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THE COVERS UPFRONT
LILY COLLINS
On the newsstand cover: Dress, Chanel. White gold and 69 THE NOW, THE NEW, THE NEXT
In this month’s fashion and culture round-up: golden
diamond earrings, Cartier. Photography: Danny Kasirye. ensembles, heritage jewellery and streetwear 2.0.
Styling: Aurelia Donaldson. Hair: Ken O’Rourke at Plus, we predict 2022’s biggest up-and-comers, and
Premier Hair and Make-up. Make-up: Polly Osmond introduce the rising stars to know now, from actor Sheila
at Premier Hair and Make-up using Lancôme. Nails: Atim to musician Priya Ragu and the British Fashion
Michelle Humphrey at LMC Worldwide. Set design: Council’s Changemaker Prize winners
Gillian O’Brien. Fashion assistant: Grace Clarke
STYLE
EVERY MONTH
89 MIGHTY MINIS
53 EDITOR’S LETTER
In honour of the festive period, Editor-In-Chief Farrah
They may be small in size, but this season’s decadent
party accessories are still a fashionable force. From
Storr outlines what she’d like to find under her tree this glittering footwear to look-at-me bags, these are the
year – and it’s a little different from the usual wish lists… statement pieces to invest in now
21O MY FASHIONABLE LIFE: BROOKE SHIELDS

The actor, model and CEO reflects on fashion shoots in 95 THE ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE
Stuck when buying for loved ones? Look no further than
Italy and why she wishes she’d found her style earlier this guide, curated by ELLE’s fashion and beauty experts
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Add the finest finishing touch to your look with colourful, 13O FRAN CLUB
World-renowned writer Fran Lebowitz doesn’t care what
opulent jewellery – there’s no such thing as too much you think of her – and that’s all part of her charm. The
reluctant icon shares stories of 1970s New York, working
with Warhol and her notable industry friends
READS
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After a lifetime of seeking acceptance, novelist Jessie
FASHION
Burton realised that creating complex women characters
for her books has changed the way she views herself 134 LILY COLLINS: MAKING HER MOVE
Born in the shadow of a famous father, Lily Collins has put
in the work to step out into her own spotlight – modelling,
116 HOW TO HOST A STYLISH CHRISTMAS

(BY THE PEOPLE WHO DO)
writing and acting her way through romcoms, musicals
and that hit Netflix series. But beyond the success, the
From food to decorations and overall mood-setting, ELLE multi-hyphenate’s life is in transition: here, she explains
asks the biggest names in the business for their party tips how, and why, she’s done with the quest for perfection
124 THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Lockdown saw the closure of one of the country’s leading 144 BACK TO BLACK
The perennial appeal of monochrome persists – so bring
cultural institutions: the National Theatre. Here, we meet your classic black and white looks into the new season
the people bringing it back to life with a touch of fine jewellery for instant sophistication
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158 CLUB KIDS

The reference: 1990s dancefloors. The mood: joyful, 188 CARE, INTERRUPTED
Since early 2020, vital breast cancer screening and
rebellious, loud. The look: high-shine, vivid colour and treatment has been delayed for people across the
serious attitude. It’s time to throw it back to a wilder era globe. What are the results of this unforeseen pause?
The worrying truth is beginning to play out… PHOTOGR A PH Y: DA NN Y K ASIRY E , PETROS, ED BA R R ET T-BOUR MIER,
BEAUTY
TRAVEL
175 ALL NIGHT LONG
It’s shiny and a little smudged, with a hint of the
obligatory sparkle: up your going-out make-up game 193 BE AT ONE WITH THE LANDSCAPE
Head back to nature at this unique retreat in France,
with these looks designed by Chanel make-up artist, where individual wooden hyttes elevate you into the air
Ninni Nummela for maximum immersive restoration
185 194
L A R A A NGELIL , TOM SCHIR M ACHER
THE DIRECTORS’ CUT: HAIR SERUMS ONE NIGHT IN FASHION

Whether it’s to boost length, add volume or soothe What do you get when the most sophisticated
an itchy scalp, there’s a new crop of hair serums that tastemakers swap their roles in fashion for luxury interior
do far more than just smooth split ends. Our beauty design? Artfully curated guesthouses, rental homes and
directors share their favourite formulas hotels, of course. Your next stylish escape starts here
186 1O OF THE BEST: FESTIVE FRAGRANCES

Channel the spirit of the season through your chosen 2OO SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: THE COTSWOLDS
Discover fine dining, cosy cottages and a taste of village
scent, thanks to these warming, spicy and fruity life at this idyllic escape – a few days’ staycation that’s
perfumes – perfect for gifting (or to keep for yourself) the perfect antidote to bustling city life
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PLATE (SET OF TWO),

£230, GUCCI
EARRINGS, £216,
FENDI AT
MYTHERESA
VASE, £340,
ANISSA KERMICHE
Happy CHRISTMAS!
As a woman of a certain vintage (1978, in case you are
interested), there is one thing I have learned to be true.
That in life, as in bed, if you don’t ask… you don’t get.
Which is why this Christmas, I am neither going to drop
subtle hints, nor feign disinterest in
the season of giving. Instead, I am
going to outline exactly what I want. “My stomach
Here then is my wish list for the man
in red trousers…
tells me it HAT, £85,
BAMFORD
is ready for
WISH NO 1: NOISE
After 19 months in semi-isolation
ZIPS AND WISH NO 2: STRUCTURE
I’m all for soft, slouchy loungewear-
I miss the clattering of plates in BELTS and inspired separates that slink about
a restaurant. I miss the drunken roar
of British pubs at closing time. I miss
buttons again” your body like a giant Flump. But my
stomach tells me it is ready for zips and
earwigging other people’s arguments, belts and buttons again. My breasts are
and spontaneous bouts of carol singing by drunk crying out for some solid cantilevering. My entire lower
commuters on the train home. So yes, the sounds of half has informed me it looks better when scaffolded into
humans being back out there – laughing, screaming, denim that has 0% stretch. I tend to agree.
crying – is what I’d really like this Christmas.
WISH NO 3: A NEW ZOOM SETTING
I’m tired of looking at my face. That amount of
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I don’t want to be caught pre-virtual meeting pulling
at my jowls or inspecting the hue of my teeth. A good
old-fashioned IRL or telephone call will do me.
CANDLE, £85,
CIRE TRUDON AT
MATCHESFASHION
GLASSES, £210,
CAMPBELL-REY
LIST
ON MY CHRISTMAS wish
FRAGRANCE CASE,
£3,750,
BOOK, £150, CELINE
NARS AT RIZZOLI
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POT, £600,
CARTIER
EARRINGS, £245,
AEYDE
SOCKS, £15,
ESSENTIEL
TROUSERS, £970,
ANTWERP
WANDLER
WATCH, PRICE ON
REQUEST, DIOR
WISH NO 4: A TRAVEL HELPLINE

Have you attempted to leave the UK yet? Here’s what
happens. You will spend at least two hours shouting
at your computer. You will start having nightmares
about how you will test positive the evening before you
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disappear like dishwater down the drain. Your bag will
become littered with a thousand different pieces of paper
and passenger locator forms that you will proffer to various
bewildered-looking check-in desk people. Of course, this
needs to happen. All I’m saying is that I’d very much like a
helpline with a voice at the other end that sounds like the
Cadbury Caramel Bunny to talk me through it all.
BRACELET, £130,
MEJURI PERFUME, £66, WISH NO 5: FANCY BED LINEN
LOEWE
You get to a certain point in life and you wonder why no
one told you to invest in luxury bed linen. You have spent
NAIL POLISH, £40, close to the down payment on a house on handbags and
HERMÈS
shoes but your poor sheets have barely had a look-in. So
some D Porthault pillow slips and Frette bedding will
do nicely, thank you.
WISH NO 6: A PROPER CHRISTMAS

You know, one where you can kiss under a mistletoe
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wrap your arms around loved ones instead of awkwardly
CANDLESTICK, £350,
JERMAINE GALLACHER
bumping elbows, and make like it’s December 2019 all
AT LIBERTY over again. This is what I really want. And I suspect it’s
what you all really want, too.
This is the Christmas issue of ELLE, for those who know

Santa appreciates the naughty and nice.
EARRINGS, £480,
PRADA
BOOK, £25,
FABER SKIN TONIC, £39,
REN
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ROGER CHO
While working at Toni & Guy aged 23, Hong Kong-born Roger met legendary
hairstylist Guido Palau and was given his big break at Milan Fashion Week.
He then assisted Neil Moodie for two years and has since worked with
Chanel, Dior and Valentino. Roger styles All Night Long on p175. BEST HAIR TIP?
‘The right shampoo and conditioner for your hair type are essential for good
styling.’ MOST SURPRISING THING IN YOUR BEAUTY BAG? ‘Chopsticks. I use
them to create a really tight French pleat.’
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POLLY OSMOND
With over 25 years’ experience, make-up artist Polly has worked with photographers and stars
from Annie Leibovitz to Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez. Inspired by Madonna, Twiggy and
David Bowie, she studied make-up at the London College of Fashion before working on MAC’s
first counter in Harvey Nichols. She assisted make-up artist Lesley Chilkes, then moved to
New York to assist Pat McGrath. Polly creates the looks for our cover star, Lily Collins.
FAVOURITE MAKE-UP TRICK? ‘I usually laugh at social-media trends, but I recently tried one. You
press your top and bottom lips together with lipstick, then draw a line where your new outline
is – it works!’ MOST VALUABLE BEAUTY LESSON? ‘Use water-SPF; I like La Roche-Posay.’
PHOTOGR A PH Y: PETROS, DA NN Y K ASIRY E , DA N W ILTON
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KIAAN ORANGE
Hearst’s luxury bookings director studied at the University of Leeds. She found her
calling in casting through assisting directors Rikki Keen and Megan McCluskie on
runways from Palmer Harding to Vivienne Westwood. Now, Kiaan casts and
produces ELLE shoots, including this issue’s Lily Collins shoot. MOST VALUABLE
PRODUCTION LESSON? ‘Stay positive. With so many variables, something is bound to
go wrong – don’t take it to heart.’ ADVICE TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF? ‘If you have a
great idea, speak up. Don’t let your moment pass you by.’
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MIRANDA BRYANT
Writing ‘bad poems’ on her family’s old typewriter, aged five, sparked Miranda’s
love of storytelling. Reading Zadie Smith’s White Teeth at 16 sealed it. She studied
journalism at Goldsmiths before reporting for the Evening Standard and The
Guardian, where she covers everything from politics to theatre. Miranda writes
about the triumphant return of the National Theatre on p124. MOST VALUABLE
WRITING LESSON? ‘Author Ariel Levy told me, “Privacy is overrated”. I’ve tried to
be more open in writing – and life – ever since.’ MOST MEMORABLE INTERVIEW?
‘I interviewed David Hockney at Tate Britain. We sat side by side on a bench in
front of his huge Bigger Trees Near Warter painting – surreal is an understatement.’
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CONNER IVES
Conner designed Adwoa Aboah’s 2017 Met Gala dress while he was studying at
Central Saint Martins. This year, he was named a LVMH Prize finalist and had
an invite of his own. Conner shares his ultimate party dressing advice for our How
to Host a Stylish Christmas feature on p116. BEST PARTY STYLING TIP? ‘A little bag
makes any outfit fun.’ MOST VALUABLE FASHION LESSON? ‘My mum taught me to
take care of clothing. She’s worn the same suede Gucci loafers for 25 years.’
Page 158
OLAMIDE OGUNDELE
Scouted on the streets of her hometown in Lagos, Nigeria, Olamide
made her runway debut at Paris Fashion Week three years ago. Since
then she has worked with Gareth Pugh, Marc Jacobs, Issey Miyake and
more. Olamide can be seen in our Club Kids shoot on p158. FIRST FASHION
THAT HAD AN IMPACT? ‘As a child, seeing my mum dress in suits for work
made me feel proud and strong. Now, I wear oversized blazers and feel
the same.’ ADVICE TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF? ‘Don’t succumb to peer
pressure. It pays to be authentic.’
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PHOEBE SHAKESPEARE
Watching The Sleeping Beauty at the ballet, aged eight, moved Phoebe to tears.
It kick-started her obsession with set design which grew when she discovered
photographer Tim Walker’s fashion shoots as a teen. After studying fine art
critical practice at the University of Brighton, she worked in events before
making her mark in fashion, with clients from Burberry to Net-a-Porter.
WOR DS: BECK Y BURGUM. PHOTOGR A PH Y: MEINK E K LEIN, ED BA R R ET T-BOUR MIER,
Phoebe created the sets for Excess All Areas on p104. BEST SET-DESIGN TIP? ‘With
tight budgets, being resourceful is key. Find a good rubbish skip to source
materials.’ MOST MEMORABLE SHOOT? ‘Building a pontoon over New York’s
Hudson River for photographer Steven Klein in half a day. The models had to
be rescued from the unexpectedly deep water.’
JOSEPH ECHENIQUE. ILLUSTR ATIONS: CH A R LOT TE TROU NCE
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GRACE CLARKE
From age seven, Grace plastered her bedroom walls with fashion editorial cut-outs from magazines
– much to the dismay of her parents. She studied history and Spanish at the University of Leeds,
before moving to London to pursue fashion by interning at magazines from GQ to Sunday Times
Style. Now ELLE’s fashion assistant, Grace assisted on Back to Black on p144 and edited our
Christmas gift guide on p95. FIRST ITEM OF CLOTHING THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON YOU? ‘A pair of
Jeffrey Campbell Lita platform boots, covered in studs and spikes, was my rebellion at 17. I’d been
told I couldn’t wear heels after a spine operation, but they made me feel normal again – and
invincible.’ FAVOURITE STYLING TIP? ‘Level up any outfit with a silk scarf – around your neck, in your
hair or tied on a handbag, the possibilities are endless.’
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THE WAYS of BEING

