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! • THE YEAR IS IN FULL SWING ALREADY, BUT WE’RE GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS WITH SOME OLD LOCKDOWN FAVOURITES: SOURDOUGH BREAD (REMEMBER THAT?), BINGEABLE SHOWS, MURDER PODCASTS AND HOME WORKOUT GEAR!

STYLE icons • Comfort has never looked this good before! Come along as three very different women give us a tour of their wardrobes.

Khosi Khumalo • TV PRODUCER AND ENTREPRENEUR

Lorraine Maisel • DIRECTOR/OWNER OF FASHION AND LIFESTYLE PR AGENCY STYLING CONCEPTS

THE WHY, THE WHICH the wardrobe • Inspired to go shopping? Same here! Naqiyah, Khosi and Lorraine talk us through the ins and outs of creating their looks.

How to make your OWN LUCK • Luck isn’t easy to measure or study, but those who have managed to do it discovered it’s not the work of fate – it’s a skill you can cultivate and improve. So, how do you go about it?

LOCAL FLAVOUR • STOCKING UP YOUR PANTRY? THESE ARTISANAL FOODS ARE GUARANTEED TO IGNITE THE SENSES OF HOME CHEFS EVERYWHERE. MEET THE FOODIES BEHIND TWO OF SOUTH AFRICA’S TASTIEST BRANDS.

Local Village Foods • Sipamandla Manqele

Kaley’s COMET • Kaley Cuoco was so beguiling as Penny on The Big Bang Theory that she soon became one of the highest paid actors in television. With HBO’s comedic thriller series The Flight Attendant, she entered exciting, slightly sinister new territory – but it proved her range as an actress and cemented her broad-based appeal.

4 things about kaley

Our WONDER WOMEN in SCIENCE UNDER OUR MICROSCOPE • IF COVID HAS TAUGHT US ONE THING, IT’S THAT WE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENCE, AND MANY OF OUR TOP SCIENTISTS ARE WOMEN. WE WISH WE COULD PAY TRIBUTE TO MORE OF THEM, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY TO FEATURE IN ONE STORY – WHICH IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!

SUPERSTARS

What are YOU PLAYING TIRED OF AT? • PRETENDING TO BE A SERIOUS, IMPORTANT ADULT? ME TOO. LET’S TAKE A BREAK AND EXPLORE WHY WE SHOULD TAKE PLAY MORE SERIOUSLY, SAYS ROBYN MACLARTY.

LET THE MUSIC play • MY DAD DIED DAYS BEFORE THE GLOBAL LOCKDOWN. WHILE I WAS TRAPPED WITHIN FOUR WALLS, MUSIC AND DANCING GAVE ME REASON TO SMILE AGAIN.

The dances

THE COMFORT OF RITUAL • RITUALS IMBUE OUR LIVES WITH DEPTH AND MEANING. AND IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, THEY ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY CREATE A SENSE OF GROUNDING.

SEAWEED SOUP FOR THE SOUL

A FEAST OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

A HORSE LABYRINTH

THE FOOD OF THE GODS

THE RISE OF THE PERSONAL SHOPPER • IT’S NOT A NEW CONCEPT, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE A LIVING FROM SOURCING GOODS ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS IS ON THE RISE. WE TALKED TO THREE PERSONAL SHOPPERS TO FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES.

BACK TO THE Wild • IMAGINE CAMPING IN THE LITTLE KAROO… A BILLION STARS ABOVE YOU, THE ANCIENT DESERT BENEATH, THE INSISTENT FLAPPING OF YOUR CANVAS TENT IN THE COLD NIGHT AIR. THEN BANISH ALL THE RUSTIC IMAGES THIS CONJURES UP – BECAUSE DWYKA TENTED LODGE WILL CONFOUND ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

A GOOD (MO)HAIR DAY • Beauty Mokgwamme had other dreams, but circumstances took her exactly where she was meant to be.

How to SURVIVE the FEAST-OR- FAMINE CYCLE • IT’S EMPOWERING TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE INCOME STREAM, BUT THERE IS A DOWNSIDE: IT’S EASY TO SPLURGE WHEN MONEY IS...