Table of contents for Issue 642 in Grazia

28 28 August August 2017 2017 There are, as our fashion news and features editor Laura Antonia Jordan writes on page 22, some trends that are so perilous you immediately file them into the ‘Leave well alone unless your surname is Hadid’ category. Midriffs? You must be wondering why we’re even asking the question. But seriously, as the streams of pictures of women showing theirs off trickled in, they all had one thing in common. Their non-Millennial status: Diane Kruger (41), Gwyneth Paltrow (44), Charlize Theron (42), J-Lo (48). Even ex-Vogue editor Alex Shulman (59) is at it. As mad as it sounds, we’re surprisingly on-board with this trend – mostly for its ‘I’ll wear what the hell I want’ attitude, as well as its unexpected lustworthiness. What do you…

Photos: Getty Images, Splash News, Backgrid  GROWING UP IN “ANGELINA WAS ABLE TO REINVENT HERSELF. SHE WAS ABOVE BEING LABELLED AS ‘THE OTHER WOMAN’” HOLLYWOOD has made Angelina Jolie an expert at understanding how to control her image. It’s a skill that has worked for her many times in the past. From the breakdown of her marriage to Billy Bob Thornton, when she set up photographs of her and then newly adopted son Maddox playing in a park, to the first pictures of her and Brad Pitt at the start of their romance, together on a beach in Kenya, it’s fair to say she has always understood the power of her image. Indeed, when a family argument on a private jet marked the death of Brangelina, many predicted that it…

Photos: Rex Features, Getty Images, Sipa USA ACOLYTES OF America's most extreme right-wing ideologies descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend to protest - the following phrase never ceases to sound ludicrous - the oppression of white people. There were Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members, neo-Nazis, and armed militiamen. Many attendees were followers of the alt-right, the burgeoning white nationalist movement best known for trolling and spewing vitriol during Donald Trump's presidential campaign, which it supported. In Virginia, protesters carried tiki torches but no apparent shred of decency. One of them killed a woman, Heather Heyer, 32, when he plowed his car into a crowd of counter-demonstrators resisting America's latest display of hate.The President, meanwhile, failed twice to publicly condemn the far right, causing further outrage in America. Almost all the…

Photos: Plain Picture, Stocksy Charities hail end of ‘normal births’ campaign WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH my first child, in 2010, my husband and I attended our local NCT class and took part in one of the ‘fun’ learning games the instructor put on. She pointed to around eight of us in the class and asked us to stand up. ‘Right, this is how many people will be crowding round you if you give birth by Caesarean. And who would want that?’ Taking her point, we all shook our heads and started the next game, which was listing the cons of intervention in childbirth (‘Lack of bonding with baby’ – tick!). So, the following month when – despite a birth plan – I gave birth after a horrible 24 hours…

Photos: Nabile Quenum/Blaublut-Edition.com, Getty Images ATHLEISURE:: NOW THERE’S A WORD that won’t budge from the fashion lexicon. And you can put it all down to our collective refusal to get out of our trainers. Pristine white Stan Smiths, skater girl Vans, minimal Veja plimsolls, maybe even a flashy designer pair… Whatever, so long as they’re flat, lace-up and you have no intention of doing actual sport in them, we’re in. And while these knockabout kicks are nice and all, we’re now ready to take our trainer relationship to the next level. Ladies, it’s time to get real. The new news in trainers is the commuter trainer. You know the type, you’re probably more used to seeing them worn with a suit and weary expression on the Piccadilly Line at 8.30am…

Photos: Capital, Shutterstock, INFphoto I came me oveer all ‘Et tu, Serena?’ on reading that hat the the prregnant tennis star believed giving giving birth will make her ‘a real woman’. ‘‘ I have so much m respect for so many women [for givingg birth],’ Williams said, in an interview. ‘I am am about about to to be be a a real real wom woman now, you know k ?’ I’ve always adored Williams. For her extraordinary talent, her graft; the dignity d and calm with which she responds to the racism, sexism and body-shaming shaming repeatedly r levelled at her; for how eloquently she destroys all detractors through the simple act of just winning shit. But I am childfree. I’ve never wanted kids; for decades, I’ve railed against the…

1. Know your limits in order to be comfortable in whichever environment you’re in. 2. Be honest with yourself about what you want: it will become easier to be honest with others. 3. Let others know what those limits/wants are without shame, or guilt, or fear of how this may reflect on you. Get used to saying no. 4. Know and remind yourself that if anyone does try to guilt you, convince you, or in anyway change your mind about your no, that says nothing about you and everything about them.…

