Table of contents for Issue 827 in Grazia

I REMEMBER WELL the first thing I bought in Karen Millen: a black dress with diamanté straps that I’d saved up for and which made me feel grown up, even though I was anything but. Well, now the brand is back, as are many of the ’90s and ’00s labels, hotly sought-after on resale sites such as Depop. On page 52, our cover star Helena Christensen reveals why she thinks the world’s fallen for fashion nostalgia and shares her memories from the era, when she and the other supermodels reigned supreme. It’s all part of our first Smart Shopping Issue, designed to help you refresh your wardrobe in style. We’ve edited down the best high-street buys, found new brands and there’s advice on how to re-spin old classics. @hattie_brett /…

“MPs have voted to continue the vital abortion ‘pills by post’ scheme in England, which had been set to end in September. A victory for medical experts, the move means women can keep making their own health decisions and access this effective, safe service at home, on their own terms. It’s concerning how close the vote was, though. While 215 MPs chose to support women, 188 voted against the scheme – including the minister for women’s health, Maria Caulfield. But while it may have been a fragile win, it was a win for women nonetheless – and at a time when reproductive rights are being rolled back around the world, that is something to celebrate”…

. PHOTOS: BACKGRID FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Keeping Up With The Kardashians ushered in a new era of reality TV. Charting the rise (and rise) of America’s most famous family across 20 series, it’s easy to forget that it was once a ground-breaking format, a phenomenon that spawned countless imitations. The final season aired last year, but the First Family of reality TV couldn’t stay off our screens for long. On 14 April, Kris, Khloé, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie and Kim are back with new series The Kardashians, on Disney +, and they’re reinventing the reality show once more, moving away from soap opera-style melodramatics for a glossier, smarter, documentary-style show, in a bid to keep the brand feeling fresh and relevant. A quicker filming turnaround than KUWTK means the show will…

MILAN FASHION WEEK A NEW SEASON means change is, ahem, afoot in the shoe department. But the weather’s mixed messages have seen us fall foul of some mishaps. Tried to style out sandals in last week’s torrential rain? Us too. The seasonal shift brings with it more than a few shoe dilemmas. It may not be flip-flop season just yet, but we no longer require the snuggly, stompy comfort of a winter boot either. But there is a solution. Enter: the Inbetweener. Not a sandal or a fully formed shoe, it instead acts as a hybrid that bridges the trans-seasonal gap. Blame the cult-y JW Anderson chunky-chain mule obsession, first spotted in his A/W ’20 collection, but ever since the backless shoe hit the mainstream, we haven’t looked back. The…

PHOTOGRAPHS ELLIOT MORGAN CARINE ROITFELD IS wondering if she’s having a midlife crisis. The evidence, according to her? Now in her sixties, she has taken up smoking and started wearing jeans, which makes zipping around Paris on the back of a motorbike much easier. ‘Smoking, jeans, moto taxi,’ she smiles. ‘Yes, it’s a crisis!’ But if this is what crisis mode looks like, I’ll have what she’s having. At 67, now a grandmother of two (the children of her daughter Julia Restoin Roitfeld), Carine is as nonchalantly sexy as ever, in possession of that rare, innate glamour that belongs to those who are utterly at ease in their own skin. As one of the most influential stylists of a generation and the editor of French Vogue for a decade, Carine…

FIVE MONTHS AGO, I stood in the doctors’ surgery bawling my eyes out – I’d missed the appointment I’d been trying to schedule for weeks by an hour. In my brain, I was convinced the appointment was at 2.30pm, not 1.30pm. While a receptionist tried to see if the appointment could be rearranged, I was chastising myself for my mistake. If I wasn’t so devastated, it would have been darkly funny that I’d wanted to try to get help – or, better still, a diagnosis – for my ADHD symptoms. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a neurological condition that affects people’s behaviour. The cause is not fully understood, though research shows that parents or siblings of someone with ADHD are more likely to have ADHD themselves. Those born…

