I’ve always liked Julianne Moore. I say that even though I’ve never actually met her. But I have confidence that if our paths ever did cross, I would still feel the same.
Stylist: Holly Elgeti. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes Management using T3. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass. Dress, Emilia Wickstead. Earrings, Alighieri. Ring, Emefa Cole. Bravo Media
The actress has always seemed to embody a dual strength and elegance. In an industry which is notoriously obsessed with superficiality, she has always striven for depth: choosing interesting roles, maintaining a politely guarded private life and refusing to have plastic surgery even though the pressure to stay stuck in the unwrinkled varnish of youth is especially intense in Hollywood.
About seven years ago I took up yoga. Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a smug yoga column, where I make anyone who hasn’t ever done a downward dog feel a failure in terms of both flexibility and spiritual enlightenment. Bear with me.
Styling: Holly Elgeti. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass Beauty. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes using T3 Haircare. Dress, Temperley London. Earrings, Motley x Scott Wilson. Rings, Daisy Jewellery, Pilgrim
The reason I started yoga was because I was going through IVF and it was one of the things that people recommended as a means of relaxation. Any time you’re in the unremittingly stressful situation of trying for a baby, you will be told to avoid stress. For me, that seemed impossible, so I decided to outsource my relaxation to other people.
Styling: Holly Elgeti. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass Beauty. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes management using T3 Haircare. Dress, Iris & Ink. Jewellery: Daisy Jewellery, Alighieri, Pilgrim
One of the unanticipated side-effects of a series of national lockdowns has been an increased appetite for gossip. If we’re forced to stay in our homes with zero social life, then we might as well have something to talk about.
So it was that Instagram account Deuxmoi, which specialises in reposting anonymous titbits sent in by users about famous people, became A Thing. The item that caught my attention recently was an assertion that a top modelling agency was encouraging its ‘older girls’ (this translates to ‘late 20s’, which is depressing) to get pregnant because ‘[the] baby influencer Insta market is earning more than runways and fashion campaigns are’.
My friend Sharmaine and I had a chat about the limitations of the word sorry . In order to convey sympathy, Sharmaine had said something along the lines of, I m so sorry things are tough for you.
I ve got a lot of sympathy for Naomi Osaka. Currently ranked as the world number two, she announced she wouldn t be taking part in any post-match media interviews at the French Open