Table of contents for Issue 676 in Grazia

1 CURVE APPEAL NEW AND EXCLUSIVE to Browns Fashion: bag brand Tara Zadeh. We’re making eyes at this circle wristlet bag – in place of an evening clutch. £460, Tara Zadeh (brownsfashion.com) 2 COOL CO-ORDS NOT TO BE missed, these graphic co-ords are perfect for city weddings, teamed with heels. Or wear with loafers to up your workwear game. Top, £22, trousers £25, Tu (tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk) 3 STRIPE STAR YES, TRACK PANTS are still, well, on track. And who doesn’t love a trouser that’s comfy and chic? Wear to the office with a crisp white shirt and heels. £270, Acne Studios (net-a-porter.com ) 4 MOOD BOOST BEROCCA IN fragrance form, Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Chinotto di Liguria, £66 for 75ml, is a citrus hit that perks up your energy levels. Summer…

Yesterday, the two earnest young men on the table next to me started talking about the new Wes Anderson film, Isle Of Dogs. ‘I haven’t seen it,’ said EYM #1. ‘But I’ve heard it’s… problematic.’ ‘Oh no!’ replied EYM #2, who hadn’t seen it either. ‘Problematic?’ ‘Yes,’ said EYM #1. ‘Problematic.’ As sneakily-acquired film reviews go, I found this unhelpful. Partly because no one had seen the film. Mostly because I have increasing problems with the word ‘problematic’. It’s a concept that barely existed two years ago but, following insane overuse on the internet, has flourished, becoming an easy way for people to slap each other down on the grounds that, uh-oh! Someone just strayed into politically dodgy territory! My first problem with ‘problematic’ is how vague it is. If…

Baby Boomers 1945-1964 The wealthiest generation. You’re probably having a nice life thanks to property values soaring and had a wild time as the first real ‘teenagers’. Gen X 1965-78 You lived it up, enjoying independence in your youth, and still managed to get on the property ladder before prices went stratospheric. Xennials 1975-85 Bridging the overlap between generations, you were guided by Gen X culture, but came into the tech world when you were still young adults. Millennials 1982-94 Also known as Generation Y, you grew up with dial-up internet, but became a digital native by early adulthood. Gen Z 1995-2012 You youngsters have never known a world without smartphones and the internet. Gen Alpha 2013 – 25 OK, we don’t suppose any of you reading Grazia are this…

There’s an ever-increasing number of digitally savvy F-worders delivering advice to women who think ‘Minogue’ not ‘Jenner’ when they hear ‘Kylie’. @lisaeldridgemakeup Make-up artist, 43, whose expert how-to YouTube videos frequently clock up over a million views. @nadinebaggott With 25 years’ experience, Nadine, 54, launched her YouTube channel to deliver ‘the absolute, unadulterated truth’. PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/VICKI ARCHER, SARAH RUTON, ACCIDENTALICON, SOPHIE FONTANEL, GOODBYECROPTOP, LISAELDRIDGEMAKEUP, NADINE BAGGOTT,TRINNY WOODALL @trinnywoodall You can count on Trinny, 54, for live-streamed thrills and spills and a fresh, upfront approach to beauty.…

Stats show that 75% of women in the UK colour their hair, with one in six of us going so far as to say we no longer know what our natural hair tone is after decades of dabbling with dye. Whether you’re guilty as charged or completely new to the colour game, advancements in formulations and technique mean there’s never been a better time to switch up your style. From full-on colour conversions to low-commitment enhancements, enter summer’s coolest colour palette… BUTTERY BLONDE Going overboard on bleach leaves hair vulnerable to the (hopefully) impending sun-sea-chlorine combo. Instead, opt for rich, creamy, buttery blonde highlights for a subtle – and equally summery – lift. Here, Headmasters’ colour ambassador Siobhan Jones used L’Oréal Professionnel’s new (and seriously clever) Instant Highlights, which can…

PHOTO:TILL BECKER/BLAUBLUT EDITION/AUGUST IF YOU SPEND your days sitting at a desk and evenings hunched over your phone, chances are your posture could do with an overhaul. ‘Modern life isn’t great for posture,’ says celebrity trainer James Duigan, who has worked with everyone from David Beckham to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. ‘Our bodies aren’t designed to sit for hours at a time in a chair, staring at a computer all day, followed by an evening spent with our head drooped and shoulders hunched, while we stare mindlessly at a screen. Everyday life creates poor posture habits.’ But the good news is that achieving perfect posture isn’t time-consuming, tricky or expensive. And it will transform how you look and feel more powerfully than just about anything else. ENHANCED HAPPINESS Studies have shown a…