PHOTOGRAPHS ZOE MCCONNELL Helena Christensen, the half-Danish, half-Peruvian supermodel whose face launched a thousand ’90s meme appreciation accounts, is talking to me from New York, where she tells me her pet rabbit (Bono) is reclining under her desk. After a failed attempt at FaceTime we are on an old school phone call. ‘The fact that we call it old-fashioned…’ I can feel her eye-roll from across the Atlantic. She is part of a privileged coterie of models – including Cindy (Crawford), Naomi (Campbell), Christy (Turlington), Linda (Evangelista), Kate (Moss) – whose first names have become almost cultural bywords for that heady moment in time, art directed by Herb Ritts and Gianni Versace. Karl Lagerfeld quipped that ‘nobody looks as good as she looks’. Gianni Versace said she had ‘the most…

THRIFT+ As well as extending the lifespan of your wardrobe, Thrift+ allows you to give back to any UK charity. For luxe garments, it’s partnered with Browns, Farfetch and John Lewis & Partners, where you can resell, donate a portion of the proceeds to charity and/or receive store credit. thrift.plus RELUXE Founded by super-stylist Claire Richardson, this luxe resale site aims to change throwaway consumerism. It authenticates items and makes the seller experience as smooth as possible. reluxefashion.com RITES RITES This rental and resale platform has some of the buzziest labels – think Alighieri, Frankie Shop, Jacquemus, Khaite and Sleeper – and an in-house ‘wardrobe management service’ to make reselling as easy as possible. rites.co…

Model Adual at StormManagement HairDavide Barbieri atCaren Make-up PollyMercer NailsMarie-Louise Coster at Caren Photographer’sassistant Oliver FrancisFashion assistantsRemy Farrell andImogen Berrington…

JOELY WALKER HEAD OF BEAUTY Maybelline Colossal Curl Bounce Mascara, £10.99 I’ve never had so many compliments on my lashes before, which says it all, really. Expect full volume, impressive curl and no 2pm smudges. Glossier You, £45 One of my forever favourites, I go back to this scent time and time again. It’s musky, it’s smooth, it leaves a trail but doesn’t feel shouty. I’ve lost count of how many bottles I’ve gone through. Dr Sam’s Flawless Cleanser, £16 From dermatologist Dr Sam Bunting, this is an excellent no-frills, no-fuss product that cleanses without stripping skin of its natural oils – so it’s ideal for sensitive types. The jelly texture is lovely and soothing, too. PHOEBE LEE SENIOR BEAUTY ASSISTANT Kiko Water Eyeshadow, £8.99 I use this dry for…

PHOTOS:GETTY, REBECCA HOPE @REBECCAHOPEPHOTOGRAPHY How to fix and ‘rewild’ your post-Covid gut THE PROBLEM Google searches for gut health are up by 83%, according to Bupa, with many reporting a dodgy tummy post-Covid. Enter gut rewilding – the new way to rebalance your microbiome. WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ‘Rewilding is centred around restoring biodiversity in the gut microbiome and has been born out of recreating a microbiome similar to our ancestors. We can cultivate a healthy microbiome by increasing the fibre in our diet, eating fermented foods, prioritising sleep and managing stress,’ says Eve Kalinik, nutritional therapist and author of Happy Gut, Happy Mind. THE SUPPLEMENT ‘Try a probiotic but ensure it has more than a billion CFUs (the number of viable bacteria per dose) and independent clinical trials,’ Kalinik…

PHOTO: GAVIN LI SET IN 1960 s AMERICA , this book tells the tale of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant scientist whose career is derailed by sexism and society’s view of where a ‘mother’s place’ is. Elizabeth ends up working in a job that underpays and is below her intellectual potential because it fits around her family’s needs. Sound familiar? That’s because this is also a tale as painfully relevant today as it was 60 years ago. Things, however, don’t work out quite how everybody hoped. The smart, beautiful scientist finds herself the reluctant star of Supper At Six, a cookery show that her male TV bosses hope will inspire watching housewives to become the ‘loving mothers and hot wives’ that ‘all men want to come home to’. Elizabeth has other…

Catch up on… The Andy Warhol Diaries Going for tea with Liza Minnelli, lounging on a banquette at Studio 54 with Halston, making some art. This six-part documentary delves into the fabulous world of the pop art icon. Netflix, now Watch live… Gentleman Jack Suranne Jones steps back into the shoes of Anne Lister, our favourite literary lesbian, and fights to revive the fortunes of her inherited manor, Shibden Hall. Made for Sunday nights. From 10 April, 9pm, BBC One Wallow in… Roar An all-star feminist anthology series based on the short stories of Cecelia Aherne. What’s not to like? And it features Nicole Kidman as a woman who eats photographs. I mean, what’s not to LOVE? From 15 April, Apple TV+…

