Innholdsfortegnelse for August 4, 2021 i Stylist

“I’m seeing fields of green everywhere I look” As the owner of a pair of green eyes, I have always felt a bizarre type of ownership over the colour green. As just one of 2% of the population with green eyes, I have an unreasonable pride at my genetic lottery win. My eye colour, often commented on, feels special – like glittering emeralds in a sea of azure blues and chocolatey browns. People mention them and I feel the puff of pride, ignoring the reality that my green eyes are the consequence of a combination of up to 16 different genes coming together that I had no part in choosing. Yet my misplaced pride is only compounded by a very strange incident when I witnessed a man being knocked off…

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fashion Back from hiatus: Stylist catches up with Fashion Week Frog As we gear up for the return of Fashion Month, the industry’s favourite attendee weighs in on lockdown dressing and missing all the front-row drama It seems a lifetime ago that Fashion Month was a real-life occasion – one where the glossiest fashion editors jet-set around the world and sit front row to admire (and critique) designers’ work. In a sea of street-style stars, industry insiders and celebrities, during the last full fashion season, an unlikely break-out star emerged: Fashion Week Frog. Cloaked in satire instead of the latest designer threads, Fashion Week Frog (@fashionweekfrog) became the go-to meme account for fashion fans, serving candid insider commentary on the Fashion Week circus. From painfully truthful rhetoric on the…

THE MEANING OF LIFE IN 21 PROBING QUESTIONS Kermit the Frog What will The Muppets star make of our existential questions? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF GREEN? Well, green’s the colour of spring, and green can be cool and friendly. Green can be big like an ocean or important like a mountain or tall like a tree… Just like it says in the song. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? Right helps. Wrong hurts. WHERE IS YOUR HAPPY PLACE? The swamp, surrounded by lily pads, cypress trees, cool water, alligators, toads, tadpoles, pond scum and all the insects you can eat. Mmm-mmmm! YELLOW OR BLUE? Put them together and you get green. How can I choose just one? Can we settle on a nice plaid? IS IT MORE…

A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Laura Pick, musical theatre actor Laura, 29, stars as Elphaba in the West End musical Wicked. She lives in south-east London with her boyfriend and dog My alarm goes off… Anywhere between 10am and 12pm, depending on how tired I am from the previous night's performance. Once I’m up, I’ll scroll through Instagram for a few minutes before I make an almond milk latte. I’ll usually wear something really comfortable like dungarees or baggy jeans and a top to head to the Apollo Victoria Theatre for 6pm, which is where Wicked is reopening this September. I’m responsible for… Putting on a great show for the people who come and see it. I’m always focused on telling the origin story of…

green with envy Bottega Veneta Shell Bag Daniel Lee’s insanely cool-yet-elegant clothes and accessories for Bottega Veneta are one of the major markers of what will be on trend for the coming season. This season, his cult-like accessories favour one colour above all: green. The padded Cassette comes in vivid emerald, the Point comes in a zingy lime and our current favourite, the Shell, comes in a subtle dark forest green, which is perfect for everyday. Bag, £2,275, Bottega Veneta (net-a-porter.com) Words: Kitty McGeePhotography: Net-a-porter.com…

BEAUTY Are you getting your greens? With the power to brighten, nourish and amp up radiance, green fruit and vegetables are the buzziest ingredients in skincare right now. Meet the formulas bringing a whole new meaning to your five-a-day words: shannon peter Broccoli. Celery. Spinach. Kale. These days, the ingredients lists on the back of skincare bottles read a lot like green juice recipes. And for good reason, too. In the same way these superfoods treat the body’s internal systems to a veritable feast of vitamins, minerals and vital nutrients, the right fruits and vegetables can improve the skin’s vital statistics when applied topically, too. That’s not to say you need to start fashioning a sheet mask out of an old bit of cavolo nero, though. Thankfully, there’s a growing…

“the great outdoors is overrated” words: billie bhatia I feel nervous telling you this, about sharing my unpopular opinion, because I am an inherently people-pleasing person. But here it is: the great green outdoors is overrated. Gasp, I know, I’m the worst. To caveat, I’m not talking all outdoors – white sand, palm tree-lined beaches and crystal-clear blue waters can stay. But, try as I might, I just can’t learn to love those wild forest greens and rolling meadows. My quest to be an outdoors person has been long and fruitless. I have tried, in vain (with chafed thighs) to enjoy the tiresome but rewarding clamber up a green-grassed hill, including a very unsuccessful hike up Arthur’s Seat. Those hills are like mountains, the beasts. I have endeavoured to be…

interiors Why you need this shade in your home Take a leaf out of a professional interior designer’s playbook and give into green this summer words: billie bhatia You could be forgiven for thinking green’s appeal lies in its fresh, invigorating and relaxing qualities, but interior designer Charlotte Rey (of Campbell-Rey fame – the duo have worked with Zara Home, London’s Edition hotel and Bentley, to name a few) explains why the colour’s charm resonates on a deeper level: “The human eye can perceive more nuances of green than any other colour. So when choosing a green for an interior scheme, we always want to make sure it feels rich and verdant. We love using deep emerald and olive tones in more dramatic spaces, and something soft like a very…

fashion Join the Green Party Whether it’s pale mint, forest green or a splash of lime, green is the most covetable shade of summer – team with crisp whites, soft grey and denim FASHION: POLLY KNIGHT EMERALD Top, £185, Valle & Vik (valleandvik.com) Shoes, £150, Arket (arket.com) Trousers, £175, LK Bennett (lkbennett.com) Bag, £195, Kate Spade New York (katespade.co.uk) Dress, £35, Next (next.co.uk) Cardigan, £129.50, Sandro (uk.sandro-paris.com) Earrings, £198, Thomas Sabo (thomassabo.com) Skirt, £47, Everlane (everlane.com) Sunglasses, £175, Ganni (ganni.com) Dress, £159, Baum und Pferdgarten (baumundpferdgarten.com) LIME GREEN Swimsuit, £49, Cos (cosstores.com) Blazer, £59.99, Zara (zara.com) Dress, £24.99, H&M (hm.com) Bag, £95, Guess (guess.eu) Jeans, £135, Ted Baker (tedbaker.com) Sandals, £850, Jimmy Choo (jimmychoo.com) Knit, £65, & Other Stories (stories.com) Pyjamas, £230, Sleeper (harveynichols.com) Earrings, £75, SandraAlexandra (harveynichols.com) Shorts, £140,…

for more recipes head to stylist.co.uk/food Dish Up Baked Matcha Tofu Cheesecake When it comes to dessert, cheesecake is always a winner, but this recipe turns the classic dish into a serious showstopper too. Taken from Bonnie Chung’s new book, Tofu Tasty: Imaginative Tofu Recipes For Every Day, the impact comes from blending tofu into the mix for extra creaminess, then adding swirls of matcha tea for a complex hit of flavour that’s at once earthy, bitter and sweet. Both these extra ingredients come with strong nutritional chops: tofu – also known as bean curd – is derived from soya and, although light in texture, has a weighty protein content for a plant-based source. Meanwhile, matcha, made from young green tea leaves ground into a powder, is exceptionally high in…