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Top of the SHOPS • THE BEST HIGH STREET BUYS THIS MONTH

The art of packing • When everything works with everything in your holiday capsule wardrobe, it’s hand luggage heaven all the way. Mix and match your way to a super-stylish getaway

A raffia affair • The city-chic answer to wide-brimmed holiday sunhats, neat berets and pillboxes are having their moment in the sun by going au naturel in woven raffia for that summer feeling from cabana to commute.

All aboard • Riding the wave of its cult status, the boat bag is as iconic as the women who’ve carried it (L.L.Bean’s Boat and Tote was Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s bag of choice). Originally for carrying ice, the effortlessly functional design has evolved into the ultimate ‘it’ accessory that now holds your entire day.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER(but book now to beat the crowds!)

ASK THE EDITORS • Fashion director Oonagh Brennan and senior fashion editor Jodie Dunworth have the solutions…

The FASHION Edit • Red fashion director Oonagh Brennan shares her seasonal wardrobe essentials

La bohème • Favouring irregular-shaped pendants, polished leather cord and resin bangles in earthy tones, this modern boho era is more refined than past seasons, instantly appealing to our carefree summer sensibilities.

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Adventures in being ALIVE • WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE THE DEFAULT BACKDROP AND GO IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING MORE? FROM JAPAN TO BALI TO THE OPEN SEA, THREE WRITERS RECOUNT HOW THEY WENT THE DISTANCE – ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE REAL JOURNEY IS INWARDS…

‘In the unplanned spaces, magic happened’ • WHEN HER EX PULLED OUT OF THEIR PLANNED TRIP TO JAPAN, Alice Vincent DISCOVERED A NEW CONNECTION TO A PLACE SHE THOUGHT SHE ALREADY KNEW – AND, UNEXPECTEDLY, TO HERSELF

‘I bathed in the waterfalls and let them wash away my worries’ • A TRIP TO BALI DIDN’T JUST BRING JUHEA KIM CALMER SKIN, BUT A WAY TO LET GO – OF PERFECTION, PRESSURE AND CONTROL

‘White sails, sunsets and the simple joy of being together’ • TRADING MODERN COMFORTS FOR THE OPEN WATER, PICHAYA MONK AND HER HUSBAND DAN GAVE THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME, FEATURING AN AMBITIOUS ATLANTIC CROSSING

Himesh Patel is still trying to believe in himself • Now with an array of Hollywood films under his belt, the former EastEnders actor still can’t quite get his head around his career. With The Odyssey up next, he talks hard work and heritage with Furvah Shah

My CAREER lessons • Eshita Kabra-Davies, founder of clothingrentalserviceByRotation, shares how she switched asset management for sustainable fashion

Romantasy rules • SOMETIMES THE BEST FORM OF ESCAPE IS LOSING YOURSELF IN A REALLY GOOD BOOK. AS A NEW WAVE OF BLOCKBUSTER ROMANTASY NOVELS ARRIVES, Catriona Innes ASKS, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS WHIMSICAL REALM THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH?

The 6 friends every woman needs • THE PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE AROUND ARE THE KEY TO YOUR HAPPINESS, HEALTH AND EVEN LONGEVITY, SAY THE EXPERTS. FROM ‘THE CHEERLEADER’ TO ‘THE CHALLENGER’ TO ‘THE LIGHT’, Katy Regan IDENTIFIES THE SIX TYPES OF FRIENDS THAT MAKE UP THE ULTIMATE SUPPORT SYSTEM

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And for something completely different… • WANT TO ESCAPE FROM THE NORM WITHOUT QUITTING YOUR JOB AND MOVING TO A FAR-FLUNG COUNTRY? HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO SWITCH UP YOUR...