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EDITOR’S LETTER
MEET & GREET • Introducing the faces behind this month’s issue
British Vogue
HEAT of the MOMENT • (SUN)SET the stage! Garden party or poolside cocktails, SUMMER SOIREES call for thigh-skimming sparkle and DELPHIC DRAMA.
Special MEASURES • The pared-back PROPORTIONS of warm weather SUITING? Insouciant and ease-fuelled in knockout NEUTRALS
BOARD horizons • ATHLETIC accessories are a shore thing. SURFER or sun-worshipper, you’ll make waves with salty skin and SPORTY SWIMWEAR
SHORT notice • MICRO hemlines take on major wardrobe MAGNITUDE. Set temperatures rising with three ways to wear the HAUTE hot pant
Holiday ROMANCE • BEDROOM dressing is heading to the BEACH. Sizzle in LINGERIE-INSPIRED lace, and prepare for pillow talk en PLEIN air
Throwing SHADE • A DARK glamour emerges from the shadows, as GOTH style makes a rebellious STATEMENT
A WOMAN of SUBSTANCE • For fashion designer ULLA JOHNSON, there’s no FEMININE without the FEMINIST, says LYNN YAEGER
Good to GO • Planning a PLANET-friendly holiday? DANA THOMAS shows how to lead THE PACK in style
Get HAPPY • You’re never fully dressed without one – so, from Rolex’s DOPAMINE-inducing DAY-DATE to a sunny Royal Oak, this season’s WATCHES are a reason to smile.
Make it POP
OPTICAL allusions • The future’s bright, says RACHEL GARRAHAN, as HIGH JEWELLERY sets its sights on eye-popping shades and SHAPES.
FAMILY JEWELS • As DELFINA DELETTREZ FENDI debuts HIGH jewellery for the fashion house bearing HER name, RACHEL GARRAHAN meets the designer
BUILDING BLOCKS • Add DRAMA with these STACKED-UP jewels that are more than the sum of their parts, says RACHEL GARRAHAN
MINIMALISM VS MAXIMALISM • Whether your PHILOSOPHY is “less is MORE”, or you prefer an ALL-OUT approach, this season’s jewellery puts SELF-EXPRESSION first.
On the SCENE • SOPHIE WILDE is having her BREAKOUT moment
Living DOLL • Rethink pink, as Barbie’s costume designer tells AMEL MUKHTAR about DRESSING an icon
CAPITAL GAINS • Pair STAYS at enticing NEW hotels with TRIPS to unmissable EXHIBITIONS this summer, says HAYLEY MAITLAND
LIFE & STYLE • What to TICK off this month’s shopping LIST, by LAURA HAWKINS
That summer FEELING • Three hotly tipped AUTHORS recall their STEAMIEST flings.
Fast FORWARD • Technical ACCENTS breathe new LIFE into tailored looks.
BEAUTY & WELLNESS
The WOW factor • The three most important letters in the beauty lexicon? SPF. LAUREN MURDOCH-SMITH highlights some of this season’s IMPRESSIVE sunscreen innovations
ETERNAL SUNSHINE • A new BRONZE age dawns, as TWIGGY JALLOH reveals the most RADIANT ways to stay SUN-KISSED all year round.
Beauty MUSINGS • Perk up your summer ROUTINE with PERFECTING pick-me-ups.
PREGNANCY, PARENTHOOD & MORE
SUNSHINE STYLE • KIDSWEAR to cherish this summer.
LIQUID GOLD • Breast MILK or formula? For many new mothers, the CHOICE isn’t theirs to make. Yet, as NICOLE MOWBRAY discovers, ADVANCES in biotech mean the future of breastfeeding is EVOLVING – and is fit for ALL
MINI MATTERS • Looking to BUY (or even rent) preloved childrenswear? OLIVIA MARKS details the SUSTAINABLE boom taking HAND-ME-DOWNS to new heights
CABINET RESHUFFLE • From NURTURING masks to SOOTHING bathing formulas, TISH WEINSTOCK ticks off every modern mum’s bathroom...