Sommaire pour Issue 647 de Grazia

The idea that the housing crisis has pushed low-income women to the brink of homelessness isn’t new. But what is new is the way that unscrupulous landlords are now exploiting their desperation. On page 56, Anna Silverman goes undercover to expose the men offering a place to stay – not in return for rent but sexual favours. Elsewhere, two writers react to Nicole Kidman publicly planting a huge kiss right on the lips of her Big Little Lies co-star Alex Skarsgård. Katie Glass argues it’s a sign of the stability of Nicole’s relationship with husband Keith Urban, while Emily Phillips wonders how Keith managed to keep his cool. See page 44. Meanwhile, as we enter the last stretch of fashion month, we look back at last week’s style showcase in…

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Photos: Splash News, LMK THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS attracted more than its fair share of detractors. Now it seems Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky’s first professional collaboration has proven equally contentious. Last week, their film Mother! (in which Darren directs and Jennifer stars) bombed at the box office. With a budget of $30m it was projected to gross $14m in its opening weekend, but took just half that – an all-time low for a big release from Jennifer. It also received an ‘F’ from market-research firm CinemaScore, which polls audiences and grades the results from A to F. These grades tend to be a good indicator of box-office success – with only 12 other films in history being awarded the dreaded lowest score. Many professional critics were equally unimpressed. Website Vulture…

SERIAL FUNERAL-GOER CRASHES WAKES A phantom mourner has managed to slip into every funeral at a church in Slough for the past 14 years to chat to guests and take advantage of the free food and drink. The woman poses as a distant relative and even convinced a grieving son to give her a lift to his late mother’s wake. We smell a Wedding Crashers sequel. Photos (funeral crasher posed by model): Getty Images, Rex Features, Facebook/Ben Farina. *According to Totaljobs MYSTERY CASH DOWN THE PAN Toilets in Geneva were found stuffed with € 100,000 worth of banknotes last week. Police think the dirty money, which was discovered in the loos of a bank and three nearby restaurants, amounted to tens of thousands of euros. Talk about feeling flush. WED…

IT’S THE MOMENT you’ve all been waiting for! Yes, you heard us right. Edition eight of the Shoespaper has finally landed. If you know, you know, but in case you don’t, this dream team collaboration between Grazia and OFFICE brings you all the hottest shoe news each season to guarantee your footwear game is always on point. And to welcome A/W ’17 in style, the newest edition is jam-packed with fresh ideas on what’s hot and how to wear this season’s most coveted styles. It’s your ultimate guide to the most fabulous footwear trends around right now. From feminine ankle boots that fit like a glove (literally) and cool kicks – think sparkly embellishments and bold prints – to gorgeous jewel-toned heels, the choice of super-chic, sexy styles is yours.…

Photos: Dave Benett DISCO INFERNO WHO Georgia May Jagger, Edie Campbell, Pam Hogg, Rafferty Law WHAT Fiorucci: The Resurrection WHERE L’Escargot To To celebrate the opening of Fiorucci’s new destination store in Soho, Theo Adams Company transformed London’s oldest French F restaurant into a temple of disco hedonism h . Guests enjoyed music, dancing, performanc performance and pizza – served on Fiorucci Fiorucci triangular t plates, natch. GREAT SCOTT T W WHO Jeremy Scott, Lottie Mo ossss ,, SSaam m Rollinson, Mary Charteris,Tom m D Daalley ey WHAT i-D X Jeremy Sco otttt presented by UGG WHERE Café De Pariss Jeremy J Scott kicked off London Fashion Fashion Week W by hosting a party to celebrate brate his his new n collaboration with UGG. We e sipped sipped Cîroc cocktails…

IF THERE’S ONE thing we love about the weather getting colder, it’s the chance it gives us to bust out some seriously snuggly knitwear. We love thick, XXL styles, but styling them can be tricksy. There are fail-safe ways to make a slouchy sweater look slick, though. Want to take your favourite jumper to work? No problem: just balance out the volume with tailored grey trousers and black pumps. For off-duty days, we’re loving this cream knit with black trousers and grey blazer. And if you’re really attached to your sweater, why not give it a spin after dark? It makes a great contrast with a mini. Come to think of it, you might never take it off! BAG SOME KNITWEAR! Fancy cosying up in this sweater? Head to graziadaily.co.uk/vbyvery…