Novelist Jessie Burton has spent her life seeking approval.
But after creating defiantly difficult female characters
in her books, she started to examine her own sense of self
Photograph by Delfina Carmona
I have spent a lot of my life wondering and writing about took objection to these boots, and to me, and they relished
how a girl might feel comfortable in her own skin; how calling me a prostitute to my face whenever I walked past.
a woman might like herself without the security blanket I was too shocked to say anything back. I still remember
of other people’s approval. When I was young, I had a steely it with a painful clarity: how parochial, how threatened they
self-belief. I don’t know where it came from, but it was not were – but how easy it was for them to put me in a box and
quiet, and I suppose at times it made me unlikeable. Always pull me down with words. I would like to say I didn’t care,
my hand up in class, getting the highest grades from the but I did. Those students were not my ‘superiors’, but I still
notoriously hard-to-please teachers. Roles in school plays, wanted them to look at me and approve, and they did not.
my name on prizes, talk-talk-talk: I can remember the And so I realised, like every girl realises, whether she
eye-rolls from classmates. But, in the main, I was approved chooses to heed this knowledge or not, that by mimicking
of, and that was what mattered. It made me feel safe. the movies, advertising and novels – being pleasing, being
The problem was, I was shining so much that I did not ‘chill’, charming and lovely, witty, light-hearted – this
have an authentic understanding as to why, underneath all behaviour would make me more likeable. I started changing
those achievements, I might be truly valuable. I simply myself, to feel a different kind of safety. People felt less
couldn’t remember any other way to be: I needed to keep threatened by me, and so they welcomed me.
alive the engine of external approval from those I perceived Being likeable works. It works for a lot of women, into
to be my superiors. When I arrived at university, I still our twenties and thirties, onwards to our forties and beyond.
possessed what I thought was security, created by the It works for nearly all of us, in fact: because for those of
approval of others. I also possessed a pair of knee-high red us who fail to stick to the script, who allow our sharpness
leather boots – made by Anello & Davide, discovered in through, who celebrate our beauty or sexuality without
a charity shop – that I loved to wear. Some other students the need for approval, or who appear too confident about
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expressing or defending ourselves, I hunt for approval. I read in an

there is a high price to pay. The interview with Tavi Gevinson that
mind itches to punish, the mouth someone else manages her IG posts:
opens wide. We call that girl vain, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s not
big-headed, deluded. We call her ugly the only one. Other women I know
or a whore. And this is before we even have given their passwords to their
get into the specifics of race and class, nearest and dearest, only allowed
vertiginously sliding scales of the into the Instagram circus tent for
ease with which society can disregard SELF DISCOVERY
a short time. If you’re used to reward
a young woman’s agency and THE AUTHOR, AT EASE WITH since you were a girl, and social
freedom. As a result, girls are still WHO SHE IS TODAY media is giving you the dopamine
growing up realising that the simplest hits, then it’s very hard to walk away.
route would be to cultivate a degree My red boots are still intact, but
of quietness, a demure sexual appeal,
a likeability – and hope for the best. “The women time and experience has made me
a little less steely. Self-confidence has
As a girl, it seemed to me that I create come embedded deeper within, but I do
being content with one’s own rules
of life without other people’s seals of to value not always know how to nourish it.
I am not so strong that eye-rolls and
approval was a gift you might be
lucky to be born with, and for a few
themselves for attempts at sexual insults wouldn’t
still hurt, and I am just as plagued by
sweet years, I possessed that gift. WHO THEY a desire to be liked. I’d love to tell
Now, as an adult, I see that even
though life is far more complicated ARE, alone” you I’ve had a Damascene moment
of conversion, a lightning bolt of
than that, Instagram and Twitter revelation about likeability, exposure
have become places where the and approval, and how to solve it.
opposite feelings to this contentment sometimes swell I haven’t – but I suppose, over the past eight years as
beyond endurance. Entering their arenas awakens our a novelist, I have written about it instead. This longing
unsettled discontent with ourselves – a feeling that is only to be free from approval exists inside my characters.
human, really, but which magnifies every time we open The women I create are flawed and difficult, but they have
the apps. When we’re inside those spaces, we hunger for people around them who truly see them, and are loved for it.
people to like us. These money-making sites want us to Most importantly, they come to value themselves, not
want more – to be higher, deeper, richer, more scared of who solely for what they can do or bring, but for who they are,
we are, while dreaming of a person we will never be. They alone. My latest incarnation, Medusa, is arguably the
PHOTOGR A PH Y, THIS PAGE: L A R A DOW NIE. PHOTOGR A PH Y, PR EV IOUS PAGE: DELFINA CA R MONA /K INTZING
urge us to share and perform and, above all, to seek approval. embodied zenith of such a longing: a girl who is punished
I managed to get off Twitter in 2018. It was a privilege for her beauty and called a whore, then punished for her
to be able to leave and carry on as a public writer, but I still ugliness and called a monster. She finds a way through –
miss it. There are some very funny and interesting people to see herself, to understand her shortcomings and her
on Twitter. I’m still on Instagram, which has its pleasures glories. She embraces her darker side, and it makes
– but it is also a place where disingenuous illusion flourishes, her feel more integrated as a person. We are all far more
where often-empty words about building communities fail complicated creatures than a wittily curated caption on
to honour the profundity of lived reality. What ‘like’ means Instagram. We just haven’t always been allowed to show
as a word has altered in quality. this. And if it goes on too long, we never find the words.
My three dearest, oldest female friends are not on Becoming comfortable in my own skin will be a lifelong
social media, and I do not find this accidental. It is in part journey – finding a way to exist in the world that feels good
a reflection of who they are and why I am drawn to them for me, and not for the businesses that stand to make money
still. I take great pleasure in their quieter ways. They live from my intermittent dips in self-esteem. I don’t want
their lives without watching for the likes, seeking external to write cheap words, but I think this is one of the most
validation. They live in a place where their mood will be fundamental quests we all face. And I think that maybe
less predicated on a stranger’s virtual round of applause. the key to all this is asking: whose approval is it that you’re
Whether your battle with external approval is being seeking? What is this approval? Is it true admiration, is it
fought on the grid or off, no one is ever going to achieve care, is it love? Is it liking, as you used to know it? I think
a zen-like state of never caring what a single other person that is at least one thing I have come to understand. Maybe
thinks of them. Such a position is hardly desirable because, I will always be drawn back to the surging thrill of curating
of course, there are people in your life whose opinion of a version of my life, and being applauded for it. Maybe. But
you truly matters – but that kind of opinion has little to do if I know in my own, real heart whose opinions of me truly
with the over-valuation of external approval from unworthy matter, that will finally be the gateway to my liberation.
observers. So I have been searching for a change to the way Medusa by Jessie Burton is out now
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RISE UP... Sheila Atim

The stage veteran is taking
Hollywood by storm in Halle Berry’s
directorial debut Bruised – Becky ’DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HIP-HOP
Burgum finds that the gloves are off tunes Halle Berry’s name pops up in?’
I didn’t, but Google tells me it’s close
to 1,000. ‘She’s an icon, but she’s also a
Photography by Jenny Brough
person,’ says Olivier-winning Sheila Atim,
star of Berry’s directorial debut Bruised.
‘There’s no ego, she’s a talented, lovely and
generous creative.’ Atim talks proudly about the film, which follows mixed martial arts
fighter Jackie Justice, played by Berry, who seeks redemption in and out of the ring.
‘There’s that gender weirdness that we, subconsciously or otherwise, assign
to what it means for a woman to fight another woman in this way,’ she says.
‘This project really opened my eyes. It’s not just a film about women fighting,
it’s also Jackie’s story, which is very much to do with womanhood and motherhood.’
Be prepared to wince, though: the brutal fight scenes are not for the faint-hearted.
‘Did you know Halle broke two ribs on the first day of filming?’
Known for her spellbinding theatre performances, her role in Bruised, as
Jackie’s trainer Buddhakan, is the 30-year-old actor’s first big Hollywood moment
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following a recent step onto screens in shows The Irregulars
and The Underground Railroad. ‘This film felt like the moment
I knew I was doing something right, because the company LAPOSTOLLE RESIDENCE,
I’m keeping is company I respect.’ SANTA CRUZ, CHILE
THIS HILLTOP WINERY
Born in Uganda and raised in Rainham by a single, NHS- AND HOTEL SERVES
worker mother, Atim originally wanted to be a doctor. The PANORAMIC VIEWS OF
sciences were her passion; acting and singing her hobbies. COLCHAGUA VALLEY,
THE UNDERTHE RADAR
‘I did every school show, but the idea of being an actor was RED WINE HAVEN
hilarious to me,’ she says. Not getting into medical school led KNOWN FOR ITS FULL
Atim to study biomedical science at King’s College London. BODIED CARMÉNÈRE.
During her time at King’s, she took singing classes at the

weekend, which led to drama classes, which then led to her
acting debut in The Lightning
Child (a play she co-wrote) at
“Awards Shakespeare’s Globe – no drama

school required. ‘I realised that
MEAN not all passions are careers,
I’ll always love science, but I’m
everything and
L’AND VINEYARDS,
an artist,’ she says. ALENTEJO, PORTUGAL
NEAR THE WORLD HERITAGE
nothing” Next came her notable

performances in Les Blancs and
CITY OF ÉVORA, THIS WINERY
HAS MICHELIN-STARRED FOOD
an all-female The Tempest, but it was AND SUITES WHERE YOU CAN
SLEEP UNDER THE STARS.
her role in the original run of 2017
Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country that put her
on the map – and a Laurence Olivier Award on her shelf.
‘I don’t place much value on awards, I like to treat them as a
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celebration of one moment,’ she says . ‘They mean everything
and nothing.’
Tipples to titillate
Then it was Othello at the Globe, and in 2019 she became IT’S THE SEASON OF MISTLETOE AND
the first Ugandan awarded an MBE. ‘There’s a complexity WINE, SO HEAD TO ONE OF THESE
in accepting an MBE as a Uganda-born, Black British woman,
INCREDIBLE VINEYARDS IMMEDIATELY
but I will always be proud,’ says Atim. ‘When you are facing an
PHOTOGRAPHY: MATT WILSON, @RONTINI

industry with issues in representation, receiving that honour is ROCCA DI FRASSINELLO,
significant. The visibility awards can generate is important to GAVORRANO, ITALY
make sure that these systems hold up a mirror to our societies.’ YOU’LL FIND ALL THE
CULT FAVOURITE
The year of 2019 continued to be one of Atim’s biggest. REDS AT THIS TUSCAN
She debuted her first play as a sole author with Anguis at the VINEYARD. JUST HALF
Edinburgh Fringe, contributed to other plays as a composer AN HOUR FROM THE
COAST, IT WAS
(she plays piano, bass, violin and drums, naturally), bagged DESIGNED BY THE
the role in Bruised and wrapped filming on lauded miniseries SHARD’S ARCHITECT,
The Underground Railroad, directed by Moonlight’s Barry RENZO PIANO.
Jenkins. ‘During filming, Barry regularly shouted out to me,
“Sheila, I appreciate you”’, she says. ‘That told me everything
I needed to know about him. His creative and emotional
generosity is extraordinary.’
Atim plans to continue to act, sing and model – she
was the face of Bottega Veneta’s SS21 campaign – but, TILLINGHAM, UK
most importantly, write and direct. ‘I love to step outside FORGET ABOUT LEAVING
of things, but I want to keep trying everything. Each THE COUNTRY, THESE
ARTISANS ARE PAVING
medium feeds my hunger to do another.’ Themes of belonging THE WAY FOR A NEW
– think Get Out and Parasite – interest her the most; she says WAVE OF WINES GROWN
she is drawn to any story that is ‘crazy’ and stretches the ON HOME SOIL. GET
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imagination, but still feels accessible. ‘We’re living in such AT ITS SLICK, MODERN
unprecedented times that the threshold for what is mad has ESTATE IN EAST SUSSEX.
now completely changed,’ she says. ‘People are ready to see
some stuff that challenges them, and that’s what I’m going to
do.’ Sheila’s immediate projects are all hush-hush: ‘But, trust
me, they’re cool,’ she reveals. ‘Watch this space.’
Bruised is on Netflix from 24 November
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A ROYAL MAKEOVER
LEFT: KRISTEN STEWART
TAKES ON THE ROLE OF
THE TROUBLED LADY
DIANA IN PABLO
LARRAÍN’S SPENCER
TRENDING...
Family Feuds
TOXIC RELATIVES AND LONG-STANDING GRUDGES
MEANDRAMATIC FIREWORKS. GRAB THE POPCORN...
Fighting with your family is what the festive season is all

about, right? Filmmakers certainly think so. On the big
screen, Spencer, directed by Jackie’s Pablo Larraín, depicts one
of the most stressful Christmas gatherings imaginable. SUN, SEA AND OBSESSION
RIGHT: THE LOST
Kristen Stewart plays Lady Di making her decision to leave DAUGHTER SEES OLIVIA
Prince Charles while holidaying in Sandringham House with COLMAN BECOME
the Royal family. Whilst House of Gucci (26 Nov) brings the INFATUATED WITH
A MOTHER AND
Lady Gaga screen comeback we’ve been waiting for. In Ridley DAUGHTER WHILE
Scott’s Nineties-set biopic she plays Italian socialite Patrizia HOLIDAYING IN ITALY
Reggiani, accused of killing her husband, Gucci heir Maurizio
Gucci, played by Marriage Story’s Adam Driver. It’s worth DRESSED TO KILL
seeing for Driver’s knitwear collection alone. Finally, based on LEFT: LADY GAGA
the novel by Elena Ferrante, Oscar-nominated actor Maggie ALONGSIDE ADAM
DRIVER IN RIDLEY
Gyllenhaal makes a soaring directorial debut with sun-soaked SCOTT’S HOUSE OF GUCCI,
The Lost Daughter (7 Jan). Olivia Colman plays college WHICH CHRONICLES
professor Leda who becomes obsessed with a mother and THE FAMOUS
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daughter she spots on the beach while holidaying in Italy.
Co-starring Fifty Shades of Grey’s Dakota Johnson, Normal
People’s Paul Mescal and Wild Rose’s Jessie Buckley, it’s a cast
we can’t argue with.
WORDS: BECKY BURGUM. PHOTOGRAPHY: RODRIGO CORRAL, FABIO

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some of the world’s greatest
crafters. For a century,
designers, stone-setters, mounters, pearl stringers
and polishers have all worked side by side in the
English Art Works (EAW) to create and personalise
incredible one-off pieces of jewellery for the most
distinguished clients. ‘It is a great honour to be
celebrating 100 years of this historic and unique
workshop on Bond Street,’ says Laurent Feniou,
managing director of Cartier. ‘Cartier London’s
EL IN THE CROWN continued support of local craftsmanship comes to
ICONIC BRAND’S life in the English Art Works. The essence of the
SHOWSTOPPERS
HAVE STOOD THE different generations of craftsmen resonates
TEST OF TIME throughout the building.’
CRAFT in motion
A GLIMPSE INTO THE 1OO YEARS OF CARTIER’S ‘CREATIVE COLLECTION’
BOTH © CARTIER; VINCENT WULVERYCK, NILS HERRMANN
PHOTOGRAPHY: HANNAH HARLEY YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY;
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THE PIECE... It is the name known among the world’s

luxury lovers: Brunello Cucinelli (or just
Crockery to covet plain old Brunello for the truly initiated).

