Table of contents for Issue 621 in Grazia

This week’s issue is a celebration of our amazing high street. Be it hot new breakout brands (gen up on Rodebjer on page 30), A-list-approved hits (page 22) or the superstar pieces that no one will believe aren’t designer (page 100), affordable fashion has never been so on the money. Which is why, from cover to close, we’re bringing you the very best ‘season steals’ from your own local high street to around the globe (and if you’re planning a wedding, your favourite brands have aced that too – see page 38). Also, the beauty team have raided the supermarket aisles to find the best – and most unexpected – items in the bagging area (see page 118). Just don’t blame us if you accidentally rack up an enormous grocery…

Photos: MAYBE IT’S the sudden nearly summeryness outside but, last Friday, we found ourselves craving a night out. Not a night at the pub in our trainers; we mean drinks with umbrellas and high heels. And we're not the only ones craving a dress-up - for S/S '17, the catwalks proclaimed the return of the sky-high black stiletto: bulk-buy your Party Feet now. We're going all or nothing, pairing our heels with a black leather micro minidress in homage to Saint Laurent's sex-on-legs collection. Layer a lace bralet over your white work shirt for instant ‘out'ness, or pair giant earrings with the smallest bag, et voilà! Taxi! ITSY BITSY BAGS Forget lipstick and a credit card – you’ll only get a mint and a tenner in these. For everything else,…

DAKOTA JOHNSON GEMMA SAYS: You know you’ve made it when you can wear a pillar box red suede tunic-and-trouser combo and not look like an idiot. Loving the luxe accessories and shiny locks to match. Chic. ★★★★✩ CLARE SAYS: My second favourite ‘drouser’ ever – the first being Emma Watson’s in the first half of Beauty And The Beast. Both are closely followed by Juno and the pink Power Ranger. I love this trend. ★★★★★ YOU SAY : Oh Dakota, this is just 50 shades of meh. Fine as individual pieces but all together? So far, so boring. ★✩✩✩✩ @LOVELAURELX SCARLETT JOHANSSON GEMMA SAYS: Is it a dress? Is it a suit? Is it a jumpsuit? No, it’s... I don’t exactly know, but this onesleeved-thingy is trying to be…

SPRING HAS BEEN A LONG TIME coming, but now it has officially sprung, OFFICE has the perfect plethora of shoes to make over winter feet. Ladylike styles take centre stage and attention to detail is key. Think oversized bows, pom-poms, pearls and all the trimmings, which transform courts and flats alike into serious style statements. Metallics shimmer and patents are high-shine, in deep hues of rich maroon and ocean blue, while pastel-toned velvet and brocade complete the more-is-more trend. Want a tougher look? Then buckles, metal details and oversized eyelets scattered across hard-wearing leathers and sumptuous suedes give a nod to the Western trend. To celebrate the new collection, OFFICE is offering Grazia readers an exclusive 25% off purchases in-store between 28 March and 3 April. Simply fill in the…

Photos: Getty Images FILM STARS APLENTY AND FASHION HEAVEN LUVVIE LOVE-IN WHAT Three Empire Awards WHERE Camden’s Roundhouse WHO Felicity Jones, Tom Hiddleston The force was strong at this year’s Empire Awards, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story taking home three gongs. Other winners included Best Actress Felicity Jones and ‘Hero ’ Tom Hiddleston. Meanwhile, Sir Patrick Stewart kept guests including Dan Stevens and Dame Joan Collins entertained, by sharing a smooch with Sir Ian McKellen as he collected the Legend award. GRAZIA DRANK Monkey Shoulder rum cocktails and Pure Organic vodka HOT IN THE CITY WHAT London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City book launch WHERE Sotheby’s London WHO Yasmin Le Bon, Mario Testino, Sharleen Spiteri, Charlotte Dellal Tania Fares and Sarah Mower were joined by the…

