Stylish and sybaritic, there’s a unique allure to this Moroccan city. Its exotic blend of sights, sounds and scents draws many a return visitor, including Collagerie’s Serena Hood, who opens her Marrakech address book to share a few favourite haunts…

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Serena’s Secret Marrakech

With a long line of artists in her family, and antique dealers for parents, it’s perhaps no surprise that watercolourist SJ Axelby merged these influences to paint interior portraits. Here she shares the festive traditions celebrated inside her own home…

Christmas With SJ Axelby

Some women have such innate style, everything they wear defines the mood of the moment. Alexis Foreman can claim such sartorial heft, and her modern minimalist chic has led to a successful creative career. Here she shares the designs on her fall radar.

Alexis Foreman

Professional chef Julius Roberts abandoned his frantic London life to embrace sustainable living on his own Dorset small-holding. From growing his own food to rearing livestock, Roberts’ country escape lead to a TV series and now his first book, with stories and recipes (including this delicious roast chicken dish) inspired by life on the farm. 

Nature Boy

The turning seasons bring a change in our literary mood as summer’s beach reads give way to autumnal tomes for duvet days. Cue historical novels, emotive memoirs, poignant poetry and cook books with words (and recipes) to warm the soul…

Spread The Word

There are many mesmerising reasons to visit Milan – from Leonardo’s *The Last Supper* to the contemporary art institution Fondazione Prada – but style lovers know the city as Italy’s fashion capital. So who better to share Milan’s hot spots than Coco Brandolini d’Adda, the Italian style icon, fashion executive and designer behind boho-luxe brand, D’Adda.

Magical Milano

A lifelong passion for furniture and fabrics has found design consultant Flora Soames renovating properties worldwide with her trademark medley of old and new. Now at the pinnacle of her profession, Flora shares the details that capture her discerning eye.

Flora Soames

You may be surprised to learn that the global beauty guru began her medical career in orthopaedics. Studying inflammatory conditions lead her to aesthetics, resulting in her science-based skincare brand. So what does treats does Dr Sturm prescribe herself?

Dr Barbara Sturm

Capturing the passion she has for her craft and the emotion that goes into her seasonal cuisine, chef Posie Hall sums up her approach with the mantra “fuss-free food, sourced and made with love”. We quizzed the culinary creative on her latest infatuations.

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