1 BROW P POW When When I I think think about about it it – which admittedl d i y, I don’t that often – I feel lucky that my brows require very little plucking, trimming or taming. They are, however, just that bit too blonde to make the impact I wish they would. Benefit’s no-nonsense Foolproof Brow Powder, £20, helps me out. benefitcosmetics.com 2 HAIR R PIC CK I like my natural curls curls, so have relatively few styling products in my arsenal (I tend to wash and go). That said, I’ve used R+Co Park Ave Blow Out Balm, £23, three times this week. Post-wash and pre-blowdry (on a cooll temperature and with a diffuser) it gives excellent bounce and body. net-a-porter.com 3 LOVE PINK? TRY THIS… Those with…

The '70s beginnings of characterful industries has become a well-trodden recent TV trope. We've had stand-up comedy in I'm Dying Up Here, hip-hop in The Get Down, rock'n'roll in the promptly cancelled Vinyl. And now the sex industry. The Deuce is named after the quarter-mile strip around 42nd Street where New York's sex work once revolved. As a dramatic television backdrop, you don't get much richer or more vivid. Having James Franco sporting a manful moustache and sideburns while playing twin brothers hardly hurts the arrestingly detailed evocation of the era. In the hands of David Simon, the legendary creator of The Wire, the street-view of The Deuce is colourfully bleak, a hotbed of sleaze with a wider point to make. We get his grand political overview, comparing President Nixon…

LETTER OF THE WEEK WE’RE LISTENING ‘I will keep telling refugees’ stories until the world listens’ (18 September) brought me to tears. Not because this is a new story, but because it is an old one, which somehow barely registers on the news any more. The stories Adwoa Aboah highlighted were cruel reminders of just how difficult the refugees’ lives can be. The suffering these girls have endured is unimaginable, yet they manage to remain optimistic about their future – it amazes me. Thank you for including this article in the magazine, as it is imperative that the refugees are not forgotten and are not just used as political ammo. These stories are about people, they are about family, and highlighting their plight brings it to the forefront of people’s…

Photos: Rex Features, Getty Images  Who is your hero? “ME, MY SELFIE AND I” My nan Margaret. She was amazing at everything she did and was the apple of my eye. I miss her. What are you most proud of? My book, Comfort: Delicious Bakes & Family Treats. I wrote it, tasted the recipes and made it all myself. I wanted it to be all mine. I didn’t sleep much but it was worth it. What’s your biggest regret? When I was 16, I tried to put some darker bits in my own hair that went bright blue. My friend’s mum had to cut them out. What do your friends tease you about? How clumsy I am. They call me Bambi. What did you think of before falling asleep last…

1. COOL KICKS Trainers, £119, Veja at Iris Fashion (irisfashion.co.uk). The fashion team here at Grazia HQ are all about comfort and style. So these retro-look sneaks are the perfect meeting of form and function. 2. BODY BEAUTIFUL Body, £29.99, jeans, £29.99, shoes, £29.99, and earrings, £15.99, all Zara (zara.com). The body is back. Get your hands on this silky style and never worry about tucking in again. 3. HIGH STREET HIT Top, £17.99, H&M (hm.com). This modern shirting + tailored trousers + adidas Stan Smiths = an instant wardrobe update. 4. IT’S A WRAP Skirt, £340, Paul & Joe (paulandjoe.com). Invest in autumn’s hottest colour with this sleek skirt. Wear with ankle boots now and over-the-knees come winter. 5. WOW JEWELS Ring, £770, Messika by Gigi Hadid (messika.com). Gigi…