1. SUPER SERUM Clarins’ best-selling Double Serum, £56, is now in its eighth generation, working hard to boost our skin’s regeneration, oxygenation, nutrition, hydration and protection processes. Worth mentioning are the addition of It ingredient turmeric to enhance cell function, and a novel pump system. clarins.com 2. ON THE GLOW Cher of Clueless fame would be well jel were she to see you taking a call with a Pout Phone Make Up Case, £30. Yep, this beaut slides open to reveal a customisable palette so you can call, swipe and stalk your boyfriend’s ex while ensuring you look really reem. Chic. poutcase.com 3. SHOWER PICK If the multitude of bottles around the edge of your shower drives you mad, get rid of the lot and buy Embryolisse Lait-Crème Moussant, £14.…

Photos: Rex Features Cor Cormor moron on St S rike is an affable private detecttiive v with customary tattered overcoatt , , who w looks like he should be a member mbe of f Elbow. His offices are above an electric guitar retailer in what is current e ly left of Tin Pan Alley, where he occasionally pees into a paper cup if he forgets to go to the loo before removing his prosthetic leg. Strike is a veritable checklist of maverick quirks (abusive girlfriend, military history, educational dropout, rock-star dad), built to assemble a charming middle-class British variant of Better Call Saul. In Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling, he may come to represent a favourite new private dick for the nation, not least because he’s drawn from the hand of…

LETTER OF THE WEEK TIME FOR A CHANGE I was pretty disturbed by your article Can you rape a robot? (14 August). Clearly, rape requires the act of non-consent, so it isn’t possible to rape either a robot or a sex doll. But that isn’t really the question, is it? The first thing that hit me was the name of the robot: ‘Frigid Farrah’. Women have been accused of being frigid for centuries if they, for whatever reason, decline the advances of a male and this name, I think, reflects male attitudes towards women. A refusal is an affront to men, their sexuality and their potency, and their anger rebounds on to us. Sadly, the sex robot seems to reflect a worrying window into society’s attitudes towards women. More hopefully,…

1. LET IT SLIDE Sandals, £285, Isabel Marant (boutique1.com). Embrace your inner French girl in Isabel Marant’s leather emerald-green slides. Laid-back luxe at its best. 2. PERFECT STYLE Blazer, £155 , jumper, £59 , skirt, £165 , boots, £125 , and bag, £135, all & Other Stories (stories.com). This look has got our style ed running to the nearest & Other Stories. The perfect boyfriend blazer + a dressed-down leather miniskirt = the coolest combo for this fickle weather. 3 MIX NOT MATCH Earrings, £10, ASOS (asos.com). Your ear gear doesn’t have to match this season. Mix it up with these architectural high-street hitters. 4 . VINYL REVIVAL Trench coat, £550, Diesel (diesel.com). A foxy vinyl trench coat gives classic looks instant sass. Trust us, this oil-slick black Diesel offering…

HIGH-STREET SHOPPERS in search of something different, Scandiphiles longing for their next design hit and those of us just in search of a great cashmere jumper, prepare to get excited. Very excited. The newest addition to the Swedish H&M group (which includes COS, & Other Stories and Weekday), ARKET, makes its much-hyped debut this very week. The irony about all this fuss (and, really, can you blame us? Just look at what Stories and COS have done for our wardrobes), is that ARKET, whose name translates from Swedish as ‘sheet of paper’, is so unfussy. Signifying the arrival of a slower, more considered high-street brand, ARKET’s focus is, as creative director Ulrika Bernhardtz puts it, ‘to create clothes that are perfect versions of themselves rather than focus on a particular…

Photos: Fame Flynet, Getty Images, Rex Features GWYNETH PALTROW CHLOE SEVIGNY DIANE KRUGER R ANNA FARIS JENNIFER LOPEZ SHARON STONE FOR ALL THEIR WILD VARIATIONS, trends can really be filed into just two categories. The first is the ‘Why not? Sure, I’ll give that a shot’ type; the second is perhaps best known as the ‘Leave well alone unless your surname is Jenner or Hadid’ category. We need hardly tell you which category the midriff falls into. Except, does it? If ever a trend had an under-25 age limit on it, you’d think belly-baring would be it (followed closely by pigtails). Especially as we’re now in the throes of Midriff 2.0: Extreme Edition, championed by the likes of the impossibly taut Emily Ratajkowski. So, what if you’re a little older,…