Photos: Marco Vittur 1 PRESS REFRESH Swap your usual shampoo for My. Haircare My.Colour Wash in Copper, £13.95, and expect mega-bright results. Made for strawberry blondes, auburn babes and, dare we say it, mousy browns, there are plenty more shades in the range. bespokehaircare.co.uk 2 CURL UP Water-resistant mascaras hold better curl. Fact. And Max Factor 2000 Calorie Curl Addict Mascara, £7.99, is not only splash-safe, but has a curved brush to lift and a slighter drier formula to hold. You’ll get unrivalled impact. superdrug.com 3 TAKE A DIP With its chic tub and delicious smell, Oliver Bonas Bath Salts, £18, are worth adding to your week-night wind-down ritual. Its grapefruit, rosemary and eucalyptus blend dissolves aches and pains, while leaving your bathroom smelling like a spa-throom. oliverbonas.com 4 LACQUER…

COLOURFUL PIECES SHOUT ‘summertime’ and as the sunshine season edges ever closer, it’s time for a wardrobe rethink. Primary shades were big news on the S/S ’17 catwalks, so here, contributing fashion stylist Maya Oakley picks her favourite runway-inspired items to give you some sartorial inspo. Whether you opt for a scarlet pleated skirt, choose a strappy top in this season’s must-have yellow, or rock out with some playful stripes, you can rest easy that all your new brights will come out of the wash clean like new! Cue Ariel 3in1 tiny but mighty liquitabs. These amazing little heroes have the power to not only remove stains and hidden dirt, but keep your brights looking just-bought fresh – which means you can wear your colour-pop wardrobe time after time without…

Photos: Uli Weber, Rex RHIANNON EVANS Grazia’s commissioning and special projects editor ★★✩✩✩ The Housekeeper is full of recognisable, well-drawn characters and there’s a feeling of gothic doom as recently dumped Anne Morgan takes a job as a housekeeper for the lifestyle blogger she idolises. The idea of unmasking what lies beneath a seemingly perfect life could’ve been fascinating. But it took too long to get to the climax, the tension was lost and I wanted more than was delivered. CAITLYN HOBBS Grazia’s digital content coordinator ★★★✩✩ The theme – the dark secrets of seemingly normal characters – is an interesting concept, and the characters were intriguing. However, it was a bit slow, the twists were anti-climactic, and the story became more about the main characters’ emotional self-discovery than the…

Photo: Thiemo Sande/Mondadori Photo ARIES 21 Mar – 20 Apr Tired though you may be of confronting one or two tricky individuals, you cannot allow a disruptive situation to persist. Jupiter’s run-in with Pluto should inspire you to challenge anything making you feel that life is unjust. Having worked hard to achieve certain goals, it makes no sense to allow the unethical or unprofessional behaviour of others to cast a cloud over so much that should be a source of pleasure and fulfilment. TAURUS 21 Apr – 21 May For some reason you seem to have been fighting shy of letting others know how much progress you’ve made within some very challenging territory. Any day now, however, someone else’s intervention will make it impossible for you…

1 CHIC SHOPPER Bag, £24.99, H&M (hm.com). The clean lines and modern shape of this plissé shopper make it the ultimate carry-all. 2 WORKING 9-5 Top, £135, trousers £195 and shoes, £105, all Topshop Unique (topshop. com). Seriously up your spring workwear game with this sophisticated blush pink and grey colour palette – just add a blazer. 3 FANCY FOOTWORK Shoes, £170, Kurt Geiger London (kurtgeiger.com). These catwalk-esque super slides are sure to sell out fast – race you to the shops! 4 CHECK MATE Dress, £15 , Primark (primark.com). There’s no denying that gingham is having a moment. To avoid looking like Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, we’ll be wearing this dress unbuttoned with pointed-toe mules – not sparkly red slippers. Toto not included, sadly. 5 CLOSET STAPLE…