CHROMAT Photos: Splash News, Rex Features IN MY LIFE, I’VE HAD A LOT TO be thankful to Beyoncé for and, recently, my hero-worship reached new levels after she smashed convention and flashed her comfort shorts. You know: the thin, mid-thigh-length underwear designed to stop bare legs rubbing together. Oh, you haven’t heard of them? Sure, since Bridget Jones quizzically surveyed her ‘big pants’ on screen, the idea of women wearing control underwear, or Spanx, has become normalised – we’ll all happily stand around at weddings and joke about smoothing our tums, squishing our bums and hoiking our boobs in a variety of torture implements. But, until last week, the skin-coloured Lycra comfort shorts I wore to stop my size-16 thighs painfully chafing every time I wore a skirt or dress…

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Photo: Rex Features IN THE LIFE CYCLE of a Hollywood romance, a couple’s red-carpet debut marks a milestone moment. For Ben Affleck and his girlfriend Lindsay Shookus, that moment came last week, when they attended the 2017 Emmy Awards arm in arm. Lindsay, a 37-year-old producer on Saturday Night Live, joined her colleagues on stage when the show won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Ben, 45, was later spotted carrying her clutch as the pair entered the VIP lounge. By all accounts, the couple have gone from strength to strength since taking their romance public back in July. Now, insiders say that they are already talking about marriage. The only hitch? They’re both still married to other people. While Ben is believed to be ‘amicably’ thrashing out his…

THE TRUTH IS, the gender confidence gap is real. For centuries, women have been told that they are not good enough to receive an education, not good enough to be able to vote, not good enough to have the same jobs, power and pay as men. They have been told this so often that deep down they have learned to believe it, even though their conscious mind knows knows it it isn isn’’tt t true rue. So, sometimes we women are are our our own own wors worst barrier to change due to our our learned learned self self--c criticism, our internalised misogyny misogyny ,, which which cements our status as the ‘‘ot other her ’ ’ woman woman – – s someone who never feels quite quite a att…

PREEN BY THORNTON BREGAZZI ‘As we are bringing up daughters, we were inspired by the idea of deconstructing femininity, sometimes delicate, other times tough, with the choice to be whoever you want to be.’ Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi TOPSHOP UNIQUE ‘We are inspired by the heady days of London’s Soho. The collection is showgirl-meets-party-girl. The models walking have sass, and a confidence reflective of the pre-selfie era. The individuality of this underground world captures the spirit of the Topshop girl and reflects our British style heritage.’ Kate Phelan, creative director SIMONE ROCHA ‘Hand-painted flowers. Punctured flower cotton smocks. Washed silk, silk tulle and collapsing frills.’ Simone Rocha ROKSANDA ‘We live in a time when we’re overexposed to imagery, overexposed to something that is perfect, or not from a real…

GIORGIO ARMANI has a personal fortune of $8.1bn. Can we just think about that for a second: EIGHT. POINT. ONE. BILLION. He is Italy’s most successful designer export and is listed by Forbes as the world’s wealthiest fashion designer. ‘I’d rather be the most famous!’ he laughs – and I don’t think he’s joking. He is 83. EIGHTY THREE! And not only is he still designer-in-chief of his seven clothing lines, oversees the make-up, scent, sunglasses, watches, jewellery, furniture, home furnishings, restaurants, cafés and hotels, he is also the chairman and sole shareholder of his company. The Italian superpower landed in London last week – with a 60-strong team (Londoners may have seen EMPORIO ARMANI emblazoned in red lights across County Hall to mark his arrival) – to show his…

PITCH PERFECT It’s fair to say that black mascara and eyeliner is our make-up architecture, our primary basic, but for the new season, it’s taking centre stage. ‘The iconic black is back,’ says Terry Barber, director of make-up artistry at MAC Cosmetics. ‘But it’s much more of a beauty statement now. Think of it as chic and subversive, and forget any sort of gothic symbolism.’ So embrace bold black shadow for daytime (see Balmain for inspiration) and consider black a legitimate shade for lips (witness the surprisingly fresh faces at Marques’Almeida). ‘The way we wear it now is completely different to how we used to,’ says Barber. ‘It plays against softness, which gives this grown-up approach. A sharp black lip on an otherwise pretty, dewy face or a thick smudged…

