Fairlady

FAIRLADY is a modern, glossy grown-up magazine that offers great stories and inspired solutions to the busy South African woman.

ED’S LETTER

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THIS MONTH’S FABULOUS PRIZE • A Paco Rabanne Lady Million perfume hamper, worth R4335!

what love we THIS MONTH • WE’RE TUNED IN TO PODCASTS, SIPPING A GUILT-FREE TAKEAWAY CUPPA AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CREATIVES. AND STILL WATCHING TV, OF COURSE…

style icons • From models and brand owners to trend analysts and stylists, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to local tastemakers. We chose four impeccably dressed South African women and picked their brains for style advice.

ask the experts • Want to know more about the women behind the wardrobes? Our four style icons offer tips and tell us what inspires their fashion choices.

‘HATERS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME’ • With a ‘crazytown handsome’ husband, a thriving global business and a hard-won singular attitude, Gwyneth Paltrow is revelling in the carefree abandon of growing older.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW THAT WE’RE back in the world! • We sure have been through it! But we can all agree that technology made it a bit easier to stay connected, inspired and entertained. Why not keep it that way? We asked a few friends what kept their spirits up during the first stages of lockdown.

in living memory • District Six is a hugely painful subject for many ex-residents, still haunted by the memories of their once close-knit community. One of the ways many remember it is through art: dance, music, writing and theatre – in celebration and remembrance of who they were, what they lost and what they want to reclaim.

Shopping hacks to save you MONEY • ‘Money’s too tight to mention’, as the Simply Red song goes, and many of us can identify with that sentiment right now. Don’t stress – help is at hand. We’ve compiled a few nifty shopping hacks that will keep your grocery bill in check.

Tips for being shopping fit:

Tips to avoid impulse buying:

GETTING THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY

choosing DISTRACTION • Pandemic lockdowns, mass unemployment, murder hornets… now that we’re living in an episode of Black Mirror, is it any wonder we’re cocooning in our homes, watching endless repeats of low-stakes ’90s sitcoms and baking banana bread? Now’s the time for some well-deployed mindlessness.

Zero waste • Plastic-Free July is here again! I know what you’re thinking – you have enough on your plate right now, thank you very much. But as much as zero waste is the ultimate goal, that doesn’t mean you have to either go all in or throw in the towel – every little bit helps.

8 easy swaps for a greener lifestyle

Zero-waste grocery stores

DID YOU KNOW?

men-killing viruses NEON NUNS & A SADISTIC SISTER • What would a world without men look like? That’s the question Lauren Beukes asks in her new novel, Afterland. She chatted to us about bad timing, road tripping through the USA and how she’s coping during the Covid-19 quarantine.

7 things we learnt about Lauren Beukes

green scene • Choosing a Zero Bar rather than a bottle of shampoo or using a Spaza Store fabric bowl cover instead of clingwrap is about more than zero waste: it’s about incorporating sustainable items into our daily lives – and keeping it local.

SPAZA STORE Julia Schaffer

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE UNEXPECTED

Circadian solutions for better sleep • Restorative sleep has never been more important – or more elusive, as anxiety around Covid-19 has us tossing and turning. But have we been searching for ZZZs in all the wrong places? Forget milky drinks and weighted blankets – research now suggests what we need most is to support our...