In my attic, among all the usual piles of old Idiaries, photo albums and letters, there are 20 neatly stacked boxes of baby clothes. A playpen is pushed against the chimney stack, providing useful storage for cot blankets and cuddly toys. A high chair looms in one corner. A pram stands under the eaves. They’ve been up there for around 13 years, yet I still can’t bring myself to accept they are unlikely to be used again. It sounds a cliché, but the moment I discovered I was pregnant with my first child was the happiest day of my life. I’d heard other women say that everything changes the moment you get that positive test result, but until I experienced it myself, I hadn’t really understood how. I was 29,…

PHOTO: HEMIS/ALAMY VIEW POINT Oia, Santorini The village of Oia (pronounced Ia), with its beautiful vistas of domed churches and whitewashed buildings set against an azure blue sea, is situated on a towering cliff in the northern tip of Santorini, one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. Walk the narrow winding streets lined with shops, cafés and tavernas and, for this stunning perspective, climb the hill to the ruins of an old building and look back. Gorgeous during the day, it’s also the spot everyone heads to for the amazing Santorini sunsets.…

NEW RELEASE The Leavers Lisa Ko (£8.99, DIALOGUE BOOKS) One morning, Deming Gui’s mother, Polly – an undocumented Chinese immigrant – goes to her job and never comes home. Deming is adopted by two white parents and moved out of the Bronx to a small upstate town, where he struggles with his memories of his mother and the community he’s left behind. The story is told from two perspectives – Polly’s and Deming’s – and reveals what happens when he tries to find her 10 years later. Illustrating the heart-wrenching effect of families torn apart by immigration policies, this couldn’t be a more timely tale. OTHER STORIES WITH ADOPTION AT THEIR HEART Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng (£7.99, LITTLE, BROWN) Shaker Heights is… shaken by all manner of things one…

*AT BAUERLEGAL.CO.UK/COMPETITION-TERMS **HOTEL AND TRAVEL FOR TWO INCLUDED. PHOTO: FILIPPO DEL VITA/THELICENSINGPROJECT.COM OUR FIRST CHAPTER competition is a highlight of the year, and we love giving you the chance to channel your creative energies. So now, Grazia – in partnership with Women’s Prize for Fiction – is giving you the chance to do just that, with our First Chapter new writers competition, now in its eighth year. Helping us find a new female writing talent is Paula Hawkins, author of bestselling novel The Girl On The Train , who has written the opening paragraph of a story – and we’re challenging you to finish the first chapter. The sky is the limit for your inspiration, just keep to 800-1,000 words and send it to us by Tuesday 22 May. The…

PHOTOS: DARREN GERRISH, JAMES D KELLY Livin’ la vida logo! A secret cavern played host to rock-star progeny for the launch of Fendi’s FF Reloaded Capsule Collection. Guests enjoyed a visual tour of the evolution of the Fendi logo, created by Karl Lagerfeld in 1965, with laser shows and live graffiti. Excitingly, the one and only Drake was in attendance with rumoured new beau, Raye. An oh-so cool night. Starry, starry night Giorgio Armani hosting a bash at legendary Tramp nightclub with live music from De La Soul – can you get more fabulous? The Italian fashion house took over the iconic London haunt to mark the launch of its Giorgio Armani and Armani/Casa boutique on Sloane Street. And boy, what a party! Guests included Hollywood heavyweights Cate Blanchett, Clive…

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Wow, what an article (‘Our obsession with strong women is making us weaker’, 16 April)! As a 35-year-old whose husband left me and our two small children suddenly, strength had a new meaning for me. I did what Amy said: I softened, accepted and submitted to my situation and it was incredible! Emotional vulnerability is a positive experience; I am a strong and soft female! And to quote Amy, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them. Natalie BY SUBMITTING YOUR LETTER,YOU ARE CONSENTING TO OUR USE OF YOUR FEEDBACK ACROSS ALL GRAZIA CHANNELS, INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK,TWITTER, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT WE MAY CHOOSE AND THAT WE WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENT TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH…

We’ve all been in mind-numbingly boring meetings where our only contribution is the cat doodles on our notepad. Meetings where we present our ideas, then sit through an hour-long discussion about something irrelevant. But last week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared some productivity tips with his employees (which were leaked, because: that’s productive), advising them to walk out of meetings that waste their time, or leave if they’re not adding any value: ‘It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time.’ We’re really into this. We’ll be the boss of our own precious time from now on. Here’s to walking away without feeling bad.…

