Table of contents for Issue 722 in Grazia

STYLE PRAGMATIST REBECCA LOWTHORPE FASHION DIRECTOR ‘This utility look is exactly how I want to dress for spring – and the high street has made it totally doable.’ TIP! Disrupt the neutral palette with dusty lilac – my hero find from COS men’s department. CITY HIPPIE LAURA JORDAN FASHION NEWS & FEATURES EDITOR Boho is my perennial summer romance and I love Paco Rabanne’s elevated take on the trend. What Talitha Getty would wear today. TIP! Have fun with accessories – a great way to give your classic pieces a new-season flavour. TAILORING CLASHER FENELLA WEBB STYLE EDITOR Victoria Beckham’s new twists on tailoring inspire me to shake up my minimal navy-and-black wardrobe and inject some stripes. TIP! Wear earthy tones with clashing primary colours to give workwear a new-season…

Following a DIVORCE, some child-rearing and a FEW YEARS not daring to get her ass back out there because: who’d want it? Who’d want her? A friend was convinced to give dating apps a whirl. The next time I talk to her she informs me she’s had sex with six men in the past week. They were: ‘A 25-year-old who looked so young I made him show me his passport on Monday, an up-himself American on Tuesday, a sweetheart with a signet ring and guilt issues on Wednesday…’ ‘You’re my hero!’ I say. ‘You’re like a… slutty Craig David!’ ‘Oh my God!’ she says. ‘I am!’ She is delighted by herself; I am delighted for her. A little shocked, jealous (the excitement! The reinvention! The sex! Plus she’s only sleeping…

IT USED TO be that for an item of clothing to acquire It status, it either had to be prohibitively expensive, or impossible to find. Preferably both. But recently the high street has been excelling at producing its own It pieces. Accessibility and ubiquity (well, until they sell out, that is) doing nothing to dim their desirability. Take Dune London’s Loupe slides. You’ll recognise them from all over your Insta feed – the best-selling style for the brand last summer, they sold out a whopping five times. Or how about Topshop’s Editor jeans? The £49 pair sold out as soon as the campaign they starred in launched. ‘If you see your size, grab them, because they’re flying out of store,’ advises one of the brand’s personal shoppers. But the good…

IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL – well, so comfortable – while it lasted, but fashion and trainers are through. What began with a flirt (a weekend ankle boot usurped by box-fresh kicks), graduated into ‘to hell with sensible’ passion (hello, Balenciaga’s Triple S), before settling into daily commitment (New Balance to the office). And now it’s over. Sob. High fashion has slammed the door on trainers – at least, they were almost invisible at the latest round of shows, on and off the catwalks. Why? Blame it on the rise of elegance (fashion’s new mood), the trainer’s ubiquity or merely the cyclical flick-flack of trends, but it’s bye-bye to the haute trainer for now. That’s the bad news. The good news is, there are plenty more flats to fall for. Incoming:…

THE WORLD inside the Love Island villa in Mallorca is so glamorous that since the show began in 2015, it has driven a 23% rise in British holidaymakers desperate to try to recreate it with their friends. In fact, the ITV2 dating show is so popular, there are now more applicants to appear on it than there are to attend Oxford University. The show, which follows the drama surrounding the ‘coupling’ and ‘uncoupling’ of housemates over the course of two months, is actually more about offering aspiration than tales of true love. Its contestants are young, beautiful and have access to the kinds of extensive fast-fashion-laden wardrobes every 20-something dreams of. It’s sold to potential applicants as ‘going on an all-expenses-paid summer holiday to have the time of your life…

MODEL WEARS DRESS (LEFT PAGE), £441, BAUM UND PFERDGARTEN (SHOPBOP.COM); LEOPARD DRESS, £169, HOBBS (HOBBS.CO.UK) WE BRING YOU the hottest trends – and loads of gorgeous shoes, of course! Yes, the 12th edition of your beloved Shoespaper is hot off the press. Along with our fabulous friends at OFFICE, we’re so excited to bring you the very latest footwear news and trends for spring/summer 2019. As the days grow longer and the skies lighter, fashion gets in touch with its fabulously fun side – especially where your feet are concerned. High on our hot list? The new season’s two main colour stories. Choose from a rainbow of fluoro brights for an instant spring-over or embrace all things safari with the fierce new animal prints. And if you love wearing heels,…

