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Red UK • DECEMBER 2024

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STARDUST • FROM FAIRY-TALE TULLE TO ROCK ’N’ ROLL VELVET, IN THE SEASON WHEN ANYTHING GOES, GIVE YOUR PARTYWEAR A SPRINKLING OF SOMETHING SPECIAL

MINI ME • WHILE SMALL IN SIZE, THESE BAGS ARE BIG ON STYLE. JEWEL-TONED SATINS, HIGH-SHINE METALLICS AND GLITZY SEQUINS WILL LIGHT UP THE DANCEFLOOR

HOT STEPPERS • WITH KNOCKOUT HEELS AND COCKTAIL FLATS ON PERMANENT ROTATION, WE ARE CELEBRATING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

THE fashion EDIT • RED FASHION DIRECTOR OONAGH BRENNAN SHARES HER WINTER STYLE FAVOURITES

PAVÉ THE WAY • THERE’S NOTHING MORE FESTIVE THAN GLISTENING CRYSTAL. EMBRACE THE SEASON’S ‘MORE IS MORE’ ATTITUDE WITH A SHOWSTOPPING PAVé CHOKER OR DOOR-KNOCKER EARRINGS

Gift rapt • THE MAGIC ISN’T ALL BENEATH THE TREE… NEVERTHELESS, BONA FIDE PRESENTS WON’T GO AMISS. BEHOLD, THE BEST IN SHOW

Starry, starry nights • NAVY, NOIR, TINSEL AND GOLD COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A CELESTIAL BLEND TO DELIGHT

Sugared almonds • GO SOFTLY WITH WHISPERS OF GENTLE SPLENDOUR AND TWINKLY SUGAR PLUM FAIRY TONES

Clementines, claret & cloves • IN THE COSIEST TONES, THESE GIFTS ARE A FEAST FOR THE SENSES

Alpine forest • SHOPPING FOR A CHRISTMAS CLASSICIST? GO TIMELESS WITH HUES OF SNOW, FIR AND PINE

Rainbow brights • THIS CHORUS OF COLOUR SINGS ‘CELEBRATORY’ – AND THEN SOME

QUOTES to LIVE BY

‘AT WORST, I WILL LOVE THEM FROM AFAR’ • Less than two years after her brother ended his own life, Emma Bird waved her nieces and nephew goodbye and never saw them again. Here, she shares the painful truth of familial estrangement, and why she’ll never give up hope of reconnecting

9 WAYS TO WING IT AT CHRISTMAS • From high expectations to low emotional (and physical) battery levels, the festive season has potential disaster written all over it, says Anniki Sommerville. How to ace it? Embrace the imperfect

CENTRE STAGE • Kerry Washington has carved out a name for herself with memorable dramatic performances, but her new wartime drama marks uncharted territory. The acclaimed actor and producer tells Christobel Hastings why she wants to bring unheard stories into the spotlight

HOW TO SAVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP (BEFORE YOU NEED TO) • Don’t wait for a crisis – the best time to start working on your relationship is now. Arielle Steele asks the experts how to future-proof a connection

The most wonderful time of the year! • As a new collection of photographs explores Christmases through the decades, Lucy Davies reflects on how our experience of the season alters as we age

THE eco EDIT • SUSTAINABILITY COLUMNIST ARMELLE FERGUSON SHARES HER TIPS FOR A GREENER CHRISTMAS

My Career Lessons • Alison Battle, co-founder of festive experience LaplandUK, shares what it takes to start a business and to build a world that keeps children’s belief in Christmas alive a little longer…

Brody’s big return • Two decades after Adam Brody became a teen icon in The O.C., he’s returning to the small screen as a Jewish heartthrob. He tells Christobel Hastings about the challenges of playing a rabbi in his romantic comedy comeback

A winter WONDERLAND • FROM MAGICAL TRAIN JOURNEYS TO FESTIVE LIGHT TRAILS, RED...