An Italian fashion brand whose stock in
trade is restrained chic; its colour palette
BRING A TOUCH OF LUXURY TO THE TABLE WITH BRUNELLO barely swaying outside the greige
CUCINELLI’S REFINED COLLECTION OF HOMEWARE, spectrum. Brunello is the clothing
label of choice for billionaires, the entire
FEATURING ITS TRADEMARK UNDERSTATED HUES cast of Succession, and those who fancy
padding around their superyacht while
looking elegantly undone. For those
of us not yet in the Brunello cashmere coat league however,
there is a way to work a little of its Italian magic into your life.
The brand has expanded its homeware collection of
cushions, glasses and, most notably, ceramics. Crafted in
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technique, these are the gold-standard: artfully uneven (and
thus unique), all in Brunello’s trademark crème caramel
and clotted cream colourway. The textured effect is created
by a process called ‘engobing’, where the surface of the ceramic
is hand-decorated using colours taken from a mix of clay and
natural oxides. Choose from cups, trinket bowls, plates which
double as delightful jewellery trays, as well as a range of bowls
and tumblers. After all, who doesn’t deserve a little billionaire
style in their home?
Ceramics from £150 from matchesfashion.com
and brunellocucinelli.com
Jumper, £450, Roll-neck, £280,

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to Mentoring Matters – a scheme that connects fashion
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ago, and now grading 20,000kg a week of And accepted he has been, with his
WORDS; DAISY MURRAY. PHOTOGRAPHY: COLIN WRIGHT, TYLER
vintage and reworked clothing to be sold workshop creating bespoke embroidery

on its own website and physical shop for Dior. But he has stayed true to his
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consumers with great products. It is down investing in new technology, and aiming
to the designers, brands and retailers to make to be socially responsible though our
the change – consumers will then follow.’ education programme.’
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Elle STYLE
style
WHAT TO WEAR & HOW TO WEAR IT
MIGHTY minis
IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE BIG TO PACK A PUNCH – THESE ARE THE
ACCESSORIES THAT GIVE A LOT OF BANG FOR THEIR BUCK
Dress, £2,550, and bag, £930, both FENDI.
Sunglasses, £735, LINDA FARROW X SARA SHAKEEL
Photography
LARA
ANGELIL
Styling
GEORGIA
MEDLEY
89
Shirt, £750, skirt, £2,400,
loafers, £1,200, and bag,
£2,200, all PRADA
GLISTEN up
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SPARKLE CAN
TAKE A CASUAL LOOK FROM DAY TO NIGHT
90
Elle STYLE
FINISHING touch
DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY SAY DIAMONDS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND?
BECAUSE THEY MAKE YOU FEEL INCREDIBLE – NO MATTER WHAT YOU’RE WEARING
Dress, £1,900,
and earrings,
£390, both
MIU MIU
91
Elle STYLE
BAGS of style
GET A HANDLE ON THE SEASON’S HOTTEST TRENDS
AND REACH FOR SOMETHING FUN YET FUNCTIONAL
Cardigan, £1,200,
bralette, £1,800,
bag, £5,300, and
earrings, price
on request, all
LOUIS VUITTON
Dress, £3,100, and boots, £975, both
DOLCE & GABBANA
HAIR: Moe Mukai. MAKE-UP:

Min Sandhu at Carol Hayes Management
using Urban Decay Cosmetics and
Disco Dust London. NAILS: Michelle
Class at LMC Worldwide.
MODEL: Tobi Oloko at Wilhelmina.
FASHION ASSISTANT: Lois Adeoshun
RE-BOOT your look

STEP AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL FOOTWEAR AND
STAND TALL IN A PAIR OF ATTENTION-GRABBING HEELS
93
Elle GIFT GUIDE
Photography
PAUL ZAK
Edited by
GRACE
CLARKE
Vibrator, £35,
CHRISTOPHER
KANE
THE ULTIMATE gift guide

STYLING: GEORGIA MEDLEY
Wrap up 2021with our eight-page

selection of the perfect presents
95
Elle GIFT GUIDE
Earrings, £85
VIVIENNE WESTWWOOD Double
candle
Vase, £275, holder,
Top, £210, ISABEL TOM DIXON £495,
Sunglasses, £170, MOORE AT BROWNS GEORG
MICHAEL KORS AT ANNIE’S IBIZA JENSEN
Ring, £160, Skirt, £660,

MONICA DAVID KOMA
VINADER
Bangle, £625,
£625,
Eyeshadow in 045 Gris GEORG JEN NSEN
Dior, £27.50, Dior Candle, £140,
C
DIPTYQUE
SHINE on
Watch, £9,250, CHANELL
BRING somecheer TO THE END OF A TOUGH

H
YEAR WITH THESE metallicgifts
Brush Card holder, £195,

£
cleanser, BALLENCIAGA AT SSENSE
£18, DIOR Chain bracelet,
AT HARVEY £70, PANDORA
NICHOLS
Trousers, £1,529,
BALMAIN
Earrings, £4,330, Watch,, £1,830,

Ashtray,
MESSIKA Eye cream, £160, LONGINES
£650,
DR BARBARA STURM CELINE
Colour Stick in Sick Boots, £950,

Pink, £26, BYREDO ISABEL
MARANT
Earrings,
£375, BALENCIAGA
AT SSENSE
Sunglasses,
£420, LOUIS
VUITTON
Candle
holder,
£365,
Cushion, £42,
VERSACE
RITA ORA AT AMARA
Eyeliner in Blacquer, £17,

MARC JACOBS BEAUTY
Bag, £1,300, PRADA
Soleil Neige EDP,
£178, TOM FORD Trainers, £860, DIOR
Elle GIFT GUIDE
Lipstick in Flesh Fatale, £18,
PAT MCGRATH LABS Skirt, £735, DRIES
VAN NOTEN AT
MYTHERESA
Bag, £1,650,
DOLCE & GABBANA
Liquid Nail polish in

eyeshadow in Bouton d’Or,
Topaz Flash, £22.50, DIOR
£17.50, MARC
JACOBS
BEAUTY
Kimono,
£4,685, ETRO
Eyeshadow palette in Highlighter in Black dress,

Climax, £45, NARS How Many Carats?! £1,475,
£31, FENTY BEAUTY ALBERTA
FERRETTI
Platform shoes,
£2,600, Headphones
HARRIS REED bag, £180,
Eyeshadow in EMPORIO
Silver top, £715, Ho Ho Hocus, ARMANI
ISABEL MARANT £17.50, MAC
Silver bag, £1,920,

JIL SANDER
Black Opium Extreme

Shoes, £890,
EDP, £86, YSL
CHANEL
DISCO delights Flower top,

£3,015, MAGDA BUTRYM
Cup, £765,
VERSACE LET THE sparklelovers AND dancing queens
dazzle THIS PARTY SEASON
Sunglasses,
£435, CUTLER Boots, £995,
AND GROSS MANOLO
Baubles, £32,
AMARA
Eyeshadow in Champagne,
£21, BOBBI BROWN
Bag, £590, Bag, £1,950, PRADA

PACO RABANNE
Lipstick case, Shoes, £465
£32, GUERLAIN GEBEDE AT KOIBIRD
97
Elle GIFT GUIDE Cushion,
Blanche £29, MADE
EDP,
Jumper, £1,300, PRADA £118, Bag, £1,200, CELINE
Candle, BYREDO
£225,
GEORG
JENSEN
Candle,
£78,
JONATHAN
ADLER
DRESS,
£11,100,
Salt and Louis
pepper Vuitton
shakers, £65,
ANISSA
Vase, £48, SERAX KERMICHE
AT AMARA Hand soap,
£50,
LOEWE
Sunglasses,
Candle, £220,
£130 GUESS
MARLOE MARLOE Baubles, £90,
CHRISTOPHER KANE
Bracelet, £295,
GIOVANNI RASPINI
MONOCHROME magic
SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED TO make your Candle, £85,
mark IS a black-and-white STATEMENT PIECE

Bag, £895, ANYA CIRE TRUDON
HINDMARCH
Shoes, Jacket, £4,150,

Bag, £3,160, CHANEL £660, DIOR LOUIS VUITTON
Hat, £890,
DIOR
Mug, £44,
RALPH
Vase, £460 LYDIA LAUREN
HARDWICK AT AT AMARA
COUVERTURE & THE
Cushion, £178, GARBSTORE
JONATHAN ADLER
PHOTOGRAPHY: PIXELATE
Texture spray, £45,

ORIBE AT SPACE NK
Ring, £290, CHLOÉ
Ombré Leather EDP, Cutlery, £79, MADE
Loafers, £690, CELINE
£102, TOM FORD
Elle GIFT GUIDE
Ring, £2,270, 201 EDP, £74,
Serum, BON PARFUMEUR
BOOCHIER Earrings,
£365,
£110, NINA
SISLEY
KASTENS
Jumper, £325,
Candle, LONGCHAMP
£185,
Watch,
1882 LTD AT
£23,900,
LIBERTY
BVLGARI
Socks, £130,
BALENCIAGA
Lipstick in Bambou,
Scarf, £150, £44, TOM FORD
LOEWE
Moisturiser,
£108, CHANEL
Glasses, £70,
TOM DIXON
NEUTRAL gear
Considered and elegant, THESE
OFFERINGS ARE more than enough TO PLEASE Earrings, £129,
THOMAS SABO
Earrings,
£658, NINA
Bag, £2,250, DIOR RUNSDORF
Jumper, £415,
MAX MARA AT
MATCHES
Robe, £1,300,
HERNO
Bowl, £60, RAAWI
AT BROWNS
Vase, £140,
JAMIE
GAUNT AT
COUVERTURE
Vase, £135, & THE
WA GREEN GARBSTORE
Sandals, £320,
Candles, £15 each, BIRKENSTOCK
VIISIIONS AT KOIBIRD X JIL SANDER
Hat, £130, TOTEME
Candle, £75,
IIUVO AT
BROWNS
Boots, Watch, £3,600,
Book, £80, BREITLING
£170,
ASSOULINE
GEOX
Slippers, £55,
DUNE
Bag, £1,410,
SAINT LAURENT
Hot-water bottle,
AT MYTHERESA
£115, JOHNSTONS
OF ELGIN
Soap, £40,
LOEWE
Ring, £1,290,
PANDORA Slippers, £65, FITFLOP
99
Elle GIFT GUIDE Watch, £3,500,
TUDOR
Lipstick in Passione, £32.50, Towel, £185,
GIORGIO ARMANI BEAUTY MCQUEEN AT BROWNS
Condoms, £5 each,
SAINT LAURENT
Dress, £1,350,
SAINT LAURENT
Earrings, £7,400,
DIOR JOAILLERIE
Hairpin, £575,
CHANEL
Scent diffuser, £165,
DARK romance
Oud Éclat EDP,
£160, MILLER HARRIS CIRE TRUDON
WOW-FACTOR PRESENTS Phone case,

FOR he vver IN YOUR LIFE £650,
LOUIS
VUITTON
Belt, £410,
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO
Candle,
£75,
Jacket, Ring, £1,675,
m£8,800,
S msu s it, £550,, CELINE
GIORGIO TIFFANY & CO
L
LOU S ARMANI
T
TT
Bag, £1,900,
DOLCE & GABBANA
Highlighter
in Poudre Eyeshadow palette
D’orfèvre in Body Heat, £68,
£75, TOM FORD
HERMÈS
Forks, £25,
The Scent WA GREEN
Absolute Shoes, £950,
EDP, £76, PRADA
HUGO BOSS
Harper’s Bazaar
subscription,
Serums, £54, £34.99 PER YEAR
ALGENIST AT
SPACE NK
Lipstick in
Skirt, £1,670, French
VERSACE AT Touch,
MATCHES
MATCHESFASHION £27.50,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIXELATE
LANCÔME
Vase, £35,
POLS POTTEN AT
A
BROWNS
Cushion, £575,
GUCCI AT MATCHESFASHION
White gold, pearl and diamond
earring, £9,710, TASAKI

Elle GIFT GUIDE
Sunglasses,
£250, CELINE Soap,
£26,
Roll-neck SISLEY
Ring,
jumper,
£57.99, LA
Hairslide, £204.90,
MANSO
£360, FENDI ALPHA TAURI
Bag, £1,290,
BALENCIAGA AT SSENSE Candle, £45,
Jug, £230,
HAY AT
STICKY
BROWNS ELLE GLASS AT
subscription, LIBERTY
£37.99 PER
YEAR
Necklace, Hairdryer
Night oil, £85, SUNDAY
£1,405, CHANEL bag, £570,
RILEY AT LIBERTY
MOSCHINO
Diffuser, £95,
Eyeshadow palette in ETRO AT HARVEY
Glimmering Star, £45, LANCÔME N OLS
NICHOLS
Pursee, £180,
Salt and pepper VIVIEENNE WESTWOOD
mills (set of two),
£66, LE CREUSET Twist
2,410
Watch, £2 0,
candles, £25, Book, £2,000,
CARTIIER
LEX POTT TASCHEN
Tie-dye AirPods
AT MADE
case, £795, FENDI
Earrings,
£9,000,
BVLGARI
Shoes, £930,
Cardholder,
IN FULL colour
VERSACE
£495, LOEWE
ALL THINGS bright AND

Face cream, £77, beautifulguarantee FESTIVE GOOD CHEER Lipstick
DR DENNIS GROSS
in Rose
Magenta,
£62,
HERMÈS
Headphones, £299.95
BEATS BY DRE
Body with feathers, £8,740, Ring, £60, LA