‘WOMEN:YOU ALL WANT to be the envy of your friends, but God forbid you garner too much of it.’ It’s halfway through the first episode of our new HBO favourite that Big Little Lies’ major theme is unveiled. Renata Klein – a Silicon Valley mogul played by Laura Dern – is standing, seething, on the balcony of one of the stunning, preposterously lavish Monterey beachfront mansions these hard-bodied Californian super-mums inhabit. ‘I’m not liked,’ she spits out at the Pacific Ocean. ‘What kind of person chooses to work? Certainly not a mother by any standards.’ Whereupon her weary-faced husband delivers The Line. Immediately enslaved, I turned to my own weary-faced husband: ‘Cancel next Monday’s dinner. Actually, cancel any Monday plans for the foreseeable.’ Envy, privilege, mummy wars, adultery, assault, murder,…

Photos: Alamy, Getty Images, Rex Features Last week , Lena Dunham got it in the neck (abs, and newly-honed upper arms) for having the audacity to lose weight and tone up under the instruction of fitness sensation Tracy Anderson. ‘How could she let women down like this?’ griped the internet. ‘I guess that @lenadunham doesn’t really believe all body types are acceptable after all,’ tweeted someone. The hashtag ‘#hypocrite’ liberally garnished the rest of the (not-actually-liberal) comment. To the best of my knowledge, Lena Dunham never set out to be the poster girl for not being mega-buff. She did something very important in baring her younger, fleshier, wobblier body with its scrawling tattoos and its Brooklyn pallor on Girls. She disrupted the non-stop parade of TV-perfect lady-bodies with something that…

GOOD SPORT Team sporty track pants with pretty bows for a modern wardrobe update. FLUID FRILLS Get your monochrome on the modern way! Pair a pleat top with a frill skirt. The perfect combo! LEATHER LOVER Should you switch up your style with these dungarees? Yes. Then add snake print. PRECIOUS METAL How to get noticed after dark: statement silver and sleek heels. WRIST ACTION Frills don’t have to be big and bold – subtle ties are all you need Fashion assistant: Jess Skeete-Cross. Casting: Holly Scott Lidgett. Hair: Sofia Sjoo at Stella Creative Artists using Paul Mitchell. Make-up: Afton Radojicic at Stella Creative Artists using Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss and Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Cream. Model: Elisa Hupkes at The Hive Jumper, £59.99, Zara ( zara.com ); top, £29.99,…

NEXT GEMMA HAYWARD SENIOR FASHION EDITOR ‘My pick from this season’s utilitarian trend is Gap’s anorak-come-trench hybrid, which I’ll wear with a great knit, jeans and black pointed-toe shoes. Emmanuelle Alt would be proud! But when I’m feeling really brave, I’ll reach for Topshop Boutique’s brilliantly bonkers neon velvet dress.’ CHARLIE GOWANS-EGLINTON FASHION NEWS & FEATURES EDITOR ‘Don’t worry, I won’t be wearing everything at once – but the heart wants what it wants, and mine wants Miu Miu’s eccentric synchronised swimmer get-up. A classic khaki trench will offset graphic gingham and technicolour brights, like Mango’s eye-watering (and totally dreamy) canary yellow dress.’ CHLOE BLOCH STYLE EDITOR ‘Chic Parisian white shirting, boyish tailoring and ’70s shades of brown, blue and yellow are all on my shopping list. A pair of…

From Etro to Lanvin and Marc Jacobs, backstagers at the S/S ’17 shows for the world’s biggest brands made the case for full-on fluttering lashes – the bigger and bolder the better. Get in on the action by first prepping skin and buffing a soft-focus smoky eye with Rimmel Magnif’Eyes Eyeshadow Contouring Palette in Keep Calm and Wear Gold. Seeking extra definition? Scandaleyes Precision Micro Eyeliner is the expert’s tool. A brilliant brow will frame your face – Brow Shake Filling Powder is your dream ticket. Oh and don’t forget your lips! We love Lasting Finish Kate Lipstick #30. The pièce de résistance, however, comes courtesy of new Rimmel Volume Shake Mascara, a breakthrough shakeable mascara for beautiful clump-free volume. Its first-to-market patented shaker system cleverly refreshes the volumising formula…

