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What has 2020 TAUGHT YOU?

On my RADAR • WHAT I’M HOPING TO FIND UNDER MY TREE THIS YEAR...

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THE last CHRISTMAS • AS A CHILD, CHRISTMAS MEANT UNCHANGING RITUALS AND REVELLERY. UNTIL Polly Vernon CAME HOME AFTER HER FIRST TERM AT UNIVERSITY, AND REALISED THAT EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED

The mood... MERCURY RISING

A star is born... DAFNE KEEN • AS His Dark Materials RETURNS FOR SEASON TWO, ITS LEAD TALKS BALANCING HOLLYWOOD WITH HOMEWORK

Go see... ALL OF THE LIGHTS • IS THERE ANYTHING MORE FESTIVE THAN TWINKLING ILLUMINATIONS? THESE MESMERISING DISPL AYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE WORTH CATCHING

The trend...HELLO SAILOR • Nautical style never dates, with opalescent accessories and neutral navy forever fashionable. Take the trend from the catwalk – with its sailor collars and pearl jewellery – to your home this winter. It’s one way to ensure your style remains shipshape.

Spotlight on...FERIAN • EACH MONTH, WE BRING YOU AN UP-AND-COMING, INDEPENDENT FASHION BRAND THAT DESERVES A SPOT ON YOUR RADAR

Lust after... COFFEE TABLE BOOKS • GIFT THEM, DEVOUR THEM OR DECORATE YOUR HOUSE WITH THEM – THE LATEST ART BOOKS INCLUDE A TITLE FOR EVERY TASTE

The hype... MOGUL MOWGLI • RIZ AHMED IS BACK, IN A CULTURE-CLASH DRAMA EXPLORING WHAT IT MEANS TO REPRESENT A COMMUNITY

The look...PURE DECADENCE

Trending... THE ARISTOCRATS • A SERVING OF HIGH-SOCIETY GLITZ IS THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO 2020’S UNGLAMOROUS REALITY

Pssst... FIRST- CLASS FILMS • From Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law’s Amalfi Coast love nest in The Talented Mr. Ripley, to socialite Grace Kelly’s perfectly coiffed hair in the musical High Society, these classic titles will have you longing for life in the lap of luxury.

How todo... STRONG SUITS • THE MOST DARING WAY TO DO SMART STYLE? DRESS-FREE DRESSING UP

And finally...DOLLY DAYS

IN FOCUS

A very2O2O gift GUIDE* • In ayear where nothing has gone to plan, we need an equally unexpected approach to gifting. Over the next seven pages, find our scrupulously curated list of gifts that will puta smile on anyone’s face

More, more, MORE • Find new ways to wear fine jewellery, leaving no spot unadorned, be it your hair, clothes or(of course)your body

Its’ not YOU... ...Its ’ the PANDEMIC • AS COVID RAGES ACROSS THE WORLD, SO TOO HAS THE NUMBER OF DIVORCES. Kemi Alemoru TALKS TO THOSE COUPLES FOR WHOM BEING FORCED TOGETHER, MEANT ULTIMATELY FALLING APART

Escape to THE COUNTRY • AN OBSESSION WITH THE RURAL IDYLL IS INSPIRING MORE PEOPLE TO ABANDON CITY LIFE. BUT WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY LIKE TO LEAVE BEHIND YOUR METROPOLITAN EXISTENCE AND, IN Sasha Wilkins’ CASE, ABANDON YOUR ENTIRE IDENTITY?

WHERE FASHION SET the ARE MOVING NOW

EDITORS CLAMOUR to get a seat at her shows, INFLUENCERS PAY TO WEAR HER DRESSES, WHILE MANY SAY SHE’S THE NICEST WOMAN WORKING IN FASHION. Meet Rejina Pyo, THE WOMAN MAKING THE CLOTHES everybody wants

Bow down, IT’S ZENDAYA • SHE’S MADE THE ALMOST-IMPOSSIBLE TRANSITION FROM BUBBLEGUM DISNEY STAR TO AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, IS SEEN AS A DARLING OF THE FASHION WORLD AND HAS BECOME A POWERFUL VOICE FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION. HOW HAS SHE DONE IT, AND CAN SHE KEEP IT UP? HER DUNE CO-STAR AND CLOSE FRIEND Timothée Chalamet FINDS OUT

After HOURS • Embrace late-night decadence in feathers, diamonds and dramatic, ultra-feminine...