Innholdsfortegnelse for June 9, 2021 i Stylist

real life “My best friend is an anti-vaxxer, and it’s driving us apart” Kate and Laura* have been best friends since childhood, but when Laura began to share anti-vax theories across social media, Kate found herself questioning their friendship as told to: hannah keegan “It began in the first lockdown. All around the country, people were in a panic about the virus – I was working from home and glued to my phone like everyone else – yet when I’d talk to my best friend Laura about my worries, she would tell me that the lockdown was ‘unnecessary’. At first, this was because she believed it was just ‘a flu’ like any other and the government’s reaction was out of proportion, but this theory soon morphed into a belief…

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stylist advertorial Your summer reading list sorted Don’t miss the Stylist Literary Festival this month for must-watch events with all your favourite authors including Lisa Taddeo, Matt Haig, Taylor Jenkins Reid and many more Great books were the constant that kept us sane in lockdown, and for the whole of June, we’re celebrating the most hyped book releases of 2021 at the Stylist Literary Festival. From legendary DJ Annie Mac, bestselling author Matt Haig and Three Women’s Lisa Taddeo, we’ve got 40 amazing authors talking through everything from modern love to the tangled history of racism. So come and listen, learn, and find out what you need to be reading next. Your book club will be jealous! We’re offering a £20 festival pass that will get you access to all…

feature “I think about dinner when I’m eating breakfast” Singer and podcast host Jessie Ware sits down for lunch with Stylist to talk food memories, heartbreak and the joy of being greedy Words: helen bownassphotography: Jack Grange “Do you mind if we order quite quickly? I’m starving!” Mercury-nominated musician and podcast host Jessie Ware is exactly the type of person I want to go out for lunch and/or dinner with: speedy; open-minded – “I will eat pretty much everything even if it’s got a bad memory associated with it. I'll give it another go”; amusing – when I tell her one of the last people I interviewed face-to-face was Normal People star Paul Mescal, she says, “I nearly bought an Argos silver chain for my husband. He was like, ‘Babe,…

fashion Let’s get physical Ace summer style with a retro athletic look Words: billie bhatia If you thought the doors reopening to the world meant you would need to hand over your activewear, think again. This summer’s most desirable aesthetic is a prep-sport uniform of luxe-looking, low-key comfies. Considering the hours we have spent wrestling with our wardrobes (and our jeans) as we emerge from lockdown, this trend brings with it a collective sigh of relief. The seasonal appeal of Princess Diana’s off-duty sports look – the sweatshirts! The shorts! The trainers! The Gucci bamboo bag! – is more prominent than ever this summer. And this idea of ‘sporty and rich’ has been enhanced by the quick success of the trend’s namesake brand (founded by Kith’s creative lead, Emily Oberg),…

feature Can craftivism save the world? Making a difference has taken on new meaning. Needle and thread in hand, Nell Frizzell explores the world of gentle protest Sitting on the floor of my kitchen, cutting out letters from scraps of fabric picked up in Ridley Road Market in East London and my mother’s airing cupboard, I wonder: has anyone ever saved the world through sewing? Craftivism is defined as a creative practice that engages with political or social causes. It’s knitting, embroidery, upcycling, weaving, stitching, crochet and myriad other forms of work made by hand, all done with the intention of making the world better. An age-old form of change-making, it has come to the fore this past year as tumultuous world events have collided with a rise in hobbies…

beauty Found! Natural deodorants that actually work Is there such a thing as a long-lasting and effective natural deodorant that feels luxe? Stylist puts the new raft of promising formulas to the test They may be lauded as the more ‘saintly’ alternative to your standard drugstore antiperspirant, but natural deodorants aren’t exactly easy to love. In fact, most formulas out there suck. At best, they thinly veil unwanted underarm smells with a nauseating cloud of tea tree, and at worst? Well, they do nothing at all. Yet stubborn formulators persevere, desperately trying to crack the code to a natural deodorant that does exactly what we want it to. And, in recent months, there’s been an influx of new products that promise to solve our list of bugbears. What exactly is…

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