Table of contents for Issue 891 in Grazia

FOR A FEW years now, fashion has been in a minimalist mood. So, when we saw a tinsel skirt sashay down the runway at 16Arlington's London Fashion Week show earlier this year, there was a frisson of excitement. Had fashion found its sense of fun again? The rest of the autumn/winter '24 season seemed to confirm that, yes, there's been a vibe shift: it's time to get (over)dressed. This Big Fashion Issue celebrates the joy that fashion can bring. We've all felt our optimism surge when we dare to wear an OTT accessory with pride; the excitement when you find the perfect pair of boots. I hope you'll find all that and more in this special issue. Happy new season! @hattie_brett / feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk…

EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei was murdered by a man reported to be her ex-partner. This man allegedly doused her in petrol in her home and set her alight; Cheptegei died in hospital a week later of multiple organ failure. Sorry. Hardcore. Probably should have started with a trigger warning, eh? It's just that I hear this and find myself in the exact same place I was last May, when I saw videos of Sean Combs (who denies wrongdoing) apparently battering then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel corridor. That place is: feeling guilty. Appalled, dismayed… But also, definitely, guilty. Why? Because I know domestic violence happens. I know it happens all the time. I know that between 80 to 100 women are killed by a partner…

Toy story A sense of childlike nostalgia permeated the winter collections. Marc Jacobs played dress-up for the 1%, rendering models in comically oversized garments, shoes and wigs like paper dolls, while Simone Rocha sent models down the runway clutching stuffed toy animals. It's spooky season Lady Gaga is set to hit the screen as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux, while Winona Ryder – new campaign star of Jimmy Choo – plays Lydia Deetz in the new spin of cult shocker Beetlejuice. Feel inspired to soup up your Halloween costume? 16Arlington's new collection took a discourse on monsters, while Rick Owens had a luxe Bride Of Frankenstein gown. A PENCHANT FOR PENDANTS It's time to eschew stacked necklaces for a singular, long pendant – Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford and…

The barrel-leg jeans The Canadian tuxedo has never looked better, courtesy of this street-styler, who paired barrel-leg jeans with an oversized jacket for an update on the classic, adding barely-there sandals, aviator shades and a chunky belt that coordinated with her T-shirt. AUTUMN HAS ARRIVED after something of a dismal summer (wind, cold, rain, we've had it all) and, honestly, who's looking forward to embracing a whole new way of dressing? Us too, especially as there's a lot to love this back-to-school season – it's officially time to retire your sundresses for something a little more polished. If the street-stylers taught us anything at the latest round of shows in New York it's that a few choice purchases will set you in very good stead – and, with a focus…

@IDESERVECOUTURE With a follower count of 356,000 and a profile that reads ‘PhD in meme’, Hanan Besovic has become the undisputed master of the green screen, delivering his take on every facet of industry news, from red carpet looks to magazine covers to ad campaigns, with a sense of humour that's spiky, silly and smart. @Y2KBAGS The It-bag obsessive behind @y2kbags is a self-described CBO (chief bag officer), whose knowledge of their subject matter is encyclopaedic. Case in point? The caption on a mid-'00s photo of Ashley Olsen, whose bodyguard is carrying the mogul's second designer holdall, reads, ‘The “Haut à Courroies” bag, famously known as the HAC, holds the distinction of being the very first bag created by Hermès! Originally designed in the early 20th century, it was created…

BIG FASHION ISSUE Model Hanne Gaby Odiele at The Squad Management Hair Fernando Torrent Make-up Ricardo Calero Set design Irene Lunaz Nails Lucerdo Hurtado Production Angela Del Val Casting: Francesca Hartley Photographer's assistant Nano Hernandez Fashion assistants Gavi Weiss, Diego Serna THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HANNE GABY ODIELE Model Hanne, 35, has walked runways from Chanel to Prada and starred in campaigns for clients including Mulberry and Balenciaga. As one of Belgium's greatest fashion exports, she shares her style advice. On being scouted at 17… I got scouted by my mother agency Dominique Models when I was 17, at a music festival in my town. A couple of weeks later I was off on my very first plane to NYC, to participate in New York Fashion Week. My first show…

