Mischa Anouk Smith
Mischa Anouk Smith is the News and Features Editor of Marie Claire UK.
From personal essays to purpose-driven stories, reported studies, and interviews with celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and designers including Dries Van Noten, Mischa has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, Stylist and Dazed. Her work explores what it means to be a woman today and sits at the intersection of culture and style. In the spirit of eclecticism, she has also written about NFTs, mental health and the rise of AI bands.
Latest articles by Mischa Anouk Smith
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What does the Autumn Budget mean for women?
Everything you need to know about Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget 2024 and what it means for you
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Abortion clinic safe zones are now in effect across England and Wales
“The idea that any woman is made to feel unsafe or harassed for accessing health services, including abortion clinics is sickening. This stops today.”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“Mum guilt made me miss my old, fun self”
Author and mum-of-four, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, explains why she decided to throw away societal expectations of motherhood
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Is your social media experience out of your control?
Social media algorithms can send us down negative rabbit holes. Here’s how to overcome them—and why you should
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“Looking for a job knowing you’re pregnant is nerve-wracking—I felt like a fraud.”
This is what it feels like to lose your job at two months pregnant
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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I’m flying to Bali this week, but I’ve waited for this sale to buy my long-haul travel essentials
The best in chic luggage, airport outfits, and long-haul flight essentials
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Questioning my life decisions in the Caribbean: I’m just a girl being asked to work a 40-hour week
How just 5 days of Caribbean island hopping made me consider leaving London in search of the soft life
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Still dreaming about your ex? Mystic Tree Carr knows why
“These recurring dream cameos aren’t random.”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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7 of the most iconic fashion x art crossovers of all time
From Louis Vuitton x Richard Prince to Elsa Schiaparelli x Salvador Dalí, ahead of Frieze 2024, we look back at fashion’s artistic ambitions
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“I was still bleeding after my birth when I went back to work” — 4 women tell us the truth about maternity leave...
...and what they wish they knew before they took it
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Paris Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks from the front row
Your backstage pass to Paris Fashion Week
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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I thought I was unsure about having kids, but could I even afford them?
1 in 4 women are forced out of the workforce due to soaring childcare costs, confirms UN Women UK
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Clara Amfo on crying with Raye and the music that made her
“There's always been songs to elevate people, to liberate people, and to make people think differently”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Domestic abuser is jailed for killing his girlfriend after a football match
Domestic abuse is a “unique trend in men’s football,” says charity.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Milan Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks from the front row
Your backstage pass to Milan Fashion Week
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that
Sadiq Khan wants to save Oxford Street, but is pedestrianising it the answer? I sat down with him to find out
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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London Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks from the front row
Your backstage pass to all-things LFW
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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All the best 2024 Emmys red-carpet fashion
The best-dressed celebrities at the 2024 Emmys
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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New York Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks from the front row
The celebs are celebing this New York Fashion Week
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Angelina Jolie looks rich, chic, and snug in this cream sweater dress
Very demure, very mindful
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Tracee Ellis Ross just wore the feathery Ferragamo shoes and now I want to wear the feathery Ferragamo shoes
More is *always* more
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“I was in my thirties and a nightmare teenager all over again”
It turns out adolescence isn’t just for teenagers - one writer found out the hard way.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Jenna Ortega’s tourdrobe has me longing for spooky season
See you in hell, summer!
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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How to switch off on holiday
May the email never find you
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Are you guilty of ‘phone snubbing’?
Here’s how to rediscover connection in a digital world (and why you should)
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Suki Waterhouse just wore *the* Chloé boho dress
Here are 7 affordable alternatives
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Analysing our collective obsession with hydraulic press videos
The world crushes us, so we crush inanimate objects
By Mischa Anouk Smith