I’ve just lost two stone, a necessary measure after putting on a lot of weight suddenly. My cholesterol levels were through the roof and I was pre-diabetic, suffering regular heartburn. Weight loss is also about health, not trends or fads. I applaud Rebel Wilson. It’s not about smaller bodies. It’s about stronger, healthier ones. Lesley WAR-TORN UKRAINE I was so emotional reading The babies being born to a backdrop of bombs (4 April). Pregnant women in Ukraine are having to cope with horrendous conditions to deliver their babies. I read Nataliia’s story through tears; the sense of security I took for granted when I had my baby recently doesn’t exist for Ukranian women. And that is so sad and so very wrong. Abigail To support those affected, text GRAZIA to…

DO YOU THINK I’m a right tough bitch? A bad ass, zero f*** s-giving, shame-free type bird, who slip-slides through life, freely dispensing opinions and looks, with no thought to who in her social circle (/on the internet) is giving her a right good slagging? Do you imagine that I brush off the haters like lint, waste no sleep on the judgement of others, forget a mean comment in the time it takes to read it? That the trolls amuse me and the voices in my head never get me down, that I love every inch of my body and every sentence I’ve ever crafted, like I love my bloke, my dog, my very best mates? God: I hope so. I’ve definitely tried to give that impression in my writing;…

PHOTOS: GETTY, ALAMY MENSWEAR’S GONE MAINSTREAM : or specifically, the old-man tie. Forget TM Lewin or the corporate corridors of power. This season’s most desirable neckwear runs the gender-free gamut from Gucci (skinny leather) to Louis Vuitton (floral silk). On the Sportmax autumn/winter runway, models were suited and booted with sharp corporate girl looks – a double-breasted, hourglass tuxedo suit and leather tie was snapped up by Zendaya for her after-party appearance at the Oscars. Alana Haim and Renate Reinsve were among the first celebrities to road-test Louis Vuitton’s new collection, first seen at Paris Fashion Week last month. Their top pick? The crotch-grazing striped tie, worn with high-waist trousers and bomber jackets respectively. The big cravat comeback might not be good news for those who left the accessory behind…

PHOTOS: UNSPLASH NAVIGATING THE PANDEMIC has been a truly mammoth task. We’re all different people now. Being close to others physically is still something that requires us to constantly renegotiate our own boundaries. We have different ways of going about our lives and friendships these days. I use WhatsApp like I used to use social media – and it’s fun! (Mostly. OK, I’m in too many groups…) But I have made peace with phone calls. I make in-person plans months in advance – like that’s the norm. ‘See you in autumn,’ I said to one friend the other day. Autumn! Casual! A mere six months away. But that’s what it’s like when you’re busy: trying to take care of yourself, earn money, manage a life, not know how the hell…

One of the reasons ADHD is more difficult to spot in women is because the symptoms can be more covert. According to the NHS, ‘Girls are more likely to have symptoms of inattentiveness only, and are less likely to show disruptive behaviour that makes ADHD symptoms more obvious.’ Some symptoms flagged by the NHS include: ■ Difficulty coping with stress ■ Short attention span ■ Fidgeting ■ Inability to stick to tedious tasks ■ Losing things ■ Excessive talking ■ Problems with impulsivity and risk taking ■ Some adults may also have issues with relationships or social interaction. As Dr Johnson mentions, people with ADHD can also hyperfocus on things they’re interested in (though this is not an official symptom). For help, visit adhdfoundation.org.uk…

1. PRADA SKIRT ‘I wear this skirt a lot in different ways. (I got a bigger size when pregnant as it’s such a core piece of my closet.) It looks great with crop tops, oversized shirts and jumpers.’ 2. CHANEL SANDALS ‘I bought these when the dad sandal was the scandal. I feel like the trend has come and gone so it just might be the right time to bring them out again.’ 3. NILI LOTAN FRINGE SUEDE JACKET ‘The softest suede, this is always in my bag, ready so I can cover up as soon as the sun sets.’…

