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Abdications etc. February 2013.
Dear Rowley, Long time no write. Let me guess, you thought I was at the Davos Summit tearing a slice of Sloppy Giuseppe with Messers Cameron, Osborne and Johnson. The Davos World Economic Forum, that Alpine January jolly for the … 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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Palazzo Pitti. June 2012.
Dear Rowley, Florence is an entirely different city when Pitti Uomo has finished and the fashion boys have left town for the Milan shows. I still can’t get out of the habit of getting up at an ungodly hour so … Continue reading
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Stendhal Syndrome. June 2012.
Dear Rowley, You know the Liza song ‘I happen to like New York’? Well, I happen to like Florence. How to put it? The city somehow agrees with me. This city still encourages a well-dressed man to give it some … Continue reading
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