14 February 2020: Tomorrow’s special Women’s Spring Style issue of How To Spend It, the Financial Times’ luxury lifestyle magazine, introduces a new look edition with refreshed old favourites and new features. Embracing a broadened definition of the word “spend,” the title challenges readers to think about how style and fashion is changing as we become more socially and environmentally conscious.
“This is a great time to start a new dialogue about how we spend our resources — both time and money,” said Jo Ellison, editor of How To Spend It. “The world of luxury has changed completely in recent years and we are responding to huge reader interest in how to spend more sustainably. I want the pages of How To Spend It to lead the conversation around how to make a positive impact on the world with good lifestyle choices,” she continued.
Under How to Spend It’s newly appointed creative director Rasha Kahil and fashion director Isabelle Kountoure, new features in the magazine include:
- A letter from the editor to introduce a new way to engage and connect with readers
- The Fix, a new section focusing on trends, shopping and interviews
- A new focus on wellness, health and beauty
- How To Spend It In…, a city guide that includes personal recommendations, favourite haunts and hidden gems from readers’ favourite creatives/business figures
- How I Spend It, a new back-page column in which luminary authors will share a personal passion
- The Cause, featuring philanthropists, celebrities and creatives on a mission to make a positive change in the world
Regular favourites such as The Aesthete, The Find, Cult Shop, and the shopping page (formerly Eclectibles) have been redesigned, refreshed or expanded.
This is Jo Ellison’s first refresh of the multi-award-winning magazine since she became editor in September last year. She has appointed new contributing editors including writers Alexander Fury, Nicola Moulton and Ajesh Patalay, and stylists Francesca Burns and Julian Ganio, renewing the magazine’s focus on a range of topics from food and health to philanthropy and fashion.
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