SHORT STORY CYCLING SHORTS GIVE YOU THE SHIVERS? TRY THE EQUALLY ON-TREND BERMUDA – THE MODERN ALTERNATI VE TO A PENCIL SKIRT. TIP! Try a long-line thigh-skimming blazer for a super-flattering look. PRINT-CLASH MIDI *LAUNCHES 22 APRIL PLAYFUL PRINTS GIVE INSTANT ‘WOW’ FACTOR FOR WEDDINGS OR WORK. TIP! XXL blazers and chunky boots add instant tough. WONDER ONE-PIECE JUMP IN! WE PROMISE THE BOILER SUIT HAS A PLACE IN EVERYONE’S WARDROBE. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY TO FIND THE BEST SHAPE FOR YOU. TIP! Layer contemporary pieces of jewellery and add a low heel. SUPER-LUXE SKIRT SPRING’S KEY SKIRT IS IN KNEE-SKIMMING BUTTERY LEATHER. PAIR WITH A KNIT NOW AND A TEE AND SNEAKS COME SUMMER. TIP! Classic shades of brown, burgundy and black are the way to ensure high-street leather…

AS GRAZIA READER research proves, skincare is the area we’re willing to spend the bulk of our beauty budget on, considering it worthwhile ‘skin-surance’ for the future. But in recent years, premium skincare’s price tags have begun to look a little less, well, reasonable. You could call it The Ordinary effect: the Deciem disruptor irreversibly altered the skincare landscape by undercutting the premium players with science-driven formulas that contained the same actives, but for about the price of your morning Starbucks. ‘A luxury product usually only costs 8-10% of the retail price to manufacture,’ explains Marcia Kilgore, founder of price-disrupting ‘buyers club’ Beauty Pie. ‘That includes the packaging and box, as well as the formula. Then anywhere between 50-60% goes directly to the retailer. Everything else? Middle-men. Celebrity marketing. Corporate…

IMAGINE A beautiful complexion and no doubt you’ll visualise smooth, plump, hydrated skin – it’s the beauty holy grail. But, after the age of 25, collagen, the protein responsible for the skin’s structure and suppleness, declines by 1% every year. Add to this external aggressors, such as pollution and sun damage, and it’s not hard to see why, as we age, skin becomes thinner and we develop fine lines and wrinkles. So, the key to maintaining a radiant, youthful complexion is boosting collagen production. Q10 is a natural co-enzyme that stimulates new cell production, while creatine is an organic compound that boosts production of new collagen fibres. NIVEA harnesses both of these hero ingredients in their new Q10 POWER range. In fact, NIVEA’s patented formula contains 10 times more creatine…

The Wych Elm Tana French (£14.99, VIKING BOOKS) A deliciously unreliable narrator is created in Toby, French’s main character, who is recovering from a serious brain injury. Are his memories correct? Could he commit the grim crimes he encounters? We don’t know – and neither does he. Extraordinary writing from French and a very creepy setting. The Last Thing She Told Me Linda Green (£7.99, QUERCUS) A dying grandmother whispers that there are babies buried at the bottom of the garden and is dismissed as rambling. Then her granddaughter finds a bone while playing. A thriller with a genuinely puzzling mystery that manages to be a tearjerker too. Prepare for sleepless nights. Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell (£7.99, ARROW) Jewell puts a fresh spin on a missing person thriller.…

HEART-FELT collab for Rita FORGET THE FLOWERS, true romance looks like Escada’s new edition of its Heart Bag, created in collaboration with Rita Ora. For every one sold, Escada will make a €15 donation to Women For Women International. £945, escada.com PSYCHO KILLER Jodie’s to-die-for role JODIE COMER says she is ‘savouring the moment’ as the lead in the psychotic (and exceptionally fashionable) thriller Killing Eve. ‘She is the best,’ the actress said of her character, Villanelle. ‘I don’t know whether I’ll get a role quite like her ever again.’ Bring on series two. DARK FANTASY LBDs of dreams THESE LBDS are anything but safe. Queen of the fantasy frock, Molly Goddard has released a limited-edition selection of her S/S ’19 dresses, all in black, for Dover Street Market. Fight…

