THE THIN RED LINE
OFFICER COLOURS – THOSE BY CHANEL OR OTHERWISE – CAN’T HELP BUT BESTOW AUTHORITY ON THE WEARER, WHATEVER THEIR AGE OR RANK
Tweed coat, £5,550. Wool trousers, £1,420. Both Chanel. Silk seersucker shirt, £180, Ganni. Sweater, shoes and jewellery, Stella’s own. Hair: Sam McKnight. Make-up: Mark Carrasquillo. Nails: Megumi Yamamoto. Set design: Piers Hanmer. Printing: Dtouch NY
British beauty Stella Tennant – 44, mother of four and this month’s cover star – is at ease in the season’s timeless, military-inspired looks. Styled by Kate Phelan. Photographed by Craig McDean
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WHAT BETTER WAY TO FUSE THE COMBAT GEAR OF YOUR YOUTH WITH THE GROWN-UP GLAMOUR OF RIGHT NOW?
Cotton fatigue jacket, £679, Alexander Wang. Iridescent top, to order. Matching trousers, £420. Both Marques Almeida. Cashmere-mix socks, throughout, £39.50, Pantherella. Sheepskin mules, £430, Kenzo. Ring, Stella’s own
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CRAIG McDEAN
SOFTEN AN OTHERWISE MILITARY APLOMB WITH FEATHERED LASHES. TRY DIOR ADDICT IT-LASH IN IT-BLACK FOR IMPRESSIVE LENGTH, £20
Wool sweater, £260, Sonia by Sonia Rykiel. Satin dress, £1,950, Victoria Beckham
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