The July Edit

By Eleonore Dresch on 5/7/2021

Summer Solstice has come and gone, but London's blue skies have been missing in action.
And whilst we daydream of lounging on Mediterranean shores, here's how to attain a semblance of a holiday mentality in London. A good summer read, a well-mixed Negroni, a scent of the Riviera, escapism to Cannes via film, a fun party and plenty of cultural inspiration.

OUR SUMMER READS

Our book reviewer Madeleine Feeny has been dreaming of Mediterranean heat.

If you are too, dive into Margarita Liberaki’s Greek coming-of-age classic, Three Summers, or board a yacht in St Tropez with Whitman Tagore, the A-list heroine of The View was Exhausting.

JIL SANDER X BIRKENSTOCK

The most covetable new collaboration on every well-heeled Londoner's radar is now available to pre-order here.

WHEN IN CANNES

This year, Cannes Film Festival will take place from the 6th to the 17th July.

From the new Sparks musical Annette with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard to Wes Anderson's latest film The French Dispatch starring Frances McDormand, here are Cannes's most eagerly anticipated offerings.

IN A PARTY MOOD

If all goes well we should be able to party from July 19th.

I went last night to the uber-cool Laylow on Golborne road, a restaurant and live music venue.

Spread over four floors of a grand Victorian building - the interior was partly redesigned by Bella Freud - at the foot of London’s Trellick Tower, Laylow is exactly the sort of spot we all need right now.

Great music, good food, a bit of dancing. The basement music spot is open to everyone and it is good to know that Laylow is preparing for a summer of entertaining with a series of gigs, events, and delicious meals.

10 PLAYS TO WATCH IN JULY

From The Crown's Emma Corrin making her West End debut in Anna X to a starry revival of Nick Payne’s seminal play Constellations, Holly O'Mahony has rounded up the theatre to get excited about this month.

CHANEL'S NUMBER 5 FACTORY COLLECTION

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chanel number 5, Chanel is launching a limited-edition Factory 5 capsule collection .

Ernest Beaux’s classic floral aldehyde fragrance has been reimagined as 17 everyday objects that offer new ways to love and layer the scent.

Chanel Factory 5 limited edition will be available at Selfridges from July 5th.

AVE MARIO...

... is now officially open.

We went, we loved it and you can now read our review here!

NETFLIX IN JULY

From the Swedish teen drama Young Royals to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, Netflix's July offerings are loaded with great choices.

THE EXHIBITION WE WANT TO SEE

https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/visual_arts/sophie_tauber_arp_tate_modern/15800Tate Modern stages first-ever UK retrospective of work by pioneering modernist Sophie Taeuber-Arp.