PRINCESS DIANA HAS BEEN many things to many people, and now, as we mark 20 years since her death, her fashion icon status is being cemented all over again. Of course, she could do glamour, elegance and, hands down, the best revenge dressing in the world, but Diana was also the ultimate royal rebel with a brilliant off-duty wardrobe – just look at pictures of her in cycling shorts and sweaters, mannish blazers and baseball jackets. No wonder the Instagram generation has fallen in love with her look and Virgil Abloh of so-hip-it-hurts label Off-White has named Di his new-season muse. Rihanna (who said, ‘[Diana] was gangsta with her clothes’) has even stepped out in an oversized tee emblazoned with the princess’s face (below), teamed with thigh-high spike-heel boots –…

Photos: fameflynetUK, Rex Features, Camera Press, The Sun/News Syndication IT’S THE NEWS THE NATION has been on tenterhooks for – now a royal insider has told Grazia that it’s ‘an open secret’ among family and friends that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be announcing their engagement shortly. Harry, 32, whisked Meghan away to South Africa at the beginning of the month for her 36th birthday and it’s here that he presented her with a Zulu commitment bracelet representing betrothal. A source said, ‘Harry had their matching bracelets commissioned by the same person who made the blue, white and black bands that the couple already wear. His mother, Diana, had many tribal bracelets and taught Harry about the meaning behind them, which is where he got the idea from. It’s…

MOTHER TOM CAT JEANS As close as you’ll get to actual vintage e. BAUM UND PFERDGARTEN’S BUMBAG Yes please. Very much so o. UTERQU UE’S SOCK BO OOTS Wowsers. NIC KNAMES Call everyone by their fulll Instagram handles insteaad. HOLIDAY EYES Responsible for som me gross on-hols shop pping errors. As in: ‘Ass you can tell, I bough ht this shell bracelet frro om the market in Provence while I had my holiday eyes in.’ THE THREATENED RETURN OF THE LOW-RISE JEAN I will fight it. But it may happen anyway.…

NAOMI WATTS GEMMA SAYS: Another jury, another expertly put together outfit from Ms Watts. This time looking just dreamy in Rochas pleats and Aquazzura shoes. And don’t get me started on that cute bob... ★★★★★ JIM SAYS: Naomi has brilliantly matched her stylish white dress with her white Fendi bag. Their silver metal embellishments evoke Game Of Thrones at its purest (without the budget): Daenerys as an angel. ★★★★ YOU SAY: Naomi looks all white, but I’m nonplussed. ★★★✩✩ @FLICKERINGEMBER JENNIFER LOPEZ GEMMA SAYS: J-Lo doesn’t just go for your average sexy nurse or French maid fancy dress, oh no – she goes one better and tackles Elvis. But where are the blue suede shoes, uh-huh-huh? ★★✩✩✩ JIM SAYS: Blue Peter fan Jennifer used Copydex and glitter to turn…

KEEP IT CLASSIC The timeless white-shirt-and-jeans combo is updated for now in supersize proportions. SMARTEN UP YOUR ACT Embrace dungarees’ unexpectedly sophisticated side. Just add a crisp shirt and bold earrings. Nailed it. MAKE A STATEMENT Give slogans, logos and bold branding a slick spin by teaming with a boyish blazer and kitten heels. SWAP JEANS FOR A DRESS A perfect building-block pick for your new-season wardrobe. Wear this dress with chunky boots now and over slim-fit trousers and a roll neck come winter. Fashion assistant Charly Suggett Photographer’s assistant Sam Robbins Hair Sofia Sjoo at Stella Creative Artists using L’Oréal Professional Make-up Nancy Sumner at Eighteen Management using Chanel Travel Diary and Chanel Le Lift Skin-Recovery Sleep Mask Model Kriss Barupa at Wilhelmina Chairs from a selection, Habitat TURN…

‘I WAKE UP AT 7.30AM and, before anything else, I make my bed. It might sound like a small thing, but this means you can’t crawl back in and you’re up for the day. I occasionally work from home, and I never wo w rk in the bedroom as I want it to stay a sanctuary. ‘I’ll try to squeeze in at least 15 minutes of o yoga – a few sun salutations help me to start my day relaxed and get my body moving. I’m m not great at eating breakfast this early, but I start off with a big glass of lemon water. Th he vitamin C is great for my immune system and skin, and it’s just super-refreshing first thing. ‘I live a 35-minute walk from my…

ZOE CRONIN Grazia’s deputy chief sub editor ★ ★ ★✩✩ A departure from Hannah’s UK village police procedurals – wrung-out Cara leaves her Hertfordshire Hertfordshire family family and and heads heads to a five-star resort in Arizona with their savings. But far from enjoying a feet-up spa break, she gets involved in one of America’s most famous murder cases, after thinking she’s seen the victim alive. Yes, there are plausibility issues and a rather annoying Judge Judy-type TV host, but once in, I was hooked. RHIA II NNON EVANS Grazia’s commissioning & special projects editor ★ ★ ★✩✩ This was a strange book – on the one hand, I found most of the characters a bit annoying and was frustrated by the sometimes cheesy cliff-hanger chapter endings. But I read…

