Tatler April 2024 : Joely Richardson by Aitken Jolly

[vogue28]

 

[WAVES]

you can always count with Tatler to give us glamour.
even if sometimes is on the verge of tacky.

I would’ve removed that hair piece/ hat.

 

[tigerrouge]

Once upon a time, Joely was a Richardson/Redgrave nepo baby. Quite a family.

Catherine Ostler also used to be editor of Tatler, it's like Justine Picardie at Bazaar, they moved on, but still occasionally contribute.

 

[KoV]

Always thought Joely was underrated (at least in the States) and she looks stunning here.

 

[oaklee91]

What a fun combination

 

[Deleted member 116957]

Do you have to be from the British Isles to understand the appeal of this? *shiver*

 

[tigerrouge]

I fully recommend you walk around most of the areas covered by that term, using the words "British Isles" out loud, and when anyone objects, you double down and tell them it's geographically correct.

Anyhow, my print subscription copy has just come through the door. 144 pages. I like the unexpected choice of Joely on the cover, and while the entire thing is a bit of an eyesore, it's mostly only on Tatler that you occasionally get to see someone wearing a ballgown. No supplement this month.

Vuitton is the inside cover gatefold ad. Articles include "the story behind Prince Andrew's infamous interview" and by that, it means how the TV show organised it, then a bit about Lord Arbuthnot's involvement in the Post Office scandal, and the rise and fall of James I's adviser George Villiers, ahead of a new TV series about it.

Amanda Harlech discusses the relationship between fashion and stately-home style, then there's the Tatler Country House Awards, followed by an interview with the current Earl of Shaftesbury - who owns the lake bed of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, no mention of that in the article, but the state of the lake has become a big issue for those who live there.

The cover story is as gaudy as the cover itself, then there's the fashion editorial DEBO CENTRE, shot by Alex Bramall, styled by Hannah Teare, with Daisy Bradford posing inside a country home.

Tatler throwback is a look at old covers with Jemima Goldsmith / Khan.

 

[mikel]

Never realised she is Vanessa Redgrave’s daughter.

 

[caioherrero]

Sophie Pera left this magazine?

 

[tigerrouge]

Let me have a look... Sophie Pera is listed as Creative Director.

 

[MyNameIs]

I kinda love it for how unapologetic it is.

 

[Deleted member 116957]

I fully recommend you walk around most of the areas covered by that term, using the words "British Isles" out loud, and when anyone objects, you double down and tell them it's geographically correct.

What’s the actual geographical term (not being snarky)? Just Britain & Ireland? Is it that simple?

Let me rephrase, is everything about this magazine unappealing and impenetrable to me because I’m a descendant of colonists? I never see the fun or glamour that people often praise with this. I guess it’s glamour insofar that they’re wearing an expensive dress on a fancy estate, but glamour is so much more to me than that. It all just makes me think “damn, I hope my country can realistically get rid of the monarchy, one day…”

 

[tigerrouge]

Nothing in Tatler is relevant to me - I live very far away from anything that's ever shown in the magazine, but I like the colourful window it offers into something that's so different from my own daily life.

There's also the idea that all the affluent, socially elevated people in the UK are white, when London is awash with money that comes from four corners of the world, American, European, African and Asian billionaires are all present and taking part in society on that level, especially their children. If you read the magazine, you get to see their names. Nobody in Tatler is remotely ashamed of who or what they are.

But when they appear in other magazines, there's often no mention that their family is extremely rich (and privileged) by the standards of any country. It's like Sir Keir Starmer canvassing for votes for the Labour Party, and never wanting anyone to print his full title, because it's at odds with how people want to be perceived by different audiences. But you never find them actually relinquishing any of these things they're so bashful about. It's just for public perception.

People used to try to appear more than they are, now there can be fakeness in trying to seem less than you are. That doesn't seem to happen on the pages of Tatler.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Love it! Very Tatler and unafraid of flashing wealth unlike many of the other mainstream magazines afraid of being cancelled. Joely + Tatler is a win. Love the colours too.