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Climate Change. November 2011.
Dear Rowley, A Night to Remember. Wasn’t that an early film about the sinking of the Titanic? Well, stick with me darling because last night was the social equivalent of going down with all hands on deck. La Farmer (in the role … Continue reading
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Lost London. November 2011.
Dear Rowley, Thoroughly enjoying Radio 4s serialisation of Colin Clark’s My Week with Marilyn. I read the book years ago when it was first published and find it incredible that nobody thought to film it until now. Michelle Williams is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Miller, BBC, British Ambassador's Residences Tokyo and Paris, Bus Stop, Colin Clark, Eton College, Fashion at Royal Ascot: Three Centuries of Thoroughbred Style, Geraldine Woods, Helen Ball, James Sherwood, Keith Levett, Laurence Olivier, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Mayfair, Michelle WIlliams, Mrs T, My Week With Marilyn, NBC, Palazzo Pitti Florence, Patricia Carruthers, Piccadilly, Richard Anderson, Royal Ascot, Savile Row, Savile Row Bespoke, Spencer House, Spun Gold, St James's, Stephen Pulvirent, Suzi Perry, The Gadget Show, The London Cut, The Perfect Gentleman: The Pursuit of Timeless Elegance in London, The Prince and the Showgirl, The Savoy, Yellow Poppy
The Baron. November 2011.
Dear Rowley, Finally, after 40-years I’ve fallen in love. His name is The Baron and I met him yesterday when I called on my friend Katherine Baird in the London College of Fashion’s EMAP archive. I wanted to consult the … Continue reading
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Your Downton Needs You. November 2011.
Dear Rowley, A peregrination to the countryside – more specifically Beeley in Derbyshire – to round up the birthday celebrations with family. I took a turn around the 14th century churchyard where grandmother lies in state. St Anne’s is truly … Continue reading
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