COACHELLA, WHICH TOOK place in the Californian desert over the past two weekends, is the annual starting pistol for festival season. It is also, always , a style crime scene littered with too-short shorts, glitter-daubed bodies and artificial flower crowns (although, thankfully, the trend for donning sacred Native American headdresses as fancy dress seems to have finally subsided). If the Indio event had a motto, it would surely be: when in doubt, put a fringe on it. The Californians aren’t alone in this questionable sartorial behaviour, however. There’s something about checking out of reality for three days that encourages festival-goers across the globe to leave good taste at home, along with clean sheets and hot water. But why is that the case? Well, admittedly the whole notion of festival fashion…

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES EVERY TIME Meghan Markle steps out – as she did last week meeting youth delegates at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, her first major event on behalf of the royal family – she looks pristinely appropriate. The well-judged ‘how to look gorgeous and businesslike’ Altuzarra dress (£1,450) – tick! The neat shoulder-robing of her Camilla and Marc blazer (£381) – check! The Oroton cross-body bag (at non-scary price, £171). Plus non-protocol bare legs with sky-high heels by Tamara Mellon – se x y heels that semaphore her racy Suits -acting past and, more fundamentally, remind us that she is not Kate. Meghan looked perfect. 10 out of 10. No surprise there. But Harry! What’s going on? Who are you? Where’s the Chelsea Sloane? What happened to…

STILL-LIFE PHOTOS: MARCO VITTUR. FASHION ASSISTANTS: CHARLY SUGGETT, EMMA GOLD Make your mark in COLOURED LENSES Make an ’80S STATEMENT - no need for shoulder pads and big hair Style yourself ’70s with BIG SQUARISH FRAMES Slip on the new CAT’S EYE silhouette - it’s so flattering. Miaow! Go for the new outsized JOHN AND YOKO look Tempted by tiny shades? The MATRIX look is on the rise Wear PASTEL FRAMES with crisp white for summer in the city…

HAIR: SIOBHAN JONES, HEADMASTERS’ COLOUR AMBASSADOR, USING L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONEL. MAKE-UP: MEL ARTER AT CLM HAIR & MAKE-UP USING LANCÔME MAKEUP & SKINCARE. NAILS: MICHELLE HUMPHREY AT LMC WORLDWIDE. MODELS: CHRISTIE AT NEVS, AMY AT LENIS MODELS, BARBARA M AT THE SQUAD MANAGEMENT, JAZ AT NEVS. CASTING: AT CASTING. STILL LIFES: GIANANDREA TRAINA. BUMBLE AND BUMBLE: BUMBLEANDBUMBLE.CO.UK. CHARLES WORTHINGTON: BOOTS.CO.UK.CHRISTOPHE ROBIN: LOOKFANTASTIC.COM. COLOR WOW: COLORWOWHAIR.COM. DAVINES: LIBERTY.CO.UK. KÉRASTASE: KERASTASE.CO.UK. KLORANE: LOOKFANTASTIC.COM. L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL: LOOKFANTASTIC.COMLOOKFANTASTIC.COM. PUREOLOGY:…

HAIR AND MAKE-UP: JULIE COOPER ‘SO, WE’VE BEEN dating a while now, and I just wondered….’ I waited expectantly. Was he going to ask if we could be exclusive? If I wanted to meet his parents? Go on holiday with him? But then he continued: ‘What’s your surname?’ It took four dates for Sam to work up the courage to ask me my full name, and he’s not the only one. In the world of internet dating, where profiles either show usernames or simply first names, sharing your surname with a date has become a taboo. ‘I would never tell someone my surname until at least three dates in,’ says one 30-year-old friend. ‘It’s too intense.’ Another says, ‘I tend to wait five to six dates. I think it’s best…

THE PREMISE OF The Split is strong. It follows the Defoes, a family of high-flying, star-crossed metropolitan divorce lawyers. There are three Brontë-ish sisters, Hannah, Nina and Rose, with an overbearing single mother and an errant, missing father who returns to the fold after upping sticks to New York 30 years previously, throwing a personal cat among the paralegal pigeons in the opening bars. The story weaves the sisters’ lives and loves against the crash and burn of their clients’ wobbly prenups and aggrieved romantic dissolutions. Hannah and her sisters (boom, tish) are smartly assembled as a glossary of upscale modern femininity. Hannah (Nicola Walker) is the Miranda, married to a likeable, confident if unremarkable husband, worrying whether he’s really The One just because she banked on him 20…

