EDITOR'S LETTER
As we step into summer, with the sun on our faces
and toes on display, this edition of Manner has a focus
on health and wellness, we also delve in to women’s
rights, the power of language, building confi dence,
super summer recipes and how to create a vibrant
summer wardrobe. Let’s face it, it’s the season of
freedom, fun and fashion fl air; longer days, shorter
nights and a plethora of places to go and people to
see. In order to make the most out of summer and
keep up with all those al fresco cocktail events, garden
BBQs and the kids’ summer hols, it’s important to be
mindful of our wellbeing.
Our cover story is with the unstoppable and utterly gorgeous, Hannah Campbell. Lucy Sanderson
chatted to the Roodmood front-woman and super soulful singing teacher to fi nd out how she took
shyness and turned into confi dence. Some people have just got ‘it’ and this Jersey girl has got it in
spades.
We touch on a few pretty pertinent points in this edition too; ladies, we’ve got lots in here
to entertain you but also to get you thinking. As always, we don’t impress our views on anyone
else, rather, we like to let people speak their mind. Our girls who’ve contributed to this edition
have brought some interesting chatter to the table, sparked by the recent worrying law change in
Alabama: Th e latest US State to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure
in almost all cases including incest and rape, only allowing abortion where the mother’s life is at
serious risk. Abortions would also be illegal to perform, with doctors facing 99 years in prison for
carrying out the procedure. Abortion should not be taken lightly, but it’s a woman’s choice and we’ve
been hard pushed to avoid this topic at Manner HQ.
Moving on, but still on the subject of women’s rights, Cliona Elliott looks at breaking the taboo
surrounding periods. According to statistics, Plan International found that 137,000 girls in the UK
missed school because they couldn’t aff ord sanitary products. In Nepal women are banned from
the home and sent to live in a shed. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 1 in 10 girls miss school due to lack of
toilets, menstrual products, menstrual pain and teasing from classmates. We need to talk. We need
to break the taboo and normalise periods once and for all.
From taboo to typical language; phrases, labels, sarcastic remarks - using sexist terminology is
almost ingrained into our psyche. Cliona looks at the power of language.
From words to pictures, our holiday themed editorial was shot at Th e Atlantic Hotel with Toni
Neil, by Mark Stephenson. Th e pages are bursting with colour and insurmountable summer style;
of course, in one of the island’s most delectable settings.
Th umb through our pages of info on how to keep hair healthy this season, how to rock a tropical
print, what bags will set off your outfi t best and which face masks will give you that summertime
glow as well as a host of other fabulous trend insights and forecasts.
On a personal note, Beatrice had her fi rst holiday! At the beginning of May, we went to the
French Riviera for a week. Mark and I took baby Bea to spend a couple of days in Nice, Monaco
and Cannes. It was so nice to switch off from work and spend some quality family time together.
You can read all about our trip on page 112 and fi nd out all the best places to eat, stay, shop and
strut - avec, or sans le pram!
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