SAINT LAURENT MANSO AT
CD rug, £270, SELFRIDGES
CURVES BY
SEAN BROWN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIXELATE
Bag, £1,750,
DOLCE & GABBANA
Earrings, £187,
SUNNEI Perfect Intense EDP,
£105, MARC JACOBS
101
Marble
Elle GIFT GUIDE candle, £165,
TOM DIXON Yoga mat, £325,
LOEWE
Blanket, £980, ERDEM
Vase, £315,
HELLE MARDAHL
AT LIBERTY
Jumper, £690,
MARNI AT Charm
MATCHESFASHION necklace,
£8,590,
DIOR
JOAILLERIE
Puzzle, £30, SLOWDOWN
STUDIO AT COUVERTURE
AND THE GARBSTORE
Flora
Gorgeous
Gardenia
EDP, Fluffy mirror,
£105, £130, HOUSE OF J
GUCCI AT KOIBIRD Plate, £42,
CASACARTA
Eyeshadow palette AT LIBERTY
in Sciomancer, £56,
Jumper, £250, BYREDO
PROENZA Trainers, £745, LORO
SCHOULER AT PIANA AT MYTHERESA
MYTHERESA
Necklace, £1,180, Candles, £27, MADE

JIL SANDER
Le Passant EDP, £165,

ARTS AND crafts Cleansing oil, £24,
ORMAIE PARIS
BOHEMIAN PICKS FOR CREATIVE BIOSSANCE
TYPES offer the gift OF INSPIRATION
Candle, £60,
DIPTYQUE
Glasses,
from £180
AT ALEX
EAGLE
Pencils, £15, CAVE THINGS
Bracelet, price on
request, CARTIER
Vase, £130,
HAY AT BROWNS
Bag, £5,600, FENDI Glass bottles, £265,

POLS POTTEN AT AMARA
Candle, £72,
ACQUA DI PARMA

Salt and pepper shakers,
Elle GIFT GUIDE
£30, QUAIL AT LIBERTY
Candle Earrings,,
Hat, £210,
£135, £4,625,
RUSLAN BAGINSKIY
L’OBJET TIFFANY & C CO
Lipstick in Detox, £25,

MARC JACOBS BEAUTY
Bauubles,
£5.9 h
LIBERTY
Belt, £305, SAINT
LAURENT AT MYTHERESA
Scarf, Book, £150,

£450, DIO
OR ASSOULINE
ANIMAL attraction
GIVE A WALK ON THE wild
side WITH THESE purr-fect IDEAS Dress,
£2,125,
PRADA AT
MYTHERESA
Boots,
£1,350,
Scarf, £320, DIOR
SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO
Leopard bag,
£1,750, CELINE
Ring, from Candle,

£180, £175, STORIES
BUCHERER OF ITALY AT Face palette in
Lip tint in Amour, £32, AMARA Universe Unlocked,
VICTORIA BECKHAM BEAUTY £79, HOURGLASS
Lipstick
cap in
Candle, £60,
Animalier,
DS & DURGA
£12, Boot, £130,
DOLCE & VAGABOND
GABBANA
Socks, £9.50,
OLIVER BONAS
Creams
Cr , £40
£40, ORTIGIA
OR
R
Candle,
C £205,
BAOBAB
Giraffe tablecloth,
£130, LIBERTY
Roll-neck jumper,
Bag, £1,750,
£125, MARC CAIN
Waatch, £6,750, DIOR DOLCE
& GABBANA
103
EXCESS ALL
AREAS
Show-stopping
sparkle is the
only way to
finish your
look this
party season.
Give us more,
more, more...
Photography
ED
BARRETT-
BOURMIER
Styling
GEORGIA
MEDLEY
Elle STYLE
THIS PAGE Rings, from top:

diamond, price on request,
CHANEL. Yellow gold and
pearl, £2,230, TASAKI
ATELIER. Diamond, price on
request, CHANEL. Diamond
and pearl double ring, price
on request, TASAKI ATELIER.
Yellow gold and diamond
bracelet, price on request,
and dress, £5,575, both
CHANEL. Gloves, £68,
MISCREANTS. OPPOSITE
White gold and diamond
bracelet, price on request,
and rings, from top: white
gold and diamond, price on
request, white gold and
diamond flower, price on
request, and diamond,
black lacquer and emerald,
price on request, all
CARTIER. Shoes, £595,
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN.
Tights, £32, WOLFORD
105
Elle STYLE
Rings, from top:

diamond, £11,300,
and white gold,
diamond and emerald,
price on request, both
BUCHERER FINE
JEWELLERY. Gold,
platinum, emerald and
pearl and white and
yellow gold, diamond
and white pearl with
garnet, both price on
request, DIOR
JOALLIERIE. Rose gold
and yellow diamond,
price on request,
BUCHERER FINE
JEWELLERY. Dress,
price on request, DIOR

Bracelets, from top:
Yellow gold and
diamond, price on
request, and yellow gold,
£5,925, both TIFFANY
& CO. Yellow gold and
diamond ring, £4,800,
yellow gold and diamond
earrings, £4,625, and
yellow gold and diamond
necklace (in hand),
£3,255, all TIFFANY AND
CO. Shirt, £360,
EMPORIO ARMANI
107
Rings, from top:
White gold with blue
sapphire and
diamonds, rubellite
with pink sapphires,
and white gold with
onyx and diamonds,
all price on request,
and bracelets, from
top: white gold,
diamond and emerald,
and white and yellow
18k gold with
diamonds, both price
on request, all
BVLGARI. Jacket,
£2,100, FENDI
108
Elle STYLE
Earrings, £225,
Ruby ring, Gold and crystal
COMPLETEDWORKS
£2,506, SHAY earrings, £300, OSCAR
at NET-A-PORTER
at DOVER DE LA RENTA at
STREET MARKET NET-A-PORTER
Emeraldld and yeellow

ellow
w
gold eaarrings,
£2,9500, VASHI
Bracelet, £198,
THOMAS SABO
Emerald and
diamond earrings,
£1,080
,080, MA
MATEO
ATEO Ring, £305,
TIMELESS
Earrings, £385, PEARLY
ALESSANDRA
RICH at
NET-A-PORTER
BRIGHT AND
beautiful
FROM DIAMONDS TO EMERALDS AND RUBIES, THESE
JEWELS ARE NEVER LESS THAN DAZZLING
Necklace,
£58, BUTLER
& WILSON
Emerald and
yellow gold
earrings,
£2,215,
EDEN Earrings, £465,
Earrings, £575,
PRESLEY AMINA MUADDI
ROGER VIVIER
at NET-A-PORTER
Necklace, £750,
SWAROVSKI
Ring, £100,
PANDORA
Earrings, £550,
BALENCIAGA at
MATCHESFASHION O Necklace, £155,
SUSAN CAPLAN Yellow gold,
diamond and
enamel
Earrings, £280, earrings,
Ring, £89, SO-LE STUDIO £1,190,
THOMAS SABO YVONNE LEON
109
Elle STYLE
Diamond, yellow
diamond and emerald
Yellow gold and bangle, price on request,
white diamond bangle, DIOR JOAILLERIE
£11,500, BOODLES
Rose gold and

diamond
bangle, Diamond earrings,
price on price on request,
Diamond
request, CHANEL
and rubellite
CARTIER
earrings,
£11,700,
BVLGARI
Yellow gold,
Pearl and diamond diamond and
earrings, price on malachite earring,
request, TASAKI price on request,
MESSIKA BY
Rose gold, diamond KATE MOSS
and malachite rings,
from £4,150 each,
THE FINISHING ROBERTO COIN Gold and diamond

chain, price on
touches
CHANNEL THE SEASON OF SPARKLE
request, FOPE
WITH TIMELESS PIECES
Pearl and
diamond
ring, £8,700,
MIKIMOTO
HAIR AND MAKE-UP: MARLÉNE ANDERSSON. NAILS: MICHELLE CLASS AT LMC

WORLDWIDE. SET DESIGN: PHOEBE SHAKESPEARE. MODEL: ELLA ECKERSLEY
Diamond and rose
gold bracelet, Rose gold and diamond
price on request, bracelet, price on Rose gold and
DE BEERS request, TIFFANY & CO diamond ring,
£6,500,
CHANEL FINE
AT STORM. FASHION ASSISTANT: GRACE CLARKE
JEWELLERY
Silver, gold and

diamond ring, £9,200,
TIFFANY & CO.
Gold and
diamond bracelet,
£2,290, GUCCI
Ruby and diamond
earrings, price
on request,
DAVID MORRIS

Pearl bracelet, £198, THOMAS SABO. Rings
from left: multicoloured, £149, THOMAS SABO.
Gold, £1,600, GEORG JENSEN. Pearl, £170,
and necklace (on bag), £225, both GIOVANNI
RASPINI. Gold hoop earrings, £5,600, GEORG
JENSEN. Green earrings, £198, THOMAS
SABO. Dress, price on request, SAINT LAURENT
BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. Bag, £840,
GIORGIO ARMANI
111
E L L E F U T U R E
THE
PIONEER
AUDI’S SKYSPHERE CONCEPT SHOWS US HOW MODERN
JOURNEYS WILL BE REDEFINED AND ENHANCED
A D V E R T I S E M E N T F E A T U R E
Some words have gained new meaning in the

21st century (‘tweet’, ‘feed’, ‘viral’ et al), but the
dictionary definition of the car hasn’t changed
at all over the past 100 years. It’s still ‘a multi-
track motor vehicle used for the transport of
persons or freight’. And if you ask young children
to draw a car, nine out of 10 times they’ll draw
a small box above another small box, two circles
at the front and two at the back, and it’s
universally recognisable. The basic question,
‘What is a car?’ is only simple at first glance,
though. Consider it again in the current time
of speedy technological advancements and
you’ll realise that what the dictionary tells
you is incredibly oversimplified.
One thing is clear; in a time of automated
driving, electric cars that can be charged by
lamp posts, and a growing consciousness about
our need to protect the planet, our current
understanding of what a car is is in dire need
of a makeover.
Audi is very conscious about this need for
change. Audi wants to create the world of
tomorrow – but tomorrow is too late. Through
revolutionary tech, passionate creativity, an
awareness of eco responsibility and thought-
provoking innovations, Audi wants to bring
the future of mobility to us today.
Ambitious? Almost unbelievably so. Can
it actually exist? Excitingly, yes. The Audi
skysphere concept – an impressive car with an
electric motor, luxurious interior and a fully
digital ecosystem – is a sci-fi dream that’s being
brought to life. Henrik Wenders, Head of
Brand at Audi and part of the team making
WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING this futuristic vision a reality, even goes as far
PROVIDING FREEDOM TO TAKE as to no longer call it a car. He prefers the term
ADVANTAGE OF THE VEHICLE’S
CLEVER TECH, THE SKYSPHERE ‘experience device’ and says, ‘In the future, it
ILLUSTRATES AUDI’S VISION won’t only be about the driving, it’ll be about
FOR LUXURY ELECTRIC CARS
the experience that the passengers and users
have on their journey.’
This is set to be a total change, not only concerning

navigating from A to B, but also with regards to our
understanding of luxury. The Audi skysphere concept
will mean we’ll have the freedom to choose to be driven
autonomously or to drive the car manually.
BELOW LEFT: FEATURING Both driving experiences are made possible thanks
A SEAMLESS DIGITAL to an innovation that sounds like something from
ECOSYSTEM, THE
INTERIOR HAS BEEN
a sci-fi film: Audi’s adaptive wheelbase, which lengthens
DESIGNED FOR or shortens the car by 25cm with the push of a button.
RELAXATION, See, it really is no longer just about the joy of driving;
CONNECTION AND
COMMUNICATION Audi wants the skysphere concept to be a first-class
entertainment room for relaxation, connection and
BELOW RIGHT: THE
VARIABLE WHEELBASE communication. The steering wheel and pedals can
OFFERS THE DRIVER TWO swivel completely and disappear out of sight to create
OPTIONS: SPORTS MODE
AND GRAND TOURING
space for the latest interior, inspired in many aspects
EXPERIENCE; THE LATTER by the art deco era, encompassing the luxe Audi
PROVIDING MAXIMUM is renowned for with a sleek combination of eucalyptus
LEG ROOM
wood and a synthetically produced leather surrogate.
E L L E F U T U R E
‘The autonomously driven car is more than just intelligent WITH THE ABILITY TO
SWITCH FROM A SPORTS
tech; it has the power to change everything’ CAR TO AN ELEGANT

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– is more than just intelligent tech; it has the power to ELECTRIC DESIGN IS
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from a driver’s perspective, offering an experience that
appeals to all the senses. This future freedom will be the
new luxury.
Wenders sees this as a complete overhaul of the
automotive industry, and one that he isn’t afraid of.
The Audi team has shown us what is possible with the
skysphere concept and Wenders is certainly convinced:
‘The future is full of possibilities. We just have to see it
as an opportunity.’
Find out more about the future of driving at progress.audi

