The launch issue of The Village by Stylist, in partnership with Next Kids, is designed to support and empower women as they navigate the evolving identities of being both women and mothers. Rooted in Stylist’s aim to celebrate and champion women, The Village by Stylist offers a unique take, balancing practical advice and peer-to-peer lived experiences with expert insights, humour and style.

Readers can expect a balance of features and recommendations that reflect the realities of motherhood: from stylish, yet practical shopping edits to time-saving guides and expert insights that make this stage of life easier to manage.

Lisa Smosarski, Editorial Director of Stylist, said: “As mums, there are many challenges we face – whether that’s coming to terms with our ever-changing identity or evolving ambitions, juggling financial responsibilities or making countless compromises, all while navigating infinite parenting conundrums. I have found through experience that having a community – a village – around you really helps navigate those moments. And knowing that other women are facing the same challenges is an incredible source of support.

Sadly, we know mums – regardless of their children’s age – are feeling more isolated, alone and pressured than ever. Over the past year we’ve spoken to hundreds of Stylist readers to hear about their needs as mums and this new magazine, and the content around it, aims to fill a gap we have seen in so many women’s lives.”

Polly Cassy, Spokesperson at Next, said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with The Village by Stylist and to be shining a light on such a pivotal stage of life. Parents are often the unsung heroes of our communities, and we’re proud to celebrate, support and recognise them through this exciting new launch.”

 Here’s what you’ll find inside the launch issue of The Village by Stylist:

• From the editor: The Village by Stylist – our new quarterly digital magazine
• What lack of sleep really does to your body
• The Style List: the 30 most useful things that mums recommend for your baby’s first six months
• From the trench to puffers and parkas, these are the best coats (with pockets) busy mums will want for 2025
• “As a mum of two, this is the five-minute make-up routine I rely on for busy mornings”
• Can the fatherhood bonus pay off the motherhood penalty?
• Everything a primary school teacher wants you to know if your child started school in September
• 11 women with grown-up kids on what they’d do again (and what they regret)
• But I’ve Just Sat Down: Oti Mabuse on her love for The Summer I Turned Pretty and spicy novels

The issue also features new franchises including The True Cost, a candid first-person account from real women on the financial and emotional cost of doing it all; and But I Just Sat Down, an article dedicated to discovering the cultural recommendations from well-known mums on how they spend their very precious “me-time”, with Oti Mabuse first in the hot seat.

The launch follows the success of Stylist’s dedicated motherhood newsletter, which will be rebranded as part of this new vertical. As well as the digital magazine, the vertical includes a dedicated digital channel, standalone email and Instagram account.