RHIANNON EVANS Grazia’s commissioning and special projects editor ★★★★✩ As a public defender in New York, Zack McDermott wakes up one day convinced he’s being filmed Truman Show- style. The story of Zack’s mental breakdown is dark, but also funny and deals with mental illness in a strikingly unique way I’d not encountered before. But it’s the love of his mother, the Bird to his Gorilla, that’s the real, touching draw in this surprising novel. ZOE CRONIN Grazia’s deputy chief sub editor ★★★✩✩ Not what I was expecting from a memoir about mental illness, you’re slam-dunked straight into Zack’s psychosis, where New York is full of extras, Daniel Day-Lewis just strides on by, and the more extreme stunt that star-of-the-show Zack can pull, the better. But his voice remains refreshingly…

NEW BROMANCE ? Like some industrial collision of Gladiators, TOWIE and a mid-market high-street underwear campaign, Bromans is here to slay. Sending a bunch of hench likely lads back to ancient Rome to pit their muscles against the purpose of the classical universe was an inspired idea. The execution is something else altogether. My, what fun they’re having at ITV2 at the moment. Thursdays, 9pm, ITV2 CURB IT If you definitely will not be watching Bromans,you might welcome the return of comedy show of yore, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Underneath a slightly irksome, we-are-not-worthy reputation preserved in aspic, its return is of high significance. Larry David’s taciturn schtick has been felt in everyone from Ricky Gervais to Louis CK. He’s the thinking person’s curmudgeon. Begins Monday, 10pm, Sky Atlantic CHINA DOLLS…

AUTUMNAL BERRIES Carnaby cherry-picks A/W must-haves With berry shades big on the catwalks, find all you need in London’s iconic Carnaby. Head to Lazy Oaf for these cool pink check trousers, £70; G.H. Bass & Co for the perfect loafers, £140; and Sweaty Betty for this pretty plum yoga bra, £40. Pixi Glow Tonic, £18, Rose Caviar Essence, £26, and MatteLast Liquid Lip, £16, will keep beauty aficionados happy, while for fashionable frames, it’s got to be Cubitts. Why shop anywhere else? Check out carnaby.co.uk  for the latest events. @CarnabyLondon…

OUR BRITISH IDENTITY: that’s what designers were tackling at London Fashion Week. With all the noise of Brexit, is it any wonder that designers were obsessed with every aspect of Britishness? That brilliantly inventive Scot, Christopher Kane, revelled in British suburbia and all that goes on behind closed doors, from naughty maid outfits and crystal dominatrix chokers to earrings made from cotton-mop strands and shoes constructed with foam cleaning pads. For Erdem Moralioglu (who is Turkish/English and grew up in Canada), Britishness meant the Queen – specifically, HM in 1958 when she met Duke Ellington at a royal command performance in Leeds (Leeds!) – so he rigged his girls out in a dazzling collection of jewelled sweaters with slim Prince of Wales check skirts, grand dresses and brocade coats. Meanwhile,…

OUR PANEL LAURA ANTONIA JORDAN Grazia’s fashion news and features editor’s go-tos are a great coat, socks-and-sandals and way too much black eyeliner. @lauraantoniajordan EMILY MADDICK Sequins, pink and red lipstick are assistant editor Emily’s fashion armour. Class all the way. @emilymaddick FKA TWIGS LAURA SAYS: A bit Olsen twins circa 2005. A bit boho. A bit goth. A bit Camden Market. Totally bonkers... and I absolutely love it. Nearly bought that Chris Kane coat – wish I had now. ★★★★✩ EMILY SAYS: Where to begin? Actually, I just don’t have the word count to dissect this. Too much to say about far too much going on. ★★★✩✩ YOU SAY: Looking at her outfit, I can understand why FKA twigs is regularly one of the best-dressed celebs. Her style is…