Elle READS
HOW TO HOST A
STYLISH CHRISTMAS
(by the people who do)
Whether it’s an intimate soiree or
an outrageous holiday bash,
ELLE’s elegant friends share their
night-to-remember secrets
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CRAIG-MARTIN
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DECK THE HALLS
Presentation and detail make a good party great,
so here’s how to set the scene for an unforgettable feast
AMBIENCE WHERE TO GO TO
HAUTE
Charlotte Rey is the person
Elton John calls to design the space GET THE LOOK HOSTING
Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima
when he’s hosting a ball • London Silver Vaults on Jones are the women behind catering
Chancery Lane, for silverware. company Wild by Tart and have
• Laboratorio Paravicini for run dinner parties for everyone from
crockery and charger plates. Roksanda to Chanel
• Marta Ferri for placemats.
• Summerill & Bishop has ELEVATE ANY PARTY
beautiful tablecloths. • Use place cards from Papier for larger
• Lobmeyr for glassware. dinners, or try writing names on little
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for cake coverings. • Pink hypercium berries are a lovely
• Fortnum & Mason sells the alternative to red holly. Display them
prettiest candy canes. I place in little glass jars.
them in Astier de Villatte • Tie velvet ribbons around linen napkins.
bowls. Don’t forget to put some • Sit anyone shy or a little socially
low enough for young ones. awkward next to someone with great
energy and conversation. Dot your
most amazing wildcard friends around,
DO usually next to someone in need of
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Cactus by Objekti or have some old mid-level lights as possible and be their friends to settle them down.
family china – and then design round it. picky about amber-tinted lightbulbs. • Allow moving seats to naturally
Steer clear of LED or white versions happen by standing up and walking
2
Use candlesticks of different as they are a real mood-killer. around the table to a free seat, so it’s
heights along the table for a not too contrived.
warmer light. Start with a high DON’T
pair on each end, such as the Svenskt My pet hate is coffee tables placed
Tenn Bamboo candlesticks, then dot too low to put down your glass or to
the table with lower lights. reach for a canapé, so I think one
cannot have enough side or cocktail
3
Fruit and vegetables on the table tables where guests can put down
is sweet and convivial – break a their glasses comfortably. Portable
pomegranate apart and display tray tables are good for this too.
the pieces on a vintage majolica plate,
or place some pomander balls in a EXPERT TIP
Giacometti bowl from Jean Roger. I always try to plan a little surprise
during dinner as it adds an especially
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napkins, like the sashiko from be a personalised detail on the
Malaika, pulled through napkins (such as an embroidered
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plenty on 1stdibs and eBay) with a served under a cloche that is then
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FLORALS
Maurice Harris is Beyoncé’s
favourite florist and the sought-after
person for decorating fashion
shows and parties
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my absolute favourite – the fragrance,
the colour, the texture; I love it. If
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Laura Veciana is a Barcelona-based my advice is to keep it simple. Lay
art director known for her incredible a beautiful series of fragrant greens
use of props and food installations down the length of the table, then
in fashion films and commercials for add some blooms (white tulips or
brands from Zara to Loewe white narcissus on the bulb are good
FILMIC TABLESCAPES FESTIVE choices). A little trick is to take clusters

of ornaments and add them to the
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of plated food, as seen in Marie behind Jane Atelier, and her chic festive centrepiece.
Antoniette (2006) [above] or a theatrical creations are loved by the Duchess of When it comes to decorating
way of serving from The Cook, the Thief, Cambridge and Gwyneth Paltrow a tree in time for a party at your
His Wife and Her Lover (1989). home, I always work in sections.
I decorate my tree each year only with Whether that’s in four vertical
2
Present meals on platters in the extra-large clear-glass baubles and quadrants, or in thirds, from top
middle of the table, allowing the warm fairy lights. It’s simple but to bottom, to help create an overall
guests to serve themselves. Use dramatic. For the table, I add a long visual impact and to make the job
cakestands to emphasise certain dishes. trail of mini white poinsettia in wicker less overwhelming. And if you want
pots, intermixed with plenty of maximum impact with minimum
3
Napkins should be starchy vintage crystal vases and vessels. spend then using a lot of one thing
cotton, and big (50cm x 50cm) Long, thin pale cream beeswax is a visually arre ting and easy way
– it really makes the difference. candles bring it all together. to keep the cost .
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leaving the rest of the tableware.
• Don’t use your iPhone! Buy a cheap, disposable camera instead
It’s beautiful to see the evolution of
(it’s much cooler than thrusting a phone in someone’s face).
the table set-up as the evening goes by.
• Find out where everyone is smoking as it’s usually the heart of the party.
• The bathroom is also a good place to shoot. More props!
6
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8VHWKHÁDVK It helps create a feeling of glamour.
Our theme last Christmas was
• Invest in a sequin wall or curtain as it makes for a good background.
‘the sea’. I made oyster candles
by melting wax into clean oyster shells.
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LET’S EAT
After last Christmas, we deserve all the treats of
the season, say these fashionable foodies
IMPRESS ANY HOST
The magnum of vermouth from STATEMENT
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garnishing and mix up some vermouth trusted with creations for Madonna
and sodas. It’s a great ice-breaker. and Lady Gaga
Cake should always be centre stage

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Rosie Birkett is an award-winning so whenever you eat it, don’t wait until
chef whose residencies in London’s after dinner to bring it out: make sure
best restaurants are the hottest she’s the queen of the party from the
DRINK tickets in town start of the event.
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Top Cuvée, the restaurant and Every year I make a batch of dried where, by the time the cake comes
shop which kept London orange slices. They are so easy to do, out, everyone is too drunk to really
merry in lockdown and look so elegant hanging off the notice so I’d recommend earlier in the
tree. They’re also gorgeous on cakes, evening with a glass of Champagne, or
BEST RED FOR EVERYONE presents and in cocktails. Last year, as the dessert if its dinner (but make
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perfect. Delicious, very elegant, and slices in our stockings with ready- everyone saves room for a slice!).
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GLASSWARE
Helle Mardahl is the latest Dane to secure a place in our hearts
– and our cupboards. Sold at Matches, Liberty and Browns, her
handblown, candy-like glasses are made to capture attention
People’s enjoyment of food and drink starts with how it looks. Serve
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them in the freezer beforehand to make a great impression.

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THE MOOD
Your playlist, dress code and guests can make or break
a party. Here’s how to get it right
MUSIC PUT ON
As well as hosting their smash-hit A SHOW
podcast Two Twos, best friends Izzy Steven’s Bossy LDN club nights
Nana Duncan and Rose Frimpong are legendary in the fashion world
host much-loved club nights for the – just ask party-crowd regular, poet
Black-queer community and model Kai-Isaiah Jamal
If you want to ask the DJ to play a SCORE FREE DRINKS

GUES LIS request, make sure to Instagram-story If you’re hosting a big party with
Organiser of everything from Mark WKHGDQFHÁRRUDQG'-ZKLOHWDJJLQJ a performance element, it’s worth
Ronson’s 40th birthday to The them, to build up a rapport. Then slap creating a presentation about the event
Fashion Awards, Ivana Giachino them with your iPhone-note request. and reaching out to drink sponsors to
knows the importance of the Prepare for a stony-faced no, but it’s ask for support. Have a look at what
perfect invite list worth a try. For Christmas, it has to be the brand is working on and make sure
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I always think about personalities, who
can hold court and be funny, but also RESEARCH YOUR GUESTS
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who is a listener and can mediate the If you booked a band, DJ, or act for
conversations? For Christmas, I lean your party, there’s no point inviting
towards smaller dinners and groups of people who’ve shown no interest in
people, diverse in every sense, so you them. Tailor your guest list to your acts.
can really learn something new from
those who may not be part of your
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network. This can only be done if the A big sound system is key to a
nominated DJ and producer
guest list is really eclectic, fun and successful event. The sound has to
who’s a beloved fixture at all
(most importantly) engaging. Getting be clear and your small tinny speakers
the must-attend festivals
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party. I have been to events where I homemade Jamaican-style sound
TOP 10 FLOOR-FILLERS
don’t know anyone and this simply systems where big speakers are built
• Never Too Much –
does not work. You need to have 60% into stacked boxes. It’s always best to
Luther Vandross
of people knowing each other; 40% have them next to the DJ so they can
• Keep On Dancing – Kiki Gyan
new and interesting individuals. This hear what they’re mixing.
• I Don’t Want You Back
is my perfect recipe for the best guest
– Ramona Brooks
list: a touch of the known, a sprinkle of
• Cool (Jayda G Remix) –
new, and the rest is about good music,
Dua Lipa
fun and tequila!
• People Power – Billy Paul
• Forever Monna – Chez
MORE IS MORE Damier, Stacey Pullen
Over-invite. There is always going
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to be about 20% who drop out or
• Funky Sensation (Bobby
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Bobby Youngblood)
can make a party fun!
• I Feel For You – Chaka Khan
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FASHION Team
m ELLE are seasoned party guests – here are their fail-safe tips
for being invited back next year
Loved by Rihanna and
Adwoa Aboah, Conner VP no more than 24 hours do?’ Try, ‘How has the past
Ives is the designer whose afterr receiving an invitation. year been for you?’ for a more
upcycled clothes earned him a • Drink
D a glass of water open-ended discussion.
finalist spot for this year’s LVMH between every alcoholic • Make an effort in what you wear.
Prize. His AW21 collection brings beverage. • Arrive 11 minutes after the
us Big Glitter Energy • Do not cancel unless you allotted arrival time.
absolutely have to and then • Send a thank-you card in the post
Christmas is the perfect excuse for give ideally 36 hours’ the next day. Look at Studio
sequins. Personally, I’ll be turning up notice minimum. Sarah for beautiful notecards.
to parties serving full bauble in my • Alert your host to allergies and • Post-Covid, saying hello and
The Couture Girl dress. For a more dietary requirements. VPLOLQJLVVXIÀFLHQW²DYRLG
pared-down look, you might want to • Never turn up empty-handed. air-kissing, cheek-kissing or
start with sequins then throw in some • Say ‘Great to see you’ when handshakes as it’s impossible to
unexpected items like a T-shirt over introduced to someone, just gauge people’s comfort levels with
a ballgown skirt or a tank top with in case you’ve met before and social distancin y
tuxedo trousers – break the rules. And have forgotten. to be cautious.
if you’re hosting, remember: dress • Remember new people’s
codes should be fun, never stressful. I names.
always make them lively, with themes • Use the neutral pronoun
from Succession (plotting a dynastic ‘they’ if unsure.
takeover) to ‘Dress the way you did • Don’t ask ‘What do you
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The show MUST GO ON
On 16 March 2020, the National Theatre,
one of the country’s leading cultural
institutions, went dark. For months the people
who worked there fought to save their theatre
in the midst of a crisis. Miranda Bryant meets
the major players to discover how they found
their way back towards the light
Photography DAN WILTON
IT’S OPENING NIGHT AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE and London’s

South Bank is buzzing. For the first time since the start of the
pandemic, the theatre is to open a play at full capacity. As
the Thames flows by a few feet away, a throng of excited
ticket-holders stream past the Wednesday-night post-work
drinks, tentative first dates, running groups and skaters,
towards the concrete towers of Denys Lasdun’s beautiful
brutalist institution.
Soon, the NT balconies overlooking the river fill with
conversation as I take in the last of the evening sunshine
before being summoned to my seat in the Olivier Theatre.
And then, as the lights dim, everybody falls silent. For the
next few hours, the mostly masked audience sits spellbound
by the all-female cast of Paradise (Kae Tempest’s reworking
of Sophocles’ play Philoctetes). Sitting in the round, there’s an
instant feeling of intimacy. We spontaneously laugh together,
cheer and applaud. At the end, to a wild standing ovation,
Lesley Sharp, who plays the lead, mouths ‘Thank you’ as she
takes her solo bow. Tempest, who is in the audience, looks
elated. Later, Sharp tells me that to be back on stage feels,
‘Glorious… like we are within fingertip-touching distance
of the audience. That’s thrilling.’ TAKING THE LEAD,
To be in the audience for opening night is simultaneously LEFT TO RIGHT: THE
strange and exhilarating. Going to the theatre used to be NATIONAL’S EMILY BURNS,
LISA BURGER, RUFUS NORRIS,
something I did regularly. But this is my first time seeing FISAYO AKINADE AND
a play since February 2020 when, unbelievably now, I saw EMMA KEITH
the Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird in Madison

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Square Garden alongside an audience of 18,000 New York
schoolchildren. At the height of the pandemic, pre-vaccine,
the idea of sitting in an auditorium with hundreds of strangers
was so out of the question that I didn’t really think to miss it.
But now, I’m surprised by how joyful and moving it is to share
a live experience with so many others again. To be taken
outside of myself by art, by a play asking vital questions about
community, resilience and power. To hear other people
breathe, gasp, react along with me. Everything feels so
heightened and I realise how much was almost lost.
Because, for the majority of the time between March 2020
and June 2021, the National Theatre was, along with more
than 1,100 other UK theatres, in its physical form at least,
rendered almost completely lifeless by the pandemic. It
marked the longest period of the theatre’s 58-year history that
it was shuttered and the closest to the brink of disaster it has
ever been. For much of that time, it wasn’t certain that the
theatre would come back.
In her office, her opening-night dress hanging in the
corner, Lisa Burger, the NT’s executive director and joint chief
executive, says in the spring of 2020 she regularly walked past
the empty theatre and would look mournfully into its dark
windows. It was, she tells me, ‘incredibly emotional’.
‘In April and May of 2020 we had beautiful weather, so
walking along a South Bank that was so deserted and with the
building looking beautiful but without any people, was just so
utterly bizarre,’ she says. Although one of the building’s towers
remained lit and every Thursday it went blue in support of the
NHS, ‘It was just so awful and surreal,’ she says, sadly. ‘This
idea that you’re closing the whole building. A building that
never closes.’
The theatre, which in normal times puts on around 20
UNITED FRONT
productions a year across its three stages (the Olivier, the RUFUS NORRIS AND
Lyttleton and the Dorfman), was at an all-time high when LISA BURGER
the pandemic hit. Employing 1,200 staff and around 2,000
“It was awful and surreal, the National echoes through

every part of our shared
this idea that you’re closing cultural life, via the actors,

directors, writers and
a building which never closes”

designers who started their
careers or caught a lucky
break in the building, to
the guidance and advocacy
freelancers, it was also staging productions in New York, for the arts it provides, to the money it generates for theatre
Sydney and the West End. both here and abroad. In New York, where I lived for five
But the NT has a unique quality that goes beyond its years, many of the most talked about plays transferred from
output. Actors say to work there is to feel the legacy of some of the National. I’ve seen its transatlantic power. After coming
the most important performances in history – Amadeus starring off stage for the Broadway premiere of the NT production of
Paul Scofield directed by Peter Hall in 1979, Tony Kushner’s Network, its star Bryan Cranston told me the National is the
Angels in America, first in 1992 and again in 2017. In recent ‘perfect place to perform’, praising the way they ‘embrace
years, everyone from Olivia Colman to Michaela Coel, Helen creative endeavour’. Even the building, soaring concrete
Mirren, Andrew Garfield and Adrian Lester have performed and glass, like a lit lamp hovering over the river, seems
there, part of a lineage stretching back to the NT’s founder, like a testament to the importance of storytelling and
Laurence Olivier. creativity. Whenever I’m unsure if London is really the
Even for those who don’t regularly attend, the impact of city I want to call home, I’ll walk along the South Bank