CRAB LINGUINE Serves: 2 Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 15 mins Olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ red chilli, sliced Sprig of thyme, leaves picked off 1 cup white wine 1 tin chopped tomatoes 360g linguine (see next page on making your own) 100g white crabmeat 1 tbsp mascarpone A few chive stalks, chopped Juice of ½ lemon Sea salt and black pepper 1 Place a pan of salted water on to boil. 2 Meanwhile, heat a frying pan and add a glug of olive oil. Sauté the shallot and garlic until translucent. 3 Add the chilli to the pan, along with the thyme leaves, and cook for a couple of minutes. Next, add the white wine and cook for another minute or…

Photos: Capital Photos, Rex Features, BBC In 13 Reasons Why, an American high school is in mourning after student Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) takes her own life. Modern mourning mainly constitutes cool girls taking selfies next to Hannah’s locker and boys getting angsty to Joy Division, until geeky Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) is left 13 cassettes documenting in detail the individual reasons Hannah took her life. A precedent was set for teen mental-health dramas with the brilliant adaptation of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower in 2012, a film as good as any Brat Pack movie John Hughes authored in the ’80s. 13 Reasons Why shares several handsome qualities with its most obvious predecessor, as Dylan unravels the life of a girl (with whom he was in unrequited love) on…

BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION POP-UP BOOK BAR A five-day event with a stellar line-up of female writers, the book prize takes over Waterstones Tottenham Court Road. As well as talks, pop in and sample the shortlisted books, Baileys cocktail in hand, anytime. 3-7 April FREE FIRE Brie Larson stars in Ben Wheatley’s action-comedy as two gangs get caught in a shoot-out on one night in 1978, during an ill-fated arms deal. Out Friday THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo star in this limited run of Edward Albee’s Tony Award-winning play about a husband having to confess to an affair. Until 24 June, Theatre Royal Haymarket GOLDFRAPP: SILVER EYE The seventh studio album from the duo sees them return to their dark pop-electronica roots, as…

My husband and I made the choices for our day that made us happy. No bridesmaids but two best women (minus daft dresses, who did not trail after me down the aisle) and one best man (my brother) for me. Only minimal number of photos and no matching suits for him. No bouquet throwing because the only woman I felt should receive that bouquet was my mum. I got to choose on the most important day of my life. For me, feminism is all about choice. Women have fought, protested and died to give women choice. Katy Stelmach nee Walker The one area I feel quite strongly about – and cannot fathom why proclaimed ‘feminists’ don’t make more of – is taking your husband’s surname. I have not done so.…

To celebrate the launch of her VB x Target collab for the US discount store, Victoria Beckham has designed a special tee for her own Victoria Victoria Beckham line. ‘I know people think I don’t often smile… but I actually smile a lot! So this T-shirt is a way of poking fun at my sometimes serious persona.’ £90, victoriabeckham.com; the website will also have some VB x Target items from 9 April Photos: Goff Photos, Getty Images IS THE GREAT Jolie-Pitt war of ’16 finally over? According to reports, Angelina and Brad are having ‘cordial conversations’. That only took six months. (AS IF IT WASN’T ALREADY…) It’s official! Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus are an item. The pair, first linked in 2015, have gone public, making out in a New…

