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- JUNE 2013
The Beauty Hunter
BBC4 pays tribute to this little-known photographer who defined an era of fashion
His colour fashion photography gracing hundreds of covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, pioneer Erwin Blumenfield defined the glamorous age of the 40s and 50s. Not, according to Rankin, necessarily how it looked, but more importantly, “how we think it looked.”
Blumenfeld was one of the most influential and highly-paid photographers of the 20th century, yet after his mysterious death in Rome in 1969 his name is little known today. In the first ever film about his life and work, BBC4 uses Blumenfeld’s fashion films, home-movies and self portraits to tell the intriguing story of a man obsessed by the pursuit of beauty, but haunted by his own perceived ugliness.
Remy Blumenfeld, the artist’s grandson, reveals the fascinating history of Blumenfeld’s life and death through exclusive interviews with his close family, plus fashion luminaries including Nick Knight, Rankin, Albert Watson, Sølve Sundsbø, and the oldest supermodel in the world, Carmen Dell’Orefice.
By exploring the unconventional lifestyle behind one of the 20th century’s most original fashion visionaries, Blumenfeld´s rich, complex story not only reveals his seminal influence today, but the endless possibilities of photography itself.
The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women
BBC4 at 9pm, 19 May.
Director: Nick Watson
Blumenfeld Studio: New York 1941-1960.
23 May - 1 September 2013.
Somerset House
Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
somersethouse.org.uk
© Erwin Blumenfeld THE MAN WHO SHOT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN BBC4, 19 May 9pm
READ ALL ABOUT IT
The long hot summer is approaching and that means festivals, holidays and summer reading.
Whether you’re a classics or chic lit kind of girl, summer afternoons are a wonderful excuse to take a book outside and forget all about everything else.
Where better to find reading inspiration than Granta’s famous Young British Novelists issue.
The leading literary publication has been publishing its list of 20 key writers under 40 since 1983 and it has a curious intuition for who’s about to hit the big time: Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro featured on the original list.
Alternatively, choose literature over the moshpit and head to a literary festival this summer.
This year’s programme includes events in London, Edinburgh and York and gives the hottest, newest names a platform alongside some of the most established literary figures of today.
To celebrate the arrival of reading season, we’ve teamed up with Granta to offer ten packages of prizes that bookworms will love.
Each prize includes:
- 1 year subscription to Granta, starting with the Best Young British Novelists issue
- A Granta tote bag
- A Moleskine notebook
- One pair of tickets to an event in Edinburgh (3 pairs available), York (4 pairs available) or London (3 pairs available)
To enter, simply send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject line ‘YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS’. If you have a ticket preference then please say. Closing date is 31st May: winners will be notified soon afterwards.
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To read more about Granta’s Young British Novelists and find out ELLE’s top picks for summer reading, check out the June issue, on newsstands now
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ELLE Screening – The Big Wedding
An all-star cast, a hilarious storyline and free tickets to see the film before anyone else does… What’s not to love?
This month ELLE are offering you the chance to attend preview screenings of The Big Wedding, a brilliantly observed comedy about how - for one family - a fake marriage is the only way to ensure a smooth running wedding.
With Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton as the long divorced, now reunited-for-one-wedding-only parents, Amanda Seyfried as the bride, and Robin Williams starring as a catholic priest, it’s guaranteed to entertain.
Screenings will take place at 10 venues across the country on the 14th of May and online booking is open for all ELLE readers now.
Click here to apply with the ELLE reader code published in the June issue of ELLE.
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ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80S
The V&A's summer exhibition, Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s celebrates the impact of London street style and the explosive club scene on the era’s eclectic fashion.
Co-curated by Wendy Dagworthy, a professor at the Royal College of Art and a designer in the 80s, the exhibition features big names like Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano and celebrates some of the lesser-known designers whose legacy lives on in modern fashion.
It also offers a fascinating perspective into the cyclical nature of fashion.
If you thought your polished, minimal noughties look was a universe away from the 80s, you might just be surprised…
To celebrate the opening, we have some amazing prizes just for you.