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past the National to feel inspired and recharged. quite quickly,’ says Norris now.
But at 5.45pm on Monday 16 March 2020, everything While he didn’t think the government would let the
came crashing down. Rufus Norris, the National Theatre’s country’s cultural ‘crown jewels’ go under, Burger feared their
creative director and joint chief executive with Burger, is funds might drain out completely. ‘That was deeply, deeply
flicking through his diary to refresh his memory of that alarming,’ she says.
fateful day. Shortly after watching Boris Johnson’s shock Meanwhile, there were the theatre’s thousands of staff
announcement telling people to stop going to theatres, Norris and freelancers to worry about. Many worked from home,
and Burger went out to meet the audience as they were but others – lighting technicians and stage hands, for example
coming in to let them know what was happening. ‘It was very – had jobs that couldn’t be done remotely. There were weekly
subdued. People were expecting it, but were very sad. We all-company Zoom meetings and special online ‘townhalls’ for
thought, “OK, we’ve just got to go home now,”’ he says. freelancers, who it quickly became clear were not going to get
And with that, the theatre’s three auditoriums, vast warren the help they needed from the government. There were a lot
of offices, rehearsal rooms and huge props and of online gatherings, says
costume workshops (the costume department alone LIVE AND DIRECT Norris. ‘People coming
has a stock of 90,000 costumes that it hires to other RESIDENT together to share whatever
theatres around the country) were closed. By the end DIRECTOR [information] they could.’
EMILY BURNS,
of the week everyone was out of the building, save for LEFT, AND All staff took pay cuts
a skeleton staff. Norris himself was quickly stricken DEPUTY and the theatre started a
with Covid, but still tried to help navigate the ARTISTIC £40m fundraising campaign.
DIRECTOR
theatre through this disaster from his sick bed. ‘And CLINT DYER, Despite a £20m government
then in-between Zooms I’d collapse for 20 minutes,’ BELOW LEFT loan they still ended
he says. up having to make
He didn’t know it then, but the theatre had seen painful redundancies.
its last performance for over seven months and its last But there were also some
uninterrupted run and full capacity audience for more early positive breakthroughs.
than year. It was the first of three closures of Little more than two weeks
the theatre in 2020 (the after it closed, the National
second two came in started streaming recordings
November and December). of old performances for free
But with pandemic conditions on YouTube. Enthusiasm was
still so precarious and fears wild. Emma Keith, director of digital media,
high, the first two reopenings, couldn’t believe the response to the first,
Death of England: Delroy and One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James Corden.
Dick Whittington, didn’t last ‘I remember sitting there watching the first
more than a few days and release on YouTube and just seeing the
were instead filmed then audience figures tick up and tick up and tick up
broadcast for free on and thinking, Oh, OK, this is bigger than we thought
YouTube. The uncertainty it was going to be.’ Over 16 weeks, ‘National
over lockdowns made it Theatre at Home’ got 15m views from around
almost impossible to plan, the world, 37% of whom were under 35.
says Burger, not to mention To see the reactions was incredibly
the disappointment of wasted uplifting, she says. People truly embraced the
effort. But the work wasn’t experience with homemade tickets, interval
entirely in vain. About 80,000 drinks and dressing up to watch from home.
people watched Death of ‘It really felt like there was a global community
England: Delroy online. ‘That’s coming together to have an experience at a
a fantastic thing,’ says Burger, time when that just wasn’t an in-real-life
brightly. ‘That sense that we’ve found those new audiences, possibility. So it felt incredibly moving.’
and they really liked theatre. That’s a brilliant opportunity.’ In many ways, the pivot to online democratised theatre. By
The leaders’ close working relationship was key to removing the associated etiquette, cost and the requirement
getting through those early days, Norris says. But despite to physically be there, it became instantly more accessible.
contingency plans and financial reserves, it wasn’t long People talked about the shows on social media, shared their
before the sleepless nights began with the theatre having favourite lines during performances and created a digital
lost its £1.5m-a-week income. theatre community that wouldn’t have been there if they’d
‘We’ve got a great financial team, so we could see perhaps seen it in person. ‘It was really an incredible initiative and an
sooner than a lot of other organisations when we were going to example of how we adapted as an organisation, but it was just
hit the wall, and it was clear that we were going to hit the wall amazing to see people coming together,’ says Keith. ‘To see
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people having a shared experience and talking about the money, so what are we going to do?”’ She ended up tutoring
way it lifted their spirits and it gave them joy.’ A-level maths as all the supermarket jobs were gone (other
On the back of this success, the theatre made National out-of-work freelancers moved in with family, some moved into
Theatre at Home a permanent subscription and rental online film and TV and many had to leave the arts altogether). ‘As a
platform, which will continue to run alongside the staged freelancer you’re so used to painstakingly working out your
shows. While live experiences will remain at the heart of the year to make sure that you can maximise the number of jobs
National’s work, Keith says the pandemic has accelerated their that you can do,’ Burns says. ‘And to watch that all dissolve and
digital operations by five years. It also gave rise to the NT’s slip through your fingers and have no idea when you’re going to
first proper film. rebuild it...’
Romeo & Juliet was supposed to be the big summer stage Fisayo was devastated when he got the email to say that
production of 2020, with Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor as the live show was no longer happening. He had wanted the
Romeo and Juliet, and Fisayo Akinade as Mercutio. Rehearsals role of Mercutio ever since watching the 1996 Baz Luhrmann
were due to start in May 2020. After it was indefinitely film adaptation. ‘I’d always had a real desire to play him. And
postponed, the writer and director Emily Burns, who was then to get to do it at the National, at the Olivier, with Josh
adapting it, and her husband, who is also freelance, had some and Jessie and Simon [Godwin, the director] and this amazing
‘really perilous evenings’. They were, ‘Walking around and cast would have just been a dream.’
going, “OK, we don’t think we’re ever going to earn any more Fortunately, it wasn’t long before Norris suggested they use
SHAPING THE FUTURE

FROM LEFT: LISA BURGER,
RUFUS NORRIS, EMMA KEITH
(BACK), FISAYO AKINADE
(SITTING) AND EMILY BURNS

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the empty Lyttleton theatre to make a film version, and two But really, the only certainties seem to be adaptation
months later Burns and Fisayo were back at the National. and evolution. The fact that the pandemic has coincided
Some felt sad about seeing it empty, pre-pandemic sets lying with the spotlight on the Black Lives Matter movement and
around, but Burns felt ‘more the presence of its potential’. environmental issues will lead to some significant changes,
Having been at home since the Norris believes.
start of the pandemic, working on In July 2020 they pledged
the film was ‘wonderful’, says BACK TO BUSINESS to increase diversity and
THE ALL-FEMALE CAST OF PARADISE;
Fisayo. ‘It felt like a real coming up make the theatre ‘fully
for air after being underwater for inclusive’, which so far has
too long.’ Their pre-rehearsal included setting up a racial
Zoom calls felt like ‘little therapy equity group that reports
sessions’. During socially distanced to the board (disclaimer:
rehearsals in November 2020 (they on which the editor of this
wore masks except when filming, magazine sits), hiring a racial
did daily Covid tests, each had equity consultant and
their own chair and tote bag where promising to publish diversity
they kept their things and they data while developing a
were divided into bubbles for close workforce that is ‘at least as
contact work) the National felt
‘like a ghost town’, he says. ‘You
really felt the absence of people.’
“The first time you were
allowed to TOUCH or hug
Watching the film, broadcast
on Sky Arts in April, you can
sense lockdown in the intensity
and vulnerability of the actors’
performances as much as in the
artful shots of the empty theatre
on stage was very charged”
HELEN MURRAY COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE. PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT: PETAR PETROV. HAIR AND MAKE-UP: MARLÉNE
ANDERSSON USING ESTEÉ LAUDER AND COLOR WOW. HAIR AND MAKE-UP ASSISTANT: DIANE FLANAGAN. PRODUCTION: SIÂN PARRY
and rehearsal room. It must have

been strange to work together so diverse as the UK’. ‘We will see quite a different sector
closely after so much time alone emerge from it. And that will be positive,’ he says.
at home. As theatres across the UK continue to fight to remain
‘The first time you got to open, the art form is needed now more than ever. It offers
hold someone or do a scene with togetherness. And amid the
somebody and you were allowed STAGE MIGHT
toxicity of the culture wars,
to touch them or hug them or just ESKA, LEFT, AND perhaps it could encourage
stand closer than two metres it was LESLEY SHARP, BELOW, some much-needed empathy.
BOTH STAR IN THE
very, very charged… We all NATIONAL’S PARADISE
It’s by no means back
became incredibly tactile, because to normal at the National.
we’d all been denied it for so long,’ Backstage before Paradise,
says Fisayo. it is still much emptier than
In an industry that is so based usual. To maintain social
on physical presence to work, the impact of the distancing and protect the
pandemic has been especially tough on mental performers, most staff still
health. ‘I found it incredibly hard, and I think all of can’t come into the building
my actor friends found it incredibly difficult,’ says and capacity for each room
Fisayo. ‘Because we didn’t know when we’d be is quite limited. Everyone’s
able to work again and that’s a terrifying feeling.’ wearing masks.
A year and a half on from the start of the When I visit costume
crisis, the National has not only survived but is there’s just one person there
‘coming out swinging’, says Norris. Staff numbers and there are signs with
are still 30 per cent down, but the development reminders of Covid protocol
studio is back up and running. His musical, Hex, is everywhere. But the very fact
opening in December and The Lehman Trilogy, directed by that the theatre is open, when just a few months before the
Sam Mendes, returned to Broadway in October. In 2022, building was surrounded by red and white tape and barriers,
Burger will leave the National after 20 years (it’s time, she feels like a celebration of survival. As the play’s character
says, for her to move onto a new challenge). She is hopeful Yasmeen declares, it’s time to ‘rewind the memories and refill
that, by then, the theatre will have ‘got this period behind us’. the emptiness’.
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FRAN
CLUB
How does a 71-year-old misanthrope, who only
wears blue jeans, despairs of young people and hasn’t
published a word since 1994, become cultural
catnip with legions of fashionable fans?
Whatever you do, don’t ask Fran Lebowitz…
By FLORENCE TREDEZ Photography by LIA CLAY MILLER
IF FRAN LEBOWITZ DIDN’T EXIST, we’d have to invent her. Perhaps part of her hard-to-place appeal is just how
The queen of discourse, a virtuoso of acerbic humour and comfortable she is in her own skin. This lesbian Jewish
a champion of the witty retort, Lebowitz has an opinion intellectual, cultural commentator, author of three books,
on everything and, remarkably, it’s often right. Listening outspoken Democrat and occasional actor has been a cult
to her hold forth in Pretend It’s a City – the Netflix docu-series figure since the 1970s. Her confidence makes everyone
directed by her old friend Martin Scorsese, which became around her seem like a pale imitation of themselves. ‘Some
a sleeper hit over lockdown last spring – is a rare pleasure, people hate me, and some people love me,’ she explains
full of laugh-out-loud moments as she walks the streets of in her inimitable polite-yet-grumpy tone. ‘But I really don’t
New York, the city she calls home. care whether anyone agrees with me or not. My gut feeling
When we speak, the phone connection is bad. She kindly is that if you don’t agree with me, you are wrong.’
asks me to talk louder, her voice deep and slightly raspy Lebowitz once declared: ‘Success didn’t give me a big
from the decades of cigarettes. Lebowitz has no laptop or head, I’ve always been unbearable,’ and Pretend It’s a City gave
computer in her apartment, she never sends emails or even her ample opportunity to unleash her sometimes controversial
uses a typewriter. She famously makes all her phone calls on and always deeply-felt opinions. ‘Whatever my initial emotion
a landline. ‘I had to ask my friends if they had Netflix,’ she may be, whether that’s despair, fear or sadness, I always turn it
says. ‘They acted like I’d asked them if they had electricity!’ into anger,’ she says. ‘I love public speaking – and people are
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“People are
more about
trends than style
– they will
NEVER know
who they
really are ”
HIGH STATUS
LEFT: LEBOWITZ WITH
THE INTERVIEW TEAM
AT THE FACTORY.
RIGHT: WITH DIANE
VON FURSTENBERG
always asking me for

my opinion.’ Lebowitz
regales us with her
thoughts on everything
from pastry chefs who
consider themselves
artists (‘If you can eat it,
I’m sorry, but that’s not
art. It’s a snack’) to the art
market’s auction culture (‘We live in a world where everyone At the time, parents didn’t discuss this kind of decision
is getting excited about the price, not the Picasso’) and and just sided with the principal. For me, it was disastrous
the pleasure principle (‘I have no guilty pleasures, because being expelled. It felt like a huge failure. And my parents
pleasure never makes me feel guilty’). never forgave me,’ she says.
In many ways, Lebowitz embodies the idea of the dirty, Lebowitz left home and moved to New York after the
dangerous and infamous New York of the 1970s: the city of expulsion. To pay the rent, she took a series of jobs, including
Andy Warhol, the New York Dolls and Studio 54. But she was as a taxi driver, a housekeeper, a door-to-door salesperson
born in the quiet suburb of Morristown, New Jersey. Her selling belts and an editor of pornographic fiction. (‘My
father, Harold, ran a furniture store and her mother, Ruth, pseudonym was the name of the principal who’d kicked me
was a housewife and former jitterbug dance champion, who out of school, one of my most beautiful acts of revenge.’)
‘danced better than Ginger Rogers’, according to Lebowitz. At 20, the girl who’d always dreamt of becoming a poet
Married in 1948, they had two daughters: Fran, born in 1950, started writing reviews and selling advertising space for an
and her sister Ellen, four years later. From a young age, Fran underground magazine, founded by jazz musician Charlie
adored sweets (‘I had a cavity on each tooth’) and reading, Mingus’ wife, Susan Graham Ungaro. Lebowitz had a friend
often being punished for choosing fiction over doing her who was working for Interview, the hugely influential, zeitgeist-
homework. It was a happy childhood, albeit one that left defining magazine edited by Andy Warhol, and she asked him
her feeling desperate to escape the stifling domesticity that to arrange a meeting. ‘The first time I went to the Interview
was her mother’s life, which was the assumed path for a girl offices, I went up in the elevator and the doors opened.
growing up in the suburbs in 1950s America. There was a metal door behind the elevator doors and on it
At the age of seven, her caustic spirit was already making was a piece of paper from a legal pad that said “Knock Loudly
waves. She declared that she no longer believed in God and and Announce Yourself”. So I banged on the door. I heard
proclaimed herself an atheist. ‘I realised that it was all just someone say, “Who is it?” and I said, “Valerie Solanas” [who’d
one big fairy tale,’ she explains. Then, at 17, she was expelled tried to kill Warhol in 1968] and Warhol opened the door.’
from The High School of the Episcopal Church, for what Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the relationship between the
was essentially ‘an attitude problem’. ‘It wouldn’t happen artist and Lebowitz always remained more or less strained
today, but the principal hit me hard and then expelled me. after that introduction. ‘He didn’t like me and I didn’t like

