ALISON EDMOND
@edmondalison
The LA-based creative
director and editorial stylist,
who’s spent her career
working for high-fashion titles
in the UK and US, finds it
hard to pick favourites but
especially loves working with
Jennifer Aniston (“she’s a
dream”), Miley Cyrus (“she’s
game for anything”) and our
cover star Rosie Huntington-
Whiteley (turn to p132).On my playlist:My son’s
music: ShyCope on Spotify;
and Tom Misch, Sampha
and James Blake.
On my reading list:I’m
listening toBecomingby
Michelle Obama on Audible.
On my to-do list:Relax...
this doesn’t happen often!
On my wish list:A road trip
with my husband and kids.
We normally head north
from LA up the Pacific Coast
Highway towards San
Francisco. Our favourite
stops are Big Sur and
Carmel. Our last trip was
to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On my bucket list:There are
always more shoots to do,
more images to create,
more photographers to
collaborate with!
On my blacklist:
Donald Trump.THE PEOPLE
BEHIND
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REVEAL THEIR
HOT LISTSHANNAH JAMES
@hannahjameswords
A self-confessed book, nature
and trekking nerd, writer and
editor Hannah James has
joined the ELLE team to
curate our features section.On my playlist:Spotify’s
French Chill playlist has the
rare quality of being perfect
both for working and for
relaxing – and for making
me feel like I’m Brigitte
Bardot-ing my way around
the French Riviera. Ah, oui.
On my reading list:Always
Virginia Woolf, particularly
with the upcoming release of
Vita & Virginia(cannot wait!).
On my to-do list:Exercise.
At some point. Definitely.
On my wish list:Gigantic
golden shell earrings
from Christie Nicolaides.
I’m really feeling my ‘80s
power earrings right now.
On my bucket list:Walking
the length of New Zealand
on the Te Araroa trail.
On my blacklist:I’m all about
the love, but if you repeatedly
follow then immediately
unfollow me on social media
to “build your brand”, know
I’m side-eyeing you so hard.EVA WISEMAN
@evawiseman
After spending many years
as a shopgirl, the writer now
loves to delve into themes
of gender and pop-culture,
and explores the guilty
pleasures of bailing in
“Sorry, Not Sorry” on p86.On my playlist:Since having
a kid, “Slipping Through My
Fingers” by ABBA makes
me cry in the most fabulously
cathartic way.
On my reading list:I’m
about to start Sheila Heti’s
Motherhoodand recently
adored Meg Wolitzer’sThe
Wife. Also, revisitingTales
Of The City– I think it’s time.
On my to-do list:I’m planning
a whole day, just one day,
to sit in a chair somewhere
warm with a plate of biscuits,
reading a book, all by myself.
On my wish list:To do
a supermarket sweep-style
dash around the darkest
corners of eBay.
On my bucket list:I should
probably learn to drive,
it’s getting embarrassing.
On my blacklist:I think
nature is overrated.contributors
GILLIAN CAMPBELL
@gillielove
The makeup artist (who’s
also a music fanatic and
amateur ceramicist)
unleashed her colourful,
youthful aesthetic to
create the high-voltage
looks for our “Pretty In Pink”
beauty shoot on p151.On my playlist:Pilita
Corrales’Philippine
Love Songs Volume 1.
On my reading list:The
Odysseytranslated by
Emily Wilson (the first
female to translate this
epic into English).
On my to-do list:Exploring
the Northern Territory and
all the wonders of Kakadu.
On my wish list:An
at-home infrared sauna.
On my bucket list:To travel
to Reykjavík on the longest
summer day of the year- with 21+ hours of sunlight.
On my blacklist:
Barbeque sauce.