Our round-up of the cultural highlights to note this month
SUMMER’S HERE AND WE’RE SCREAMING FOR ICE CREAM, GETTING BACK INTO VINYL AND WEARING A VIRGIL ABLOH-ENDORSED BRAND. WHAT NOT TO MISS THIS MONTH
EAT
Ice-cream shades were all over the spring/summer catwalks, but now the season is here, we’re after the real thing. And for gelato like no other, trade in your vanilla for some inventive dessert flavours, such as the creamy, digestive-studded Amarena Cherry Cheesecake at gelato bar Swoon
(in Bristol and Bath), or the rich Banana Stracciatella gelato at Gelupo (Soho, London). swoononaspoon .co.uk; gelupo.com
DRINK
Give your complexion an extra
boost with Beauty & Go’s Summer Skin drink, the refreshing
pick-me-up that’s made using macroantioxidants. With
vitamin C and aloe vera to help restore skin after UV exposure and prolong your tan, this is inside-out beauty
with a fruity kick. mybeautyandgo.co.uk
FLEX
Warmed up your swing during a night of crazy golf in a bar? Well, it’s time to try out golf for real. We’re inspired by Olympian Charley Hull, ambassador of Bridgestone UK’s Chase your Dream No Matter What campaign, who’s changing the face
of the sport. nomatterwhat.uk.com
EXPERIENCE
All the world’s a stage, especially during London’s biennial theatre festival, LIFT. Over the month of June, prepare to see a wide range of performances. Don’t miss immersivetheatre pioneers Punchdrunk, who are back with familyfriendly show Small Wonders, while Dries Verhoeven’s politically charged Phobiarama sees the audience sit in fairground cars for a ghost train-style show. 1- 30 June;
liftfestival.com
INDULGE
Stand taller (without help from platform Balenciaga trainers) with Michael Patrick’s Bowen Therapy. The
relaxing treatment helps improve posture,
concentration and overall body function, using light movements
over key muscles, ligaments and nerves to trigger the body’s
natural healing processes. Ideal for your summer self-care
ritual. triyoga.co.uk
EXPLORE
Italy’s Matera is the European Capital of Culture for 2019, meaning the time to visit this Basilicata secret is now. Once one of Italy’s poorest cities, where people lived in caves until the Fifties, its rugged hills and 9,000-year-old churches are set to steal the limelight this summer, so make sure you’re there to bask.
SEE
With Rihanna, Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett starring, Ocean’s 8 will eclipse all other films this month. And
if the cast of this Ocean’s Eleven spinoff hasn’t already got you scrambling for tickets, the plot definitely will. A girl gang attempting a heist at New York’s Met Gala? Sign. Us.
Up. Out 22 June
WEAR
Fans of Virgil Abloh will want to know about designer Anna Blessmann’s label, A_Plan_
Application. If you’re looking for timeless tailoring, clean lines and cool jumpsuits, get ready to put Blessmann’s brand, which is part of the same group as Abloh’s Off-White, on your style radar.
READ
Delve into the minds
of fashion’s finest with GilesSølveKatie, the new coffee-table read revealing the stories behind Giles
Deacon, Sølve Sundsbø and Katie Grand’s greatest collaborations, told
by the luminaries themselves. Essential reading for industry nerds and novices alike. Out 26 June (Laurence King, £50)
LISTEN
The great vinyl revival gathers pace this summer with the female takeover at Soho’s Independent
Label Market. For one day only, femalefounded record labels will be setting up stalls on London’s Berwick Street, selling limited
edition vinyl and collectables to a live soundtrack of women DJs, courtesy of Soho
Radio. 16 June