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FAMOUS FACES
BELOW: LEBOWITZ
WITH ANDY WARHOL.
RIGHT: WITH CLOSE
FRIEND MARTIN
SCORSESE, AND IN
THEIR NEW NETFLIX
DOCU-SERIES
“As for romantic

love – this kind of
mental illness that
makes people
him,’ she says. ‘I found that
a lot of young people were do ALL KINDS I put my cufflinks in a box. I wax my shoes
once a week. And I always go to the most
dropping like flies at his of things – I must expensive dry cleaner in town.’
Factory and that only
added to his reputation.’ be immune ” Lebowitz also takes enormous care of
the 10,000 books in her celebrated library.
But Lebowitz was focused Has she read them all? ‘For the most part,’
A DDITIONA L PHOTOGR A PH Y: R ICH A R D YOU NG, NETFLIX, CH A R LEY GA LL AY/GET T Y IM AGES, CURTIS K NA PP/GET T Y IM AGES,
on becoming a writer. She she says. ‘Before, I felt compelled to read

BILLY FA R R ELL/PATR ICK MCMULL A N V I A GET T Y IM AGES, DAV ID X PRUT TING/PATR ICK MCMULL A N V I A GET T Y IM AGES.
quickly made a name for herself at Interview with a tongue- every book I received or bought. Now, if I don’t like the book,
in-cheek film column that focused on the worst films of I stop reading it. I let it go. The same goes for films or plays.
the month. A pro at being in just the right place at the right As soon as I walk into a theatre, I plan my exit.’
time, she became a witness to a celebrated era – crossing Every New Year’s Eve, her good friend Martin Scorsese
paths with the artists, musicians and intellectuals who made invites her and some film-buff friends to share an Italian
up the heart of bohemian New York, and made lifelong friends, meal and watch two 35mm classics. In 2010, they worked
such as with the writer Toni Morrison. together when he directed her in the documentary Public
Lebowitz claims to have been suffering from writer’s Speaking and, in the process, also gave her a small role as
block since the mid-1990s, but her audacious humour and a judge in The Wolf of Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio.
notoriously no-filter views have meant that she has become Scorsese sometimes accompanies her to public talks, where
almost better known as an icon than a writer; a verbal he listens to her regale swathes of mesmerised millennials.
wit who’s the perfect – sometimes controversial – guest It’s true that Fran Lebowitz may not be interested in young
for a talk-show host, an entertaining ‘big personality’ and people (‘I’m not a fan of naivety. Unless you have some erotic
a consummate interviewee. Named one of the ‘Best Dressed ulterior motive, really, what’s the point in talking to young
Women in the World’ by Vanity Fair, she is famous for her people?’) but young people love listening to her hold forth
love of masculine tailoring and her modern dandy styling. on just about every subject, from money and social media
Think a bespoke Anderson & Sheppard jacket, tailored in to politics, New York City, religion and families. No subject
London, thrown over a neat white Hilditch & Key shirt and is off limits – except, maybe, love.
Levi’s 501s, plus a cashmere scarf, custom-made cowboy boots ‘It’s true that I don’t particularly like to talk about love,’
and vintage designer tortoiseshell glasses that cost, according she admits. ‘Mostly because I am discreet about my private
to Lebowitz, the price of a small car. life and because I am not really an expert on the subject.
Her thoughts on fashion? The woman who famously I cannot speak of motherly love, since I did not have children.
declared war on athleisure believes that nowadays, ‘People As for romantic love – this kind of mental illness that poisons
are more about trends than style. They’ve forgotten how a lot of people and makes them do all kinds of things –
to dress and will never know who they really are, because I must be a little immune since I’ve been such a terrible
they never learnt to take care of their clothes. When I get girlfriend.’ I wait for the punchline. ‘The only monogamous
home, the first thing I do is hang my jacket on a hanger. relationship I’ve had in my life was with a car.’
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t’s a grey morning in Soho when Lily Collins and a hotel for her own apartment, with ‘really sweet neighbours’,
I meet for breakfast. She flew in from LA the night and making friends with other local dog owners (her dog,
before – the plane was delayed, Heathrow was a Redford, came along for the ride). ‘Though it’s weird because
mess – and though she’s had some sleep, she definitely everyone has dogs but they’re not allowed in so many parks.
needs caffeine, because there’s this interview to do, One of the only places near us we could let him off the leash
not to mention a cover shoot. Fortunately Charlie – was in front of the Louvre. We’d be telling him, “You’re so
that is, Charlie McDowell, her very new husband of all lucky, you’re going to the bathroom in one of the most chic
of 16 days when we meet – has given the heads-up on a coffee places ever.”’
spot not far from the hotel, so we head out into the chill of late Collins is, unsurprisingly, tight-lipped on the details of
September in London. series two, except to say that there are new cast members,
She might be tired but she’s perky, chatty, and glad to more screen time for supporting characters, and a focus on
be home. ‘It’s been almost two years,’ she says. ‘And usually ‘female camaraderie’. (How exactly this squares with Emily –
I would be coming back a lot. And Charlie too – before we spoiler! – sleeping with her friend Camille’s boyfriend, Gabriel,
even knew each other [his father is the British actor Malcolm at the close of the last series remains to be seen.)
McDowell]. We would come during holidays or for vacations But seen it surely will be: on its release in October 2020,
and we came here together last at Christmas two years ago. series one went straight into the top 10 of most-streamed
So we’re both like, “Oh my god, it’s good to be back.”’ Netflix shows, watched by 58 million households in the month
It sounds surprising coming from a long-term LA resident, after its debut.
but she did spend the first few years of her life living in the Its fans loved it for its frothy escapism (never more
Surrey countryside (her mother, Jill Tavelman, is American; necessary than as the nights drew in for the first long winter
her father is English, and is also Phil Collins) and she insists of the pandemic); its critics – especially French ones, quelle
that her native country is where she feels most at home. ‘I am surprise – railed against its ‘unrealistic’ depiction of Parisian life.
British,’ she says. ‘I mean, I’m both, but
I associate more with being British. When
I play roles with British accents, there’s
something about it that feels like I’m
“I used lockdow n fo r dee p ,
speaking naturally, even though I’m
having to put it on.’ She laughs at herself,
deep, dee p , som etim es very
fully aware that she sounds totally
ble RE F L E C T IO N ”
uncomforta
American. ‘Whenever I land here, I feel
like I’m coming home. Especially after
not being able to for years. Just even
hearing the accent when we boarded the
plane [yesterday], there’s just such a comfort in it.’ Though surely that’s exactly the point: the joke is far more on
It’s true that if you didn’t know better you would probably Emily and her Clarendon-filtered, influencer-aesthetic vision
place her on this side of the Atlantic: with her delicate features, of what her existence in France is meant to be like, than on
serious expression and excellent eyebrows she seems way more the French people she encounters who view her with anything
period drama than Pacific beach babe. from irritation and disdain to affection and baffled amusement.
And then, of course, she’s also made a home – and a name Nevertheless, Collins says, changes are being made for
– for herself as Paris’s most famous fictional ex-pat resident, as series two in response to criticisms of the first, especially
the titular Emily in Paris, the second series of which is coming around representation. ‘For me as Emily, but also as a
this month. For filming, she spent four months this summer producer on [the show], after season one, hearing people’s
living in the city, starting while it was still enduring Covid- thoughts, concerns, questions, likes, dislikes, just feelings
related curfews. ‘It was very empty when I first got there,’ she about it, there were certain things that spoke to the time
says. ‘And there weren’t any Americans around because they that we’re living in and what’s right, and moral and correct
weren’t allowed. So that felt even more strange, because the and should be done. And [that was] something that I felt
only accents you would hear were French – which was also passionate about. [The producers] all believed in the same
really lovely.’ But at least, thanks to filming during a pandemic, things. And I really wanted diversity and inclusion in front of
she was able to throw herself into city life more than ever. ‘I and behind the camera to be something that we really put our
definitely got to know it better this time around, just because focus on, in a lot of ways. Hiring new people in front of the
I wasn’t taking a lot of public transport because of regulations camera, also giving new storylines to different characters,
for filming. So I was walking a lot more. Charlie is great with which was really important.’
directions and exploring and had marked places [to visit] This seems to me to be a typically Collins response: she
all over Paris, even before I had the show. And so we were cares, she’s conscientious, she’s self-critical. She describes
constantly walking and exploring. And, you know, our crew is herself as someone who ‘has always bopped around in her head’
all French. And so is most of our cast, except for Ashley [Park, and she does give the distinct impression of a person whose
who plays Mindy] and I. So you get to experience another mental engine is always running at full tilt.
side of Paris with them.’ She lived like a local too, eschewing Take her response to lockdown: ‘I hadn’t been home
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for that amount of time for a very long time, and without drama (the BBC’s Les Misérables) to critically acclaimed biopics
knowing what’s next. It was very valuable time for me to spend (Mank) via Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Rules
with my now-husband and our dog, to be able to just exist and Don’t Apply and Emily in Paris, but in other ways has been hard
take the time to just sit and be quiet. Because I am someone going. In her book (oh yes, she’s also an author), Unfiltered, a
who innately feels guilty for not doing something. I love to collection of essays which she published in 2018, she’s open
work. I’m a doer. So also I was able to kind of transfer what one about the difficulties of dealing with perfectionism that has
considers work into self-work. I am also someone who is a huge both fuelled and felled her throughout her life, most obviously
advocate of mental health, of therapy, of meditation, of manifesting in an eating disorder in her teens.
journaling, whatever it is that speaks to somebody in their I ask her how the two things reconcile in her head: her fear
process of finding out who they are, or bettering oneself or of failing to meet what she believed to be the acceptable
learning about oneself and expanding their mind and heart. So standard, and her desire to work in an industry where reaching
I really used that time for deep, deep, deep, sometimes very that standard is impossible. No matter how good you are, how
uncomfortable reflection, because we were having to stop and beloved, how entertaining, there will always be somebody
look at things. Working on myself as an individual, in a couple, happy to tear you down.
in work, as a friend, as a daughter, just all those things, all the For a moment, she seems uncharacteristically lost for
different sides, without distraction. I remember at the words. ‘I’ve never had someone put it like that,’ she says,
beginning of lockdown thinking, There’s going to be two core ways ‘and this is part of what I’ve been thinking about and learning
in which this goes. At the end of it am I going to have proof that about myself and pondering on and going, what? Why? Why
I did something during it that has bettered me? Or am I going do that? But it’s true.’ She thinks for a moment. ‘I think I
to have kind of wished for the world that once was before this thrive in sometimes difficult situations, under pressure. When
and just tried to get through?’ I have to deliver, I find it within myself to deliver, even if I’m
Also, she learned to surf. nervous, anxious, fearful. But there was an element of trying
my best and striving for perfection
“I thrive in difficult situations.

when I was younger, and trying to
do that in a space where it’s just not
possible. Because there was probably
I find it within myself to an element of me that wanted to
succeed in a very difficult situation.’
deliver even if I’m FEARFU Proving herself in that daunting
L” arena was doubtlessly made more

