Harper's Bazaar UK

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Harper’s Bazaar UK

Editor’s letter

Contributors

10 things we love • Denim, denim and more denim: fresh ways to wear the fabric that never goes out of style

STYLE FILE NIA DACOSTA • The American writer and director on Gucci earrings, antique lighters and the joy of a chocolate cookie

ASK AVRIL • Our fashion director Avril Mair makes light work of your wardrobe quandaries

Spring forward • Embrace the changing of the seasons with timepieces in an earthy palette of browns and golds

Signs of the times

Golden threads

Scene stealers

Treasure-trove • From subtle sequins to full-scale sparkle, glittering embellishments are the key to unlocking new-season style

Crystal visions • Be the stuff of disco dreams in Gucci’s dazzling heels with shimmering diamanté details

Rare gem • Louis Vuitton’s precious, jewel-encrusted clutch makes a scintillating companion for your soirée

Nota bene • Work smarter with practical advice from the productivity expert Lily Silverton. Plus: the space scientist Maggie Aderin on the power of dreaming big; and desk-top tech to turbocharge your efficiency

IN THE ZONE • The writer and mindset coach Lily Silverton shares her approach to boosting productivity at work

REACH FOR THE STARS • The space scientist Maggie Aderin explains the importance of grand ambitions

JOANNA GOSLING • The former BBC news anchor retrained as a mediator and now practises at the law firm Irwin Mitchell

More than a feline • A new book celebrates culture’s obsession with cats. Plus: Annette Bening stars in a Gothic spectacle; David Hockney and Cecily Brown capture a much-loved London park; and six sprightly debuts for your spring reading list

MIAOW FACTOR • A colourfully illustrated tome pays tribute to our enduring love of cats

STRANGER THAN FICTION • The Life of Pi author’s latest tale draws intriguing parallels between myth and reality

DOUBLE LIFE • Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel gets the big-screen treatment

FIRST IN CLASS • Introducing the dazzling debuts that deserve to top your to-read pile

SAVAGE GARDEN • In a spellbinding show, Cecily Brown transforms English parkland into eerie dreamscapes

A WOMAN OF PARTS • In The Bride!, Annette Bening continues her lifelong quest to deconstruct archetypes

HAUTE TICKET • Enter the world of an unconventional couturière at the V&A

HIT FOR SIX • How Antwerp’s most famous fashion rebels took the industry by storm

SHOW YOUR WORKINGS • In a pair of illuminating exhibitions, the Turner Prize-winning artist Rachel Whiteread shares a hitherto unseen aspect to her practice, alongside the large-scale, often politically charged installations for which she is best known. At Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert in St James’s, she reveals drawings from throughout her career in an eponymous show (until 18 April; hh-h.com), while ‘Substitute’ at Mayfair’s Gagosian, a display of new sculptures and photographs, explores her versatility across media (from 26 March to 30 May; gagosian.com).

THE WORD MADE… • Devour a prize-winning literary tour de force

UNIVERSAL TRUTHS • Cecile Pin on how the allure of space travel inspired her new novel

TURN, TURN, TURN • Experience David Hockney’s uplifting vision of the changing seasons

Light touch • How the...