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Hatchards November 2010

Dear Rowley, What a jolly super day. This pm I signed one hundred Savile Row books at Hatchards: arguably the most august bookshop in London and one of the oldest. Can you imagine the bums that have sat on that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alessandro, American Bar, Anda Rowland, Bette Midler, Capri Dry Cleaners Southampton Row, Cecconi's, Dubonnet & Gin, Dukes Hotel, Dukes Turklish Bath, Hatchard's, Henry Poole & Co, James Sherwood, Judith Watt, Judy Galrand, Karin, Kenneth Williams, Lara Mingay, Letters from Blomsbury Square, London, Madame de Pompadour, Mrs T, Old Bond Street, Private Eye, Relax Brewer Street, Rowley, Royal Ascot, Savile Row, Savoy, St James's, Stephen Sondheim Passion, Susan Farmer, the Divine Miss M, Vicki Sarge

The House of Hardy Amies November 2010

Dear Rowley, I have still resisted the dark mark to join all the Harry Potter freaks at a showing of the Deathly Hallows. But it did get me pondering how cleverly J. K. Rowling has created a magical world with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alessandro, Art Deco, Austin Mutti-Mewse, BBC Studio, Broadway, Christmas Cake, Dame Barbara Cartland, Don Rouse, Duke's Bar, Ede & Ravenscroft, Elizabeth I, Grand SAlon, Hardy Amies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hermoine Grainger, Hollywood, Horcrux, J K Rowling, James Sherwood, Julian Haddon, Lavazza, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lord Voldermort, Miss Havisham, Mrs T, Nagini, Negroni, No 14 Savile Row, Noel Coward Compendium, Pink Roses, Royal Ascot, Savoy, Savoy Museum, Thames & Hudson, We Danced all Night

Artificial Flowers November 2010

Dear Rowley, Much hilarity on Oxford Street today; closed, as it is annually at the end of November, for Christmas shopping. Now I will defend London to the hilt when it comes to unfavourable comparisons with the US of A. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged An Ideal Husband, Anderson & Sheppard, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Streisand at the Village Voice, Bette Midler, Burlington Gardens, Chancery Lane, Chris Modoo, Christmas, Donna Karan, Ede & Ravenscroft, Gill Godfrey, Graham Norton, Harry Potter, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Henry Poole & Co, HMV, Huntsman, James Sherwood, John Lewis, Julianne Moore, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli Confessions, Memories of You, Mrs Chieveley, Norman Hartnell, Oxford Street, Picture Post, Rockerfeller Center, Royal Ascot, Samantha Bond, Savoy, Sunset & Vine, Thames & Hudson, Thoroughbreds: Fashion at Royal Ascot, Vintage Magazine Store Brewer Street, West End, X-Factor

With Apologies to Noel Coward November 2010

Dear Rowley, As promised a shot of Scott at Bloomsbury Towers wearing the Tom Baker sequin jacket for a bit of a do tonight at which Bespoke Banter is filming and Scott is presenting. Hell! He looks better in it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bespoke Banter, Bloomsbury Towers, Brett Perkins, Cartier, Cher, Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, Elizabeth, Gary Carr, General Manager the Savoy, Guy Hills, Helen Ball, I've Been To A Marvellous Party, James Lock & Co Hatters St James's Street, Joan Rolls, Julian Haddon, Kiaran Macdonald, Linda Richmond, Liz Earle, Lock & Roll, Lucas Dietrich, Mike Myers, Mr Carr, Noel Coward, Patricia Carruthers, Rowley, Royal Ascot, Sam Clark, Scott Wimsett, Sharon Brown, St Peters in Rome, the Big Apple, The Master

I’ve Been To A Marvelous Party 22nd November 2010

Dear Rowley, Can you remember the Memorial service at St George’s a couple of years ago when I recited Noel Coward’s I’ve Been To A Marvelous Party with the names altered to reflect all the dearest friends of our dear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albany, Audie Charles, Beaufort Bar, Charles Aznavor, Christopher Tarling, David Cameron, David Hicks, Dino massage, Ed Milliband, Edward Sexton, Gieves & Hawkes, Gordon Brown, Grace Jones, Harold Tilman, I've Been To A Marvelous Party, i-Pod, Island Life, Jeremy Hackett, John Pearse, Kathryn Sargent, Louis Vuitton London Guide 2012, Mark Powell, Nicky Haslam, No 1 Savile Row, Noel Coward, Philip Treacy, River Room, Roger Moore, Rowley, Royal Ascot BBC, Savile Row, Savile Row Book Launch, Savile Row Royal Family, Savoy, St George's Mayfair, Suzi Perry, Thames & Hudson, Thoroughbreds

Hatchards November 2010

The House of Hardy Amies November 2010

Artificial Flowers November 2010

With Apologies to Noel Coward November 2010

I’ve Been To A Marvelous Party 22nd November 2010

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