One lucky winner will receive:
- A pair of Sarah Angold Sera earrings, Glass Green and radiant with brass, worth £325
- 2 tickets to the Members' Preview of Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s on Thursday 9 July 2013
- A paperback copy of the exhibition book, 80s Fashion: From Club to CatwalkOne runner up will receive:
- 2 tickets to Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s
- A paperback copy of the exhibition book, 80s Fashion: From Club to CatwalkTo enter, simply send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject line ‘CLUB TO CATWALK’. The closing date is 31st May, and winners will be notified soon afterwards.
To read more about Club to Catwalk, check out the June issue, on sale now.
Club to Catwalk runs from 10 July 2013 – 16 February 2014 at the V&A.
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- MAY 2013
Picture: Jon Gorrigan
NO MATCHES FOUND - What happened next
I’m a celebrity, sort of.
I’ve just moved to rural Wales, and the lady in the newsagent patted me on the arm and told me not to blame myself.
‘Of course, in my day, a girl your age would have been written off years ago, but it’s different these days,’ she said, before ringing up my copy of Horse & Hound.
It all started with eHarmony, one of the most successful and famous dating websites in the world.
I know tons of people who’ve met people through it but I’m shallow and looks matter enormously, so meeting someone based on their personality never appealed. I’d rather be single than wake up to an ugly face.
‘At least try it,’ said my friend who told me I was basically in the last chance saloon dating and mating wise and could not afford to be picky.
The questions they ask you are reassuringly detailed, like they really truly want to get to know every corner and crevice of your Self, in order to sort the wheat from the chavs and find you you’re The One. It takes about an hour.
Then, you press the magic button and wait while they find you a selection of suitable males. Or not, as was the case with me. Instead, I got a page that told me sorry, but there was no one out there for me.
After crying for a short time, I felt a huge sense of relief. Like I’d been given some kind of cosmic permission to call off the search, and it felt good.
So I decided to tell the world about my epiphany. The world being ELLE.
But instead of being happy for me, now everyone, except maybe for the newsagent, wants to prove to me that I am not undatable that I just haven’t (yawn) found the one, yet. Including the people at eHarmony who want me to meet up with dating guru Jenni Trent Hughes.
‘We really want to help you,’ said the lovely lady at eHarmony. ‘But I have a dog and a horse now, I’m OK,’ I told her, and meant it. I even have a badge I wear that says ‘If you want a stable relationship get a horse’. I wear it with pride.
But I still agreed to see Jenni. Because there’s a tiny part of me won’t stop reading Norah Roberts and Danielle Steele, waxing my legs and dreaming about seven foot lumberjacks rescuing me and my dog after we get lost in a dark forest.
If I were a police case, I’d be a ‘cold case’ because all the evidence clearly points to the fact that I am undatable.
It’s pretty irrefutable, especially when you look at what my ex boyfriends had to say about what it was like being with me. And yet, despite all of this, the evidence, it seems that the search is destined to continue.
I feel it’s more likely that the Loch Ness Monster will come out of hiding and say, ‘OK, enough with the tours and the terrible souvenirs, I exist OK?’
But you never know.
Look out for the next update from Lisa in the June issue of ELLE on sale 1 May
See what else is in the May issue of ELLE, on sale now
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GIRLS ON FIRE
In the May issue, ELLE met three young, talented actresses who are setting Hollywood alight: Chloe Moretz shares her life in Instagram snaps, Amanda Seyfried talks premieres and British humour, and Evan Rachel Wood divulges her beauty secrets and the looks she’s glad she left behind.
To read the full interviews, check out the May issue – on sale now.
Chloe Moretz: Young Future Icon
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WIN TICKETS TO KATE HUDSON SCREENING
We’re offering 5 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of our May cover star Kate Hudson’s new film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, at the BFI in London on Monday 15 April.
For your chance to WIN tickets for you and a friend, send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject KATE HUDSON TICKETS by midnight on 10 April and the lucky winners will be selected at random on Thursday morning.
You must be able to attend the screening at 6.10 on Monday 15 April. Winners’ names will be on the guest list and tickets will be available to pick up 45 minutes before the screening.
Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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To read the interview with Kate, pick up a copy of the May issue – on newsstands now
Watch the behind-the-scenes video of the cover shoot here
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ELLE Book Club: Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi
Ghana Must Go is the electrifying debut by brilliant newcomer Taiye Selasi. Her unique voice is human and real. Read our review below - and for more ideas for hot reads, check out the May issue of ELLE, out now.
