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Looking back to move forward...

HIDDEN figures • Every family has its secrets, but for Sanaë Lemoine the revelation of her father’s long affair led to a deep sense of loss... Until she met the other woman

THE NEW palette cleanser • FASHION PUSHED THE RESET BUTTON WHEN IT CAME TO SHOWS FOR SPRING, WITH BREEZY, BILLOWING STYLES FROM ERDEM, LOEWE AND SIMONE ROCHA IN CLOUD-LIKE COLOURS. IT’S TIME TO WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN, STARTING WITH OUR WARDROBES.

MEET Chloé Zhao • Nomadland is this director’s first taste of Oscar buzz, but she’s too busy problem-solving to take notice, she tells ELLE

GO SEE Open-air art • LOOKING FOR AN ART FIX? DON’T WAIT FOR A BIG RETROSPECTIVE, HEAD TO THESE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE PARKS INSTEAD

THE LOOK Mix’n’ mask • SPRING/SUMMER 2O21’S SIMPLEST STYLE HACK PUTS SAFETY FIRST. TAKE NOTE FROM BALENCIAGA, AND UPGRADE FACE MASKS WITH HI-VIS, HIGH-GLAMOUR EARRINGS

THE TREND Legends only

PSST... Inside scoop • AS TOLD BY THEIR CLOSEST COMRADES, GET THE INSIDER VIEW IN THESE TIMELESS TELL-ALLS, FROM LADY DIANA TO STAR WARS’ CARRIE FISHER

THE LOOK Art casual • SEEING AS LIFE’S ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ CHANGES HAVE THROWN SMART CASUAL OUT THE WINDOW, NOW MIGHT BE TIME TO TRY THIS

SPOTLIGHT ON... Modular by Mensah • INTRODUCING THE FURNITURE BRAND AS PART OF ELLE’S SERIES CHAMPIONING INDEPENDENT DESIGN TALENT

BACK TO basics

THE BIG trend REPORT • Welcome to the strangest spring/ summer season ever Where models wore masks, the audience dialled in via Zoom and a strange new apocalyptic aesthetic emerged. Here is your socially distanced front row seat...

...self-COMBUST? • Post-pandemic, photo uploads of yourself are the epitome of gauche. Hattie Crisell on how Covid killed off selfie culture, and what’s emerging from its vainglorious wake

Super JENNA • She helped turn J.Crew into a multibillion-dollar business and became a celebrity and pin-up for high-low dressing in the process. But when Jenna Lyons lost it all, she had to find a new – and surprising – way forward

THE NEW WAR AT WORK • Should your OFFICE be a safe SPACE? Do hurt feelings trump free SPEECH? Or does YOUR BOSS need to listen more? Welcome to the NEW WAR AT WORK

NOW you see HER • Moving between blockbusters and indie hits, Gemma Chan has kept one foot in stardom and one in anonymity. But this year, she’s going famous full-time

Brave NEW WORLD • Let’s make a fresh start. Add some layers, some volume and some (bright) colour, too. This is style, the SS21 way

MASTER the mask smudge • 2O2O: ‘I HATE WHAT THIS MASK IS DOING TO MY MAKE -UP.’ 2O21: ‘I love what THIS MASK IS DOING TO MY MAKE-UP.’ BECAUSE A MAT TE COLOUR PRESSED over the lips AND SOFTENED SLIGHTLY AT THE EDGES ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY, FRESH AND MODERN. WE’LL BE DOING THIS E VEN AFTER THE MASKS COME OFF...

Am I Black enough FOR BRAIDS? • For some people, hair is just hair. For others, it’s a representation of who you are. So what happens when you’re not sure who that is?

FRESH FACE first • Because the beginning of the year is the perfect time to get your beauty routine in order

THE VANITY DIARIES Alexa Chung • THE BRITISH FASHION DESIGNER AND PRESENTER TALKS IDIOT-PROOF BEAUTY, AND THE SELF-CARE LESSONS SHE’S LEARNT FROM Queer Eye

THE PALETTE Euphoric nails • TAKE INSPIRATION FROM Euphoria’s MODERN MIX OF...