In this issue

MARIA BORGES - From civil war in Angola to international catwalks.

SURVIVAL GUIDE - Don’t let wellness go out the window this silly season.

REAL LIVES - Three women talk about their relationship with their hair (and their moms) and more...

Let's Go To The Beach

Swimwear designer JOANNA HEDLEY of BeachCult takes us along her journey to refining her brand that has TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM

2 mins

The Island Of The Colour Blind

PINGELAP ISLAND BURSTS WITH RICH COLOURS, but some of its inhabitants can’t appreciate the picturesque sights in the same way the rest of us do – they see the world in black and white, with no colour vision to speak of

4 mins

Maria, Maria

From war-torn ANGOLA to international catwalks, MARIA BORGES is Africa’s happiest supermodel

4 mins

My Mom, My Hair And Me

OUR HAIR IS SO MUCH MORE than merely how it’s perceived by the outside world – it’s our ARMOUR, our FEMININITY, our HERITAGE and, undoubtedly, something we’ve fought about with our mothers. Lynette Botha speaks to THREE WOMEN about their relationship with their hair (and their moms)

5 mins

A Bad Break-Up With Tinder

WHITNEY WOLFE may have said goodbye to TINDER, but she went on to found BUMBLE, a feminist dating app that allows women to make the first move

7 mins

Introducing Gugu Zulu

Edwain Steenkamp gets to know Gugu Zulu during a mad dash across town to her photoshoot in the Mother City. Despite the rush, the movie star is COOL, CALM and COLLECTED

5 mins

Does Getting Married Have To Kill Your Sex Life?

You know that no-nooky slump that plagues long-term couples after they trade in the early days of rip-your clothes-off-right-here passion for, say, SWEATPANTS? JO PIAZZA wasn’t taking it lying down. So she travelled around the globe TO FIND A CURE

6 mins

King Of Sole

Before ‘It’ shoes and extreme heels, there was MANOLO BLAHNIK. Now, the man who turned footwear into lust items is starring in his very own documentary (along with A-list fans such as RIHANNA and ANNA WINTOUR). One of fashion’s biggest characters tells us where it all began…

4 mins

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