CONTRIBUTORS
HANNAH 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 Motherhood and recently adored Meg Wolitzer’s The Wife. Also, revisiting Tales 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.
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
Odyssey translated 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.
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 Huntingtonwhiteley (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 to Becoming by 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.