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Harriet Hall

Lifestyle Editor @Harri_Grace

Harriet Hall is an award-winning journalist and the Lifestyle Editor of The Independent, where she covers women, fashion and culture and writes a weekly feminist column for the comment desk. Her book ‘She: A Celebration of 100 Renegade Women’ is out now.

Food and Drink

Vegan pancake recipes - the best milk-free Pancake Day alternatives

Luxury hideout: the Gilpin Spa Suites
Lake District

Gilpin hotel review: The ultimate romantic Lake District retreat

<p>Hanoi is one of the world’s most ancient capitals, celebrating its 1,000th birthday in 2010<em> </em></p>
Hanoi

Best hotels in Hanoi 2023: Experience Vietnam’s capital in style

<p>Four Seasons Jimbaran resort</p>
Bali

The best honeymoon hotels in Bali for a romantic escape

<p>Top spots include stunning views at Shangri-La at the Shard and spa breaks at The Landmark</p>
London

The best luxury hotels in London 2023 for a stylish city break

Food and Drink

‘I’ve been a vegetarian for 16 years and here’s what I’ve learnt’

<p>I never imagined that part of this remit would include reporting on a pandemic</p>
Editor’s letters

This is what I’ve learned after four years as a lifestyle editor

<p>Alessandro Michele for Gucci gown and tailored jacket worn by Harry Styles, Christian Siriano tuxedo gown worn by Billy Porter, and Ella Lynch wedding dress worn by Bimini Bon Boulash. Film by Quentin Jones with Cadence Films. Installation view, finale of Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear at V&A </p>
Fashion

Fashioning Masculinities at the V&A Review

Mary Quant and models at the Quant Afoot footwear collection launch, 1967
Fashion

Mary Quant at the V&A review: Beyond the miniskirt

Fashion

Dior at the V&A review: Breathtaking if single-minded retrospective

<p>Ukrainian refugee Veronika arrives in Romania from her home in Odesa </p>
Lifestyle

What it’s like at the Romanian-Ukraine border

<p>From left: a green hooded dress by Michael <a href="/topic/halpern">Halpern</a>, and a trench coat and hooded pink outfit from Richard Quinn</p>
Fashion

Hoods get a glam makeover at Halpern and Richard Quinn

Fashion

Puffer coats and slippers are here to stay

Fashion

Puffer coats and slippers are here to stay

<p>Sam Smith performed at Harris Reed’s catwalk show during London Fashion Week</p>
Fashion

Sam Smith performs at Harris Reed’s London Fashion Week show

Women

I got a fertility MOT. It wasn’t what I expected

<p>Violence against women panel discussion: Farah Nazeer, Eleanor Lisney, Jess Phillips, Shaista Aziz and host Harriet Hall</p>
Women

Jess Phillips: It is a ‘failing’ that misogyny isn’t a hate crime

<p>The Pope’s comments came over as not only misguided but also deeply insensitive</p>
Editor’s letters

Pope Francis: Choosing pets over kids doesn’t make women ‘selfish’

<p>The Pope’s comments came over as not only misguided but also deeply insensitive</p>
Editor’s letters

Pope Francis: Choosing pets over kids doesn’t make women ‘selfish’

Lifestyle

All dressed up and a positive lateral flow: Welcome to Covid Roulette

Royal Family

‘Meghan and Harry need to be seen as the future’, expert claims

Fashion

How costume plays a central role in Impeachment: American Crime Story

<p>‘Fashion, like art, film, novels and podcasts, reflects and drives the culture we live in’ </p>
Editor’s letters

The fashion world is asking itself some big questions

<p>The real pleasure of culture is finding what appealed to or grated us, unpicking the power of art and its ability to reflect our state of mind</p>
Editor’s letters

Sally Rooney’s book reminds us the joy of culture is the conversation

<p>(From top left) Alexandra Cameron, Nyome Nicholas-Williams, Harriet Hall, Emma Dabiri, Stephanie Yeboah and Gina Martin </p>
Women

