What it actually means for you when Mercury is in retrograde
Share 10th Jul 2019 Found your technology letting you down lately? Parcels not making it to their correct destinations? Life just a little bit upside down? Well don’t worry, it’s not just you. It’s Mercury. And as a white witch, Rebecca Ryan knows exactly what it can mean for you (and your life events) when…
Everything to know about Judy, the biopic tipped to earn Renée Zellweger an Oscar
Share 10th Jul 2019 Renée Zellweger is starring in what could be an Oscar contender, the Judy Garland biopic, entitled Judy. Zellweger embodies the late entertainer in the first official trailer released for the project. Much like other musical biopics of late, like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, Judy promises to supply key musical numbers, romance,…
Inside the Ruinart hotel designed by Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson
Ruinart’s Hotel 1729, its one-bedroom pop-up completely unique to London, has just returned for a second time under the creative direction of fashion designer Jonathan Anderson, creative director and founder of JW Anderson and creative director of Loewe. Bringing his love for craftsmanship and antiquities to an elegant townhouse in Notting Hill, Anderson has created…
Queen Letizia of Spain style file
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano’s rise to royalty reads like a real-life fairytale. Born into a middle-class family, she was working as a television journalist when she met her prince by chance, having been sent to cover a story the future king was working on. An engagement followed and then their 2004 wedding, after which Letizia received…
A look back at the surprising history of royal christenings
Share 8th Jul 2019 When Queen Elizabeth II decided a new baptismal gown needed to be made for royal christenings, there was only one person she trusted for the task: Angela Kelly. Her Majesty’s personal dressmaker turned advisor and confidant, Kelly was asked by the monarch to recreate the historic family christening robe, which had…
Country strong: inside the new campaign for Utopia Goods
Homegrown textiles by Utopia Goods are as Aussie as Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, and the duo behind the brand has chosen a quintessentially Australian country town to shoot its latest collection of hand-printed linens. Artist colony and former gold rush town Hill End provides an apt backdrop for Bruce Slorach and Sophie Tatlow’s Australiana style, and…
Victoria and David Beckham celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a private tour of Versailles
Share 8th Jul 2019 Former Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham and her husband, soccer legend, David Beckham, have never been a couple to do anything by halves. Take their his and hers matching wedding looks from their July 4, 1999 nuptials, they were memorable to say the least. The couple’s annual wedding anniversary celebrations are…
9 destination music festivals worth travelling for
The festival: CoachellaThe destination: Palm Springs, USAAs the first official summer festival, Coachella sets the benchmark high for the festivals that are to follow. The lineup pools together the biggest musical acts in the world. In 2019, Childish Gambino, Janelle Monae, Solange and Ariana Grande all hit the stage, and if your favourite musician is…
6 ways to go plastic-free this July
Share 9th Jul 2019 By now we all know that plastic pollution is a critical problem for our oceans and environment. Perhaps you’ve read that if we don’t change our ways, by 2050 there could be more plastic, by weight, than fish in the sea. Awareness is growing. There’s global pressure from the United Nations…
Where to eat, drink and stay in Matera
Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso in Matera in southern Italy. Photographer credit: Lea Anouchinsky Matera rises up on both sides of a deep ravine, its houses carved out of pale limestone, one piled on top of the other, forming a dazzling beehive of humanity. Known as the ‘City of Stones’, Matera was one of Italy’s…