1. NON-MOVER SELINA MAYER Season 6 of Veep is coming, a trailer is out; if anyone can ease us through the next few months of the Trump administration, it is this fictional former pres. 2. NEW IN RODGER MALIK Zayn’s imaginary evil twin, with whom, Malik says, ‘it’s fun to banter…’ adding: ‘Maybe it’s a psychological thing.’ We’re inclined to agree on that last point. 3. UP SIMONE BILES Our fave US Olympian, who scored the big points on the opening show of Dancing With The Stars last week. Hella good tango. 4. NON-MOVER GEORGE CLOONEY Dropped in to visit long-term fan Pat Adams in her retirement home in Reading, on the occasion of her 87th birthday. Brought flowers and chocs. We mean… 5. UP CILLIAN MURPHY In honour of…

Photos: LMK Media, Rex Features Ever since Tarantino set a precedent by placing the resuscitation paddle on the flatlining career of John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, Hollywood men have been honoured by second midlife bites at the screen cherry. In Stranger Things last year, Winona Ryder finally levelled that gender playing field. Kirsten Dunst (Fargo) and Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) have only consolidated this pleasing trend. The absolutely brilliant Big Little Lies goes one step further, pitting first-choice actresses against one another in a meaningful midlife dilemma. How far am I prepared to bend in order to present the bright fantasy of my life against its darkest realities? Who better to deal with the itchy, boring realisation you got stuck with the infuriatingly beta-husband than legal blonde Reese Witherspoon?…

Photos: AKM-GSI-Xposure, Getty Images, PA/Empics wit h mum Andrea in 1997  LIKE MANY CLOSE to Melanie Brown, I was shocked – but not at all surprised – that last week she finally called time on her almost decade-long marriage to Stephen Belafonte. Shocked because (as tough and mouthy as she is) I never thought she would have the strength to do it, and not at all surprised because leaving Stephen has been something her closest friends and family have been begging her to do for years. “This chapter is not yet over; everyone is bracing themselves for what is to come. Stephen is not a man who will be told what to do” Theirs was a relationship born in her lowest moment. Publicly dumped by the movie star Eddie Murphy…

KITRI Newest, hottest online brand. Filling gaps in your wardrobe you didn’t even know you had. THE DORATEYMUR WHITE ANKLE BOOT At brownsfashion.com. How we ease our feet into spring . MINIMAL-BOHO The only acceptable level of boho. See these Whistles earrings ( above) for deets. SEVERED HEMS ON JEANS Actually: they ’re still fine. Just consider doing them on denim jackets too, now. OVERUSE OF ‘MYSELF’ Rarely necessary. Check yourself on it (and I will check myself on it). BASIC TEES The going-out top: it’s back!…

THERE ARE MANY ways to acquire children. Some do it via sex, others via medical intervention. Some adopt, some inherit kids, some have surrogates and some decide they never want them at all. But what about the single, perfectly fertile and broody? Do they really have to go without just because they never found the perfect partner? It must be tempting, when you’re lying in bed alone at night, to think, ‘All I really need is some sex at the right time of the month and I could be a mother – so why not just go out and get it.’ It’s not like you can avoid motherhood if it doesn’t come your way. Society presumes it’s a woman’s ultimate goal. Unless you adamantly know you don’t want kids, there…

EVERYDAY METALLICS This season's statement skirt takes its cue from the catwalks in '80s-inspired rose-gold pleats. Wear with stonewashed denim and box-fresh sneaks to bring yours bang up to date. Denim jacket, £18 ; white T-shirt, £3 ; skirt, £13 ; trainers, £10 . All available at Primark DE RIGUEUR DETAILS Bow-tied mules and frilled-hem trousers might seem tricky trends to tackle, but in classic monochrome, they’ll elevate any outfit. Our new summer staples. White jumper, £10 ; black trousers, £13 ; shoes, £8 ; earrings, £1.50 . All available at Primark…

