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.

Elle

THE BEAUTY OF life in flux

GUEST LIST

NO going BACK • When Douglas Stuart was scouted for a fashion job in New York, he packed his bags and didn’t think twice. But finding a sense of belonging took longer than he expected

THE MOOD… Birds of a feather • DECADENT DAYS ARE HERE TO STAY, SO BE EXTRA EXTRA BY ADDING PLUMAGE TO CARDIGAN CUFFS, SWEATSHIRT SLEEVES AND EVEN PYJAMAS, WITH SAINT LAURENT, BOTTEGA VENETA, DRIES VAN NOTEN AND VALENTINO ALL OFFERING SHOWGIRL-WORTHY TRIMS

CONVERSATIONS WITH… Joe Alwyn • The British actor is here to steal our hearts in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s book. Katie O’Malley meets the man giving Paul Mescal a run for his money

TRY THESE… Tile envy • THE VERSATILE CERAMIC IS ENJOYING AN ARTY COMEBACK – MEET THE DESIGNERS TURNING SPLASHBACKS INTO STATEMENTS

SPOTLIGHT ON… Miss Sohee • MEET THE KOREAN DESIGNER CHANNELLING HER REVERIES INTO COUTURE

HOW LOW can you go? • Ready or not, midriff-baring everything is back – but, this time, it’s sexy and wearable

POETRY… Well-versed • FROM THE WORDS OF AUDRE LORDE TO THE MODERN SONNETS STIRRING UP SOCIAL CHANGE, POETRY’S IMPACT IS UNDENIABLE. WELCOME TO IAMBIC PENTAMETER’S NEW FRONTIER

SHOP… Buckle up • Summer’s around the corner, so slip into a pair of sandals that can do both – Birkenstock comfort meets Manolo glitz and glamour

STUDY the classics • This season, designers have embarked on an odyssey back to the ancient world, inspiring mere mortals to dress like goddesses

NICE buns! • GO ON, YOU DESERVE IT. YOUR TEA BREAK WON’T BE THE SAME ONCE YOU’VE MET THE NEW BREED OF BAKED GOODS

Have your CAKE • IT TOOK A LOT OF TASTE-TESTING TO FIND THE BEST PASTRIES IN THE LAND…

MEET THE WOMEN remodelling the world • OUR ENVIRONMENT HAS LARGELY BEEN CREATED BY MEN, FOR MEN. NOW, A NEW WAVE OF WOMEN ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS IS CHANGING THAT WITH THE POWER OF THE FEMALE GAZE

AND FINALLY… In die kids • SMUDGE YOUR MASCARA, RIP YOUR TIGHTS, ADD A SKINNY SCARF AND MAYBE FINISH WITH A FEDORA. THIS SUMMER, ‘INDIE SLEAZE’ – THE MID-NOUGHTIES LOOK PERFECTED BY CHLOË SEVIGNY, KATE MOSS AND ZOË KRAVITZ – IS BACK.

FROM time to TIME • A STATEMENT PIECE AND A USEFUL TOOL IN EQUAL MEASURE, A WATCH IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST AN ACCESSORY. HAVING SECONDS TO SPARE HAS NEVER LOOKED SO CHIC…

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Good JEANS • At the heart of laid-back style lies a lot of denim. So pile it on – you can never have too much of a good thing

COME AS you are • CHANNEL YOUR INNER RENEGADE WITH SS22’S GRUNGE REVIVAL – GO AS HEAVY AS YOU LIKE WITH THE NINETIES REFERENCES, AND EXTRA HEAVY ON THE DENIM

THE NEW It girl • WITH THE Y2K-ERA HILTON SISTERS AS YOUR MUSES, PAIR EMBELLISHED JEANS WITH EQUALLY GLITTERING ACCESSORIES FOR ULTIMATE GOING OUT-OUT ENERGY

NEW lengths • DON’T BE AFRAID TO WEAR THE FABRIC FROM HEAD TO TOE – LITERALLY, INCORPORATING DENIM HATS, ANKLE-SKIMMING SKIRTS AND SHOES INTO YOUR ENSEMBLE

MIX, not match • NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR CO-ORDINATED LOOKS. EMBRACE SS22’S EMBELLISHED DENIM AND TURN UP THE VOLUME VIA STATEMENT PATTERN AND PRINT

HOW to BE AN OPTIMIST IN dystopia • Her award-winning novel Station Eleven was set in the midst of a pandemic. Now, Emily St John Mandel takes on time travel. She talks to fellow author Jia Tolentino about finding hope in despair and whether...