Ghana Must Go is a simple story of family loss, misunderstanding and love, spanning generations and continents. What makes it exceptional is Taiye Selasi's writing - no linguistic pyrotechnics, no self-importance, just characters you long to reach out and hold. No wonder she's been hailed as the new Zadie Smith, with praise from Salman Rsuhie and Toni Morrison.
Born in London to Ghanian and Nigerian parents and raised in the US, Selasi now lives in Rome. She is the new novelist of this year - one who makes the world shrink and shine.
By Alex Heminsley
Check out the May issue of ELLE - out now - for more ideas on what to read, watch and listen to
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KATE HUDSON!
The May cover shoot was a bit of a whirl: 44 pairs of shoes, 2.5kg of fruit consumed on set (that’s a lot of Vitamin C) and two cars booked to take us straight to the ELLE Style Awards afterwards - and it all came together perfectly!
Read ELLE’s interview with adopted Brit, inventor of the Earl Grey cappuccino (yes, really) and ELLE cover star Kate Hudson, as she talks about motherhood, calorie counting and the London-LA commute.
Watch behind-the-scenes footage from the Kate Hudson cover shoot
The May issue is on sale now
THE LOOK OF LOVE
It isn’t easy to fit 70s-style hedonism into your 9-5 but we’ve got a thrill for you: we’re giving you the chance to see The Look of Love first and for free.
The new release from director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, A Mighty Heart), and with an all-star British cast including Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Stephen Fry and Tamson Egerton, The Look of Love tells the explosively true story of Paul Raymond (Coogan), a louche 70s entrepreneur with a lucrative empire of magazines, clubs and property. Think sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll – plus great wardrobes.
Screenings will take place at 15 venues across the country on 22 April.
Click here to apply with the ELLE reader code published in the May issue of ELLE.
- APRIL 2013
ELLE April Pub Quiz
Get the answers right and you could win a prize! Test your fashion and beauty knowledge in the ultimate ELLE pub quiz! All answers can be found in the April 2013 issue of ELLE magazine (on sale now – we don't mind if you cheat). Good luck and let us know how you do at @ELLEuk
Beauty
Which of these wasn’t a new season nail look?
a) French manicure
b) Blinging bejewelled nails
c) Superhero nail transfers – Batman being a particular favourite
Which fragrance caught beauty director Sophie Beresiner’s eye this month?
a) L’Eau Rose, Balenciaga
b) Hot cross buns
c) Petrol
Cate Blanchett won’t leave the house without…
a) Her assistant, carrying a towel to throw over puddles
b) A banana for energy
c) LXP Ultimate Revival Essence
Celebrity
Pixie Geldof shows off her tattoo in a shoot for the ELLE Style Awards – where is it?
a) On her left baby toe
b) On her inside forearm
c) Inside her right nostril
What’s the name of the 7ft gold dinosaur who lives in accessory designer Sophie Hulme’s kitchen?
a) Sid
b) Stanley
c) Derek
How many official number ones has ELLE cover star Rihanna had?
a) 62
b) 75
c) 84
Watch the Rihanna cover video here and then tell us - how does Rihanna describe the inspiration for the shoot?
a) 60s mixed with 90s
b) 80s Brat Pack
c) Upcoming Selena Gomez movie, Springbreakers
Fashion
Simone Rocha’s S/S13 collection was inspired by:
a) Pokemon
b) Teenagers with fluoro-pop attitude
c) Getting a kebab on the way home from a night out
Which brand strutted into ELLE’s fashion cupboard after only its first season?
a) Borne by Elise Berger
b) Isa Arfen
c) Happy Ashley
Who was the inspiration for this month’s Shop The Look?
a) The New Rock Chick
b) The Ibiza Boho Babe
c) Bambi
Features
How did ELLE Sessions star Foxes – a.k.a. Louisa Rose Allen – choose her stage name?
a) Based on a dream her mother had
b) She picked a random word from the dictionary
c) She didn’t – her management did
How many consecutive top ten singles have Girls Aloud had?
a) 14
b) 18
c) 19
What’s the name of Max Irons’ character in new Stephenie Meyer adaptation, The Host?
a) Jimbo
b) Jacob
c) Jared
How did you do? If you think you’ve aced The April ELLE Pub Quiz you could win an exclusive ELLE beauty bag.
