Sunday, 21 April 2024

More things to do in London and Leeds this week

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April 21, 2024 |

Dear Reader,

As Victoria Beckham hits 50 and looks incredible with it, there’s been a lot of chatter about women and aging (quelle surprise). Let’s look at the facts. The women in their 50s who are vaunted, successful and still commanding public attention, look exceptional, youthful and thin, with neither a grey hair nor a flabby batwing in sight: think Mariella, Davina, Trinny (actually 60), for example. We might have thought the pressure to ‘relax’ things would have worn off in our sixth decade but with these pin-ups, it feels we’re still just as demanding of ourselves so we can fit in with what society values. I know I feel that way at 48. What do you think?

Have a great week.

WHAT’S EXCITING ME THIS WEEK

Which Are Britain’s Most Expensive Streets?

Our addiction to property (and how insanely expensive it is) goes on unabated and new research from Rightmove tells us just where those minted streets are. They’re in London, natch, and if you want a bargain, you better hotfoot it to Wales.

Simone Rocha SS24

Crocs Go Couture

Ugly shoes are something of a social anomaly. They shouldn’t really work but they do. I think the key is that a) they have to be extremely comfortable, and b) they have to be so ugly as to be a statement. That’s why Simone Rocha has teamed up with Crocs for the original ugly shoe’s best outing yet.

© Ed Miller/Netflix

Stalking Gets Serialised

The latest Netflix show to have us gripped is Baby Reindeer, the extraordinary true tale of comedian Donny Dunn (played by Richard Gadd on whose story the show is based) being obsessed over by a woman he calls ‘Martha’. Sunday night viewing sorted.

FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS

Celebrate our beloved planet this Earth Day (22 April). This year’s theme is Planet vs Plastics – you can get involved with clean ups, teach-ins and more.

Cheering on a London Marathon runner today? Here are the best vantage points across the capital.

Head to Harrods to check out the Cartier Libre Polymorph collection, which features a special bracelet to mark the store’s 175th anniversary. 15 April - 4 May

Be one of the first to dine at Cloth, Farrindgon’s new restaurant set in a Grade II listed building, which has a big focus on wine.

Burtynsky on the Bonneville Salt Flats, USA, 2008, photograph by Joseph Hartman

You’ve got just a couple of weeks left to catch the Burtynsky: Extraction / Abstraction exhibition at Saatchi Gallery – the artist’s largest show to date.

WHAT'S TRENDING ON C&TH

Will the 30/30/30 method make you healthier?

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton. (Laurence Cendrowicz/Netflix)

Inside the Bridgerton season 3 filming locations

Here’s the reason coffee prices are soaring

KITRI

Tie-front gilets are this season’s hottest staple

COMPETITION OF THE WEEK

Enter Our Luxury Prize Draw To Win Prizes Worth £10,000

Enter our luxury draw for a chance to win one of five show-stopping prizes including a French Chateau stay for eight people courtesy of Lalande Laborie, a two-night staycation at CitySuites Manchester, a £250 voucher to spend at Japanese restaurant Flesh & Buns, a two-night stay with QHotels, and an electric shower kit from Triton Showers. Each raffle ticket costs just £1.