Hello, London. It feels like we’re finally there. The sun is making a few appearances and the temperature is beginning to thaw, which means fun is coming to the capital — and there’s so much to enjoy.
But first, let’s make sure we’re looking the part. For this week’s London Standard and online, Joe Bromley has put together a brilliant guide to what to buy now to zhuzh up your wardrobe for the new season.
Elsewhere, our special report by Jacob Phillips is on the mysterious case of London’s ever-multiplying barber shops. Are some of them a front for crime gangs? You can draw your own conclusions.
This week we also pose the question: Is sex just too much hassle to bother with? Gen Z think so, says Claudia Cockerell. Plus, Dylan Jones takes us on a whirlwind tour of his personal odyssey of 30 years of Soho House; we interview music star Rico Nasty; and Tom Newton Dunn and Jonathan Prynn give their opinions on Rachel Reeves’s death spiral spring statement.
Don’t miss Joy Lo Dico’s hilarious take on why country bumpkins aren’t so keen on us sophisticated city folk, and in Homes & Property we suggest three great areas with bargains to be found for first-time buyers.
Our cover star is model of the moment, Alex Consani, photographed backstage by Andrew Nuding at Simone Rocha Spring Summer 2025 show.
And as always, online and in print, we have so much more. Let me know what you think @annavanpraagh
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