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August 2019 | REDONLINE.CO.UK

Editor’s letter

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As a child, all my summers were

spent by the seaside. My parents

were teachers and we lived on the

Kent coast, so we whiled away

our days building sandcastles

at Botany Bay, rock pooling at

Westgate-on-Sea, licking Mr

Whippys at Minnis Bay and – an

annual treat – riding the Looping

Star at Dreamland in Margate. The

joy I still feel when carting a cool

box full of sandwiches down to the shore, picnic blanket

wedged under my arm, primed for an entire day by the sea,

is one of the reasons I’d like to move back to the coast.

By the time I was a teenager, my mum had bought an

old farmhouse in France, so then we spent our summers

eating crepes in the village square, swimming in the

river and cycling through endless fields of sunflowers.

It was – and still is – as glorious as it sounds.

All this nostalgia is just to highlight how very

important holidays are. Then, as now, there was the

feelgood factor. The chance to be carefree, to stay up

late, to do nothing, to do anything. But there was also

the opportunity to reset one’s intention. Who do I want

to be when I go back home? I still feel that now, when

two weeks on a sunlounger (okay, maybe two hours!)

give me the distance and perspective to reflect on

where I’ve been and to decide where I’m going next.

This year, we hope to aid this pivotal pause for thought

and help you ‘relax, reflect and refresh’. Starting on page

39, there’s an edit of the best books, albums and podcasts

to listen to (whether you want to find your power or just

have a laugh), then Ella Dove shares an exercise that

helped her define her values – and recognise her purpose.

Finally, Cyan Turan muses on the notion that perhaps your

best ‘thinking’ could be done 30,000 feet up in the sky...

There’s lots more to ensure you’re holiday ready,

too – from our suitcase style edit on page 14, and

our Orange Crush beauty feature on page 94, to some

deliciously grown-up ice-cream recipes on page 132.

Lastly, in the spirit of the issue, one of Red’s favourite

women, Jools Oliver, opens her own holiday photo

album and shares memories from trips to Mallorca

and Cornwall. Summers that, she says, left her

‘giddy with happiness’. I know how she feels.

THIS MONTH I HAVE BEEN

SPRITZING Chanel’s Deauville eau de toilette (chanel.com) BUYING shell bracelets from Corsican

street markets LIVING in Rae Feather and Three Graces London beach dresses (raefeather.com;

threegraceslondon.com) LOVING Cienta’s canvas shoes – for me and my mini-mes (cienta-kids.co.uk)

CHURNING my own ice cream INSTAGRAMMING @sarah.tomczak

Editor Sarah Tomczak

Book

yourself a

RED ESCAPE

ON PAGE 168

L E F T TO R I G H T: es c a p e t o t h e b e a c h

f r o m yo u r l i v in g r o o m w it h G r a y

Malin’s new book; sumptuous sweet

treats; Jools Oliver shares her

happiest summer memories

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