BIG FASHION ISSUE COURTLY LOVE The high heel is back and it's chicer than ever. A curved heel gives this wardrobe classic a new lease of life. TAKE A RIDE ON THE BRIGHT SIDE Accessories in zesty shades guarantee a dopamine rush when there's no sun in sight. HANDLE WITH CARE Make a stealth entrance with a ladylike bag that holds essentials and your laptop. MAKE A POINT Knife-point shoes confer a headstrong disposition. Plus, they make an even sharper sartorial statement. LONG-TERM PARTNER One logo we'll never tire of is Chanel's interlocking Cs, now to be found in new autumnal colourways. TWINKLE TOES Magpie footwear shows no signs of waning: crystal-dusted and studded shoes still top wish lists. SWISHY SOLES Slip into tasselled slippers and leave no floor undusted…

FAMOUS LITERARY characters can often be identified by their accessories alone. There's Little Red Riding Hood and the Cat in the Hat; Mary Poppins and her umbrella; Cruella de Vil and her red gloves. The same goes for iconic fashion figures. Coco Chanel, for example, was known for her long strands of pearls, Karl Lagerfeld for his black cravat and fingerless gloves, and Anna Wintour is still always associated with her icy sunglasses. No one knows the power of a good accessory more than a fashion designer or editor and, over the years, I've been inspired by various icons and peers to invest in a small collection of character accessories myself, from hats to handbags. When I think about it, my journey with outré accessories began the moment I started…

THE EARLY CHECK-IN CLUB The start of a trip usually goes like this: after an unpleasantly early wake-up, you arrive in a city first thing, hefty suitcase in tow. And yet you can't decompress/freshen up/change in a comfy space for hours. The 3pm check-in is a common travel frustration – until now. Following the likes of the Hoxton's Flexy Time and the Standard's Standard Time, London's Berkeley hotel has announced its new 10am check-in club – meaning you can enjoy up to 26 hours of Cedric Grolet's viral pastries and lounging at one of London's most iconic roof pools. Hotel merch Unpacking a pair of old PJs in a posh hotel room just feels wrong, right? For your next mini-break, upgrade your sleepover kit with some chic bedwear. Olivia Von…

Have your say… Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk ■ Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @GraziaUK FEATURED LETTER An age-old problem Thanks for making Philippine LeRoy-Beaulieu, aka Sylvie Grateau, your cover star. How refreshing in a society with negative perceptions of ageing to read such positivity. I've recently experienced age discrimination at work. A year younger than the divine Kylie Minogue, I had not considered myself old, but what begins as office banter becomes insidious when you're passed over for career progression. The Government's plans to up the state pension age means perceptions must change – and it starts with us. Alison The featured letter wins a year's membership to Grazia Beauty Club, worth over £200. See page 193 for details.…

1. Up BRAD PITT In a lemon yellow co-ord with contrast piping, with his girlfriend Ines de Ramon in New York. Literally nothing wrong with this concept. 2. New in @GRANDADSINGS_ TIKTOK Our favourite thing on social media. Him singing August – and Jack Antonoff (who co-wrote the song with Taylor Swift) – expressing his esteem in the comments is wondrous. 3. Up ASHLEY & GORDON Aka Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall in Colin From Accounts – everything we never knew we wanted from a romcom; season two is more proof. 4. Up MICHELLE DE SWARTE We're late to the Spent party, finally got there while waiting for new Colin From Accounts, and this woman is a beautiful comic genius. We should have said it earlier. 5. New in MAYA…

