New project: Christmas styling for Woman & Home magazine for their cover shoot for the December 2026 issue.
In October I styled the Christmas cover of Woman & Home magazine where I was the interior stylist, responsible for the set design, prop sourcing, styling and logistics for this iconic issue.
A Christmas cover is the biggest shoot of a magazine’s year: the brief was lush, velvet, inviting and festive (of course) but always believable, it had to look like a home you’d want to walk into on Christmas morning, not a showroom.
MY LATEST CHRISTMAS STYLING SHOOT WITH LORRAINE KELLY
I’ve styled for lots of celebrity clients, but I’ve not worked with Lorraine Kelly before. It was really excited to work on a large editorial shoot, with hair and make up and a full photography team. I worked closely with the art department on the magazine to pull the looks together to make them impactful and aspirational.
A big production like a cover shoot, everyone has to work fast, with several set ups created while hair and make up is being done, and then as soon as the fashion stylist is finished dressing Lorraine, it was my time to make sure the finishing details on the set where completed ready for the cover star to step into the shot. I make sure to layered and adjusted the props until the room reads beautifully on camera, which is the same standard I bring to every styling project, from glossy covers to private living rooms.
Watch annoucment reel here on the Women & Home Facebook page.
You can also see my instagram post on the the BTS of the shoot here. Please make sure to follow me on instagram for the latest updates.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM
A cover is a team production, and I’m proud to be part of this one. It’s great as even at this stage of my career, it is wonderful to work with new faces.
- Photography: David Venni
- Styling: me, with assistance from Mia Yeates
- Fashion: Rachel Fanconi
- Hair and makeup: Liz Beckett and the MD London team
- Editor: Hannah Fernando
- Location: Light Locations
WITH THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING BRANDS
My styling mixes high street and premium sources to match the editorial budgets. For this shoot I worked with:
- Cox & Cox
- Balsam Hill
- Marks & Spencer
- Next
- John Lewis
- Wreaths UK
HIRE MAXINE BRADY FOR YOUR NEXT CHRISTMAS STYLING PROJECTS
If you’re planning a Christmas shoot, a press day, a campaign or event, I’d love to hear about it.
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