Fairlady

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

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what we're loving RIGHT NOW! • WE’RE WORKING IN BED, EMBRACING THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, DISCOVERING AYURVEDIC EATING AND SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT GAME-CHANGING BEAUTY BUYS. AND CHARIS, WELL, SHE’S STILL READING ABOUT MURDERERS. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

style icons • A smattering of vintage, a touch of rock ’n’ roll and ‘a little bit of everything’… Algria, Cara and Lukundo have very different styles – and we love them all! We’ve put together a crib sheet to help you shop just a bit of their je ne sais quoi.

BEHIND THE wardrobe • If you need some fashion inspo or if you’re just a bit nosy (guilty!), keep reading: our style icons dished on their favourite shops, gave us some advice, and shared stories about their most sentimental pieces.

Golden CATE • A commanding presence on both small and big screen, Cate Blanchett is simultaneously a chameleon and one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood. This year she returns to TV in two widely different roles: one as a cult leader and the other as an anti-feminist icon.

CATE ON

FAIRLADY’S TOP 10 CATE BLANCHETT PERFORMANCES

THE worst thing THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME… WAS ALSO THE BEST • Challenging times find us all, as many of us discovered in 2020. Although we would never choose to go through them, they can, paradoxically, lead us to a better, brighter life and a renewed sense of purpose. If you’re going through a difficult time, draw strength from the inspiring stories of these five women whose darkest hours led to radiant rebirth.

7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IVERMECTIN • The antiparasitic drug ivermectin, widely used in SA to treat animals (and elsewhere people too), recently hit the news when it was touted as both a prophylactic and a treatment for Covid-19. Here’s what we know.

She... doesn’t say no, doesn’t age and is designed to please How will SEXBOTS CHANGE our WORLD ? • Sales of sex dolls and sex robots rose sharply in 2020, and the current trajectory of sex tech means it’s only a matter of time before lifelike, talking, possibly walking female replicas hit the mainstream…

Just a boy (a bodybuilder) standing in front of a girl (a sexbot), asking her to marry him…

WE’RE KEEPING AN • …a husband-and-wife folk-rock duo, a sommelier, awriter, a ceramicist, a photographer and an up-and-coming soprano: local, super-talented – and all going places.

And... breathe • Oxygen is the element that keeps us all alive. So isn’t it ridiculous that we’ve forgotten how to breathe?

3 YOGA BREATHING EXERCISES TO TRY

MAKE WORKING FROM HOME WORK FOR YOU • Seven ways to create the best workspace (and headspace) at home

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‘THE DEPTHS call me’ • Since she discovered freediving in her 30s, Natalie Rudman has made incredible physical strides in the sport. Now an eight-time free-diving national record holder, she believes freediving has also reconnected her with nature – and herself.

Weird & wonderful TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Forget the Louvre, the Statue of Liberty and the Sagrada Família. For your next trip (whenever that is, sigh), why not go for something more offbeat? Introducing some of the more unique museums, art galleries, man-made landmarks and natural oddities across the world…

10 GREAT REASONS to visit MHONDORO • A bush getaway is the perfect Covidfriendly break: plenty of fresh air and space, proper time away from the stress of city living – and, of course, an opportunity to...