February Lifestyle Edit
From a new Tuscan eatery to a gym for art and design lovers, here's how we'll enjoy the month ahead
See on stage…
...All About Eve, Noel Coward Theatre.
In the latest coup for London’s star-spangled stage, Gillian Anderson and Lily James take to the stage as unstoppable director Ivo van Hove turns 1950 film All About Eve into contemporary theatre.
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Embellish your ears...
...With baroque-inspired pearls by Jessie Thomas.
2019 is set to be dotted and dripping with pearls (baroque, to be precise). Thanks to the likes of Mary Queen of Scots and The Favourite's recent gracing of the silver screen, we’ve been on the look out for similar embellishments to elevate our daytime and evening looks. We find our hearts desire in London jeweller Jessie Thomas’s contemporary designs.
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Tone and stretch…
… at BLOK, the boutique gym studio for art lovers. With outposts in Shoreditch and Clapton, BLOK boasts a schedule of twenty eight different classes, ranging from boxing and yoga to calisthenics. While BLOK Clapton is housed in a disused tram depot (you can still see the tram lines), BLOK Shoreditch is in the Norman Foster designed principal place development. Both spaces have a gallery and a cafe.
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Windowshop…
…with Selfridges’ latest campaign, State of the Arts, in which the mannequins of the institution's landmark windows will be replaced with a series of art installations. It's a three month long initiative including installations, workshops and tours that has been conceived with some of the UK’s leading galleries and artists.
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Head into the night...
… for Tate Lates’ women themed evening, curated by the unstoppable Katy Hessel of @thgreatwomenartists. The evening will see a digital display of women artists throughout history along with a mammoth timeline, a photo booth, a quiz, and a chance to educate yourself about great women artists throughout history. That’s not to mention the vagina embroideries.
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Get your fashion fix…
… By bypassing the hysteria and frenzied glamour surrounding the V&A’s blockbuster Dior show. Instead, opt for English As A Second Language at Somerset House, in which Asian-born photographers Hanna Moon and Joyce Ng explore the feeling of being ‘lost in translation’. Shedding light on the importance of fresh outlooks within fashion photography through cultural representation, it's not one to miss.
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Eat like a Brixtonite...
… with classic Tuscan dishes flavoured with a touch of the modern, as Chef Dominique Goltinger’s new restaurant Maremma lands in Brixton. Think wild boar prosciutto, spinach and ricotta tortelli, and bistecca alla Fiorentina. Sì, grazie.
**Update: the opening of Maremma has been pushed back March**
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Add a colour flash...
...Adding colour is a sure fire way to pack an extra sartorial punch, and multi-tone on modern accessory shapes is a clear win for 2019. Keep an eye on Boyy's designs, which are the new status quo for influencers from Copenhagen to Manhattan.
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Spruce, pre-Spring...
...... make like Meghan Markle and freshen up your walls pre-Spring with a lick of vegan paint. Articles were written and walls were stripped when news broke that The Duchess of Sussex would be decorating her nursery with paint from The Organic & Natural Paint Company. With colours ranging from aloe vera to pistachio, vegan paint will be a major interior trend for February.
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Pamper...
... with Swedish lifestyle brand Tangent GC. From heady clover, fresh Japanese citrus to milky sugarcane, the new range of hard soaps is on our sink-topping list for February.
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