we’re told, an antidote to worry and anxiety, aka the past 18 months. So imagine staying somewhere that gives you a pure shot of wonder every evening – that’s how I felt about my daily view of the jagged Italian Dolomites slowly turning pink under a setting sun. This, I happily discovered, is just one of the soul-reviving experiences on offer at the Adler Spa Resort in the village of Ortisei, northern Italy. From the moment we arrived through the South Tyrolean forest and got a first peek at Adler’s sprawling fairy-tale ‘lodge’, I had the feeling we were about to step into…

A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Kharmel Cochrane, 35, is a casting director. She lives between Northamptonshire and London with her partner and two daughters My alarm goes off… Never. I don’t need to set one because my two daughters come into my bedroom at 6.30am to wake me and my partner up. While he negotiates their cereal demands, I have a cup of tea. Then, I’ll spend the next hour getting them ready for school – which often involves a lot of dancing to the radio. The morning school run is my non-negotiable time with them, and I’ll be back home by 8.30am. Then I’ll get ready, eat a quick breakfast (something like toast with cream cheese) and check all the emails that have come in overnight. I mostly…

peak luxury Wellness meets winter sports in jaw-dropping surroundings, discovers Megan Glynn Immersing ourselves in nature is, we’re told, an antidote to worry and anxiety, aka the past 18 months. So imagine staying somewhere that gives you a pure shot of wonder every evening – that’s how I felt about my daily view of the jagged Italian Dolomites slowly turning pink under a setting sun. This, I happily discovered, is just one of the soul-reviving experiences on offer at the Adler Spa Resort in the village of Ortisei, northern Italy. From the moment we arrived through the South Tyrolean forest and got a first peek at Adler’s sprawling fairy-tale ‘lodge’, I had the feeling we were about to step into another world. It was a firm goodbye to London, and a ‘hell,…