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Editor’s letter
From portraiture to the Prince’s Trust International
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LEADING THE CHANGE
Introducing the inspiring young people whose lives have been transformed thanks to the Prince’s Trust International programmes
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Mumbai’s the word
Billionaires, Bollywood stars and beautiful people flocked to the front row as Dior debuted an elaborate collection that dazzled everyone from the Ambanis to Zita d’Hauteville
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BACK TO THE ’70s?
Get ready for the remix: today’s bright young things just can’t get enough of the disco decade
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One direction
The only way is up for Rebecca Frecknall, the award-winning director behind Cabaret and A Streetcar Named Desire. Now, with her reimagining of Romeo and Juliet making a splash at the Almeida, she takes Tatler behind the scenes of her rise to the top. By Annabel Sampson
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YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED
IT’S ALL CHANGE AT CHATSWORTH AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF DEVONSHIRES TAKES THE KEYS AND PUTS SOME OF THE FAMILY’S FINEST PORTRAITS ON DISPLAY AT SOTHEBY’S
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GETTING SMASHED
Lock up your Chippendales and hold on to your Hirsts – a spate of not-so-happy accidents has seen damage beyond repair to some of society’s most precious objets d’art. But at what cost?
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Eat, Fay, love
Fay Maschler follows the snail trail to The Suffolk, a seaside offshoot of Soho stalwart L’Escargot
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POWER DRESSING
From Barnardo’s boy to Camilla’s couturier, Bruce Oldfield was the obvious choice to design the Queen’s coronation gown. Revealing the secrets behind the splendour, he describes the most momentous commission of his life
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THE IT List
The little luxuries you need to get through the month
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Just add diamonds
This season’s high jewellery sprinkles stardust over Tatler’s elegantly illustrated 1950s front covers
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PRETTY AS A PICTURE
Play to the gallery in clothes that put glamour in the frame
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His royal likeness
He’s notoriously canvas-shy – but has the coronation marked a new chapter in portraiture for King Charles III, asks Helen Rosslyn
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CAPTURING A KING
ARTIST SARAH KNIGHTS TALKS TO HELEN ROSSLYN ABOUT THE BIGGEST COMMISSION OF HER LIFE
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The modern goddesses
The National Portrait Gallery reopens this month with an exhibition of trailblazing photography by Madame Yevonde, whose 1935 ‘Goddesses and others’ series dreamily depicted the day’s society swans. Now, their modern counterparts recreate her pictures in magical, mythical style
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CALLING THE SHOTS
More than 100 years after The Tatler first published Madame Yevonde’s pioneering society portraits, a major new exhibition is celebrating her colourful life and career
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IN AT THE DEEP END
Whether he’s swimming with sharks or capturing Waleses, it’s all in a day’s work for Matt Porteous, William and Kate’s go-to family photographer. Harriet Kean meets him
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bystander
ALL ROYAL SNAPPERS START SOMEWHERE: FOR MATT PORTEOUS, IT WAS THE OCEAN; FOR HUGO BURNAND, IT WAS TATLER’S BYSTANDER
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Ford focused
Palm Beach, Manhattan, Eaton Square… Henry Ford II and his third wife, Kathleen, were American royalty, with glamorous homes on either side of the Atlantic and jetset lifestyles to match. Now, Kathleen’s daughter Kimberly DuRoss and It-girl granddaughter Tara are conquering the London social scene
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Living doll
Bouncy blonde locks, bubblegum lips and limitless pink… The Barbie look has never been more on trend – but can it work for the Tatler girl about town? Features editor Eilidh Hargreaves gets all dolled up to find out
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CAMERA READY?
It’s time for your close-up. Ace the retouched aesthetic with products that promise a polished, picture-perfect look
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Oh my Gloss!
With regal houses and rural glory, Gloucestershire is the king of counties. Get set for a very grand tour
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Royal rentals
Have coronation celebrations got you longing to live more majestically? These British boltholes boast regal histories and quarters fit for a king
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SEA VIEWS
From charming Cornish coves to the rugged shores of Scotland, the UK’s hundreds of miles of coastline are as varied as they are beautiful – no wonder the siren call of the seaside is so appealing
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NOTEBOOK
A monthly round-up of the latest desirable developments and indispensable services
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Stealing beauty
A rakish robber eyes up an artwork on a tongue-in-cheek Tatler cover from 1961
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A midsummer bride’s dream
From bagpipers in the church to heather in her bouquet, Carinthia Pearson’s wedding to Finèan Bullough was a colourful English garden party spectacular that also reflected a shared love of Scotland
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HAVING A VEIL OF A TIME
A lesson in pure elegance from Naomi Biden, the US President’s granddaughter
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As you like it
Embrace media scion Charlotte Freud’s spirit as an ethereally goth bride
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So fur, so good
Rose Farquhar stole the show in heritage style
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Second look
One to say vows in, one to wow in: why a sleek second dress is wedding-party chic
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SOMETHING BOLD!
From true-to-themselves glamour to kooky chic, society brides don’t always adopt the ‘something old, new, borrowed and blue’ convention. Dora Davies-Evitt charts the eternal élan of unique bridal style
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Va-va roo m s
Will it be grande-dame opulence with monogrammed robes or garden glamour with a black Labrador acting as ring bearer? The really big question is where to marry
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Rocks around the clock
For a modern take on day-to-night bridal dazzle, bedeck yourself in exquisitely jewelled regalia
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Aisle be ready
The sun never sets on the British bridal empire. From Stewart Parvin to Bruce Oldfield, no high-society wedding is complete without homegrown haute couture
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First dance
Strike a pose in a fabulous dress. It’s time for the newlyweds’ first steps as a married couple
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SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY
The right wedding fragrance is a time capsule to re-open at will. From consultations to customisations, follow your nose to aromatic elation
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ALL THINGS BRIDE AND BEAUTIFUL
Brand-new fragrances make for heavenly scented nuptials
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GROOM SERVICE
Botox? Buff physique? Trim nails? It’s time to dial up these specialists for a head-to-toe transformation
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BEST FACE FORWARD
Love is blind – but that’s no excuse not to polish up for the big day. Make beauty a couples affair with his and hers cosmetic treatments
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Sun-kissed bliss
After the pizzazz of the wedding party, it’s time for a luxury adventure à deux. Delilah Khomo picks the most enchanting of remote honeymoon hotspots
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The Black Book
From fabulous f lorists to stationers of splendour: with these specialists on hand, your walk down the aisle is sure to be a breeze
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King of hearts
Love match: 100 years ago, the future George VI was allowed to marry the ‘commoner’, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
