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SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2021

FEATURES 83 THE FUTURE STARTS HERE

The designers reshaping our material worlds for a greener future 87 CLOSE TO THE ART The bond

between art and fashion has never been stronger, says Marc Abbott

TWEAKMENT GUIDE 93 The ultimate insider’s guide to

the treatments, doctors, gadgets and injectables to make the best of what nature gave us. Edited by Annabel Jones

INTERIORS 129 SLEEPING BEAUTY de Gournay

goes for gold 130 DESIGN NOTES Carole

Annett’s world of interiors 132 FOCUS Flower power 134 TREND Water-inspired interiors 136 CASE STUDY A handsome country

home gets a new lease of life

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ON THE COVER Sophie Cookson wears jumper and skirt by Cecilie Bahnsen and boots by Dior

FASHION TEAM Fashion director: Nicole Smallwood Photographer: Rachell Smith Make-up: Nathalie Eleni using Clé de Peau Beauté; Hair: Brady Lea at Premier Hair & Make-up using OSiS+ by Schwarzkopf Professional

PREVIOUS PAGE Sophie wears shirt, dress and boots by Dior

HOTELS & TRAVEL 139 CONTINENTAL DRIFT Twenty seven

incredible new European hotels 147 A TASTE OF THE SPICE ISLAND

Lauren Ho explores Grenada 151 THE WEEKENDER

Fish ‘n’ chips in Whitby

FOOD & DRINK 153 HUNKER DOWN Sally Clarke’s feel-

good savoury bread and butter pudding 155 GASTRO GOSSIP Foodie news 156 THE HIGHLANDS GO HAUTE

A whisky distillery with Michelin ambitions. By Richard Hopton

PROPERTY 159 PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

A spectacular moated manor in Oxfordshire 160 LET’S MOVE TO... ABERGAVENNY

Wales’s best-kept secret 162 IS THE GRASS ALWAYS GREENER?

Itching to escape the rat race? Consider your options carefully, says Dr Soph 164 FIVE OF THE BEST Houses

with design heritage

REGULARS 12 EDITOR’S LETTER 14 CONTRIBUTORS 158 STOCKISTS

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