Table of contents for Issue 908 in Grazia

Who was on your best-dressed list from the Met Gala? Such is the might of the so-called fashion Oscars, it's impossible not to have an opinion. But aside from watching six ‘fluffers’ help get Diana Ross's 18-foot train up the steps of the museum or obsessing over Megan Thee Stallion's forbidden footage of the food and loos, shared in violation of Anna Wintour's nophone policy, there was a deeper meaning to this year's Met Gala. On page 24, Jalil Johnson talks about why the Met's exhibition on Black dandyism feels like a defiant move in the face of Trump's presidency. Plus, we get the inside story of Rihanna breaking the news of her third pregnancy from the photographer who worked with her on the jaw-droppingly stylish ‘reveal’. Meanwhile, if you're…

1. New in MARK DUPLASS Good American Family is extraordinary for around 27 different reasons, one of which is: true story, another of which is: Duplass's performance. 2. Up DUA LIPA This look is all about the red Alaïa bag. No. Really. It is. We'll hear no more about it, especially not while we are recreating it, which we shall. 3. Up BECKS’ 50TH The London leg of which was allegedly shut down around 3am, following complaints from locals regarding ‘raucousness’, always the sign of a good do. 4. Up KAITLYN DEVER We were still slightly reeling from Apple Cider Vinegar (in which she starred) when episode two of The Last Of Us happened. A magnificent new force in TV villainessery stirs. 5. Non-mover TIGER WOODS AND VANESSA TRUMP Allegedly,…

FOR MOST PEOPLE, sharing the news of a pregnancy amounts to FaceTiming family with a test in hand or posting an ultrasound picture on Instagram – perhaps a garden photo shoot if you're feeling a bit extra. For Rihanna? Nothing short of a Met Gala red carpet moment will do. As the final arrival of the night, Rihanna debuted her bump in head-to-toe Marc Jacobs, created in collaboration with milliner Stephen Jones. Just hours earlier, she was photographed, bump out, arriving at the Carlyle Hotel by friend and collaborator Miles Diggs. One might assume choreographing the specific shot – with the singer in a Miu Miu look, an umbrella shielding her from the New York rain – would take weeks of painstaking coordination, but in true Rihanna fashion, it wasn't…

THE CRIMINAL TRIAL of Sean Combs, otherwise known as P Diddy, has begun in New York City. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He also faces dozens of civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault and abuse over a 20-year period. Combs denies all allegations against him. I was following this story long before I started working on my BBC Three documentary, P Diddy: The Rise And Fall. My interest piqued when Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura filed a lawsuit against him alleging she was subjected to controlling behaviour and abuse for over a decade – even more so when it was settled so quickly out of court (allegedly for an eight-figure sum). Then came CCTV footage dating from 2016 showing Combs…

THE TRICKIEST conversations are the ones you find yourself having time and time again – and a conversation about coming out is one that you find has to be repeated throughout your life. Whether it's in the workplace, a medical setting, or meeting a new partner, even if the other person doesn't need to know that you're trans or queer, you're pushed to disclose it. It's a disempowering dynamic and it's why I wrote my new book, Talk To Me: How To Talk About The Things That Matter. Before writing it, every time I felt pushed to have one of those tricky conversations, I had begun asking myself: do I really need to have this conversation? Is it going to be good for me? And, finally, do I have the…

IN A BOOTH in a SoHo restaurant, Diane Kruger is trying to convince me that she, too, sometimes has bad hair days when New York City gets humid. ‘I look like, you know, like someone put your fingers in a plug?’ says the actor. It's a kind thing to say as my own barnet turns to candyfloss in front of her, yet such dishevelment is difficult to imagine. Kruger, 48, looks sleek even when arriving, as she does, straight from the school run – all knife-sharp cheekbones and groomed eyebrows, her Hitchcock blonde hair swept back in a scrunchie. She wears a relatively low-key outfit of black jeans, brown loafers, a striped Marc Jacobs top and Frankie Shop bomber jacket, accessorised with a gobstopper engagement ring (her fiancé is The…

WEARABLE ART Whether sculptural heels or an abstract print, it's all about adding interest via unexpected details or colours. BOY MEETS GIRL Preppy, off-duty style remains the linchpin of our weekend wardrobe: consider a stripe, a sweatshirt and a sneaker the holy trinity of this look. '70S SWING Our collective penchant for all things bohemian shows no signs of abating: thick-soled, studded shoes and chunky accessories will keep ruffles from feeling too frou-frou. GROWN-UP PASTELS Less saccharine, more sleek, the new pastels nod to the seasonal change but feel grown-up. Accents of black will ground an oufit – consider your wedding guest look sorted. URBAN SAFARI Utilitarian separates remain a style staple – think of them as a shortcut to instant elegance. Mix cargo green with sandy tones and a…