UNDER £25 Wardrobe updates don’t need to cost a fortune – keep your eyes peeled for interesting colours and style classics you’ll wear on repeat. UNDER £50 Don’t miss Zara’s Studio collection for those ‘I can’t believe it’s high street’ pieces, or the latest collection from Warehouse. Add a silk scarf as an easy style twist. RIVER ISLAND UNDER £100 Summer’s calling and we’re sold on punchy shades of azure, lime and tangerine. Plus, it’s officially hands-free season – time to invest in the chunky phone chain. UNDER £175 Consider a sweater vest, indigo denim and horse-bit clogs your dream spring uniform. Evenings still chilly? A lightweight trench coat will always come to your rescue. UNDER £250 Kurt Geiger’s oversized Hobo bag in super-soft leather – with just the right…

IN FOUR SHORT YEARS, Jonathan Van Ness has become one of TV’s best-loved figures. Having shot to fame as the sassy member of the Fab Five in cult makeover show Queer Eye, he has since added author (with a memoir, Over The Top, in 2019), fashion icon (see his 2019 Emmys ensemble – a custom black strapless, minidress by Christian Siriano) and entrepreneur to his CV. His charming if slightly chaotic energy is apparent even over the phone. It’s easy to see why he was selected for a show whose raison d’être is to boost confidence. ‘I was in New York City when I heard that Queer Eye was about to be rebooted,’ says Jonathan, ‘I called a friend in the know and told them I was meant for this…

‘I’ve not enjoyed a book so much in ages: it’s witty, sharp and full of life, with the very best canine character. An interesting insight into how far women have come, and how much is still left to do.’ Kate ‘This charming novel is set in an era when women had their domestic lives carved out for them. Elizabeth is having none of it and rails against the norms of the day. The author is a natural storyteller.’ Emily ‘Each page bursts with wit, optimism and female empowerment. It’s been snapped up by Apple TV and I’m eager to see the costumes.’ Aisha…

PHOTO: GETTY 1 Life is a succession of mistakes that you learn from. Mistakes make you grow, they make you do things differently next time – maybe in a better way, or a more human way. I was raised Catholic so there was quite a bit of guilt. It is quite freeing when you realise that you’re supposed to make mistakes. 2 Be on the right side of history. My grandmother was a young woman when the Second World War started. She and her friends were part of the French Resistance against the Nazi occupation; they were incredibly brave women. Fighting for justice is something she talked about a lot when I was growing up – it’s a value she instilled in me at a young age. She was such…

Your story on Rebel Wilson (Thin is (back) in - and we have to call it out, 4 April) highlights an issue for me and countless others. But being ‘thin’ never went away. I’m 47 and grew up in the age of the supermodel. Having beaten anorexia four years ago, I know how it feels to be so miserably controlled by food, seeing it as a punishment rather than a necessity for a healthy life. But I also think Rebel should be entitled to celebrate her weight loss. She is now healthy, not skinny. Obesity is one of the biggest health risks our country faces and being severely overweight is life-threatening. I believe in body confidence and balance. How about we celebrate that?…

1. Up NICOLA COUGHLAN Season two of Bridgerton AND incoming Derry Girls? Our Nicola’s cup runneth over (and still we could tolerate a little more). 2. Up MARTIN LEWIS Activists come in all forms. This one fights the good fight on behalf of all those facing misery in the cost of living crisis, and he’s doing it on moneysaving expert.com. 3. New in ALISON HAMMOND F T MICHAEL BUBLÉ They flirted lightly on This Morning recently. Sometimes, a little light daytime telly flirt is all it takes to lift our hearts. 4. Non-mover BOOBS When people stopped talking about Will Smith’s palm vs Chris Rock’s cheek… they started noticing that the Oscars was très cleavage-heavy. We – and our boobs – strongly approve. 5. New in THE MAN-BRAID And when…

PHOTO: GETTY IF THIS YEAR’S awards season belonged to one person, it’s Ariana DeBose. To top off her run of wins at the Golden Globes, SAGs and BAFTAs, the 31-year-old took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in the remake of West Side Story, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win an Academy Award. A trained singer and dancer, Ariana made her TV debut on America’s So You Think You Can Dance, before moving on to Broadway, starring in Hamilton and Motown: The Musical. It was while she was playing Donna Summer – in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – that she met her girlfriend, costume designer Sue Makkoo. But it was her dazzling performance in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story…

