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The lifestyle edit: November

By CW Contributor on 1/11/2018

As temperatures begin to plunge and London's streets begin to twinkle with the promise of the festive season, a new attitude in what we want to wear, eat, read (and more) has arrived.

Art fix

Klimt/Schiele: Drawings from the Albertina Museum at the Royal Academy.

It's Schiele's twisted figures versus Klimt's glittering portraits in this stunning exploration of Austria's two most famous artists. Read our ★★★★★ review here.

Opens 4 November.

Wear

Stine Goya.

The latest star of the Scandi scene, and the antithesis of the paired-down neutrals of its native brothers. Think startling pinks, powder blues and sprinklings of crystals. Bold, feminine and playful.

Browse the website here

Eat

at Brasserie of Light.

The first after-hours Selfridges restaurant promises to dazzle diners with Art Deco interiors, an eclectic menu and a giant statue by Damien Hirst.

Starry stage

True West at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn bring star power to this bitter, bracing comedy about sibling rivalry.

Relax

at Cloud Twelve.

Notting Hill's brand new wellness and lifestyle club, made with families in mind. It boasts three floors packed full of of family zones, play areas, a spa, a salon, nutritionally focused brasserie and a holistic wellness clinic.

Immerse yourself

in Veuve Cliquot's Widow Series IV.

Graphic designer Tom Hingston brings rebellion, hedonism and innovation to London for the fourth installment of the Veuve Clicquot Widow Series: London's annual immersive event that pays homage to the revolutionary founder of the House, Madame Clicquot.

Read more here

Pack

the Aesop x Rimowa beauty travel kit.

The collaboration discerning jet setters never knew they needed. Both brands are the coolest of their realms. Careful, though, it will set you back a cool £350.

Buy it here

Indulge

in an appointment at Face Gym's brand new St John's Wood outpost.

The UK's only gym studio for the face – training 40 facial muscles through a range of lifting and sculpting workouts – has landed in North West London.

Book an appointment here

Sip

Matcha at a pop up in the Muji flagship.

Bringing rare matcha teas and the traditional tea experience to Tottenham Court Road until the 11 November.

Address: 6-17 Tottenham Court Road, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1BF

Embellish

your home with Gucci Decor brights.

Superior interior: thank Gucci's Alessandro Michele for the brand's foray into homeware, featuring cushions and candles with plenty of print in the picture.

Browse here

Watch

Widows.

12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen teams up with writer Gillian Flynn on Widows, this Autumn's biggest hard-hitting crime drama.

Read our ★★★★★ review here