COCKTAILS, BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS ... There’s always an excuse to put on a party dress – and occasionwear is big news for S/S ’17. Cue Boden’s very special capsule collection of all things dressy. Whether you fancy a soft, floral, floaty number – feminine, ethereal and just perfect for spring – or classic white broderie anglaise in a cleaner, sharper silhouette, this collection has it covered. Not a dress kinda girl? Fret not. Boden’s cool, understated jumpsuit in navy will ensure you look suitably super-luxe wherever you decide to wear it. With so many gorgeous styles, colours and fabrics, Boden is bang on the money this season with the perfect outfit for any occasion. What’s not to love? See the full collection at boden.co.uk WIN A £1,000 BODEN VOUCHER!…

Photos: Jason Lloyd-Evans, Marco Vittur. Davines: libertylondon.com. Kind Natured: boots.com. Redken: redken.co.uk. Mauli Rituals: maulirituals.com. OGX: boots.com Where we spotted it Backstage at Oscar de la Renta, there were ring-a-round curls on the likes of Grazia favourite, model Frederikke Sofie. Why we love it We’re all about embracing natural beauty, so we love these big, blonde waves. That’s not to say it’s wrong to enhance them with a product or two… Ways to work it A boost of intensive moisture keeps frizz and dry ends at bay – an at-home treatment once a week will do the trick! To tame unruly strands, finish styling with a scrunch of curl cream and a smoothing serum.…

Photos: Marco Vittur. Beauty Pie: beautypie.com. Burt's Bees: burtsbees.co.uk. BUXOM: debenhams.com.. Esttée L Lauder: esteelauder.co.uk. Illamasqua: illamasqua.com. KIKO: kikocosmetics.com. Lime Crime: asos.com. L'Oréal Paris and Rimmel: boots.com. Sainsbury's Boutique: s sainsburys.co.uk. Topshop: topshop.com Sport the orange hue seen at Simone Rocha and PPQ with L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Matte Obsession in Hype Try a two-tone lip. Beauty Pie Future Lipstick Matte in Power Up Pink and Estée Lauder Ultra Matte Pure Color Love Lipstick in Shock & Awe will serve you well Manish Arora showcased a metallic mash-up. Try it with Lime Crime Perlees Lipstick in Penny…

BOY WONDER Carters Get Rich is a solid family comedy about an 11-year-old who invents an app for teenage boys who are shy with girls and flogs it to an American billionaire, making his family lottery-winner-rich overnight. It’s sweet, inventive, multi-racial and has a touch of imported star quality from Dawson’s Creek’s James Van Der Beek as the hotshot investor. Friday, 8pm, Sky 1 THE GOOD MISTRESS The amazing The Good Wife never quite ascended to the heights of culture-defining legal drama here, as it did in the States. Perhaps its tense, exciting offshoot The Good Fight will correct all that. Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski), kicked out of the lawyer’s firm of The Good Wi f e and newly embroiled in her own drams, is recognisable enough to satisfy fans…

OUR BIG EQUAL UNIQUE DAY Re My big fat feminist wedding (20 March), we had best men and best women; my mum and dad walked me down the aisle and my husband’s parents walked him in, all together; I did a speech, so did my sister and father and the best man; my best women spoke during the ceremony; we wrote our own vows. The feedback was that it was unique and wonderful. Some of the older guests said they thought it was lovely that both our parents were involved during the ceremony. To me that was the biggest achievement. It was about the day, celebrating the love between two people, not that it was a feminist wedding. It was just equal and that was normal. Emma…

Photos: Rex Features ‘I SEEM A LITTLE LOOPY. A LOT OF THE TIME PEOPLE THINK I’M ON SOMETHING, BUT I’M NOT’ MACY GRAY, 49 The singer-songwriter takes an exclusive selfie and reveals all Who is your best friend? My best friend in the world? Oh god, Adam [her manager]. We spend a lot of time together, so we’re super-tight. My kids [two daughters and a son, aged 19, 21 and 22] are really close to me, they know me better than anybody. One’s in school, one works on a TV set and my son works at a TV store. He’s a really good salesman. What’s your biggest extravagance? I probably spend way too much on food. I like proper food – really really good expensive food. What’s your biggest regret?…