PHOTO: GETTY. *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED BY 9.30AM on one Friday morning in February, Lisa* had 31 new messages on her group chat, ‘or somewhere around that mark’, she says. ‘Someone had posted a link to an article explaining that energy prices would be at a record high from April. I don’t think we’d ever spoken about fuel costs before then,’ Lisa, 34, laughs nervously. ‘But since then it’s become a bit of a regular topic. We’re all quite worried.’ At the end of March, the Bank of England published figures showing that consumer borrowing – the amount charged to credit cards and loans – reached a five-year high in February, rising to £1.9 billion, compared to the average monthly borrowing of £1.1 billion pre-pandemic. In the same month, inflation,…

PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/ROSIEHW, LETSDOTHISELLE, VEONDRE, CHRISSYCHLAPECKA, JENNAHUSHKA, GEENAHUNT,ANIAMAGLIANO SEE ANIA MAGLIANO: ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES IF NOT AT THE PLEASANCE DURING THE EDINBURGHFESTIVAL FRINGE FROM 3-28 AUGUST TIKTOK IS NOW the most downloaded app in the world and the video-sharing platform has totally transformed the way we look at trends on social media, for better or worse. Whereas once, creating unique content was the most well-trodden path to digital success, the easiest way to go viral in 2022 is by jumping on a trend. And while some of these crazes do involve dancing to Doja Cat, most are a little bit more complicated (although equally bizarre). From the weird to the wonderful, these are the 16 social media sensations you need to know about right now… ‘THAT GIRL’ Where women share their…

SOJO Upload a photo of the garment to be repaired or altered with measurements and Sojo will list local seamsters to choose from, pick up your garment and deliver it back to you as part of the service (London only). home.sojo.uk THE RESTORY The fashion editor’s go-to for restoring designer shoes and bags, The Restory is available nationwide via its website or at in-person drop-offs in Browns (London), Selfridges (London, Trafford, Birmingham) and Harvey Nichols (London, Leeds, Edinburgh). the-restory.com BLANC Another one for time-poor Londoners, Blanc offers eco-friendly dry-cleaning and laundry, with an option for a two-hour turnaround for those ‘what to wear?’ emergencies. blancliving.co…

BALLET PUMPS Sienna Miller wore them with denim waistcoats circa 2004 and now ballet pumps are set for a revival, thanks to Miu Miu. Wear with slouchy grey socks: too cool for school. BAGGY BOTTOMS Today’s It girls are obsessed with baggy jeans, but the original trailblazer was Rihanna. This year’s come courtesy of Khaite, who styled room-for-two jeans with an equally XL blazer. POWER PLATFORMS Platforms were all over the catwalks (and FROW) for A/W ’22 at Valentino, 16Arlington and Balmain. Beyoncé (who else?) got there first, pairing hers with a polka-dot playsuit in 2009. XL SKIRTS Super-long skirts were the height of cool in 2000, but were then sidelined by the midi. Prepare to save money on suncream, because the maxi appeared at Acne Studios and Maryam Nassir…

JVN Hair Complete Instant Recovery Serum, £24 ‘I go everywhere with this. It’s like my version of Windex from My Big Fat Greek Wedding.’ Cover FX Blurring Primer, £29 ‘It’s one of my favourite make-up products.’ 111 Skin Sub-Zero De-Puffing Eye Mask, £12 ‘I use these before a big red carpet event, they’re amazing.’ LABeautyologist No Drip Cleansing Cuffs, £18 ‘These wrist guards are towel-like scrunchies that soak up drips when you’re washing your face.’ Biossance Squalane + Amino Aloe Gentle Cleanser, £20 ‘It’s the cleanser I use all the time.’ Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze, £24 ‘My go-to brow hero.’ Nécessaire The Body Serum, £45 ‘The texture is nice and it helps my skin stay balanced.’…

PHOTO: BBC/SISTER TWO SEASONS AGO, The Split began with an arch, irresistible concept. What happens when a divorce drops into the centre of a family of divorce lawyers? Set against the backdrop of London’s smartest kitchens, our three sisters – Hannah (mostly sensible, with the itchy sideline of an affair), Nina (drunk, flighty, unable to hold down a relationship) and Rose (sweet, loyal, Carrie Johnson’s wardrobe and hair) – and their grand matriarch, Ruth, have incubated a single central dilemma: is it possible to have a good divorce? The Split wears the clothes of a middle-class soap opera. The ghosts hanging over this third and final season (you can catch up on the first two seasons on iPlayer) are a birth, a death and a marriage, albeit one falling apart.…