Christmas gift ideas for ladies
From mothers and sisters to wives and girlfriends, these 12 gifts are sure to bring a smile to the face of the special lady in your life.
Style & Fashion
The luxury pages of Country Life feature some of the most exlusive clothes and accessories for men and women – not many publications cater to both. In addition, every week online we find some of the most beautiful things to buy for yourself, or a loved one. Often made by some of the oldest, and most loved British brands, these pieces are the best we can find, whether it’s a classic trench coat or a Christmas party dress.
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Christmas gift ideas for men
Christmas gift ideas for all the men in your life, from fathers to husbands to boyfriends to brothers
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Credit: Harrods The utterly inessential shopping list: Cheese, chocolate, champs and chutney…it’s Christmas hamper time
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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OVERS Russells Scientific Instruments: barometer makers and repairers. Pictured while working with the barometers is Trevor Brackpool. Portraits by Richard Cannon on Thursday 27th September 2018. Credit: Richard Cannon/Country Life Pict The barometer-maker: ‘The oldest one we’ve worked on here was dated 1705 – well before the internet or TV weather forecasts.'
Edward Allen has persevered through the potential banning of barometers and a steady decline in the industry, intent on repairing existing products to the highest possible standard and producing new ones for those who still see the unique beauty in barometers.
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The Gentleman's Life Party 2018: Best photographs from Country Life's celebration of the annual guide to fine living
Country Life celebrated the launch of the annual Gentleman's Life supplement with a party held at Huntsman Savile Row – here are some of the best images from the evening.
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Anderson & Sheppard suit Credit: Anderson & Sheppard PR The utterly royal shopping list, from beautiful winter flowers to hand-made suits that defy disposable culture
For one week only we've transformed our regular utterly inessential shopping list into an utterly royal shopping list, to coincide with the Prince of Wales guest editing Country Life.
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Credit: Richards of England The utterly inessential shopping list: The illustrious party sporran, a penny farthing for your thoughts and two liquors for the price of fun
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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Credit: first4hampers The utterly inessential shopping list: Gin, beauty, beer and even Lego...the advent calendars have arrived
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. In the first Christmas edition of her new series, Country Life's Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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EJEGAT The Manor hotel, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, England, UK Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Bicester Village: A delicate mixture of luxury shopping, teeming crowds and stunning British countryside
Alexandra Fraser visits ‘the Bond Street of Oxfordshire’ and their delectable new Café Wolseley, just in time for the Christmas rush.
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Credit: Giles Christopher The utterly inessential shopping list: Spooky shoes, the art of the tarte and a royally good sweatshirt
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. In a new series, Country Life's Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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Dorset Button Maker Jen Best at her workshop Beaker Buttons. Photography by Richard Cannon on Friday 7th September 2018 Credit: Richard Cannon The Dorset button-maker: Easy to learn, cheap to source and fun to create
Born in the heartland of Dorset button-making, Jen Best's yarn shop doubles as a classroom where she passes on her knowledge to anyone wanting to produce their own unique creations.
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Credit: Neil Watson The utterly inessential shopping list: Serenity for the stressed in the city, terrific tweed and a loafer to take you full speed ahead
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Princess Eugenie of York arrives with her father Prince Andrew, Duke of York, ahead of her wedding to Mr. Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Credit: Getty 22 of the most charming, funniest and hopelessly romantic pictures from the royal wedding of HRH Princess Eugenie
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Credit: TIM SCOTT The utterly inessential shopping list: A gold Ferrari, your very own private island and a stunning timepiece to watch
Forget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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Credit: Shooting Times Six of the best shooting jackets made from tweed, 'the original performance fabric'
Mary Bremner explains why traditional tweed is better than ever and picks her six favourite tweed shooting coats currently on the market.
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Aviator Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1865 - 1937) in the cockpit, circa 1935. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images The secret life of duchesses, from nursing and sculpture to flying aeroplanes at retirement age
Being a duchess isn't all going to lunches strolling through the shrubbery – they have a job to do. Jane Dismore explores the achievements of some of our great chatelaines, past and present.
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The absolutely inessential, utterly indulgent and entirely marvellous weekend shopping list
Check in weekly to see the latest additions to our list – to look at, laugh at and to (occasionally) treat yourself to!
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How to choose a perfect gentleman's smoking jacket
Campbell Carey, co-head cutter at Huntsman Savile Row, offers us his tips on what you need in a smoking jacket – not least the hidden pocket for your cigars.
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The winners of Country Life's competition to find the best-dressed people at the Goodwood Revival
Dozens of visitors to the Goodwood Revival on September 7–9 entered the Country Life Best Dressed Competition in partnership with Canon – and here are the winners, as judged by professional stylist Sarah Kate Byrne.
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From Sea to Shoot to Street
It's over 50 years since British Olympian sailor Keith Musto started making clothing that solves the problems faced by him and his fellow sailors.