THE BIG WATCH Post-Homeland and more recently The Handmaid’s Tale, the Sunday-night slot is becoming perhaps the key spot for Channel 4’s drama department. Heading closer to home, The State is its attempt to try to unravel some of the threat of ISIS. As one might expect, this is not easy viewing. But it feels necessary, as well as contentious, drawn from a noble tradition of British social issues drama. Sundays, 9pm, Channel 4 ANALYSE THIS Dr Siri Sat Nam Singh is Th e Therapist, helping out flailing celebrities in a new show investigating the usefulness of the form over one-hour tracts. For the first episode, Dr Singh meets superior Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy. Because he died earlier this year after filming, the whole thing is wrapped in a ghostly…

Adwoa Aboah is a girl we wish we had in our phone contacts. The activist and model has teamed up with Astley Clarke to create a necklace, profits from which benefit her Gurls Talk initiative – a safe online community where girls can discuss everything from sex to social media. £50, astleyclarke.com HOW MANY TIMES can you get the word ‘eclipse’ into one sentence? Bonnie Tyler is to perform Total Eclipse Of The Heart, during an eclipse, on-board a cruise ship called... Total Eclipse Cruise on 21 August. We just eclipsed our expectations... SEN NSITIVE PISCES? Lim melight-loving Leo? Upbeat Ariees? Show your allegiance to your y star sign in J Crew’s vinttage-style horoscope tee collection (even those picky Virggos are sure to like them). £400, jcrew.com THANKS TO HER…

Photo: Alexis Armanet/Mondadori Photo LE O 24 Jul – 23 Aug Initially, you might feel kindly disposed to those organising a journey or get-together. However, Venus challenging Uranus suggests you’ll wonder whether the rumours are true about a certain individual whose controversial behaviour creates shock waves. Be glad Venus enters your sign at the weekend, spelling out the value of having this person playing a major role. Don’t form a prejudiced view fuelled by gossip. VIRGO 24 Aug – 23 Sep Somebody drawn towards you is hoping, on some deep level, that you can fill a gap created during an earlier experience. Although you’ll strive to be helpful and accommodating, you need to point out that you’re an ordinary human being rather than a miracle worker.…

Photos: Getty Images ‘WHO OWES ME AN APOLOGY? MY EX-HUSBAND’ Who is your hero? Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte Trogneux. She’s an older woman with a cool husband who she’s very influential over. And she has great style! What are you most proud of? My family. That my kids are all sane and well-grounded. I always felt it was important to take the time to listen to them and be very truthful with them. What’s your biggest regret? Years ago, I cut off all my hair. A hairdresser convinced me I’d look great, but it looked awful. Always listen to yourself. What do your friends tease you about? My organicness. Keith Richards once said to me, ‘The trouble with you, Jo, is that you’re addicted to organic food.’ I said, ‘That’s…

1. UP ANT The very best among eggs, currently working his way through a tough ol’ time. We’ve loved him since we got caught up in a micro teen ggirl riot with him and Dec in the m miid d- ’’ 9900 ss. 2. UP PRINCE A rare posthumous CoL entry. We still can’t believe he’s gone; love that Pantone last week honoured him with his very own shade of purple. 3. NON-MOVER PARIS HILTON Revealed that the sex-tape incidennt left her ‘depresseed, humiliated’. A moment to remember there’s a human behind aall the blonde and thhe good-time glitz .. 4. U UP OPR AH Has a new w way of dealing with anxiety prompted d by bad reviews. ‘ ‘ What’s the worst than can happen?’ sshe said, last…

Photos: Splash News, Rex Features HE ONCE DESCRIBED relationships as a ‘risk’ and claimed he was ‘kind of selfish’ when it came to women. But, three years into his romance with Alicia Vikander, it seems Michael Fassbender has had a change of heart. According to a well-placed source, the couple have taken the next step in their relationship: a move to the British countryside, where Michael apparently hopes to start a family. It comes as Alicia spends an increasing amount of time in the UK to film the latest Tomb Raider. ‘Michael has totally thawed on some of his views on marriage and having a family,’ the insider told Grazia. ‘Before, he always maintained it wasn’t for him, but Alicia has changed everything. They are now so serious that they…