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES, INSTAGRAM/VICTORIA BECKHAM AND GWYNETH PALTROW THE NAME’S Bond, baby Bond Congratulations Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig, who have announced they are expecting their first child. Rachel, 48, revealed last week they were ‘thrilled’ to have a ‘little human’ on the way. Rachel has an 11-year-old son, Henry, from her relationship with director Darren Aronofsky, while Daniel, 50, has a daughter, Ella, 25, from his first marriage. LIKE A VIRGIL Lift-off for cult collab COOL SQUARED: man of the moment Off-White’s Virgil Abloh has joined forces with cult fragrance brand Byredo for a limited edition, conceptual capsule collection – Elevator Music – comprising fragrance, denim, T-shirts and bags. Be quick. Exclusive to Selfridges until 30 April; prices from £214. VB’S FRUITY AT 44 What! No chocolate? Of course…

THE OPENING BARS of Ariana Grande’s new single, No Tears Left To Cry , initially sound like a mournful, gospel-hued ballad. Then the beat kicks in and (thank god) we realise she has given us an uplifting dance-floor banger. Next month marks the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack, which killed 22 people (many of whom were children, or parents waiting to collect them) and injured over 500 at one of her shows. Two weeks later, Ariana held the star-studded One Love event, which raised £2 million for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund. After that, she went to ground, saying she wanted to ‘hold my loved ones close for a little while, stay home for a little bit’. On Friday, the 24-year-old released her first single since…

1 UP KENDRICK LAMAR Who just became the first hip-hop star to win a Pulitzer Prize. We honour him for this, and not for the gentle longing we perceive in his beautiful eyes. 2 UP PRINCE HARRY Ginger prince, future Mr Meghan Markle; last week pronounced the most handsome of royal males, on account of his facial symmetry. 3. NEW IN DRAKE FT RAYE Whereby ‘ft’ = ‘going out with’. They met after Raye approached Drake on social media, asked him to listen to her music. A source reports: ‘He was clearly impressed by her songwriting talents’. Sure. 4. NEW IN PARKER POSEY We’re probably too old to be watching the Lost In Space reboot on Netflix, but what you gonna do? PP’s morally ambiguous Dr Smith is our breakout…

PHOTOS: GETTY, XPOSURE LILY ALLEN has never been one to shy away from causing controversy, and last week the outspoken singer was back in the spotlight once again. A newspaper report claimed that her upcoming tell-all memoir, My Thoughts Exactly, will divulge an alleged encounter of the mile-high variety with Liam Gallagher, 45, that took place on-board an 11-hour flight to Japan back in 2009. Unsurprisingly, Liam’s ex-wife Nicole Appleton, 43 – who was married to the Oasis rocker at the time – took umbrage with the revelation, last week posting a thinly veiled threat to Lily on Twitter, saying: ‘One day our paths will cross @lilyallen!’ The report also claimed that Lily, 32, had telephoned Nicole at the time of the alleged incident to insist nothing had happened between…

WORDS: LAURA ANTONIA JORDAN (FASHION); HANNAH FLINT. SHOPPING: FENELLA WEBB PHOTOS: GETTY, REX, WENN, INSTAGRAM/BADGALRIRI WHEN LOTTIE MOSS was discovered at 16 and signed to the same modelling agency as her big half-sister Kate, she was heralded as the Next Big Thing. There followed a Chanel eyewear campaign shot by Karl Lagerfeld, a stint as the face of Bulgari accessories, catwalk shows, a red-carpet appearance with Kate at Cannes that made global headlines and, more recently, a clothing collection, which has already seen over a million sales, with many of her designs selling out online. And yet, despite her successes, Lottie, now 20, has often been unable to escape criticism that she owes more to her famous surname than she does to looks or talent. Criticism that even she has…

PHOTOS: REX FEATURES, SHUTTERSTOCK WILL MILLENNIALS ever be cut some slack? Probably not, given that we are lazy, entitled and ridiculous. After all, we haven’t worked hard for it. It’s not as though more of us than ever have earned degrees, or frequently work for no pay. It’s not like we’re spearheading progressive political movements, standing up for the civil rights of minorities and pushing the envelope in tech, culture and environmentalism, working to make the world a better place. Millennials are the punching bag of the mainstream press, a fact underlined last week, when the caricature of anyone born between 1982 and 1994 reached hysterical heights. Already blamed for, among other things, the demise of fabric softener, cinemas and, er, napkins, Millennials were slated for: ruining our own potential…

