Fairlady - November/December 2020

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In this issue of Fairlady: Claire Danes and her Homeland away from home; Lark or night owl? How it can mess with your life; Fashion & Beauty - Putting on the glitz; Isabel Allende on loss, life - and late - onset love; Start planning now! - Island-hopping in Greece; Lockdown made me... write a novel, deal with my depression, get engaged; Women of the future - Meet this year's winners! and Food - Eggs Benedict and bubbly + a fabulous Christmas lunch, easy & delicious holiday eats.

Signature style

Whether it’s a vibrant, eye-popping print or a functional piece of furniture that tells a story about heritage and culture, these entrepreneurs know how to make a style statement with their true-to-self design aesthetics.

7 mins

Early Birds Vs Night Owls –Which Are You?

The larks get all the best worms. Or so they say. But setting your alarm clock for five sharp won’t make you a morning person. And striving to be one might be doing you more harm than good.

9 mins

Claire Danes Reflects On Her Time As Carrie, Being A Teen Star And Family Life

After nearly a decade of playing the role of CIA agent Carrie Mathison, Homeland star Claire Danes bid farewell to both the character and the Emmy Award-winning show when it wrapped earlier this year. She reflects on her time as Carrie, being a teen star and family life.

5 mins

‘Because Of Lock-Down, I ...

Given the choice, many of us would probably have given 2020 a Miss Entirely – but for these six women, lockdown had an unexpectedly positive outcome.

10+ mins

A Journey To The Past

Travelling is a wonderful way to make new memories – but on one unusual trip, I went in search of old memories instead, seeking the longfaded footprints of somebody who had changed my life.

3 mins

Of Love & Shadows

‘I said, “I’m in my 70s. What are your intentions?” he literally choked on his ravioli’ – Isabel Allende on finding love later in life.

10+ mins

Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble

Are we frogs in a boiling pot, or a stressed but resilient nation trying to make sense of bizarre times? Are we being ruled by an African liberation movement or a 14th-century Italian church? In his new book, Is It Me or Is It Getting Hot in Here? Great Expectations and Boiling Frogs in South Africa, columnist and political commentator Tom Eaton looks at these and other uniquely South African preoccupations and dilemmas.

5 mins

Big Celebration, Small Budget?

Join the club! Here’s how to navigate the festive season on a shoestring.

8 mins

6 Teas We Should All Have In Our First-Aid Boxes

For centuries, civilisations have used herbs and leaves steeped in water to cure fevers, colds, indigestion and many other everyday ailments. Here are six teas we should all have in our first-aid boxes.

4 mins

The Big Reveal

It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, and we’ve been hibernating in lockdown. But now the sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it’s time to get back out there and soak up some vitamin D. Here’s how to get your body outdoor-ready… no need to frighten the horses! Follow these seven simple steps to get your summer glow on.

5 mins

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FAIRLADY is the Smart Read for Smart Women: a loved and trusted source of information and inspiration that gives modern South African women exactly what they need to live their best lives, right here and right now. Shared from friend to friend and mother to daughter, it’s a portal to a wide community of like-minded, contemporary South contemporary South African women who can’t be reached, as a group, anywhere else.