After years of seeing headlines about fewer women leading FTSE firms than men called John, we saw a welcome change when an all-female presenting team was announced last week for Newsnight. Sadly, though, it was too much for some to bear. On The Times’ website, numerous comments appeared from men scoffing ‘so much for diversity’. One newspaper even wrote, ‘The women are taking over.’ But we’ve had centuries of men ruling the top jobs – these equality champions didn’t seem bothered about the lack of diversity then. We need to get to a point where it’s normal for women to be in these roles, so no one bats an eyelid.…

ANGELINA JOLIE is so notoriously private that she once famously announced in an interview that she ‘doesn’t really have girlfriends’. She added that her then husband Brad Pitt was the only person she liked to speak to. ‘I stay at home a lot. I’m just not very social,’ Angelina explained. ‘I don’t do a lot with [friends], and I’m very home-bound.’ Being a single, working mum with six children and going through a drawn-out and public divorce from Brad was hardly going to inspire a new-found interest in building up a busy social calendar. Yet there is one person to whom Angelina is said to have been turning to more and more in recent months: Colin Farrell. Colin, in fact, was the reason why Angelina, 43, made a rare and…

THE GIFT OF RENEWAL Looking for the perfect way to show your mum just how much you cherish her this Mother’s Day? Give her a luxurious gift to help her relax, refresh and recharge. The Ritual of Sakura collection from Rituals is an ideal present at this time of year, as the beauty treats help you celebrate each day as a new beginning and are inspired by the ancient tradition of the Hanami festival in Japan. Show your appreciation and love for your mother and personalise her gifts with complimentary engraving with purchase happening on Saturday 30 March (11am to 5pm) in Covent Garden, Brent Cross, Westfield Stratford and Grafton Street Rituals stores. Shop Rituals in stores and on rituals.com PROMOTED BY RITUALS…

IF, LIKE US, YOU can’t quite believe you are reading a headline in 2019 about Kate Moss and her ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty, then spare a thought for the model herself. Last week, it was reported that, 12 years after the couple ended their tempestuous romance, the former Babyshambles frontman has been back in touch with Kate, hoping for a reconciliation by reminding her of the great love they once shared in a ‘rambling love letter’. Understandably, 45-year-old Kate’s current beau, Nikolai von Bismarck, 32, is said to be none too happy. Kate – who, along with Nikolai, has been sober for over a year – has reassured her current boyfriend that she has no desire to reconnect with her former drug-addict ex. Still, sources close to Pete, 40, tell Grazia…

PHOTO: MARCO VITTUR DO YOU KNOW what size you are? Perhaps it’s more pertinent to ask, do you know how many sizes you are? After all, we’ve all been jean shopping only to find that our regular size won’t even squeeze over our knees. Go into the shop next door and the same size might require a belt to hold it up. Either we’re kidding ourselves – or something’s gone awry with sizing. It was this scenario that Chloe Dunn, 18, from Glasgow faced recently. ‘I was trying on some jeans and some were fitting me great, while others wouldn’t go past my hips. To me, that didn’t make sense because they are all the same size,’ she tells Grazia . To prove her point, Chloe took a photo of…

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PHOTOS:CATWALKING.COM, EYEVINE, SPLASH NEWS,GETTY.TIM WALKER: WONDERFUL THINGS 21 SEPT-8MAR, VAM.AC.UK; PICTURED:‘TILDA SWINTON’AND ‘DUCKIE THOT, AUBREY’S SHADOW’. WILLIAMVINTAGE, 2 MARYLEBONE ST, LONDON Boss it like Tom. Mr Ford has been appointed the next chairman of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America). Go retro. Meghan’s masterful mid-century maternity coats are sourced from William Vintage. Name drop S.R. STUDIO. LA.CA. Artist Sterling Ruby’s clothes collection launches in June. Exciting. And get your art fix right now from Lacoste’s new Keith Haring capsule. Expect Wonderful Things from the Tim Walker exhibition, coming to the V&A in September. Bag a cult brand. Chylak’s cross-bodies and bumbags are worth the waiting list.…