To be in with a chance of winning, send your answers to elleexperience@elleuk.com with ELLE PUB QUIZ in the subject line along with your name and contact details by midnight on Monday 1 April and the lucky winner will be selected at random.
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Somerset House Summer Screen Announces First Films
Admittedly summer seems like an impossible mirage right now. But there are reasons to be cheerful: Film4 has announced its line-up for the Summer Screen at Somerset House.
On the billing is the marvellously sardonic Mean Girls, Ken Loach’s immersive debut, Kes, the flamboyant Guys & Dolls and gangster classic The Untouchables. Somerset House will be announcing more films in May.
The annual Summer Screen is an exhilarating, unmissable experience. As well as watching movies projected across an enormous 17 x 8m screen, you can celebrate summer in the city with DJ sessions, food and drink and special live introductions to some of the films. A BBQ in the park just doesn’t sound as glamorous now, does it?
Mean Girls
The film that launched a thousand Tumblrs – all of them are a wan imitation of Tina Fey’s sharp and sometimes brutal depiction of female adolescents. Beware of plastics.
Kes
Ken Loach’s kitchen-sink drama depicting the friendship between a teenage troublemaker and a kestrel he steals from a nest on a farm. The film became a word of mouth hit when it was released in 1970.
Guys & Dolls
Starring Marlon Brando in his rugged heyday, Guys & Dolls is Hollywood at its most golden. Think show-stopping tunes, twinkle-toed dancing and a whole lotta bravado.
The Untouchables
Robert de Niro versus Sean Connery. It’s a battle of wills, words and accents – to the soundtrack of stylish gunfire.
Tickets go on sale May 17
Read about Tom Odell headlining Somerset House's Summer Series here
WHO SAID YOUR 20’s ARE MEANT TO BE EASY?
For anyone wondering what the hell their 20s are all about and in need of some inspiration, the April issue of ELLE is here to help.
Our agony aunt Mademoiselle will dispel your fears that life might be passing you by while Dr Meg Jay, author of The Defining Decade will inspire you to dump that guy, quit your job and move cities! Phew.
But if you need a little more help, here are some of our favourite inspirational books to help you navigate your 20s in style:
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
The award-winning columnist argues for less self-flagellation and more fun in her witty and astute manual for women.
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
The forerunner of Mad Men with a hint of Sex and the City thrown in, this story of three young women trying to make it in New York in 1958 is a must-read.
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
This classic self-help book is 25-years-old itself and it’s been round the block once or twice but its advice to face your fears will never get old.
And we’re already eagerly anticipating Girls writer, director and star Lena Dunham’s first book...
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DAVID BOWIE IS...DRIVING US TO DISTRACTION
Obsessed with Bowie right now? Here at ELLE, Bowiemania has taken hold.
Today’s fixation? His iconic music videos. Ahead of the first international Bowie retrospective at the V&A we pick the most memorable.
Life On Mars
From the first shot of those out-of-this-world electric blue eyes, we were mesmerised. Watching those languid dance moves is totally hypnotising – and he’s made us rethink blue liner.
Fashion
The irreverent narrative is chopped up with images of Bowie having a laugh on stage with his impossibly cool crew of likely lads. There’s a brand new dance…
Absolute Beginners
Written as the theme tune for the film of the same name, and including shots of the film, <Absolute Beginners> references a classic cigarette advert of the 50s. It’s a monochrome, witching hour adventure around London with splashes of Pleasantville technicolour. Oh and there’s that stare at 0:30.
China Girl
China Girl was written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie during the Berlin years, and shot mainly in Sydney’s Chinatown. Soaring chords, sweeping, romantic shots and a (controversial) romp in the sea.
Rebel Rebel
It’s surreal, intoxicating and utterly ridiculous – and shows exactly why Bowie is the emperor of pop culture.
Which Bowie video is your favourite? Let us know @ELLEUK #DavidBowieis
Listen to ELLE’s favourite Bowie songs
See Tilda Swinton and Andrej Pejic in Bowie’s new video
Watch the behind the scenes video from ELLE's Bowie inspired shoot
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TO THE MAX
British actor Max Irons, 27, is starring in what’s set to be one of biggest films of the year, The Host. Oh, and the biggest TV series of the year, The White Queen, too.