YOU KNOW WHAT I'm bored of? Nipples. Not my own, in the privacy of my own home; they're fine. Nor do I mind them on a European beach, or on the walls of the National Gallery, or popped out by my breastfeeding friends according to the whims of a demanding three-month-old. My boredom comes from seeing them out and about, in polite (or even less than) company, unsheathed thanks to the rise and rise of ‘naked’ dressing. Perhaps you dismiss me as a judgy prude. On the contrary. I've done my fair share of naked dresses and would dismiss the word ‘slut’ with a nonchalant ‘and?’ in my twenties. No, priggishness is not the issue; it's tedium. I'm not the only one. After recent hot girl summers and a big…

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN a fan of a fancy soap – the way they smell, the way they feel, the way they make my bathroom look instantly chicer. It's the kind of everyday luxury that always felt worth it and, by girl maths, it was basically the price of a hangover takeaway. Then came 2020. Remember those early pandemic days when we all turned into germaphobes overnight? When we collectively went anti-bac mad, wiped down bananas (only me?), and stockpiled Dettol? That sharp, synthetic tang of alcohol gel left my hands feeling sore and raw – not to mention my unmanicured nails, which were longing for a fresh set of gels and some deft cuticle work. Alas, my anti-bac habit followed me swiftly into motherhood. As a first-time mum, I was…

The last great book I read… I'm reading two at the moment: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo – I last read that when I was 15 and I wanted to go back to it – and The Woman In Me by Britney Spears. The last song I listened to… My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion. Dramatic. The last box set I binged… The Handmaid's Tale; I'm on the grand finale. The last beauty product I finished… It's the last fragrance that I launched with Balmain, called Blanc Galaxie. The last meal I cooked…The other day I fried two eggs – does that count? The last message I sent… was to my assistant to say I was ready for this call. The last holiday I went on… was to Dubai and…

MPs are expected to vote this summer on whether to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. It comes after a cross-party group of MPs, including Labour's Stella Creasy, proposed legislation to decriminalise abortion up to 24 weeks by putting forward amendments to change the law. This would stop abortion access being stripped back in the future. Abortion is not currently a right in England and Wales. The Abortion Act 1967 allows women to end their pregnancies but only in certain circumstances. As we watch Trump's administration roll back reproductive rights in the US, it's more important than ever to ensure our right to choose is always protected.…

KAIA GERBER IS a proud introvert. You might assume a model, actor, not to mention the daughter of Cindy Crawford, would be a look-at-me extrovert, but not so. The Palm Royale star and co-founder of online book club Library Science says she feels most at peace when she's alone, reading. ‘There's this great quote that says, “I'm an introvert and an introvert needs companions.” And I have always needed books,’ she explains. It's fitting, then, that Gerber has just been announced as the face of Mango, whose new concept for its Capsule collection – the brand's elevated occasionwear line – is ‘craft your own story’. Gerber has been a Mango girl, albeit unofficially, for a while. ‘I probably saw someone wearing something that I liked, and I was like, “Where…

I REMEMBER THINKING, ‘I imagine many women will resonate with this,’ as I drafted a recent Instagram post that went viral. ‘Gen X and elder Millennial women didn't marry partners (they inherited sons),’ I wrote. ‘Men who were never taught to carry the weight of adult life because their mothers always carried it for them.’ I went on to explain how, while 30- and 40-something women learned to multitask, manage the emotions of their household and prioritise everyone else, their partners learned that somebody else would always come along to clean up the mess. After the 759,00 views, 40,000-plus likes, 1,000-plus comments and thousands of shares and saves later, I think it's safe to say that many women not only resonated with what I said but felt it in their…

‘I LOST MY CHOO!’ Four words, one simple line, but an iconic catchphrase that catapulted Jimmy Choo from a glamorous shoe brand into a cult label. Uttered by Carrie Bradshaw, while running for the Staten Island ferry (spoiler: she missed the boat), Jimmy Choo remains synonymous with Sex And The City even now. ‘Sex And The City was all about four girls living it up in the city, falling in love, finding love – with a massive dose of fashion,’ says creative director Sandra Choi. Bradshaw's now-iconic violet velvet, feather-trimmed strappy sandal – the 72138 – is just one of the eight styles from the luxury shoe label's first five years to be reissued by the brand as part of its new collection, The Archive 1997-2001. ‘We looked at three…

A CHANGE IN seasons calls for revised beauty routines, but don't stress – a complete regime overhaul is not on the agenda. The key is in cherry-picking a few small yet strategic swaps to elevate your game while also prepping (and protecting ) skin, hair, limbs – and beyond – for whatever summer has in store. Try these swaps… OUT: FULL BASE IN: CUSTOMISABLE COVERAGE Packed your puffer away for the foreseeable? Apply the same theory to your make-up base and wave goodbye to heavy layers. Full-coverage foundation can feel cloying in the heat, but ultra-lightweight options are quick to melt into oblivion. The answer? Dcypher's My Custom Drops, £35. Engineered via a complex algorithm to perfectly match your skin tone, simply drop into your moisturiser, using more or less,…