WHILE WE’RE ALL on-board with the idea of respecting our elders, would we really ever want to take our fashion cues from them? Absolutely. Proving that fashion is emphatically not just a young person’s game, the past few months have seen the industry witness a rise in the commercial and cultural might of the older style-setter. Women between their late forties and early sixties – the F-word influencers (the F-word? Fifties). But what’s really interesting is that younger women are also beginning to engage with the F-worders. Certainly, there’s something refreshing, inspiring even, about looking at a woman who has honed her style over years, who knows what works for her. As 60-year-old Vicki Archer, who launched her blog eight years ago and has noticed a surge in younger women…

IN TODAY’S increasingly whirlwind world, many of us are lacking in something that’s absolutely crucial for all-round wellbeing : balance. Balance Me, a natural beauty brand founded in 2005 by sisters Clare and Rebecca Hopkins, puts the B word at the centre of their entire philosophy. Firstly, with skincare that sets out to restore complexion equilibrium by settling the skin barrier with hard-working formulations that don’t add unnecessary nasties. Then there’s the scent – created with specific aromatherapy oils known to calm and ease stress. Finally, an application routine that encourages daily facial massage – a quick act of self-love for your skin which, trust us, it will thank you for in the long run. BRING YOUR SKIN BACK INTO BALANCE 1. Cleanse with Balance Me Pure Skin Face Wash.…

WE LOOK GOOD for our age, right? While your favourite magazine, British Grazia, is still a baby-faced 13-year-old, our super-stylish big sister, Italian Grazia, turns 80 this month. From its launch in 1938, the magazine has always been as smart and daring as it is playful and irreverent, combining groundbreaking fashion and practical beauty with thought-provoking interviews and agenda-setting news. There are now 20 international editions – everywhere from Russia and China to India and the Middle East – all overseen by Grazia’s grande dame, Carla Vanni. It was the heavyweight heritage of our Italian family that made the launch of British Grazia in 2005 such a raging success (well, that and the continued support of our amazing readers – ti amo!). So raise a glass to the smartest, most…

PHOTOS: ED MILES Q ‘How do I deal with the loss of a parent now I’m “grown up”? No one seems to realise what a huge deal this is for me. After a few weeks of tiptoeing around me, everyone seems to think I should just get on with it. I think it’s because I’m over 30, and these things are starting to happen – but the death of my father has profoundly affected me.’ ELEANOR SAYS: I’m very sorry for your loss of your father. When a parent dies, it can shake our very sense of who we are. The order of things totally changes. Even as we move through adulthood, if we are close to our parents we generally have that sense of being able to reach ‘up’…

JACKFRUIT With meat substitutes a major trend, jackfruit has become a favourite, especially among vegetarians and vegans. A native of south-west India, jackfruit is actually a species of tree from the mulberry and fig family, but the almost stringy-like texture of its enormous fruit, as heavy as 35kg, is often compared to slow-roasted pork or braised beef. It can be used in both its ‘young’ pre-ripened form (mainly for savoury dishes) and also in its rich, ripened state (perfect for desserts). Buy tinned from Asian grocers, some supermarkets and online at ocado.com. PHOTOGRAPHS: HAARALA HAMILTON CRISPY FRIED JACKFRUIT IN A BUN WITH CORIANDER SLAW Feeds: 4 Preparation: 15-20 minutes Cooking: 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 tins young jackfruit 2 tbsp paprika 1 tsp chilli powder ½ tsp ground coriander Sprinkle of…

WEDDED MISS You big tease, Gwynnie THERE WAS a Monique Lhuillier bridal bag smuggled in by her mother, a monogrammed signet ring and pretty much every A-lister in Tinseltown on the guest list, but Gwyneth Paltrow’s prodigious party last week was reportedly only a warm-up for her marriage to Brad Falchuk. We await the Big Day. FAWCETT FASHION It gets our vote Parliament Square finally gets its first statue of and by a woman this week: Gillian Wearing’s bronze of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett. To celebrate, Matchesfashion.com has launched a capsule Bella Freud x Gillian Wearing collection inspired by Fawcett’s message, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Fawcett Society. matchesfashion.com PAULA’S PARTY You’re all invited! SUMMER STARTS here. Loewe has teamed up with legendary Ibiza boutique Paula’s…