Why I had my portrait taken in the age of Instagram

Fashion

How film and TV sexed up women’s office wear

Food and Drink

‘My Sandwich’ review: The famous ‘Moist Maker’ makes for a soggy lunch

<p>(From top left) Alexandra Cameron, Nyome Nicholas-Williams, Harriet Hall, Emma Dabiri, Stephanie Yeboah and Gina Martin </p>
Women

Why I had my portrait taken in the age of Instagram

Fashion

How film and TV sexed up women’s office wear

Food and Drink

‘My Sandwich’ review: The famous ‘Moist Maker’ makes for a soggy lunch

Royal Family

The moment royal couples introduced their newborns to the world

Royal Family

The moment royal couples introduced their newborns to the world

<p>The meaning behind Meghan Markle’s jewellery during Vax Live message </p>
Royal Family

8 unusual traditions the royal family follow when a baby is born

<p>Covid perk: Jennifer Aniston et al were friends reunited</p>
Editor’s letters

How would we have made it through the pandemic without nostalgia TV?

<p>There’s a giant toppling house of cards, a gargantuan caterpillar on stilts and Bridget Riley-style wallpaper on display</p>
Reviews

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser at the V&A is a visual joy

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day, 19 May, 2018
Lifestyle

From ‘modernising the monarchy’ to walking away – how it happened

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day, 19 May, 2018
Lifestyle

From ‘modernising the monarchy’ to walking away – how it happened

<p>The 40-page illustrated story will, says the author, capture ‘the warmth, joy and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life’</p>
Voices

Meghan Markle becomes more powerful with every criticism

Former prime minister Tony Blair
Fashion

An uncut analysis of Tony Blair’s hair

<p>Nursing a grievance: Carey Mulligan as Cassie in ‘Promising Young Woman’</p>
Voices

Promising Young Woman is a #MeToo film all teenagers should watch

William and Harry seen chatting together for first time in more than a year after Prince Philip’s funeral
Royal Family

United by grief? William and Harry chat at Prince Philip’s funeral

<p>The Queen and her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip</p>
Editor’s letters

Many will relate to how the Queen feels today

<p>Rihanna arrives at the 2015 Met Gala</p>
Voices

Relief from Covid is here – and it’s wearing a beautiful ballgown

Royal Family

The Surprising and lesser-known facts about the Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Family

How to sign the official online book of condolence for Prince Philip

<p>Soma Sara set up Everyone’s Invited to highlight stories of sexual abuse</p>
Women

Soma Sara: ‘Talk to three people about rape culture today’

<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their interview with Oprah Winfrey</p>
Voices

Piers Morgan is gone. Time to admit the truth is worse than rumours

<p>How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades</p>
Women

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades

Women

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades

<p>How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades</p>
<p>We know from countless studies that women habitually take on the lion’s share of housework and childcare </p>
Voices

A man was ordered to pay wife for housework – the amount is an insult

<p>Models walk the runway during the Lutz Huelle show at Paris Fashion Week last year</p>
Voices

Digital fashion weeks have forced industry to confront hard questions

Health & Families

The moment royal couples introduced their newborns to the world

Food and Drink

Gluten free pancake recipes - the best Pancake Day alternatives

Food and Drink

Gluten free pancake recipes - the best Pancake Day alternatives

Food and Drink

Vegan pancake recipes - the best milk-free Pancake Day alternatives

Fashion

How the puffer jacket became our lockdown hero

<p>Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in Stardust</p>
Fashion

Stardust costume designer interview: Dressing David Bowie

<p>Hot date: a coffee lends a walk purpose</p>
Food and Drink

How takeaway coffee came to save our lockdown walks

<p>Roux in 2013</p>
Food and Drink

Legendary French chef Albert Roux dies

Royal Family

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry release holiday special podcast episode

<p>The pictures of the kilts were described as a ‘nightmare scenario’ by the garment’s designer</p>
Voices

The Proud Boys have a new uniform – here’s what we should do about it

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Women

The feminists who flour bombed the 1970 Miss World pageant

<p>Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in the summer</p>
Voices

Markle’s essay is a plea for compassion – and we should listen

<p>Maggi Hambling's 'A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft' in Newington Green, north London</p>
Voices

The statue for Mary Wollstonecraft has set us back centuries

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Lifestyle

New lockdown rules UK: Latest Covid restrictions from 5 November

Lifestyle

New lockdown rules UK: Latest Covid restrictions from 5 November

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Kim Kardashian West has faced a backlash over her birthday celebrations
Voices

Kim Kardashian’s posts were insensitive – but what did we expect?

