If I had to choose one ingredient I couldn’t live without, salt would be at the top of my list—it has the remarkable ability to transform even the blandest of foods. Composed of chlorine and sodium, salt has been an integral part of human history, dating back as far as the Neolithic period, when it … Read more
“What were we thinking?” David Beckham said in his Netflix docuseries when presented with photos from his 1999 wedding to Victoria. (The 15th-century Luttrellstown castle, the his-and-hers thrones, the lone white dove released to the cue of “I do” and the inexplicable Robin Hood theme that saw the couple pose in coordinating cardinal purple for … Read more
Isha carries this spirit with her to her workplace, where she’s actively trying to appoint more women at every level. “When you hire young women in junior roles, it’s so important for them to have senior female mentors to understand what their career progression will look like. I was 23 when I started working at … Read more
Glastonbury is over for another year, and attention now turns to Wimbledon, where the style mood is less Barbour jackets, slogan tees and short shorts, more polite heels and summer tailoring. Wimbledon fans may well be deprived of their usual Princess of Wales sighting this year, given that the patron of the All England Lawn … Read more
You can tell a lot about a man from the company he keeps, but also, added Hilaire Belloc, from the library he keeps. Naturally enough, I’m casting an eye around mine to see what kind of a man I might be. Principally a self-important one, if I consider these shelves a library at all, and, … Read more
The biggest misconception surrounding face oil is that they’re only suitable for people with dry skin. But in fact, the best facial oils work on all skin types. You just need to find the right facial oil for you. What are the benefits of using a face oil in your skincare regime? When it comes … Read more
Assuming you weren’t distracted by her Maryam Keyhani hat, you likely spied them in the snaps of Sarah Jessica Parker filming scenes for the forthcoming season of And Just Like That: those sensible, faintly chunky clogs peeping from beneath her vintage Ossie Clark dress. In fact, Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw has almost (I said almost!) … Read more
Hunter wellies in a heatwave? Daisy Edgar-Jones, for one, says yes. The actor revived the original festival look on Friday at Glastonbury 2024, adding the heritage brand’s classic black Wellington boots to her Moss-adjacent minidress. Backpacks are not required when you’re in VIP (or better still, sleeping at Babington House), but ever the Gucci girl—even … Read more
No one, but no one, commanded a room like a young Elizabeth Taylor—a Hollywood legend celebrated as much for her diva-like behaviour as her Oscar-winning performances. This is someone who built her outfits around her megawatt Van Cleef & Arpels diamonds, and who once flounced out of a 1965 Beverly Hills dinner before Princess Margaret, … Read more
This year’s Serpentine Summer Party in London brought together everyone from Sadiq Khan to Zadie Smith, Caroline Polachek to Steve McQueen, Yinka Ilori to Charlotte Tilbury, for a Ruinart-fuelled evening in and around the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion. Designed by Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies and titled “Archipelagic Void,” this summer’s installation is inspired by madang, … Read more
