THE GUARDIAN: Fags are back in fashion, as a ‘soft rebellion’ at weddings, on stage and on screen, despite awareness of the cancer risk
Coffee and chocolates traditionally signal the end of a meal at a wedding. But now many couples are ditching the sweet stuff and doling out cigarettes instead. Bowls and trays piled high with fags have become the new party favour.
Last weekend, guests at Charli xcx’s nuptials were served Vogue Essence Bleue slim cigarettes from silver trays, and social media is peppered with wedding receptions featuring tiered dessert stands laden with smoking paraphernalia and dedicated “smoking stations”.
It can be an expensive addition to any wedding bill, considering the average cost for a packet of 20 cigarettes is now £14.
Many modern brides take their inspiration from Mary-Kate Olsen, the child star turned fashion designer for The Row. In 2015, Olsen doled out mini bowls of cigarettes during her wedding to her now ex-husband Olivier Sarkozy. » | Chloe Mac Donnell | Friday, July 25, 2025
Sanity returns, pleasure is back! Killjoys eat you hearts out! Starmer! Time to ditch your nanny-state, anti-smoking policies and bans! People want to ditch their straightjackets and have some enjoyment again. Pleasure is in fashion again. It had to happen. It just did. – © Mark Alexander