Photo: Trunk Archive  SITTING AT YOUR desk at 11am on a Tuesday, your mind wanders to the plans you’ve made for that evening. You’ve arranged to have a drink with someone who’s closer than an acquaintance, but not quite a Real Friend. The problem is, you don’t really want to go. You didn’t sleep well last night. You need to do the laundry you never got round to at the weekend. And Doctor Foster is on. So, you pick up your phone and send a quick WhatsApp: ‘So sorry, but I can’t make it tonight because I have to work late/feel the first signs of flu coming on/my best mate’s been eaten by a tiger...’ “So many men seem content to engage in messaging sessions for weeks, even months, then…

1 TWIST YOUR SHIRTING DECONSTRUCTED SHIRTING IS HERE TO STAY. TUMBLING OFF THE SHOULDERS, BACK TO FRONT – THE MORE ‘UNDONE’ THE BETTEER 2 MAKE YOUR FLORALS MOODY THE QUICK-WIN DRESS COMES IN DARK, AUTUMNAL FLORALS. WEAR WITH A CHUNKY BOOT AND OVERSIZED BLAZER 3 TRY A BAKER BOY HAT THE BAKER BOY LOOKS GREAT THROWN ON IN THAT LAISSEZ-FAIRE WAY 4 BUY THESE NIKES ALL THE COOL KIDS WERE WEARING NIKE AIR MAX 97s – COMFY AND HIP 5 BE AWEARE OF YOUR HEMLINES THE MIDISKIRT RETURNS! MAKES YOUR 9-9 ALL ROUNDER 6 BRING BACK YOUR LEOPARD PRINT PARE IT BACK AND LEOPARD BECOMES WEARABLE ENOUGH TO BE YOUR NEW DAYTIME NEUTRAL 7 INVEST IN A VELVET BAG BIG NEWS ON THE ACCESSORIES SCENE FOR A/W ’17, WE’RE CRUSHING…

Photos: Jason Lloyd-Evans, Gianandrea Traina. Words: Perdita Nouril. Cloud Nine: cloudninehair.com. Grow Gorgeous: growgorgeous.co.uk. Kenra: salon-success.co.uk. Kérastase: kerastase.co.uk…

Photos: Capital, Getty Images 1 MILEY CYRUS: YOUNGER NOW The sixth studio album from Cyrus, which she wrote and produced almost entirely on her own, features singles Malibu, Inspired and titular track Younger Now. Out Friday 2 ZOOLOGY A modern fable of zoo worker Natasha, who feels trapped by her life in a small coastal town… until she begins to grow a tail. Out Friday 3 COME DINE WITH DRAG QUEENS Proud East presents a bottomless brunch with Maxi More, ShayShay, Orange Gina, Ariel Bold and Miss Stoli Chnaya. Cue game shows with your eggs and a fountain of bubbly booze. 30 Sep; tickets at goo.gl/9RWyMu 4 ARTIST ROOMS: ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN FOCUS Free exhibition of more than 20 works charting the career of pop-art movement pioneer Lichtenstein. On until…

1 GIRL POWER From the black and white pictures on the wall to the chunky throw on the bed and the grey and millennial pink colour scheme, this bedroom belonging to Lust Living’s Olivia Silk (lustli ving.co.uk) is very now. The Marco Polo bed linen in Ash Rose is from dotmaison.com. For similar prints see oli veetoriel.com. 2 PARED BACK PRETTY A warm shade of grey (Ammonite from f ar row-ball.com) is light but inviting in this bedroom made over by a venuelif estyle.com. The pared back look is softened by natural materials in varying shades. The pillowcases inject a graphic touch that links with the rug. 3 WALLPAPER WOW Create a striking headboard by cutting wallpaper into the shape you want and pasting it to the wall. The wallpaper…

Photo: Antonin Giudicci/Mondadori Photo LIBRA 24 Sep – 23 Oct Although you may be clear in your own mind as to why you find someone’s approach to a particular subject objectionable, it will be hard to explain why. And with Jupiter opposing Uranus, anything of a controversial nature could become exaggerated and used against you. Remove yourself from the situation until you and everybody else involved can see that you’re all wasting energy on something that’s too trivial to worry about. SCORPIO 24 Oct – 22 Nov As your plans to pamper yourself and someone close are made public you’ll sense that other people would like to be included. The charitable side of your nature will leave you feeling obliged to make them welcome. But do…