Harper's Bazaar UK

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Harper’s Bazaar UK

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10 things we love • Channel a bohemian spirit with earthy tones, flowing fabrics and subtle embroidery

ASK AVRIL • Our fashion director Avril Mair makes light work of your wardrobe quandaries

STYLE FILE SIMONE ASHLEY • The F1 and Bridgerton star on the frills of her fashionable life

CHERRY AMOUR • Dior’s Kyoto show fused Japanese tradition with European flair

Palm royale • Charm your way into high society with these opulent bags, sandals and jewels

Bucket list • You’ll be the envy of the country club in Prada’s eye-catching raffia hat. Just add oversize shades…

Departure board • If you must leave your sun lounger for the water, make sure you’re armed with Chanel’s luxurious surf gear

Go your own way • Meet the acclaimed classical trumpeter Alison Balsom, whose professional journey tells a story of her talent, resilience and drive. Plus: expert advice for switching off when you’re OOO; and an elevated business-trip packing list

PERSON OF NOTE • As Alison Balsom prepares to return to the Proms, Marie-Claire Chappet sits down with the classical trumpeter to discuss success, self-improvement and the unifying power of music

ANNA NASH • The president of luxury-cruise brand Explora Journeys looks back at the moments that shaped her career

BUSINESS CLASS • Packing essentials, whether you’re travelling for work or leisure

OUT OF OFFICE • On holiday but mentally still at work? Our experts are here to help…

IN POD WE TRUST • Professional insights for when you’re on the move

Halcyon days • Prepare for a culture-packed summer with Bazaar’s ultimate hotlist of the best things to see, sample and watch this season. Expect transportive exhibitions, immersive theatre, escapist films and a holiday-reading list made for long, languorous afternoons

1 RIDE THE WAVE • It’s time to jump on board the surfing trend

2 ADMIRE MAJESTIC MASTERPIECES

3 CATCH AN ASCENDING STAR • Be dazzled by Mia Threapleton’s stellar performances

4 GET PHYSICAL • Immerse yourself in Jenny Saville’s extraordinary body of work

5 ATTEND A WILD WEDDING

6 FIRE UP YOUR IMAGINATION • A trio of elevated exhibitions to mark on your cultural calendar

7 WATCH SPARKS FLY • Hot Milk, past traumas and new desires inflame tensions between the female leads

8 INDULGE IN A CULTURAL BANQUET

9 WITNESS A WITTY REVIVAL • Rose Leslie leads a reimagining of W Somerset Maugham’s comic play

10 DISCOVER NEW TALENTS

11 REVISIT RADICAL ART • A new show at the ICA marks 40 years since the gallery’s exhibition ‘The Thin Black Line’. Its curator Lubaina Himid, who masterminded the 1985 original, and four artists look back on the ambitious project

12 MAX OUT

13 FEEL THE POWER • Discover the alluring oeuvres of three key artists in the Courtauld Gallery’s intimate new exhibition

14 ESCAPE INTO A BOOK • Get carried away by novels set on holiday, by authors from EM Forster to Colson Whitehead

15 HAVE A DATE WITH DESTINY

16 UNEARTH A SECRET HISTORY • Esther Freud remembers a strange, peripatetic summer in Ireland that transformed both her family dynamic and her sense of self

17 SURPASS THE SORBET

Relative values • Kit Kemp’s...