FROM THE TEAM

Change is the only constant. So wrote a Greek philosopher at a time when summers lasted months, not weeks, and wearing a bed sheet and flower crown to work was acceptable. He was talking about the natural world. But magazines, too, can change and remain a steady companion, all at the same time. The astute among you will notice, for example, that this very page is a little bit different. In the issues that follow, you may find more surprises, each bloom more bright and powerful than the last. This month, we’re talking about the change in season. High summer brings a shift in the way we think, shop, eat and behave. Everything is heightened, like someone has washed the world around us in a “Valencia” filter and cranked up the collective volume of a nation. The most obvious shift will be in the faces of those around you. The riotous explosion of colour and gloss that is Love Island does way more than make us want to drop everything in the pursuit of the perfect topknot. On page 74, Kate Pasola details how the show now has the power to affect our psyches, our spending and even boost a flagging economy. Change is also afoot right under the surface of the weddings you’ve attended. All may seem rosy, but those nuptials were likely heralded a few months before, with one of the rising number of extreme stag parties now littering the continent. We tasked Alexandra Jones with finding the underground network of women paid to give your partners a “good time”. As this issue went to press, change was everywhere. The Prime Minister had just quit and the European elections had yielded topsy-turvy results. The Women’s World Cup was all over our screens and Cosmopolitan had a brand-new editor-in-chief. We think you’ll like the change that’s to come – the magazine you know and love isn’t going anywhere. You remain our one true constant – just as we are yours.

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