A roundup of selected features written circa 2016 for semaine. The space for this type of content on this type of website is so crowded nowadays – always in my work for Semaine, I try to cover slightly more unexpected or in-depth ground. i don’t believe that ‘aspirational’ or ‘lifestyle-focused’ or whatever has to mean the same as completely ‘dumbing down’ – thankfully Michelle and Georgie at Semaine seem to recognise this too.