complicated by the fact that she
came freighted with baggage: just
like any ‘child of’, she had to negotiate
As well as being self-reflective, Collins is also incredibly two types of celebrity at the same time – her own fledgling
verbal: the full response to that last question ran to 712 words fame and her father’s global stardom. It’s clear from reading
and five minutes five seconds of tape. Once she hits her flow, other interviews she’s done that while in her own words and
it’s hard to get her to stop, and that seems typical too: her her own work – like her book – she’s happy to talk about Phil,
whole life seems to have been powered by a relentless energy. when it comes to answering questions from others she’s
‘I’ve always been an extremely passionate, driven person,’ less keen. I ask her if this is also to do with control – of the
she agrees, ‘whether that’s in school, or even within friendships. narrative, and whose words are telling the story: hers, or
Like, if I’m gonna be your friend, I’m gonna go above and those of a journalist she just met.
beyond and do what it is I can do to be there for you.’ Even ‘I’ve always wanted to be my own voice,’ she says, ‘and own
before her first film role (in The Blind Side, alongside Sandra my own truths and own my own story. And I’m someone who
Bullock, in 2009), she’d been working for years – modelling, likes to think a lot before they speak. Because I know that
auditioning, writing (including a column for this magazine’s there are so many thoughts going on in my head, and emotions
one-time sister publication, ELLE Girl), TV presenting. and feelings that I don’t want to, for want of a better word,
She sounds like a woman on a mission. ‘I was,’ she confirms. word vomit before properly understanding things myself. And
‘I always wanted a voice of some sort. Not in the sense of so if someone speaks on my behalf, without me having done
being ‘the voice of a generation’. I just wanted to connect the real thinking or work, things can sometimes get lost in
to people. When I say I want to do something I’m going to translation and misconstrued.’
do it, I don’t just talk about it. And that manifested as a There’s also just the simple fact that when you’re a
10-year-old, a 12-year-old, a 16-year-old, when I first started. young actor, trying to establish yourself, it’s burdensome
I think of myself, you know, pitching talk shows at 16 years to have every mention of your name tied to that of an
old to rooms of executives who thought I was crazy, because Eighties musician – even if he happens to be your beloved
I looked like a child.’ She pauses briefly. ‘Well, technically, dad. ‘Starting out, when I was younger, I had lots of
I was kind of a child.’ things taken out of context in interviews,’ she says.
It’s clear to see how this has served her, delivering a career ‘I couldn’t be a more proud daughter, a more loving
that has ranged from romantic comedies (Love, Rosie) to high daughter. Like, it’s my dad! I love him and I am in awe
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individual, I’ve always wanted to be me, and to have my own
path and my own journey and my own failures and successes
and all those things, like any individual wants. And, at the
beginning, when I hadn’t done any of those things yet,
I was anticipating people only being interested in my family.
Of course, that’s the way in which the world works and a lot
of media works. But I got frustrated being asked those
questions. It didn’t mean that I didn’t love or respect my
dad, it doesn’t change how I felt about my family. I just
really didn’t want that to be my narrative.’
But her narrative is changing. Not only because Phil is
arguably now father to the more-famous Lily, but because her
life is shifting. She returns to this theme often, talking about
how she is no longer driven to meet impossible standards.
‘Because at what cost, right? When you realise that perfection
is not perfect and you can be perfectly yourself, that everyone’s
version of perfect is different and perfect is boring, and all
those things. I think it’s really now just about doing the best
that you can and not going crazy, and having boundaries about
how much do you give of yourself, how much do you save, how
much time do you spend stressing and worrying and being
fearful of stuff that is completely out of your control. You can
be scared that you won’t be perfect. And then you realise what
you thought you wanted is not what you wanted. Like, I don’t
want to be perfect.’
Perhaps the pandemic helped, in a strange way – ‘You
know, I want a family and I want to not have my personal life
be affected by the amount that I love to work. And so it was
time well-spent for me to be able to not work and all of a
sudden really think about all the other things about myself,
not myself as a character’ – and perhaps so did getting married.
She certainly glows when Charlie walks by our table – ‘Love
you!’, she calls – and talks happily of their recent wedding:
‘I never planned birthday parties for fear of other people not
having fun. But I just decided that the wedding was my thing.
I was like, “No, you know what? This is going to be great.”’ It
took place in the Colorado mountains, and her Ralph Lauren
dress was inspired by her ‘Western Americana meets British
Victorian’ Pinterest board.
But that’s too neat. It’s clear that Collins is still putting
the work in, but now it’s about creating the kind of life she
really wants, not the one she thinks she should have. So this
isn’t a case of a happy ending, really, but a promising new
chapter; one that’s being written by the protagonist. She
might not know what’s coming in the next chapter, but that’s
OK. When it comes to the important stuff, Lily Collins has it
all under control.
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H Y D R AT I O N
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BE AT ONE with the landscape
PHOTOGRAPHY: FLORENT MICHEL
TUCKED AWAY IN A LUSH VALLEY IN ALSACE, FRANCE, 48º Nord WANTS TO BRING
YOU BACK TO NATURE. EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL WOODEN ‘HYTTES’ IS DESIGNED TO
GIVE YOU AN ELEVATED VIEW OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, SO YOU CAN IMMERSE
YOURSELF IN ITS RESTORATIVE POWER. (THOUGH, THIS BEING FRANCE, YOU CAN
ALSO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE ON-SITE SPA AND RESTAURANT)
ONE NIGHT
IN FASHION
Ever dreamt of a glimpse into the world’s most
stylish homes? Now you can go one better and stay in
them too, as the design elite open their doors...
Wo r d s by L e n a d e C a s p a r i s
Elle EXPLORE
Villa Laetitia
ROME , ITA LY
T H E S T Y L E S E T T E R ANNA FENDI
Impeccable design meets Roman
fashion royalty at this luxury villa,
helmed by style matriarch Anna Fendi.
Oozing old Italian glamour, expect
extravagant frescoes, marble busts,
potted palms, fur-covered seating and
masterpieces by artisans. Each of the
21 bedrooms is styled with a member of
the design elite in mind, so rooms
include ‘Karl’, a black and white
KING OF THE NORTH ABOVE:
dedication to Lagerfeld with 1920s PATTERNS AND HUES
Vienna-style furnishings, and ‘Adele’, DAZZLE IN ONE OF THE
a minimalist homage to Fendi founder BEDROOMS. BELOW LEFT:
THE KITCHEN DRESSER BY
Adele Casagrande. The hotel sits in a PLAIN ENGLISH. BELOW
quiet neighbourhood on the banks of RIGHT: THE ENTRANCE HALL
the Tiber, but Piazza del Popolo and the
Spanish Steps are a 20-minute meander
away. Satisfy your taste buds in its
Michelin-starred restaurant, Enoteca
La Torre, offering traditional dishes
paired with Anna’s wine collection.
DON’T MISS
Travelling with pets? Request the pet
set, comprising a water bowl, food bowl,
mat and lead for your pooch’s most
luxurious stay. Standard rooms from £147,
with breakfast included, villalaetitia.com
PHOTOGRAPHY: SIMON BROWN
North farm
TEESDALE, UK
T H E S T Y L E S E T T E R RITA KONIG
No-one understands how to make home decor stand out better than
London-based interior designer Rita Konig, and every corner of her
LA DOLCE VITA LEFT: THE IMPOSING holiday house in County Durham feels like a magazine spread come
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GAZE AT FRESCOS WHILE YOU DINE south-facing drawing room and a playroom with a pool table. Rooms
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Interior highlights include a mustard yellow Tissus d’Hélène corduroy
sofa, a colourful mix of ikat cushions from Turkey, and a vintage
poster in the entry hall. The pièce de résistance? A statement kitchen
dresser by Plain English, which frames the pie-crusted sink and brass
pillar taps. Upstairs there are seven bedrooms, each one designed
with feature walls and distinctive artworks. Nearby are the market
towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond, and the city of Durham.
DON’T MISS
Chefs and massage therapists can also be added to the order at the
weekend. A seven-night stay from £2,866 per week, nicheretreats.co.uk
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Fairgreen Farm Guest House

COTSWOLDS, UK
T H E S T Y L E S E T T E R AMANDA BROOKS
When New York fashion consultant and ex-fashion
director of Barneys Amanda Brooks upped sticks
and moved to a farm in the Cotswolds countryside
to set up her homeware brand, Cutter Brooks,
everyone wanted to see inside her new home. So
when she created a stylish guesthouse on her land
by joining together the piggery and two old sheds,
it became a must-visit destination. Inside, all the
building materials were reclaimed, from big wood
beams to local quarry stone. The house sleeps six
to eight guests across two king bedrooms and two
queen bed bunks, with a large kitchen-meets-
living room centering the house.
DON’T MISS
A small library in the bathroom with a roll-top bath.
THE GREAT ESCAPE House from £600 per night with a seven-day minimum
FAIRGREEN FARM’S booking, @fairgreenfarmguesthouse
FABULOUS BATHROOM
Hotel Trematonia
C O R N WA L L , U K
T H E S T Y L E S E T T E R S FRIEDA GORMLEY
AND JAVVY M ROYLE OF HOUSE OF HACKNEY
Lavish floral-lined walls, windows hung with rich

velvet, beds bedecked with tasselled cushions:
welcome to the home of husband-and-wife design
duo Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle. After
launching lifestyle brand House Of Hackney in
2011, the pair – along with their children Javi and
Lila – moved from London to Cornwall. Now they
have transformed the Georgian castle of Trematon
on the south coast into an exclusive B&B. Each of
the six guest bedrooms take their name and theme
from a House of Hackney collection. Outside there
WEST LIFE LEFT:
is a walled garden with an Indian-style pool – and EXQUISITE FLORALS IN
guests can request picnics to enjoy in the grounds. THE BATHROOM.
ABOVE: ENJOY
DON’T MISS OUTSIDE DINING IN
THE GARDENS. BELOW:
A 197Os floral-printed caravan with matching Jeep THE ORNATE POOL
in the grounds that can be rented. WITH LUSH PALMS
Three-nights, including breakfast, from £900,
houseofhackney.com/uk/book-your-stay
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ISLAND ESCAPE
LEFT: A LUXURIOUS BED
IN ONE OF THE THREE
VILLAS. RIGHT: EAT
DINNER IN THE
PEACEFUL COURTYARD
Lindos Villas
RHODES, GREECE
THE STYLE SETTER
JASPER CONRAN
Olive, fig, lemon and bougainvillea trees create
a leafy – and very fragrant – entrance to designer
Jasper Conran’s Rhodes home. Sitting on a
hill of the east coast of the island overlooking
the idyllic harbour of Lindos, there are three villas
– Florence, Rosa and Beatrice – created from two
dwellings (one 16th-century, the other from the 18th),
which presents a maze of bedrooms arranged around
a central courtyard. Conran bought the houses in
2014 as a retreat and spends six weeks here during
the summer – and, for the rest of the season, it’s open
to guests. Inside, the traditional Lindian structures
are paired with Ottoman-style architectural touches,
while the bedrooms boast panoramic views across the
bay. You’re an eight-minute walk from the town’s
three beaches, and you can enjoy strolls in the
winding streets of Lindos, taking in shops,
restaurants, and bars.
DON’T MISS On the hill above the house sits the

Acropolis, dating back to the 4th century BC.
Villas from €300 per night, lindos-villas.com
Shepherdess
SUSSEX, UK
THE STYLE SETTERS
SUNNY HAVEN POLLY, HERMIONE AND PHOEBE WILKINSON
THE SERENE ‘EGG YOLK’
HUT WITH DEEP YELLOW When Covid hit, the Wilkinson sisters – fashion
WALLS, COMPLETE WITH
PATCHWORK QUILT designer Polly, interior designer Hermione, and
florist Phoebe – wanted a joint creative project
to focus on, so they renovated the abandoned
shepherds’ huts on their family land in the Sussex
countryside. The huts are now available every year
from April to September, where guests can enjoy
wood-burning stoves, double beds and beeswax
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANTONIO MONFREDA,
candles. In addition, The Well House (in a barn

GIORGIO HORN, MARK COCKSEDGE
nearby), sleeps an extra two people, and outside

you’ll find campfires and wood-fired pizza ovens.
DON’T MISS: A tractor shed that is being

developed as an indoor kitchen with seating.
For eight guests, prices from £1,500 for a two-night
minimum stay, shepherdesssussex@gmail.com
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COUNTRY COMFORTS
LEFT: THE LIVING ROOM
OF THE ORPINGTON
COTTAGE. ABOVE: THE
BAMFORD SPA. RIGHT:
THE WILD RABBIT PUB
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND

The Cotswolds biscuits – is exactly what
you want after a long journey.
There are Bamford goodies
QUICK TRIPS TO THE MOST FASHIONABLE in the bathroom (finally,
CORNERS OF BRITAIN a cottage that understands
the necessity of conditioner
and bath salts) and included
in the cottage rental is
WHERE The Wild Rabbit cottages a slap-up breakfast at the pub opposite.
Tucked away in the village of Kingham,
The Wild Rabbit isn’t any old pub. BOOK AHEAD The Bamford spa is just
Part of the Daylesford Organic empire, down the road and, frankly, it would be
it’s about as chic as they come – and criminal not to put at least half a day
now it’s opened seven immaculately aside to have a massage, meditation
appointed cottages just over the road. or Pilates class before collapsing in the
juice bar or pool area. You also can’t
STAY AND DINE WHY GO Kingham puts you in the go wrong with the tasting menu at
ABOVE: A BEDROOM AT fashionable heart of the Cotswolds, far The Wild Rabbit on a Saturday night.
THE NESTLING COTTAGE.
BELOW: THE WILD RABBIT’S from the dusty tea shops of sleepier
OUTDOOR TERRACE villages. Each cottage is an interior DON’T MISS You’re spoilt for shopping
designer’s dream, with marble-topped here. Head to fashion maven Amanda
kitchens, snow-white Agas and thick Brooks’ Cutter Brooks shop in Stowe-
woollen blankets folded on armchairs on-the-Wold for home accessories,
and across every bed. You’re two minutes as well as Maison Michel hats and
from the Daylesford Organic mecca that lovely loungewear. Jeremy Clarkson’s
now houses a restaurant and Bamford Diddly Squat Farm Shop is surprisingly
spa, plus the famous food emporium. good on the food front – its cheese
selection is the best we’ve tasted.
THE DETAILS WE LOVE A fridge stocked Plus, pick up beautiful antiques at
with Daylesford produce – milk, jam, The Station Mill Antiques Centre.
WHAT TO DRIVE... The Volvo XC40 Recharge

WHY In a world of Chelsea tractors, sidestep the cliché in this compact SUV. Not only
is it 100% electric (giving around 200 miles per charge), but it’s a cinch to park while
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to digital fashion print,” said Anne Marr, Central Saint see where they go in the future,” said Claire Tiplady,
Martins Programme Director, Jewellery, Textile and It was very hard to select the winners. I wish them all Founder and Designer of her eponymous brand Claire
Materials. well on their creative journey’s and I am sure we shall Tiplady.
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Photography by Sam Sing
I LEARNT ABOUT FASHION FROM MY MOTHER. She couldn’t MY DAUGHTER WORE MY GOLDEN GLOBES DRESS TO HER
afford very much so she’d go to thrift shops where she knew PROM. She went into my wardrobe archives and found the red,
the really rich ladies would donate their clothing, and buy strapless dress. She looked absolutely incredible. I remember
beautiful Pucci prints. She always prided herself on having when I wore it that was the first time I enjoyed the red carpet.
ferreted out the best items. I still have many of her pieces But the next day, my agents read me the riot act and said,
and my daughters wear them now. ‘You should never have worn red like that, no one’s ever going
to take you seriously as an actress.’ Guess I showed them.
I STARTED MODELLING AS A BABY. I got so used to just
putting on other people’s vision and representing it that it took MY STYLE NOW IS SIMPLER. As I’ve gotten older, I’m much
me a really long time before I started to cultivate my own look. more in to classic lines, beautiful blazers, clean-fitting denim
and crisp shirts – with a bit of Isabel Marant.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE ESTABLISHED MY PERSONAL
STYLE EARLIER. It would have taken a lot of stress away. MOST OF MY JEWELLERY IS VINTAGE. I collect it. I have two
Instead, I was always looking at magazines and thinking, cuffs that have my daughters’ names engraved in big block
‘Oh, that person looks great.’ So then I would try to morph letters. I wear them all the time. I love the way they clank
into whoever and whatever the environment called for when together – my daughters say they hear me coming. And two
often it wasn’t really me. things my dad gave me: one is a St Christopher medal, and
the other is his signet ring. Those are my most special pieces.
MY EARLIEST FASHION MEMORIES ARE SHOOTING IN ITALY.
The Italian women were all so chic. We’d all live together in a YOU CAN’T GO WRONG WITH A BEAUTIFUL WHITE
big villa and work really hard. We’d get the collections straight COLLARED SHIRT. I know it looks great wherever, whether it’s
off the runway and then work from 5pm until five in the on the beach with a bathing suit or in an office with a below-
morning, sleep for a couple of hours, then get up and do the the-knee leather pencil skirt.
whole thing all over again. It was a lot of fun.
DON’T LET FEAR STOP YOU. I try to step outside my comfort
I HAVE TRIED TO JUST NURTURE MY DAUGHTERS’ PERSONAL zone with fashion. I know I have an eclectic style, but I’ve had
STYLES. Rowan and Grier have such different personalities and such an eclectic life – from model, to actor, to now a CEO –
tastes – they’re very clear and confident about them. The two and all of my looks are the different parts of my personality.
of them help give me confidence in myself, too. Brooke’s new website Beginning Is Now is live now

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