We thought you might like to get better acquainted with him…
On the rumours about him dating co-star Saorise Ronan…
Well she’s 18 so no, I don’t think so.
On the idea of being an actor for the rest of his life…
It’s quite an unnvering thought. I’ve been away for 9 months of this year and you realise that means you lose contact with friends. Relationships are very difficult and finding a place that you can truly call home is tough.
On living the Hollywood life…
I’ve nothing against LA but I know that I wouldn’t want to live there. It is a movie town, it’s such an unreal existence that it’s important to get out of that. You go to a lot of meetings where people say the nicest things to you in the world. You take it with a pinch of salt but you start to believe it and that’s the really dangerous part - when you start to believe your own hype.
On being quite geeky…
I’m a bit of a dork. I love science. I have really weird obsessions - submarines, spaceships, that kind of thing.
The Host is in cinemas 29 March
For the full interview with Max Irons, buy the April issue of ELLE, on sale now
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BOYS, BOYS BOYS
Our milkshake really does bring all the boys to the yard and to prove it the April issue is heavy on hot men.
We’ve got interviews with rising stars Max Irons (who stars in the latest Stephanie Meyer adaptation, The Host) and Matthew Goode (A Single Man, Stoker) for starters.
Plus of course there’s our special gift to you on the back page in the shape of one Ryan Gosling...
You. Are. Welcome.
Ryan Gosling: ELLE Man of the Week
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WIN BIG SHOT BOOKS
A coffee table is noting without a couple of perfectly placed fashion books.
We love the surreal New Fashion Photography, packed full of beautiful, boundary-pushing pictures.
And Helena Rubenstein: The Woman Who Invented Beauty is a vivid account of the woman who pioneered the science of beauty.
For your chance to WIN one of 10 copies of Helena Rubenstein: The Woman Who Invented Beauty send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject line BIG SHOT BEAUTY by midnight on 22 March and the lucky winners will be selected at random.
For your chance to WIN one of 15 copies of New Fashion Photography send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject line BIG SHOT FASHION by midnight on 22 March and the lucky winners will be selected at random.
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RIHANNA!
It took 3 bodyguards, 6 rails of clothes, fifteen hours on set and eighteen pizzas but it’s finally here…and it’s worth the wait.
ELLE interviews the pop power-house that is Rihanna about her music, style and controversial relationship with Chris Brown.
Check out the incredible shoot with Rihanna (bad girl attitude included) in the April issue.
#RihannaELLEUK
Listen to team ELLE’s favourite Rihanna tracks
ELLE FILM CLUB
Not only is Ryan Gosling splashed all over ELLE’s back page, we’re also giving you the chance to watch his latest film The Place Beyond the Pines first and for free.
Yes, it was this film that Ryan and Eva Mendes’ romance first began but don’t let that put you off (ahem) because this story of a mysterious motorcycle stunt rider (Gosling) who commits a string of bank robberies so he can provide for his newborn son, looks set to be huge.
Screenings will take place at 10 venues across the country on 8 April.
Click here to apply with the ELLE reader code published in the April issue of ELLE.
- MARCH 2013
MARC JACOBS FOR DIET COKE
MARC JACOBS FOR DIET COKE
Designer Diet Coke, anyone?
Marc Jacobs has been teamed up with the fashion world’s favourite beverage – Diet Coke.
‘Diet Coke is an icon… and I love an icon’ said Jacobs on the collaboration.
The fizzy drinks brand has been getting high fashion makeovers since 2003 - Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier have both served as Diet Coke creative directors - and now it’s Jacobs' turn.
Available across the UK from Monday 25 February the three designs feature fashion themes from the past three decades:
I Heart 80’s - 1982 was the year of Diet Coke’s debut – the cans depict female empowerment in the decade of excess, using bowties and the bright lights of Broadway.
I Heart 90’s - the design incorporates couture trilby hats and stilettoes, evoking the glamour and powerful femininity of the decade.
I Heart 00’s - takes its inspiration from the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013 show and includes an eclectic mix of patterns including Jacobs’ signature red polka dots.
