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The Gold Rush. May 2013.
Dear Rowley, So the Love Gold London magpie has reported for duty in Cannes, or Juan les Pins to be precise, and is billeted at the Ambassadeurs hotel where all of the models in tomorrow’s amfAR Ultimate Gold runway show … Continue reading
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My Last Duchess. January 2013.
Dear Rowley, Did you see the Duchess of Cambridge’s new portrait? It was hung at the National Portrait Gallery yesterday and the artist, Paul Emsley, received the Duke and Duchess for a brief private view. We all know the poor … Continue reading
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Signage. November 2012.
Dear Rowley, There are evenings that confirm that I don’t wish to live anywhere other than Central London. True, the rent on Bloomsbury Towers is taxing, the weather is execrable and the shoals of Chinese tourists rather a swim upstream … Continue reading
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The Little Black Dress. November 2012.
Dear Rowley, You know one of my favourite phrases? There’s nothing new in the zoo. It was that flippant phrase that made me call time on my catwalking carrer. No, darling, I was never a runway model though Raf Simons … Continue reading
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Alexander McQueen: Fashion Visionary. October 2012.
Dear Rowley, Birthdays always make one reflect. Mine isn’t until tomorrow but because we have a Ciao Bella meeting of the Mayfair Massive tonight I am treating the 26th as the official jour de naissance. The day began signing copies … Continue reading
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