10 HOT STORIES WRAPPED AROUND ONE another at the men's final of the US Open, you'd be forgiven for thinking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were without a care in the world. And yet, the loved-up outing came just four days after a hoax contract circulated online, which allegedly laid out a detailed PR strategy for how their break-up would play out. The ‘leaked’ plan was titled ‘Comprehensive media plan for Travis Kelce's public relations following break-up with Taylor Swift’ and had 28 September as the supposed date that the couple would announce their split. While the document was swiftly deemed ‘entirely false and fabricated’ by Kelce's PR agency, Full Scope, the couple were also quick to appear together in public. The day after the fake contract went viral, Swift…

YOU DON'T NEED to consult your weather app of choice to know that it's officially jacket season. But which cover-up will put you ahead of the curve this autumn? Ironically, it's one that will necessitate even more dependence on the forecast: a suede jacket. Versions have been all over Instagram and now they've filtered down to the high street in a big way, arriving in a wealth of autumnappropriate shades. Too soon? It won't be once you've clapped eyes on the shacket-style number from Sézane, which has already sold out in camel and mustard but is still available in a pleasingly wearable khaki. Also on our wish list? A butter-soft fringed version from Mint Velvet. If you're doubtful as to how practical it is to add a suede jacket to…

IF THERE'S ONE thing that TikTok's Gen-Z community could teach the world, it's how to make our endless, boring life admin much more adorable and gamified. Struggling with your wardrobe? Create an outfit planner in Notes, complete with mini photos of yourself. Daily lunch decisions overwhelming you? Buy mason jars and spend your Sunday making beautiful rainbow salads for the week. These hacks are so satisfying that they often spread like wildfire – even if they aren't actually quicker or easier than bumbling through life unaided. The latest trend is to address what philosophers call existential ennui – that weary sense that life is not being used meaningfully – with a ‘dopamine menu’: a long list of activities guaranteed to make you feel good. The concept was actually developed for…

TANYA REYNOLDS After starring in the universally loved Sex Education for three seasons before exiting the show, Reynolds, now 32, had a wobble. ‘I thought: that was my peak, I'm never going to work again,’ she laughs. ‘The normal actors’ anxiety.’ She needn't have worried: this year alone, she's starred in Netflix's The Decameron (described as Love Island meets Lord Of The Flies) and Alice Lowe's critically acclaimed romcom Timestalker, and landed an Olivier nomination for her performance in the Almeida's A Mirror. ‘I've never been nominated for anything before. It was like, oh, they can see me. I'm not invisible. That's nice.’ Having proved her chops across multiple mediums, she's embracing variety. ‘A perfect year would be doing a play, then a little TV, then a film,’ she says.…

FEATURE YOU DON'T NEED an MBA – you don't even need to know what one is – to find yourself with a finance bro fixation right now. Surprised? You shouldn't be. And as the blistering, brilliant third season of Industry (finally) arrives in the UK next month, promising to dominate WhatsApp groups and watercooler chats for the next few weeks, it's only set to intensify. Of course, the banker (yes that's with a b!) has long been a figure of cultural fascination and vilification. Consider Gordon ‘greed is good’ Gekko (Wall Street, 1987) and Sherman McCoy (The Bonfire Of The Vanities, again 1987). Consider Wolf-of-Wall-Street-turned-motivational-speaker Jordan Belfort (immortalised by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2013 film) or rogue trader Nick Leeson, who brought down Barings Bank in 1995 (played by Ewan…

BIG FASHION ISSUE CASUAL VIBE SWAP YOUR BLAZER FOR A BOMBER FOR A SPORTIER, COOL TWIST COST PER WEAR HERO DON'T SLEEP ON NEXT'S BARN JACKET – A 365-DAY ESSENTIAL Model Nicole at Wilhelmina Models Hair & make-up Sarah Whiteside at One Represents using Kevin Murphy and Armani Production Anna Dewhurst, Molly Haylor Fashion assistant Joey Yip Photographer‘s assistant Pablo Gallegos Style intern Grace Roberts COLOUR POP A VIBRANT SCARF WILL GIVE YOUR WINTER WARDROBE SOME OOMPH…

