Innholdsfortegnelse for December 16, 2020 i Stylist

LIFE LESSONS “Fairness matters more than ever” Emily Maitlis, award-winning journalist, lead presenter for Newsnight and co-host of BBC podcast Americast, on the power of truth “I think 2020 has been unprecedented for all of us. There’s nothing that makes my work particularly different compared to anyone else’s – apart from, of course, the people who work on the NHS front line or in decision-making departments. But every time we think, ‘Oh, that was an extraordinary year’, it just goes on getting more extreme. We should be used to the way the world throws surprises at us, I suppose. Because the year has been dominated by Covid, my role covering the US election felt like a chance to use a different part of my brain. During Donald Trump’s rise to…

read all about it 30 books to hunker down with Memoirs, poetry, fiction and beyond. Stylist presents the essential titles to add to your Christmas reading list compiled by: francesca brown Sally Rooney, Margaret Atwood, Rupi Kaur, Barack actual Obama: it’s fair to say it’s been a big season for new books and heavyweight writers. And thank goodness for that. Whether giving us the escapism we craved to take our minds outside of the confines of lockdown or the unmissable talking points that offered us something to focus our whirring minds, only books could save 2020. So make sure you’re diving into the best ones – or even better, gifting them. Life stories to inspire Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey We’ve all been party to Matthew McConaughey’s love of good chat…

warm glow Time To Light the fancy candle A key takeaway of 2020? If you want to treat yourself, don’t wait around. Book the dream trip, wear the OTT dress – and, of course, light the good candle WORDS: SHANNON PETER The one that smells like a lazy weekend
 The year’s headlines may have been guaranteed nerve-raisers, but there was once a time when flicking through the papers over a long and leisurely breakfast offered blissful tranquillity. It’s this sense of calm that Saint Fragrance’s candle manages to capture, layering creamy and comforting notes of vanilla and musk with nostril-tickling black pepper and vibrant orange blossom. Saint Fragrance Sunday Papers, £40 (brownsfashion.com) The one that smells like a herb garden Particularly decadent, everything about Loewe’s new candles feels artisanal. The…

life lessons “Slow down, life is fragile” Candice Carty-Williams, whose bestselling book Queenie won Best Debut and Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, on being forced to stop “This was the year that burnout forced me to pause. Like most people, the way I was living pre-pandemic wasn’t sustainable. We were running ourselves ragged, constantly doing, doing, doing. The pandemic made us stop in a way that we’d never had to before and it gave us much-needed time to reflect. When I got the news earlier this year that my book had won Best Debut and Book of the Year, I wasn’t sure how to react, really. I felt proud of the hard work I’d put into writing it, but the fact I was the first Black…

LIFE LESSONS “Remember how rich you already are” Author Candice Brathwaite, who campaigns to make motherhood more inclusive, reflects on the importance of having difficult conversations “I would love to go back to 2019’s version of me and shake myself. ‘Take it all in!’ I would tell that woman, ‘Because just around the corner are times so strained and tainted with fear that you will miss filling up your diary.’ Back then, I was nervous about how much 2020 was going to keep me away from my family while I promoted my debut book. I felt blessed and bogged down all at once. The release of I Am Not Your Baby Mother came and went without any fanfare save from a few bottles of champagne. But publicly, a bigger discussion…

cold comfort How to keep warm like a pro this winter Now that our social lives have switched from cosy pubs to shivering in gardens, we asked the cold-weather experts how to beat the big chill (without wearing everything you own) Words: Hannah Keegan, Kiran Meeda It’s minus degrees outside, the wind is blowing and there you are trying to enjoy a substantial meal while shivering in a parka as the glitchy patio heater switches itself off every five minutes. The overriding internal dialogue: how long can I last before I lose all feeling in my limbs? This winter is set to be the coldest we’ve seen in a decade (but of course it is), with temperatures estimated to drop as low as -5°C. “People will get a shock after…

LIFE LESSONS “find a purpose in every situation” Fitness coach, TV presenter and author Joe Wicks, who broke records as millions tuned into his morning workouts during lockdown, reflects on togetherness “Everyone has felt lonely or disconnected at some point this year, but what we now know is that the more people talk about feeling low, the more it helps others to be honest about their own experiences. By the time we all went into lockdown in March, I’d been doing PE With Joe for about four years, visiting schools and on Facebook Live. So when we were suddenly all shut indoors and no one could exercise, I thought, ‘Why not do an online class together?’ The response blew my mind. As soon as I announced the workouts, I expected…

LIFE LESSONS “there’s Power in togetherness” Former Lioness, broadcaster and host of BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Alex Scott on the year that sport hit pause “This year was going to be one of my busiest for work. I was supposed to be off to the Tokyo Olympics, the men’s Euros – I had all these tournaments coming up. Then lockdown 1.0 hit and I was suddenly thinking, ‘What does my year look like now?’ I don’t know if it’s because of my sporting background, but my mindset immediately went: OK, how do I adjust? You can’t change what’s happening, so how do we move forward?’ I’ve always been scared of stopping, but being forced to have slower moments, to reflect on what I’ve managed to achieve and the…

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