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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 GETTING HUNGRY JUST READING THESE: THINK CRISP ITALIAN PIZZA, CHURRO WAFFLES, COCONUT JAM AND, ER, MUSHROOM TEA. THAT LAST ONE’S MAINLY MEDICINAL.

Heike Hayward • OWNER OF FLEUR LE CORDEUR FLORAL DESIGN, FLORAL QUEEN, MOM OF FIVE AND LOVING WIFE

Foziah Cassim • DESIGNER, ARTIST, CREATIVE

Marilize de Clercq • STYLE MENTOR, INFLUENCER, SEQUIN AFICIONADO

THE WHY, THE WHICH & the wardrobe • Fun and floral, minimal and classic, or rock ’n’ roll with sequins and a dash of disco? We’re itching to go shopping after hanging out with these three.

Letters from the LEVER ARCH FILE • TWO FRIENDS CO-WROTE LOVE YOU MADLY, A NOVEL ABOUT TWO SISTERS WHO FOLLOW THEIR HEARTS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND FALL IN LOVE. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THE NOVEL MATERIALISED.

Why you’re feeling so BLAH – and WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT • YOU’RE NOT QUITE BURNT OUT, AND YOU’RE NOT QUITE DEPRESSED… BUT YOU JUST CAN’T SHAKE THAT LISTLESS, LACKLUSTRE MOOD. SOUND FAMILIAR? YOU MIGHT BE LANGUISHING.

FAMILY VALUES • THEY SAY FAMILY AND BUSINESS SHOULD NEVER MIX, BUT THESE MOM-AND-DAUGHTER DUOS ARE REVELLING IN THE TIME THEY GET TO SPEND TOGETHER AS BUSINESS PARTNERS.

PRACTISE MONEY MASTERY • Running a small business? Financial planning is critical for survival. Get your house in order by preparing a road map for the year ahead.

In search of SILENCE AND STARLIT SKIES • Being able to experience quiet and darkness matters. It matters because we matter: our emotional and physical health is at risk, as well as the wellbeing of all living things.

HOW TO THRIFT LIKE A PRO • The decade’s fastest-growing trend is big on style, small on spend, environmentally friendly and a bunch of fun. Apply these strategies to channel your inner Kate Moss.

GOING AGAINST the tide • Perhaps best known for her roles in the teen film Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook, Rachel McAdams does things her own way in real life, with a quiet, steely determination, winning fans along the way.

How to SPOT A LOVE SWINDLER • THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE TINDER SWINDLER HAS SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHENOMENON OF ONLINE ROMANCE SCAMS. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BEING CONNED.

‘It happened to me’ – SHELLY*, 55

25 REASONS TO VISIT Istanbul • Now is a good time to visit this enchanting city. It’s had a major face-lift: well-trodden sights are being scrubbed up and renovated, and some new megaprojects have just been completed, bringing fresh life to Istanbul’s public spaces.

SMALL WONDERS • THE TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT IS GAINING MOMENTUM AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE A HOME (AND A LIFE) THAT IS CHEAPER, SIMPLER AND KINDER TO THE PLANET.

THE OTHER DR BONES • FROM UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGIST TO UNDERGROUND ASTRONAUT, DR KENEILOE MOLOPYANE MADE HEADLINES IN 2021 FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. SHE TELLS US HOW SHE FOUND HER PASSION IN THE DARKEST OF PLACES.

Cheers FOREVER • SHEER SELF-LOATHING FINALLY FORCED ME TO CONFRONT MY DRINKING PROBLEM AND REVERSE ITS COURSE.

The rise of the sober curious • WHY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GIVING UP ALCOHOL OR RADICALLY LIMITING THEIR CONSUMPTION

Yours truly, Lady Whistledown • When Bridgerton first hit our screens in 2020 it became an instant hit, introducing a genre once reserved for Austen devotees to a completely new audience – and all because Shonda Rhimes ran out of books on holiday. Meet the woman...