SOPHIA BASSE, 26, PERSONAL STYLIST GOT A BIG event coming up? Want to jazz up your work wear? Wardrobe in need of a refresh? Sophia Basse, a personal stylist at the Oxford Street store’s Style Studio suite is your girl (the complimentary service is also offered in Birmingham and Liverpool). ‘People always get a bit nervous when they come in, but after a glass of Prosecco – or two – they’re fine,’ she laughs (the bubbles explain why the service is also popular with hen dos). ‘My favourite time to shop is first thing,’ says Sophia. ‘Everyone’s free to help and all the sizes are available.’ Having said that, if you see a pair of shoes you like, pounce – the most popular styles can sell out quickly. Clothes are…

JOELY WALKER BEAUTY & HEALTH DIRECTOR WELEDA SKIN FOOD, £7.95, WELEDA.CO.UK My make-up bag, bedside table, desk, handbag, travel bag… I have a tube of Weleda Skin Food stashed in all of these places. Even writing down the name makes me feel glowier by some divine osmosis! Its comfortingly thick, slightly gloopy cream consistency is a total godsend for soothing dry, disgruntled skin. I slap it on my face before bed, tap it over my make-up for a natural dewy highlight, whack it on my cuticles when they need TLC. You name it, it does it. And I wouldn’t be without it. POLLY VERNON EDITOR-AT-LARGE BIODERMA SENSIBIO H2O MICELLE SOLUTION, £10.80, BOOTS.COM I didn’t realise how dependent I’d become on Bioderma micellar water, until I ran…

DO YOU GET in a spin about de-stressing? I, for example, want to meditate daily, but get frustrated as I just can’t find the time (you try telling a one-year-old to ‘Be quiet while Mummy meditates’ twice a day for 20 minutes). At other times I sprint to a yoga class, heart pounding, sweat dripping, as my phone pings at me to drink more water. Since when was wellness the source of such angst? If you’re already fraught, adding in a ‘de-stressing schedule’ can send you over the edge. According to my yoga teacher Nicole Croft, ‘People often approach their well-being at the same speed and intensity as they do the rest of their lives. They overfill morning routines, rush to classes and choose high-intensity workouts. In classes I teach,…

MEERA SODHA , born in Lincolnshire to Ugandan Indian parents, says, ‘Mum (Nita, left with Meera) taught me how to cook when I was 18 and left home. More importantly, she taught me how to enjoy food.’ The author of two award-winning cook books, with a third out soon, adds, ‘We filmed a documentary together called A Very British History in which I interviewed her about moving to the UK. She talked about her love of fresh peas and, in a break, I cooked her this matar paneer or pea curry.’ FRESH MATAR PANEER RECIPES FROM ‘FRESH INDIA’ (£20, FIG TREE),AND ‘BALADI’ (£26, JACQUI SMALL) Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS Rapeseed oil 550g hard paneer, cut into 1.5cm cubes 6 cloves of garlic, crushed 400g ripe plum tomatoes, chopped 1¼ tsp salt…

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman Actors, film-makers and composers guide you through their careers via the music that inspired them. A must for all film buffs. Page 94: Private Eye podcast For a weekly dose of intellectual thought on contemporary matters, listen to this no-nonsense podcast. Warning: this series takes no prisoners. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster Guests choose a three-course meal in the comics’ ‘magical restaurant’. Our fave guest? Sindhu Vee. DOWNLOAD THE GRAZIA LIFE ADVICE PODCAST FOR BRILLIANT ADVICE FROM WOMEN WORTH LISTENING TO BOOKS: ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY. PODCASTS: HARRIET KEAN. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES…