FASHION FEATURE ON THE SURFACE, Jean Campbell appears like any other supermodel – a natural, other-worldly beauty who rocks up in a vintage biker jacket, Converse baseball boots and an over-sized white shirt cinched with an Alaïa belt. Scratch the surface, however, and it's clear that Campbell has endured more hardship in her 27 years than many people do in a lifetime. Financial hardship, not so much: as Lady Jean Violet Campbell (her father Colin is the 7th Earl Cawdor; her mother Lady Isabella Stanhope is a former Vogue editor), she grew up in privilege on a 6,000 acre estate in Inverness-shire. Physical and mental hardship, however, are conditions with which she's horribly overfamiliar. Campbell has been living with chronic pain since she was 12, after a skiing accident that…

BEAUTY GIRL PROBLEMS On a recent Insta scroll, in-between trending pasta recipes and bucket-list beaches came a reel praising the benefits of ‘the ultimate 10-step skincare routine’. I can confidently tell you that this is a terrible idea for most of us because I've been there, done that and got the sensitised skin T-shirt to prove it. Flash back 12 years to my first job in the beauty industry; I was 21, in a wild new world of azelaic acid, niacinamide and squalane, and I was let loose in a cupboard full of the latest launches. All decorum went out the window and I was slapping on multiple serums with little rhyme or reason and lapping up too-rich formulas like happy-hour margaritas. Overusing these multiple actives (aka a formula's star…

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head to head in their first televised presidential debate, Trump repeated some of the baseless claims he's made about abortion. ‘[Democrats] have abortion in the ninth month,’ he falsely stated, adding, ‘in other words, we'll execute the baby.’ This was quickly debunked by both Harris and moderator Linsey Davis. Trump has a long record of making bizarre and untrue comments about abortion. Some of his lies would almost be laughable if he weren't in with a chance of winning the US election. But with his second presidency a very real possibility, these comments are terrifying and must be called out at every opportunity.…

10 HOT STORIES GRAZIA INTERVIEW ‘IT IS VERY, VERY hard to make independent films, and extremely hard to make films as a woman, about a woman,’ Kate Winslet says the day before the premiere of her new film, Lee, the extraordinary story of Second World War photographer Lee Miller, which Winslet produced and starred in. It was eight years in the making. ‘I walked away with the feeling of pure triumph that we'd done it,’ she says. Google ‘Lee Miller’ and you'll find she's often referred to as an ‘ex-model’ or ‘former muse’ of a male artist. ‘Descriptions of her that are entirely through the male gaze,’ Winslet says with a flash of annoyance. ‘And incorrectly define who she was. She was a model for a sliver of her life…

INTERVIEW EMILY MAITLIS'S EARLY days in the media did not go well. ‘I was a terrible journalist. I didn't understand how stories worked. Something would always go wrong,’ she tells me of her first job as a reporter for a local radio station in Hong Kong. She'd interview then-governor Chris Patten and her tape recorder would break, for instance. She'd leave a key passage out from a speech. Thankfully for us – not so much for the political bigwigs she's skewered over the years – Maitlis persisted. The formidable broadcaster and former Newsnight anchor, once dubbed ‘the BBC's secret weapon’, is now one of the most respected journalists of her generation. ‘I'm really pleased I stuck at it,’ she says understatedly over Zoom from her chic greige living room in…

FEATURE IT'S THE DECADE we just can't quit. The Gallagher brothers’ kiss-and-cash-in Oasis reunion has triggered a spike in searches for parkas. (I was at Knebworth in 1996; grown men sweating in the August heat in their polyester Kappa and Topman parkas was a smell to remember.) They're not the only ones. A slew of ‘90s boyband documentaries have just been announced: Boyzone will be on Sky, Take That on Netflix and the entire genre for Louis Theroux on the BBC. Currently, we're getting our ‘90s nostalgia fix with the six-part Disney+ series In Vogue: The 90s. A must-watch re-telling of a time when fashion was the fabric glue that held pop culture together, the frock-umentary features a top set of talking heads, including Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Anna Wintour,…