A Covid-19 mobile testing centre
Editor’s letters

Covid-19 will make this winter more difficult – but not impossible

Billie Eilish accepting the International Female Solo Artist award during The BRIT Awards 2020
Voices

Shaming Billie Eilish is a reminder of impossible standards for women

Ada Lovelace came up with the first computer program, a century in advance of Alan Turing 
Women

Ada Lovelace Day: We should never forget the first computer programmer

Ada Lovelace came up with the first computer program, a century in advance of Alan Turing 
Women

Ada Lovelace Day: We should never forget the first computer programmer

Love & Sex

What it’s like to get married in the middle of a pandemic

Lily Collins and Samuel Arnold in ‘Emily in Paris’
Voices

Emily in Paris has been sniffed at but it’s what we need right now

A model walks the runway in the Mark Fast SS21 show at Hackney Depot, on Friday 18 September
Fashion

What fashion week is really like during a pandemic

Fashion

Burberry SS21: Riccardo Tisci finally hits his stride

Lifestyle

How 2020 stole our annual back to school reset

Occupying the former ticket office at Peckham Rye station, the restaurant owner, Richard Robinson, restored the building in 2017
Food and Drink

Coal Rooms restaurant review: Has there been an amazing kohlrabi crop?

Catering for everyone in beauty and fashion isn’t frivolous, it’s a fundamental sign of equality
Editor’s letters

When will the beauty and fashion industry represent all skin colours?

Related video: Duchess of Sussex's 39th birthday – Meghan's year in review
Voices

The pressure the royal family has put on Meghan and Harry is ludicrous

Health & Families

‘I was drinking daily, £17,000 in debt, and having suicidal thoughts’

Female doctors share bikini photos after male-led study calls it ‘unprofessional’
Voices

Surgeons are being judged by what they wear on holiday. That’s sexism

Video: James Martin criticises no-show diners after 92 people bail on reservations at friend's restaurant
Voices

Restaurant no-shows confirm we are a nation of flakers

Women

Mrs America: The key players portrayed in the feminist BBC drama

Will we all be switching up our loungewear for lapels come August?
Editor’s letters

Let’s keep remote working from 1 August. It suits so many of us

A model walks the runway at the Alexander Wang Collection 1 show at Pier 17 on June 3, 2018 in New York City.
Voices

How can we encourage people to wear face masks? Make them fashionable

Lifestyle

Beauty salons and nail bars to reopen next week

Underwear drawer
Voices

Free from the gaze of the patriarchy, my wardrobe and I are liberated

A model walks the runway at the Alexander Wang Collection 1 show at Pier 17 on June 3, 2018 in New York City.
Voices

How can we encourage people to wear face masks? Make them fashionable

Lifestyle

Beauty salons and nail bars to reopen next week

Underwear drawer
Voices

Free from the gaze of the patriarchy, my wardrobe and I are liberated

Lifestyle

Office workers call for flexibility with remote working post-lockdown

Michaela Coel in ‘I May Destroy You’ (BB
Voices

I May Destroy You shows what happens when you remove sexual consent

Illustration by Jacek Zmarz
Lifestyle

‘The mindfulness of swimming is what I crave most during lockdown’

People enjoy the sun in Hackney Wick on 31 May 2020, in London
Voices

Why we're not all convinced it's time to ease our own lockdowns

How do you come to a measured and reasonable agreement on who should be able to see their family?
Voices

Why the ‘social bubble’ system could be a disaster in the making

Health & Families

Why some people are hesitant to see friends as lockdown eases

Friends and colleagues are coming together in a crisis
Editor’s letters

Covid-19 creates anxiety – but we always take mental health seriously

(Nick Knight/Vogue
Voices

Judi Dench is 85 and on the cover of Vogue – this is the new normal

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