TIME’S UP, THERESA In May’s battle for survival (25 Mar), Rosa Prince says ‘it would take a heart of stone not to feel sorry for Theresa May’. Well I have no heart of stone but have zero sympathy for her. She is responsible for Windrush citizens being deported; she put ‘Go Home’ vans on our streets; she leads a party that creates a hostile environment for immigrants. Her handling of Brexit has been a catastrophe. She held Trump’s hand! No, May is the architect of her own misery. I reserve my sympathy for those whose lives her policies have destroyed, including the deaths caused by benefit cuts. As for the hostility ‘bordering on sexism’, no it’s because she clings to power and diverted money to bribe the DUP to shore…

PHOTO: GETTY LAST WEEK, Game Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke revealed that she had suffered two ‘life-threatening’ aneurysms while filming the HBO series. Writing in The New Yorker, Emilia described how she experienced ‘terrible anxiety’ and panic attacks after undergoing two complicated surgeries. The actor – who was only 24 when she suffered her first aneurysm, after completing series one of GoT – feared her acting career was over. ‘In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug; I asked the medical staff to let me die,’ she wrote. ‘I was often so woozy, so weak, that I thought I was going to die.’ In 2013, Emilia suffered her second attack when she was performing on Broadway in New York. ‘This time, they needed to access my brain in the…

1. NEW IN DAVE THE RAPPER Beat Dido and The Foals to number one in the album charts, hoorah! (NB We’re really enjoying the new trend in low-key pop star names: see also Chris, formerly -tine and the Queens). 2. UP VICTORIA BECKHAM’S ABS We mean, props where they’re due, and they are definitely due. The core stability on them, tho… 3. UP ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT Bran of Game Of Thrones fame; looking very pretty in Prada in a mag shoot. ‘I’ve become a man on Thrones’, he said. We kind of feel the same. 4. NEW IN FLORENCE KASUMBA Ugandan-German actress, previously most famous for Black Panther, now being extraordinarily fit in Deutschland ’86. Good clothes, strong line in abject ruthlessness. 5. NON-MOVER IDRIS Showboating his cockle-warming comedy side…

PHOTOS: GETTY IT’S THE UNION of two Hollywood titans, but while the recent engagement of Jennifer Lopez to Alex Rodriguez might have been sending fans wild, Grazia has learned it has been causing substantial grief for their respective legal teams. For even though ‘J-Rod’ have yet to set a date for the big day, they have already started thrashing out what is set to be the biggest prenuptial agreement in Hollywood history. With a combined wealth of nearly $1bn – baseball player Alex, 43, is reportedly worth $350m and Jennifer, 49, over $400m – their teams are also factoring in their future earning potential as a mega power couple. ‘There’s already a huge amount of money at stake here,’ said a source. ‘But it is proving very complicated for their…

ON A SCALE of one to 10, Millie Bobby Brown’s networking skills are definitely at Eleven. In just a few short years, the Stranger Things star has amassed 18.3m Instagram followers, an impressive portfolio of A-list pals and, as reported last week, a new famous boyfriend, too. Millie, 15, is rumoured to be dating David and Victoria’s 16-year-old son Romeo Beckham, who she first met at Unicef ’s 70th Anniversary Gala in 2016 (she has since been named as the charity’s youngest ever Goodwill Ambassador). But that star-studded evening was just another date in Millie’s packed showbiz diary, as the young British actor, who has a net worth of around £4m and counting, has found her feet on some of the world’s most coveted red carpets on the regular. So,…

IN THE PAST year, I have become a person who says gosh. I didn’t mean for this to happen – I never wanted this to happen – but when you’re surrounded by people who actually talk to you , that foul-mouthed, mutter-y urban vibe starts to feel less and less appropriate. It’s just one of the ways moving to the countryside has changed me. Last week, new research revealed the average age of people who move from the city to the countryside has dropped below 40 for the first time. Thirty-somethings across the UK are abandoning urban life earlier than ever, with reasons including cost of property, better quality of life, and less pollution. And I’m one of them. Last summer – after 15 years of living in London –…