See Marc Jacobs – the new Diet Coke hunk – in the official campaign.
Diana Vreeland by Andy Warhol, 1973. UNIQUE POLACOLOR PRINT
ANDY WARHOL PHOTOGRAPHS
Who came through the doors of Andy Warhol’s New York Factory in the 60s, 70s and 80s?
A new exhibition of the artist's iconic photographs offers a glimpse into the fascinating world Warhol inhabited.
The showcase includes portraits of fashion heroes Diana Vreeland, Carolina Herrera, and Diane Von Furstenberg, and rock royalty Mick Jagger.
Andy Warhol Photographs is on at Privatus UK Limited, 43 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HL until 1 March (10am-5pm or by appointment) enq 0207 993 9496
Diane Von Furstenberg by Andy Warhol, 1984. UNIQUE POLACOLOR PRINT
Carolina Herrera by Andy Warhol, 1978 UNIQUE POLACOLOR PRINT
Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol , 1977. UNIQUE POLACOLOR PRINT
WIN theatre tickets with ELLE!
We have 5 pairs of tickets to give away to see Anders Lustgarten¹s new play If You Don¹t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep at The Royal Court, London on the following dates –
Saturday 16th Feb 7.30pm
Monday 18th Feb 7.30pm
Tuesday 19th Feb 7.30pm
Up and coming playwright Anders Lustgarten was awarded the first ever Harold Pinter Playwright¹s Award in 2010 at the Royal Court, which funds a new commission. This will be his debut at the Royal Court.
For your chance to WIN, send your name and contact details to elleexperience@elleuk.com with the subject line ROYAL COURT by midnight on Monday 11th February 2013 and the lucky winners will be selected at random (you must be 18 or over to enter).
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To read more about new talent at the Royal Court and read our interview with Polly Stenham, see the new look March issue of ELLE, on sale now
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(Natasha Pearlman, ELLE deputy editor: Letter from her granny)
THE LETTERS WE LOVE
A card from a fashion designer, a screen print, a letter from beyond the grave.
In the March issue of ELLE, we asked nine people to share their most memorable correspondence.
See the letters in full below
To read the feature in full, see the March issue of ELLE, on sale now
Coco Rocha, model: Thank you notes from my designer friends
Shirley Manson, musician: Inspiring fan mail
Anne-Marie Curtis, fashion director: A note from my son that makes me smile
Leigh Lezark, model: A treasured message from Karl Lagerfeld
Emine Saner, journalist: The first love letter
Holly Fulton, designer: A sweet and funny note from a new love
Katie Mulloy, journalist - A letter of reassurance and support
Lucy Clarke, author: A call to adventure
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ELLE FILM CLUB
This month ELLE is offering readers the chance to watch Welcome to the Punch first and for free.
The latest offering from executive producer Ridley Scott stars James McAvoy as a keen detective chasing the gangster that got away.
Screenings will take place at 10 venues across the country on 12 March.
Click here to apply with the ELLE reader code published in the March issue of ELLE and be amongst the first to see the latest must see British crime thriller. Click here for full terms and conditions.
VICTORIA BECKHAM
How does Victoria Beckham do it? Her self-named fashion brand is taking the industry by storm, she’s a power wife and a devoted mother.
In the March issue, ELLE discovers how Victoria feels about her success. It turns out, the woman behind the image is humble, witty and charming. If she hasn’t already, Victoria will win you over.
Read the full cover interview with Victoria Beckham in the March issue.
#BeckhamELLE
ELLE's Victoria Beckham cover shoot: photo diary
See Victoria Beckham’s Style File
Brand Beckham – the story in pictures
Watch: Behind the scenes on ELLE’s David Beckham cover shoot
MAKE UP FANTASTIC
Ever wanted a lesson from a top make-up artist? Global artistic director of Revlon, Gucci Westman, tells you how to create the illusion of cheekbones and hide tired-looking skin in this month’s ELLE. From cleansing to fixing on the go, everything you need to know is in this essential how-to guide.
@ELLEbeauty
JIL SANDER
The queen of minimalism is back, taking up the reins of her eponymous brand once again. This month read all about her comeback, fail safe style and love of art. And what Jil Sander would have been if she wasn’t a designer…
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