Fairlady

FAIRLADY is a modern, glossy grown-up magazine that offers great stories and inspired solutions to the busy South African woman.

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What we love right now • Catch the winter set menus before they’re gone, settle in for captivating TV and find specs that suit you to a tee!

Spring ROUNDUP • We trawled the shops so you don’t have to! Accessorise with these new belts, jewels, scarves, bags, specs and shoes.

wild AT HEART • They care for injured owls, rescue entangled seals, campaign for threatened marine life, protect elephants and return lost species to the Karoo. These women aren’t just working in conservation – they’re redefining it.

QUIET, please! • Do you find yourself chatting to the dog in the kitchen at parties? Declining invitations because you have plans… with yourself? Odds are, you’re an introvert. And, contrary to popular belief, that has very little to do with being shy or antisocial.

THE QUIET FOUR

The GOLDEN AGE of the off-beat HERO • The leading men capturing headlines and Hollywood are flawed, funny and unfiltered – and we are here for

THE NEW RAT PACK?

STRANGER THAN FICTION • Karen Thompson Walker’s latest book is the story of a new mother with an incredible memory who seeks the help of a psychiatrist when she starts having blackouts and losing chunks of time. We chatted to the author about speculative fiction, the mysteries of the human mind and uncanny real-life stories that continue to inspire her.

BOOK RECS • ‘Bringing those two sides of my reader self together was really exciting.’

A FIGHTING CHANCE • Conflict is part and parcel of being in a relationship, says Belgian psychotherapist and renowned relationship expert Esther Perel. The trick is figuring out what you are really fighting for – not about – and learning how to fight fair.

TRIGGERED

HOW TO FIGHT SMARTER

BOWS, BIBLES & BUNDT CAKES • They raise babies, bake sourdough bread and pack their husband’s lunch – all the while smiling sweetly into camera. Tradwife influencers say it’s a lifestyle choice, but is this viral return to ‘traditional femininity’ as wholesome as it looks?

Ciao, MILANO! • Fashion capital, dog haven, birthplace of Campari… A week-long getaway in the dead of winter revealed that there is much more to Milan than first meets the eye.

Cast in STONE • From her breakthrough in the teen rom-com Easy A to her award-winning turns in La La Land and Poor Things, Emma Stone has proven that she’s a force to be reckoned with.

You asked; we delivered!

SUGAR & SPICE AND SOMMELIER LIFE • She sipped her way into a whole new world. She baked her way out of a pandemic funk. Caroline Ngwenya and Andriette Georgiou are proving there’s more than one recipe for success.

What if the problem isn’t willpower? • I spent years chasing thinness. In the end, it wasn’t about the weight and it wasn’t about willpower – it was about finally being free.

AM I A FOOD ADDICT? • Answer the following questions from the Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous website as honestly as you can.

CAN YOU REALLY BE ADDICTED TO FOOD?

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU • Feeling like the jam being squished between the slices of your family-sized sourdough bread? Throwing another generation into the mix of juggling work and life and your own expenses and time can take things to the next level. Welcome to the sandwich generation.

THE QUIET LUXURY OF AUTONOMY • Forget the Bezos panto and forego the designer bag – the new status symbol is invisible but infinitely valuable. We speak to the women trading in...