Photos: Backgrid/Splash News TO THE CASUAL OBSERVER, unravelling Katy Perry’s love life is trickier than solving a Rubik’s cube. In a sock. Underwater. With one hand. Never was this more true than last week. First came reports that Katy was hooking up with old friend Robert Pattinson, after they were spotted looking intimate on a Saturday-night dinner date. Sources quickly denied claims that they were more than good friends, insisting that Robert was still engaged to FKA twigs, despite her being seen minus her engagement ring and on a beach with a handsome male model in Ibiza. But that was just the start. A week later, photos of Katy, 32, and her ex Orlando Bloom, 40, kissing and holding hands at an Ed Sheeran concert in Los Angeles provoked talk…

Fashion: Charly Suggett. Hair and make-up: Fiona Moore at Terri Manducca WHEN PIPPA MIDDLETON headed off for a sun-drenched ‘earlymoon’ with James Matthews to top up their tans before tying the knot, it seemed the height of indulgence. But that trend seems comparatively conservative when you consider the new craze – the megamoon – which involves newly-weds inviting friends on their honeymoon, so everyone gets to keep the party going. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were early to the megamoon game when they invited the likes of Courteney Cox and Chelsea Handler to join them in Bora Bora after their wedding in 2015. And now, normal couples are following in their extravagant footsteps. But with recent figures showing that the average guest now spends £432 per wedding, some may baulk…

WHITE NOISE Not just for summer. Take white denim into the new season by adding a chunky knit and ankle boots. A ★ ACCESSORIES Head to toe or just a hit, add denim to your accessories arsenal. DARK INDIGO Keep inky hues sleek by teaming with a crisp white tee. DEC CONSTRUC CTED Rippped, frayed and stitttched: the more distressed, the better. Thiis is grunge all grow w wn up. PAT CHWORK Cut and paste your favourite denim d shades and quilt them together. Or, even better, let the experts do do it it for for you you... ... WA SHOUT Totally ’90s (and that’s a good thing). Take your cue from the Off-White catwalk. Photos: The Urban Spotter/Blaublut-Edition.com, Jason Lloyd-Evans, Catwalking.com DENIM 2.0 Something old, something new… Meet the…

Photos: M Ma arrc co o V Vittur. Avène: boots.com. Botanics: boots.com. Eve Lom: spac cenk.com. Frances Prescott: francesprescott.c com. Kiehl’s: kiehls. co.uk, avaiilable e f frro om m S September. OSKIA: spacenk.com. Sanoflore: feelunique.com. Simple: boots. c co om, available from September. Skin79: selfridges.com OSKIA CityLife Cleansing Concentrate, £36 If your skin is struggling, then invest in OSKIA’s latest detoxifying arrival, designed for congested city complexions. Skin rehab in a bottle. Avène 3 in 1 Make-up Remover, £11.50 A quick-fix comes courtesy of Avène’s new cleanser, which should be in every lazy girl’s bathroom. Not only will it remove stubborn, waterproof make-up, but it works to soothe tight, sensitive skins, too. Frances Prescott Tri-Balm, £39 This multitasker earns a spot in your gym bag. The all-natural ingredients, like pumpkin…

POACHED EGGS WITH YOGURT AND CHILLI BUTTER This is our version of the classic Turkish çilbir – ideal for brunch Serves: 2 Preparation time: 3 minutes Cooking time: 2 minutes 200g Greek yogurt ½ garlic clove, crushed 40g unsalted butter ½–1 tsp chilli flakes ½ tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp paprika (hot or smoked) ¼ tsp ground cumin 4 eggs Bread, for toasting 1 Beat together the yogurt and garlic with a spoon, until smooth. Spoon into two small bowls. 2 Melt the butter with the chilli and spices in a pan over a low heat (taking care not to let it burn). 3 Poach the eggs for 1½ minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. 4 Pop the bread into the toaster while the…

1 COV VENT GARDEN BEAUTY MARTHON Londo on's beauty corner stage es a 10-day festival of beauty, including special offers, tutorials, masterclasses and lateopeniings from brands includ ding Chanel, Dior and Char C lotte Tilbury (left). 23 August-3 Sept; coven ntgarden.london/ whats-on/beaut ython 2 BIG BRUNCH The newest brunch around, The Vincent in London's Hackney is serving up bottomless prosecco and gin cocktails alongside treats like 12-hour Dingly Dell Pork Hash. thevincent-e8/com 3 ROUGH NIGHT A host of female faves (Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz) star in this comedy about a girls' night out gone deathly wrong. Out Friday Photos: Getty Images 4 DISCO BALL SOUL BY EMMA ELIZABETH TILLMAN A gorgeous exhibition of small collages, created by the American artist using photos and fragments of her…