As the nights draw in, the desire to ignore party invitations in favour of a cosy chair and a good book is hard to resist. Now, we’re heaping temptation upon temptation with a list of our favourite fireside reads, curated by Collagerie’s very own library mistress, Katie Law.

Candle Lit

While British summers can be hit or miss, it’s hard to compete with autumn for a spirit-lifting staycation. From sumptuous statelies to snug cabins, a fall getaway reveals our fair isle in all its glory. So we’ve selected our top three homeland hideaways for a chic taste of the countryside…

Blighty’s Boltholes

No one can lay claim to the epithet “international nomad” quite like Gabriella Cortese, the founder of Antik Batik. Her global-chic designs reveal a born traveller with wanderlust in her soul, but having chosen Paris as her home town, who better than Cortese to guide us through the City of Light…

Toujours Paris

From the vintage glamour of her red-carpet gowns to the fairytale beauty of her gossamer bridalwear, there’s an otherworldly romance to Alice Temperley’s work – a perfect reflection of the designer’s own bohemian charm. As she launches her new fashion and interiors collaboration with Anthropologie, we quizzed the quirky British creative on a few of her favourite things…


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Alice Temperley

Supermodel Liya Kebede is more than just a pretty face. The Ethiopian-born cover-girl boasts an intelligence as fierce as her natural beauty: a celebrated maternal health advocate, she also runs the Instagram book club, @liya_brairie, devouring reads that debate life’s big questions. Here she shares a few favourites…


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A Beautiful Mind

Supermodel, socialite and muse to photographers from Bailey to Beaton, Penelope Tree was a ’60s icon. Today her wit remains as razor-sharp as her cheekbones, and while we await her debut novel (published next year by Moonflower Books), we quizzed the ageless beauty about a few of her favourite things… 


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Penelope Tree

If, like us, you are loath to shut the door on summer, there is still time for a blissful break in Provence. And who better point you in the chicest direction than Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique-hotel experts whose exquisite recommendations promise a sun-drenched stay that will linger in the memory long after autumn arrives…

Provençal Paradise

Posting effortlessly pretty tablescapes and mouthwatering recipes inspired by her Malaysian roots, Kirthanaa has swiftly earned herself a spot at Instagram’s top table and a host of foodie fans. We asked the stylist/chef to share the decorative details she’d choose for an unforgettable outdoor event… 

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Kirthanaa Naidu

Reflecting a life split between bustling London and romantic rural Tuscany, interior designer Camilla Guinness is the queen of the boho idyll. A hi/lo mix of high-street buys, antique treasures and junk-shop finds is the secret to her sybaritic spaces, as revealed in her Collagerie curation…

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