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DUA LIPA
ALARM BELLS
Meet pop’s HOTTEST property
Waking up with Piers Morgan
DON’T SWEAT IT
Why it’s time to shrink your workout
PLUS:
Katie Grand’s My London
The
big chill Wrap up, London — winter is coming
contents 5 Colin Farrell and Northern apparel in CAPITAL GAINS 7 Dive into the great outdoors in UPFRONT 9 Our MOST WANTED are Dolce & Gabbana’s starry mules 11 Rubbing elbows with Idris Elba in FLASHBULB
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12 Good morning, PIERS MORGAN 21 Get your jammies on in STylE NOTES 23 Make it a mac in MEN’S STYLE 26 Take a DUA LIPA faith editor Laura Weir
32 Our JUMPER EDIT: what could be sweater? 37 Tougher tresses in BEAUTY 41 Are micromovements the next big thing?
GRACE & FLAVOUR eats at Villa Mamas 45 A salmon rice bowl in TART 47 Petal into winter in HOMEWORK 49 ESCAPE to the UK’s most stately homes 50 Katie Grand’s MY LONDON
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Here are the ES team’s top five fireworks displays
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Brockwell Park ‘There’s all kinds of live music and fairground rides at Lambeth Fireworks in Brockwell Park (4 Nov), but I’ll mostly be insulating myself with all the brilliant street food: see you all at 28 Well Hung for some heritage breed steak and chips.’ Frankie McCoy, features writer
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Wimbledon Park ‘The fireworks display at Wimbledon Park (4 Nov) is one of the largest in south London. Grab a mulled cider and a spot by the lake to enjoy the best views!’ Clara Dorrington, picture desk assistant
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Victoria Park ‘I’m heading to Hackney where the annual bash in Victoria Park (5 Nov) promises to be larger and louder than ever, including local street food stalls offering the first chance of the season to warm up with mulled wine.’ Matt Hryciw, chief sub editor
Clissold Park ‘I’ve just moved to Newington Green so I will be heading up the road to Clissold Park to catch Saturday’s display. The theme is movies and everyone is encouraged to go in fancy dress.’ Alice-Azania Jarvis, features director
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Alexandra Palace ‘It has to be Alexandra Palace: and not just because it’s nearest to my house. Its fireworks night is actually two nights (3-4 Nov) and also features lasers, DJ Yoda and the best panoramic views over all of London you’ll find.’ Hamish MacBain, associate features editor
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Editor Laura Weir Deputy editor Anna van Praagh Features director Alice-Azania Jarvis Acting art director Emma Woodroofe Fashion features director Katrina Israel Commissioning editor Dipal Acharya Associate features editor Hamish MacBain Features writer Frankie McCoy
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Social media editor Natalie Salmon Office administrator/editor’s PA Niamh O’Keeffe
Merchandise editor Sophie Paxton Fashion editor Jenny Kennedy Fashion assistant Eniola Dare Chief sub editor Matt Hryciw Deputy chief sub editor Nick Howells
Contributing editors Lucy Carr-Ellison, Tony Chambers, James Corden, Hermione Eyre, Richard Godwin, Daisy Hoppen, Jemima Jones, Anthony Kendal, David Lane, Mandi Lennard, Annabel Rivkin, Teo van den Broeke, Nicky Yates (style editor at large), Hikari Yokoyama Group client strategy director Deborah Rosenegk Head of magazines Christina Irvine
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The rise & rise of
dua Lipa Her heartbreak bangers have soundtracked the year and propelled Dua Lipa into pop’s big league. Richard Godwin meets a singer playing the game by her own rules… and winning PhotographS BY luc coiffait stylED BY richard sloan
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ua Lipa is perched on a wall outside a photo studio in south Tottenham, taking in the autumn sun, considering her rise to the pinnacle of British pop. And she has plenty to ruminate on. In 2017, the 22-year-old Anglo-Kosovar singer has released her first album, taken her Instagram following to 3.8 million, secured autumn tours with Bruno Mars and Coldplay, and just announced her own arena tour for 2018. Her single, ‘New Rules’, about the perils of ex sex — ‘If you’re under him / You ain’t getting over him’ — became her first No 1 in the summer on the back of a
