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Fancy clubbing in a … corner shop?
Looking for a night out? May we suggest skipping the usual in favour of something a little less obvious? With unconventional venues on the rise, going out-out these days means anywhere other than a bog-standard club. Think fewer strobe lights and smoke machines, more remote villages and barbershop raves.
Take Stella’s, the cult north London butcher’s shop that, come nightfall, has been known to swap bavettes for a boogie, complete with vintage sound-system DJ sets. Meanwhile Lab54 travels the UK hosting DJ line-ups anywhere from hotel rooms and arcades to churches and libraries. Back in the capital, the coolest corner shop is Stoke Newington’s Londis N16, beloved not only for its banging food (homemade and worth the queue) but also for occasional DJ sets. Yes, pick up your pint of red top and have a dance with the likes of Glass Animals, who performed live there earlier this year.
Stella’s butcher shop transforms into a listening bar after dark; Baile/Baile in Ullapool
If you fancy going really off the beaten track, check out Baile/Baile for DJ sets in the Highlands. Founded by Sigi Whittle and Jemima Fasakin, it’s hosted in a function room in the remote village of Ullapool, home to 1,500 people. For something a little less chilly see the Sanctuary in Shoreditch, where a specialised sound system brings the tunes in the 50-person circular sauna. Talk about sweating it out on the dancefloor.
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Going up2hollis
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The heel brand of choice this party season. Fans include Chloë Sevigny and Tracee Ellis RossRemixed croissants
Camberwell’s Toad Bakery has experimented with a sausage roll version (above, bottom left) and a beef croissant-tamale (apologies, France)The cold-weather scarf wrap
The new way to style it out when you’ve forgotten your hatGoing downChristmas-themed spin classes
An hour of festive tunes is too much, sorryMatching mugs
Boring! We want artist Teya Kepila’s strange ceramics (below, top right)Dropped gloves
Lost and alone … a poignant winter taleBeauty advent calendar unboxing
Lovely for you, tediously smug for everyone else
Say what?
Words of the week, decoded
‘Entering festive flow state’
When the tree is up, the wine is open and someone else is making dinner
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Keeping up with the Kennedys
Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s style influence, as seen at Celine, Zimmermann and Mango
While some members of the Kennedy family are best left for the news pages (hello, RFK Jr), others are still setting style goals. Right now that’s Jackie Kennedy Onassis, vintage photos of whom have been influencing a refined aesthetic we can expect to see more of in the coming months. We’re not talking about Jackie’s first lady era — rather, it’s the slacks, loafers, silk scarves and power trenches that she favoured in later life, which have recently inspired looks at Zimmermann and Celine. Happily it has also been trickling down to the high street: check out the Upper East Side styling on Mango’s houndstooth trouser suit.
Kennedy Onassis in 1994
STEVE ALLEN/LIAISON
If you want to delve further into the fashion archive of America’s best-known dynasty, two glossy shows are on the way: in February we will finally get to enjoy Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story, about the relationship between Carolyn Bessette (another style icon) and JFK Jr. Meanwhile, Netflix is working on a The Crown-style epic — Kennedy — with Michael Fassbender as the famous family’s patriarch, Joe Sr. Is it just us or do these viewing plans call for an elegant drink? How about a femme fatale, the cocktail created in Jackie’s honour by Cambodia’s Hotel Le Royal during her visit in 1967: champagne, cognac and wild strawberry liqueur. It doesn’t get more chic.
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One more thing…
Panta Flamenco clutch, £2,700, Loewe
PHOTOGRAPH: SAM NICKLIN. EDIT: FLOSSIE SAUNDERS
Pssst! Yes you! Come closer. We know what she wants for Christmas. It’s not a new juicer or a lifetime’s supply of carnations — it’s a handbag that does it all. Crafted from buttery soft leather with a detachable strap, this Flamenco bag by Loewe is a once-in-a-lifetime treat she’ll cling to for years to come. Practical but perfectly formed, it ticks all the boxes. loewe.com
Additional words: Hannah Connolly