CROWNING GLORY Red LED light therapy combines with vibrating bristles to boost hair growth. Foreo Luna 4 Hair 2-in-1 LED Scalp Massager, £189 ROOT CAUSE A clever complex of piroctone olamine (a gentle antibacterial) keeps dandruff at bay. Sisley Soothing Anti-Dandruff Cure, £106 GLOSS TO GO Silicone-free and big on shine – prepare to join the glossy posse. Living Proof Restore Shampoo, £29 BOTTLED BRILLIANCE A powerhouse blend of soothing botanicals that's begging to be massaged in. Hair By Sam McKnight Pure Genius Natural Scalp Restoring Oil, £36 MINTY FRESH A pre-wash glycolic acid treatment that detoxes your scalp without stripping it. Maria Nila Purifying Cleanse Exfoliating Scalp Serum, £23 SOOTHE OPERATOR A rebalancing scrub made with rice powder and melon oils, which calm and condition. Virtue Scalp Exfoliating Scrub,…

DO YOU EMOJI? If so, how often – and which? I've just checked my history and red heart is in like a bullet at number one, followed by the emphatic conviction of 100, then the jaunty thumbs up, tentative fingers crossed, #1 outfit-approval mechanism fire and… the boiled egg. What does this say about me? Oh, you know, just everything, according to new research published in academic journal Current Psychology. Having questioned 285 undergraduates on their use of 40 symbols, then asked them to complete questionnaires to gain insights into their personality traits, researchers concluded that men who use a lot of emojis have Machiavellian tendencies and are more neurotic, while women who make liberal use of them are more narcissistic. I get no real sense from the report of…

JUDE It can be hard for a shoe brand to cut through when the market is dominated by household names like Manolo Blahnik, but one has managed it: Jude. Founded last year by creative duo Jurgita Dileviciute and Denitsa Bumbarova, its shoes have a fan club that includes Alexa Chung, Tracee Ellis Ross, Chloë Sevigny, Kim Kardashian and Ruth Negga, with a particular emphasis on killer heels with a point of difference. EVER WONDERED WHERE Alexa and co buy their shoes? Or the brand responsible for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's expertly curated wardrobe of elevated staples? Good news – we've done the legwork for you, with three under-theradar brands that our style muses rely on. Nothing beats the feeling of someone complimenting what you're wearing and asking, ‘Where's it from?’ What makes…

Model Souda Muhiyadin Kariko at The Hive Management Hair Nelson Douala-Bell Make-up Yacine Diallo at The Wall Group Nails Melvyn Renaud Set designer Camille Rousseau at Beaumonde Paris Photographer's assistant Marta Paba Fashion assistants Gavi Weiss, Aoife Giblin, Yasmin Regisford Shoot producer Gabriela Velasco With special thanks to Studio Rouchon Paris…

FASHION BRAGGING RIGHTS are no longer the preserve of those with hardcore shopping habits. Among the sartorially enlightened, they are hard-earned badges of honour, often recognised only by those in the know (and, after reading this, by you too). In 2025, perhaps the greatest kudos comes from shopping secondhand, recognising those who've embraced the challenge of scrolling, waiting and haggling. It's undoubtedly tedious, so why commit to the vintage haggle rather than shopping new? One reason: sustainability, as noted by Maximilian Bittner, Vestiaire Collective's chief executive. But ‘by far the dominant driver is price’, he says. Fashion prices have reached their apex and for cash-strapped shoppers, a benefit of trawling the archives is the prospect of scoring a real deal (never mind the resale value) and the inimitability of finding…

HOLD ON TO your blending blushes and buckle up, this season blush is back in a big way. Bright, bold and unapologetic, this look is all about showcasing your beauty prowess rather than health signalling. We've gone way beyond gingerly tapping in the merest hint of pink with fingertips in a bid to reel in those ‘gosh, you look well’ compliments. With Gen Z flooding Tik-Tok with ‘W blush’ tutorials – a method that involves sweeping a statement streak of colour from temple to temple via the bridge of your nose and cheeks – and the fashion set getting in on the action too (Bora Aksu sent models down their A/W '25 runway with cheeks loaded up with the Lisa Eldridge True Velvet Lip Colour in Pompadour, £27) the stage…

CARBS (AND BUTTER) ARE BACK Craving an old-fashioned jam tart? Claridge's might not have been your first port of call – until now. Richard Hart has been announced as executive baker and creative director of the five-star hotel's new bakery, which is opening late this summer and will focus on nostalgic classics such as custard tarts, iced fingers and bloomers. Elsewhere in London, Don't Tell Dad is a Queen's Park bakery and restaurant whose pastries are as inventive as its name is mischievous (ie, the sobrasada and poponcini-pepper croissant). Glasgow's Outlier, meanwhile, is something of a multi-hyphenate: a coffee spot, bakery, restaurant and (soon to be) gallery space, with sweets such as a rhubarb frangipane tart and lime curd, mango and coconut-cream swirls. THE RETURN OF THE SHARING PUD As…