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sisterhood-themed video that has scored close to half a billion views on YouTube. And today is just one of those precious days where all feels right with the world. It’s warm enough that some kids are having a water fight in the street. But perhaps I’m just falling under her particular spell. ‘You know what?’ she says. ‘I’d take sunny London over anything, anywhere, any day. It’s my favourite place in the world. Seriously… Even when I’ve spent time in LA and it was gorgeous, I’d find myself missing the rain.’ Lipa has had one of those self-willed careers that makes you think that if you had her determination — and possibly her eyebrows — you too could do whatever you
set out to do. It helps that she sings in a distinct, husky, low register and knows her way around a melancholic tune. She calls her music ‘dance-crying’ and feels it’s the undercurrents of sadness that distinguish her from the general popscape. ‘I find a lot of inspiration from heartbreak, I kind of thrive on it’, she says. She’s also strikingly on point, sitting here in her white Air Maxes, rainbow sweatpants and Palm Angels hoodie, and her sultry looks, combined with her alleged dating history, have made her a tabloid favourite. She has been linked to everyone from Calvin Harris to Chris Martin to Harry Styles — all fake news, she insists. In reality, she is dating Paul Klein, frontman of the
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my london
Katie grand as told to lily worcester
Home is… A house in Tufnell Park with my husband [Steve Mackey, the Pulp bassist], his son, Marley, and the dog, a Hungarian vizsla called Dogwyn. Which shops do you rely on? Prada for clothes: the furry slippers (above) are pretty essential. And a deli in Tufnell Park called Meat. It’s very good for mustards, oil, ham, cheese. Oh, and dog bones. What do you collect? Magazines, I’ve got quite a great archive of magazines from 1984; we’ve got a library at the house.
First thing you do when you come back to London? Go to the gym at the Metropolitan Hotel and see one of the trainers. My office is in Clerkenwell so then I come into work and usually go out near there, to Luca, St John or Zetter Townhouse. What would you do if you were Mayor for the day? I think Sadiq is doing a pretty good job. I’m a huge fan. Biggest extravagance? Clothes, definitely clothes. I kind of have a problem. My husband said either the clothes go or I go, so I bought a twostorey building to put my clothes in.
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The stylist and Love editor works out at the Metropolitan Hotel, eats Dover sole at J Sheekey and has a second home for all her clothes Best London discovery? Highgate Wood (left) is very good for dog walking. When it rains it’s really beautiful and because it’s foresty you’re quite covered. And it has a great coffee bar, so I quite often walk Dogwyn with Luella Bartley, Jane Bruton and their dogs. The three of us do quite a lot of dog walking there.
If you could buy any London building, which would it be? Buckingham Palace, of course! Nice central location, easy parking. Good security. I’d keep the decor traditional but if they don’t have a swimming pool I’d like an Olympicsized one, and a really modern gym. And a running track outside would be kind of nice.
Favourite club? I quite like The Scotch of St James, it’s really cosy and there’s something quite oldschool London about it, which is nice. I usually go with Steve, Giles Deacon, Tim Walker and Gwendoline Christie. It’s a bit small for Gwendoline but she copes. Where would you recommend for a first date? Maybe Luca on St John Street. It has really good cocktails, does a very good negroni and has a really good wine list. Giles is very fond of it: he introduced me to it and I’ve taken a lot of people there since. I’ve been on several dates there. Best piece of advice? Miuccia Prada (left) once said to me: ‘Don’t be polite, I don’t pay you to be polite.’ ‘Love’ 18 is on sale now
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Best meal? I quite like the comfort food at J Sheekey (above), like the Dover sole with a side of mushy peas. Mushy peas aren’t on the menu any more but they usually find some if you want them. They do a good French 75 — that’s gin and champagne. It’s a cocktail that was invented during the First World War.