▼ CRITTALL
KITCHEN WINDOWS
The middle-class staple
that has now peaked,
thanks to Jemima Kirke and
Joe Alwyn’s kitchen in
Conversations with Friends▼ SUPPORT
CUPS
Treating
your travel
mug as a
comfort
crutch.
Do you
really need
to take it
everywhere
with you?Do you need a
posing coach?
The next time you think “What
should I do with my hands?” before
taking a selfie, check out the tips from
David Suh (right), a self-taught dancer
and self-proclaimed “posing coach”,
who offers advice to four million
followers on TikTok. “The thing
people get wrong about posing on
social media is they think it’s to do
with being photogenic,” he says.
“Posing is just a way of
communicating with your body.” Suh
believes that anyone can take a great
photo if they get their angles right.
“Bring your chin out by separating
it and your neck from your body.
Even though it feels a bit funny at
first — you might feel like a turtle
— it helps deepen the shadows on
your neck. Which helps accentuate
your beautiful jawline and avoid
any double chin.” He also suggests
lengthening your silhouette with
an extended arm or leg and tilting
your hips so you emphasise your
curves. Well, it’s much more useful
than our “just do jazz hands, pouty
lips and hope the Nashville filter
can do the rest” technique.Throw your hands in the air:
get ready for ecstatic dancing
Did Mr Big kill the Peloton class? Possibly. Well, yippee for those of us
who crave something a bit more chilled out, because the new fitness
fad involves, erm, no specific skills and can be practised by anyone at
any age. “Ecstatic dancing” has its roots in the maenads of ancient
Greece and is also important in shamanism, where it is believed it
can alter consciousness, as well offering connectivity (a good selling
point in an age of anxiety). To put it more simply, it’s literally dancing
like nobody is watching. So for those of us who fancy ourselves as a
back-up hip swiveller for Christine and the Queens or are just
boogying to (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life in our kitchens, this is the
no-stress workout for you. Search for 5 Rhythms (the best-known
classes; 5rhythms.com), anywhere there’s a town hall.Heating up
The Barometer
▲ GRAFFITI
There’s been an increase in
graffiti on New York’s subway
trains, according to recent
stats. Fingers crossed a new
Basquiat emerges▲ FLO
The London three-piece
are giving us our
Sugababes fix. (Origibabe
Siobhán’s a fan too!)▲ COOKIE MUELLER
Walking Through Clear
Water in a Pool Painted Black,
the long-lost short-story
collection by the former
John Waters muse, is being
reissued this summer▲ EMINEM’S WHITE VEST
Prada and Loewe have
advocated for the Real
Slim Shady look▼ COASTAL GRANDMOTHER
Too pristine. Can’t we do
‘hot mess granny’ like
Jackie Stallone now?▼ JACKETS
WORN AS CAPES
We demand
to see arms
and hands!Cooling down
Additional words: Rosie Storey. Photographs: David Suh, Getty Images, @flolikethis, Alamy, BBC
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