ELLE UK

Everything you ever need in a fashion magazine – ELLE is the glossy you can shop from. It's playful, useful, modern and relevant – inspiring you to be stylish in every area of your life. From exclusive celebrity interviews and shoots to the best edit of designer and high-street fashion and beauty, ELLE will give you insider access to the fashion and beauty world.

Golden HOUR • This summer, chunky chains are the way to go for a thoroughly modern approach to fine jewellery – Tiffany & Co.’s City Hardwear collection is the perfect place to start

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THROUGH the LOOKING GLASS • Growing up in the shadow of her famously beautiful mother left Natasha Gregson Wagner questioning: how do you find your sense of self when you’ve always been defined by someone else?

THE MOOD Get high • AFTER A YEAR OF SOFA SITTING, COMFORT IS NO LONGER KING. LIFT YOUR SPIRITS (AND YOUR LITERAL SELF) IN VERTIGINOUS HEELS, FROM SKY-HIGH STILETTOS TO PLATFORMS, THIS SUMMER. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP…

INTRODUCING... Kirby Howell-Baptiste • Graduating from roles in beloved US sitcoms, the actor steps into the limelight in blockbuster Cruella

GO SEE Artists in residence • TAKE DIY HOME TIPS FROM THESE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS’ HOUSES-TURNED- MUSEUMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

TRENDING Cap it off • ONCE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERY A-LISTER’S WARDROBE, FIT FOR DODGING THE PAPARAZZI IN THE NOUGHTIES, THE BASEBALL CAP HAS RETURNED AS FASHION’S PREFERRED HEADWEAR. TAKE NOTE FROM CELINE – WITH NO FEWER THAN 47 ON ITS SS21 CATWALK – AND USE A CAP TO BRING A CASUAL FINISH TO DRESSED-UP DAYWEAR.

PSST... Top hats • GRAPHIC STATEMENTS AND LUXURY LOGOS: WELCOME THE STATUS CAP INTO YOUR WARDROBE

READING LIST Dazzling debuts • IT’S TIME TO BREAK YOUR READING DROUGHT WITH THE BEST NEW FICTION OF THE YEAR

MARKET RESEARCH Top of the frocks • WHAT IS SUMMER WITHOUT A DRESS TO CARRY YOU THROUGH MONTHS OF PARK JAUNTS AND PUB GARDENS? GET TO KNOW THE NEW DRESS BRANDS JOINING SWEETLY PRICED STALWARTS SUCH AS REFORMATION AND STAUD

SPOTLIGHT ON... Neous • MEET THE FORMER FASHION EDITOR SELLING STYLE AT A SWEET PRICE WITH HER SUMPTUOUS HANDBAGS AND SCULPTURAL SHOES

PRESS... Play! • THE WOMEN WHO WROTE YOUR FAVOURITE TRACKS ARE TAKING CENTRE STAGE AND ARE ABOUT TO BECOME THE SOUND OF YOUR SUMMER

BEST OF... String things • Tie yourself in knots when it comes to bags with the market staple, the string shopper. The playful, tactile style will bring a touch of the summer getaway to your look.

AND FINALLY Roll on 21 June • THROW ON A FEATHER BOA AND LINE UP THE TEQUILA: WE’RE READY FOR 21 JUNE. WHETHER YOU CELEBRATE AT A RAVE, A DINNER PARTY OR EVEN IN FRONT OF ANOTHER NETFLIX BOX SET, THESE ARE THE REASONS WE LOVE A PARTY

WHAT TO WEAR & HOW TO WEAR IT

TRUE COLOURS • Put the fun into accessories, combining playful shapes and stones for an irreverent take on opulence

CLEAN slate • Start afresh this summer, bringing the same spirit to your staycation wardrobe as you would to your usual holiday attire with a bright, breezy, all-white palette

IDENTITY THEFT • Is privilege a dirty word? If so, how far would you go to disguise yours? Modulate your accent, keep quiet about your parents’ jobs, talk about your years at state sixth form rather than the decade at private school... It’s innocent enough, but in these politically charged times, some people would rather take cover under a marginalised identity they’re not entitled to than face up to the advantages of their reality. Richard Godwin investigates

HOW GREEN became THE NEW BLACK • After one of the bleakest years in living memory, the fashion world turned to nature for motivation. Here, style insiders share the private gardens that kept...