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ELLE.COM/UK May 2020

Compiled by: Becky Burgum. Photography: Sebastian Kim, Anna Daki, Paul Zak.

ELLEfashionassistantLoisfellinlovewithstyleafterhergrandmothertaughthertosew.

ShechoseassistingstylistsoverapplyingforuniversityandtodayshecoordinatesELLE’sfashion

shoots,includingSimpleTrendsForSummeronpage63.WHATWASTHEFIRSTITEMOFCLOTHING

THAT MADEANIMPACTONYOU?‘Aged16,I beggedmymumtobuymeLil’Kim-inspiredBaby

Phat jeans.I worethemuntiltheyhadholesallover.’WHAT’S IN YOUR HANDBAG AT ALL TIMES?

‘At least five shades of lip gloss, from Nars to Fenty. I rotate them throughout the day.’

Th e st ylist LOIS ADE OSHUN

Award-winningnovelistOliviawritesabouttherelationshipbetweenfashionandproteston

page31,recallinghertwentiesspentrallyingasanenvironmentalactivist.Hercollectionof

essaysFunnyWeather:ArtinanEmergencyexplainswhyartmattersinpoliticallyturbulent

times.WHATMOTIVATESYOUWHENYOU’REHAVINGA BADWRITINGDAY?‘Escapingto

thegarden.I findthataftera fewhourspruning,knotsonthepagemiraculouslyuntangle.’

WHATADVICEWOULDYOUGIVEYOURYOUNGER SELF? ‘Don’t be shy. It’s a waste of time.’

Th e me moi rist OLIVIA L AING

WhenSebastianwas16,hisolderbrothergavehima Nikonfilmcamera.Heis

nowoneoftheindustry’smostin-demandfashionphotographers,havingassisted

RichardAvedonandStevenMeiselforfourandsevenyears,respectively,before

branchingoutalone.HehasshotthelikesofPriyankaChopraJonas,Gwyneth

Paltrowandnowourcoverstar,ClaudiaSchiffer(page1OO).WHICHITEMOF

CLOTHINGBESTSUMSYOUUP?‘AgreyT-shirt.I wearonewithjeanseverydayto

matchmyever-greyinghair.’WHAT’STHEMOSTVALUABLEFASHIONLESSON

YOU’VELEARNED?‘Fromexperience,I knowthatfashionis fickleandcyclical.’

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SEBASTIAN KIM

Kerry’s early career saw her documentingtheUK’sBritpopscenefora music

magazine.Shehasinter viewedSophieEllis- Bextorina kebabshopandKanye

Westina limo,andwritesaboutemotionalobesityforthisissueonpage96.

STRANGESTWRITINGHABIT?‘Myritualsincludewateringmyplants,lighting

a candleandmakinga cupoftea.I havea PhDinprocrastination.’MOST

MEMORABLE INTERVIEW? ‘Madonna asked me if I was Harry Potter’s mum due to

my surname. My sycophantic laughter in response to this “joke” still haunts me.’

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KERRY POT TER

BorninUkraine,AnnastudiedarchitectureinOdessabeforea universityexchangetook

hertoLondonandopeneduptheworldofphotography.Knownforcapturingintimate,

playfulmoments,AnnashotSimpleTrendsForSummeronpage63.WHAT’SBEENYOUR

BIGGESTFASHIONMISTAKE?‘Intheearly2OOOs,I worelow-risecargopants,chainedbelts

andcroptops.It’sbackinfashion,butI couldnevergoback.’WHATCREATESTHEBESTON-SET

ATMOSPHERE? ‘My Cuban playlist is a lifesaver after lunch. It lifts spirits and resets work mode.’

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