PHOTOGRAPHER’SASSISTANT Gabor HerczegfalviDIGITAL ASSISTANTChristopher BromleyFASHION ASSISTANTLillian SesiguzelTALENT DIRECTORHolly Scott LidgettBOOKINGS ASSISTANTChloé MedleyHAIR Stephen LowMAKE-UP NatsumiNarita, using CHANELRouge Coco Flashand CHANEL HydraBeauty Camellia WaterCream MODEL Giloneat The Squad With thanks to TheBentley hotel, London…

PHOTO: MARCO VITTUR. MACCOSMETICS.CO.UK If ever a palette had the power to coerce you into ditching your trusty taupe in favour of something with more bite, it’s MAC’s new Art Library Eyeshadow Palette in It’s Designer, £39. Just look at those colours! And then imagine the endless possibilities – from layering multiple shades for a bespoke smoke to applying wet as liners, and even pressing over lips for a velvety finish. Inhibitions out the door and brushes at the ready……

ITS OFFICIAL: we’re a nation of mani maniacs, with new research by Debenhams finding we spend three times more money on manicures, nail polish and our cuticles annually than we do on keeping fit (£1,300 to £380 respectively) – which says more about our priorities than maybe we’re willing to admit. In fact, we’re changing the colour of our nails more often than we change our sheets. ‘Nails are the one part of our beauty routine that we can admire even if we’re just sitting at a desk,’ says celebrity manicurist Michelle Humphrey, who tends to Dua Lipa’s nails. ‘And trends evolve in the nail world just as they do in fashion and make-up, which keeps it fun and mood-boosting.’ So, without further ado, here are the new trends and…

The facial in a stick Tri-Balm is a multipurpose plant-based balm that exfoliates, cleanses and moisturises. A must for every gym bag. £46; frances prescott. com Anti-anxiety tool Former sufferer Mel Bonthuys’ book, 120 Greatest Anxiety Hacks!, is an essential toolbox of no-nonsense advice for dealing with anxiety and depression. £9.07; amazon.co.uk The brain boost We don’t always hear about the brain benefits of omega 3 fatty acids. I take Bare Biology Mindful capsules daily – some of the best quality supplements I’ve found. £16 for 30 capsules; bare biology.com…

Stone Mothers Erin Kelly (£12.99, HODDER & STOUGHTON) When Marianne’s husband buys her a luxury apartment in a converted building in her old hometown, he has no idea what he’s started. That building was an asylum, and one that holds some grim memories for his wife. Erin Kelly unfurls the asylum’s stories at a masterful pace, revealing Marianne’s secrets and those of the characters she met – including the clingy ex and the MP with a grisly past. From the twist on the first page to the final gasp, this is a dazzling psychological thriller.…

THE THEME TUNE isn’t particularly memorable. The dowdy costumes could easily be shared with The Bill. The city of its setting remains a mystery. One of the leading men has Ken Barlow’s hair and this season’s nagging catchphrase is the blank file number ‘ED-905’. The biggest riddle of Line Of Duty’s intricate, perplexing box of tricks is just how the police procedural about a fictitious anti-corruption unit became Britain’s best-loved and frequently best drama of the 2010s. Yet here we are. Line Of Duty is not an actor’s piece, though it has previously offered career-best cameos from Keeley Hawes and Thandie ‘handy’ Newton. The lethal weapon in its armour is a unique understanding of televisual tension. The rhythms and vibrations of mistrust created by writer Jed Mercurio and honoured by…

POINTING THE FINGER Paris Jackson shouldn’t have to fight her father’s battles (25 Mar) was thought-provoking. No, she shouldn’t, but she also wasn’t alive at the time when her father was allegedly abusing boys. How can she possibly know what went on? Paedophiles are clever. Michael surrounded himself with young boys and gave their parents huge amounts of money. Sadly, my 10-year-old nephew was groomed and abused by a scout leader. It all came out when he had a nervous breakdown at 18; his abuser committed suicide during the investigation. So, to Paris I would say it’s not your fault if your father did bad things and you can tell people he was a good father to you. But stop defending him. Name withheld…