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“I would love to wear a little summery dress with straps, but I can’t,” says Kira Hellsten, who is listing one of the many reasons why she hates her breasts. Other reasons include consistent, debilitating back and shoulder pain, which she experiences daily, having to wear expensive, uncomfortable underwear, and the mental toll of disliking a significant part of her body. Luckily for the 30-year-old east London-based hairdresser, she’s less than a month away from her dream surgical procedure: a breast reduction. Source link

From sampling deep-fried insects at the night market to world-renowned healers, here’s how to make the most of a White Lotus-worthy holiday on the Thai island. What are three reasons to fall in love with Koh Samui?The food. The people. The water.When was the last time you were there, and who were you with?I was there to film season three of The White Lotus along with my co-stars (Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood...) and our crew. We were there for seven months, February to August last year, interspersed with trips to Bangkok, Phuket and Bhutan.Jason Isaacs stars in Season 3 of The White LotusHBOWhat’s your favourite place to stay?I didn’t exactly have much of a choice in where I stayed. We moved location several times for filming, most of which was do...

Loweth was raised between the small, quaint town of Stamford and the farm his mother ran “in the middle of nowhere”, near Kings Lynn in Norfolk. His father, an architect, died when he was young. After severe bullying he was taken out of school aged 13, raised without access to the internet, and did not return until he enrolled on an art course at Stamford College, where the fashion studios captured his imagination. “You have to become fiercely independent when you’re homeschooled because you won’t get anywhere if you don’t do work,” he says. “I realised I was good [at fashion] but knew I couldn’t do it from there. It was terrifying because I’d never been to a city before, and I’d never been to London.” Source link

In this week’s issue of The London Standard we explore a phenomenon that has been described as the greatest threat to Western society — our rapidly falling birthrate. This is happening all over Europe, but London’s has plummeted particularly dramatically. Why? Because the capital is becoming a hostile environment for young families, with sky-high housing and childcare costs. We need to make London affordable for the young creatives and families who help it feel vibrant and alive. What’s the alternative, a city with no youth? Source link

Behind every good royal, there is a party-loving aristocrat with personal connections as sprawling as their country estate. For the Princess of Wales, that aristocrat has long been known to be Lady Rose Hanbury, former model and Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Take the summer of 2023 for example. It was five months before the Princess's planned abdominal surgery, but Lady Rose and Kate were reported to be partying it up at Houghton Festival in Norfolk — a 24-hour rave weekend hosted on the country estate owned by Hanbury and her husband, David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (pronounced “Chumley”, by the way). The Princess of Wales and her group of friends, known colloquially as the “Norfolk set” or “Turnip toffs”, sipped on spicy margs and AIX rosé as part of a private dining expe...

X Æ A-Xii is one of Musk’s 12 children, including Nevada who died during infanthood. The world’s richest man and supporter of the incoming US president, Donald Trump, has even gone as far as building a giant condo to house his many children with various women, and has reportedly tried to establish the unusual family set-up because he is allegedly still trying to father yet more children with different women.To date, Musk has had 12 children with three women, including his firstborn, Nevada, who tragically passed away in infancy.The billionaire describes his large family as a “good example” for others, previously stating, “If people don’t have more children, civilisation is going to crumble.” He added” “There are not enough people. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilisation ...

The ultimate social media flex in the winter months? Posting a picture of an ice-cold margarita or glass of champagne held up to a liquid orange sunset used to do the trick. But not any more. A shot of green juice or a cup of miso soup grasped after a morning Pilates session is the ultimate sign that you’re doing the cold season right. And the hottest destination for a reboot right now is SHA Mexico in Cancún. The city on the Yucatan Peninsula has long been known for its party credentials, but it’s getting an image overhaul thanks to the opening of the second outpost from celebrity-loved health retreat SHA Wellness. It threw open its doors last summer — and has already emerged as the place for those vying to get that winter glow from within.SHA SpainMany A-listers have made their way to th...

In the depths of London winter, when the grey drizzle and chill is endless, it’s hard to feel fond of our city. Australia, with its warmer climate, higher wages, and no language barrier for English speakers may be far away, but it exerts a strong pull. There are over 46,000 Brits living in Australia on temporary visas as of December 2024, up from just 3,600 in December 2021. But is the sunny, beach-based life all it’s cracked up to be? Source link

I was in London, at the theatre, and we walked out at interval I turned my phone on, and was like ‘Oh, my God. What's going on?’ I've got 9000 texts, my husband has 10,000 emails. What happened? Mrs. Obama had unveiled her first official portrait, and she was wearing Michael Kors. We had no idea. I had made the dress, but didn't really know what it was for. For me, it wasn't just strictly the honour of dressing her for such an important moment, it was the fact that how she was dressed and who she was, was just a game changer. American First Ladies before that, for a portrait, wore colourful suits with pearls and a brooch. Now suddenly we had someone in a sleeveless black jersey dress with a toned arm and a very different attitude. That was definitely momentous. Source link

The 2020 show was most interesting — Shakira and JLo took to the stage, sporting an array of feather and crystal-adorned ensembles. Shakira opted for no less than five different custom outfits created for her by Peter Dundas, accompanied by a pair of $20,000 boots covered in Swarovski crystals. JLo meanwhile stuck to a series of iridescent custom Versace looks, created for her by the brand's atelier in Milan. Source link