CONTRIBUTORS
ALIA WILHELM @aliiiiia
From working as a director’s assistant on the latest film adaption of the Jane Austen classic Emma, to creating a custom collage to illustrate “Press Play Like A Girl” on p64, no day is ever the same for this visual artist.
On my playlist: The Normal
People audiobook by Sally Rooney is a masterpiece. It captures the sorrow of everyday life so beautifully. On my reading list: I want to re-read all of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novels and give Carl Jung’s stuff a whirl. On my to-do list: Starting my own line of duvets, pillows and bed sheets covered in my illustrations. On my wish list: I usually borrow books from the library, but one day I’d like to go to a bookshop and buy all of my favourites to keep in my living room. On my bucket list: Learn to speak Hebrew and Arabic. Direct a film. Become a yoga instructor in my thirties then a therapist in my fifties – after I’ve done lots of creative things in my twenties. On my blacklist: Tuna. Sparkling water. Too much screen time.
DANA THOMAS @danathomasparis
After completing the script for upcoming Salvatore Ferragamo documentary, The Shoemaker Of Dreams,
out in September, the writer switched gears to do an exclusive interview with footballer Sam Kerr. See “Going For Gold” on p60. On my playlist: Alec Baldwin’s podcast, Here’s The Thing.
On my reading list: I enjoyed Becoming by Michelle Obama, Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses Of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown and The Renaissance by Walter Pater. On my to-do list: Plant my vegetable garden, finish editing the galleys of my new
book, Fashionopolis: The Price Of Fast Fashion And
The Future Of Clothes. Oh, and go to the gym. On my wish list: To remain breast-cancer free. Get your mammograms, ladies. On my bucket list: Do the Rim-to-rim-to-rim hike at the Grand Canyon. And the Seychelles. On my blacklist: Smoking, chewing gum and drugs.
LINDA JEFFERYES @lindajefferyesmakeup
This makeup artist works with big names such as Natalie Portman and Rose Byrne, and says it’s always a relief when they’re lovely. See her work in “Where The Wild Things Are” on p90.
On my playlist: I’m a fan of groundbreaking music, whether it’s from now or the past. Some major turning points came from The Velvet Underground, Patsy Cline, The White Stripes, Loretta Lynn and The Saints. On my reading list: I love reading good literature and plays, including work by Harold Pinter, William Somerset Maugham and Anton Chekhov. On my to-do list: A meditation retreat by the ocean sounds like a dream to me. On my wish list: Holidaying in Morocco or a road trip around Australia, maybe in a campervan. On my bucket list: Scuba diving, although I’m secretly a bit scared. On my blacklist: Bullying or cruelty to anyone.
SUSANNAH GUTHRIE @susannahguthrie
Our digital content director makes a mean banana bread. She also interviews lots of people and says some of the nicest have been Blake Lively, Ed Sheeran and Dev Patel.
On my playlist: Sara Bareilles’ new album, Amidst The Chaos, is a masterpiece in my humble opinion. On my reading list: My brilliant mother-in-law’s novel, The Book Of Emmett, and my guilty pleasure, the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. On my to-do list: Changing my surname. I recently got married and was so excited to get a new name, but the paperwork involved is mind-boggling. On my wish list: Denim flares. I’ve wanted a pair for years. On my bucket list: Going to New England for a summer and eating lobster or clam chowder for every meal while wearing nautical stripes and cable-knit jumpers. It’s a very specific vision. On my blacklist: Fast, cheap fashion. I’ve just given away a whole pile of high-street impulse buys and want my clothes to have a bit more longevity from now on.