BIG FASHION ISSUE Model Leni at Milk Hair and make-up Carla Abrams Casting Christie Phedon Photographer's assistant Freddie Hare Fashion assistants Gavi Weiss, Joey Yip and Marta Saez Domingues With thanks to The Hilton Mallorca…

'70S SWING Yes, boho is back – but there's much more to the ‘70s than just flouncy frocks. Think slouchy suede boots, embellished accessories and supersized specs to nail the season ahead. WORKING GIRL For a cool-girl take on the chore jacket aesthetic, look to indigo denim, Uniqlo's lumberjack shirts and roomy leather shoulder bags for a practically perfect wardrobe. PRIM AND PROPER Oversized blazers are switched out for nipped-at-the-waist silhouettes and tailored skirts, teamed with sleek stilettos and neat bags. For extra elegance, consider the cape your outerwear of choice. PREPPED AND READY For A* style, it's all in the prep. Sharp knife pleats, preppy knits and varsity jackets are given a grown-up upgrade with Bottega Veneta's smart-heeled loafers and keychain-adorned bags. HIGHLAND FLING The hills are alive with…

FASHION FEATURE NOT YOUR AVERAGE RUNWAY SHOW by stage-savvy showmen Sunnei THE BEST SHOW during Milan Fashion Week? The lesser-known Sunnei, who regularly turn the traditional runway show on its head to the delight of jaded editors. Don't expect to find box-standard runway concepts here: this show cycle, models swivelled down the runway to the soundtrack of – drumroll – their most intrusive thoughts, making it the talk of the town. And this was no one-off, either: in previous seasons we saw models go crowd-surfing, get judged by the audience who held up number paddles, sprint across the runway and play musical chairs. ‘Our shows reflect how we digest the industry we are in and what we see every day around us. It's about questioning everything and trying not to…

HEALTH + BEAUTY LACQUERED LIPS Take this as your cue to get into gloss for autumn. ‘A glazed lip nods to the ‘90s without feeling retro,’ says make-up artist Naoko Scintu, who lined lips with a chestnut pencil before loading the centre with Shiseido's iridescent Shimmer GelGloss in 02 Toki Nude, £28, for a plumped-up pout. GLOSSY POSSE ‘Every modern make-up look starts with a fresh-look base,’ says Scintu, who layered Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation, £47, over Shiseido Revitalessence Primer, £39, for guaranteed glow. ‘Always apply foundation in the centre of your face first, before blending outwards for a more seamless finish.’ SILVER LININGS Daunted by metallic make-up? Don't be. There's a shade, size and shape to suit every eye. ‘Start with dainty eyeliners and work your way…

PREPPED FOR ANYTHING Merit Great Skin Priming Moisturiser, £40. Packed with peptides this stuff perks up pallid faces and sits beautifully under make-up. BRIGHT EYES MAC Studio Radiance 24HR Luminous Lift Concealer, £26. Even the most stubborn dark circles are brightened. BRONZED GODDESS By Terry Tea To Tan Sun Powders, £46. A great bronzer with hydrating hyaluronic acid so skin is looked after too. FUTURE FACING Clarins Double Serum, £65. Meet the reformulated best-selling serum. Charged with 22 plants and five pure active molecules, signs of ageing are reduced. FRESH FACED Vieve Skin Nova Complexion Balm, £34. A skincare-make-up hybrid for a complexion that looks healthier, dewier and, well, better in two seconds flat. SMELLS LIKE SUMMER Victoria Beckham Portofino ‘97 Golden Shimmer Body Oil, £90. The same citrus scent…