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Cannes Can. May 2013.

Dear Rowley, Couldn’t you just die for the French Riviera? I fell in love with the Cote d’Azur aged five when I first saw Cary Grant’s dashing jewel thief and Grace Kelly’s American heiress play cat and mouse in Hitchcock’s To … Continue reading →

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Stage Fright. December 2012.

Dear Rowley, I do feel sorry for the young. They’re so busy Wii-ing, texting and making ‘friends’ on Facebook that there aren’t hours in the day to watch black and white movie double bills as I did when I was … Continue reading →

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Barbary. August 2012.

Dear Rowley, The most hilarious Olympics advertising hoarding slapped across the top deck of the number 38 bus courtesy of Coca Cola. ‘Celebrating the Beat’. Can’t make it up can you? In the ongoing vanity project that is preparation for … Continue reading →

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Pitti Final. June 2012.

Dear Rowley, Wouldn’t you just die without Florence and Pitti Uomo twice a year to look forward to? I am sitting on the rooftop terrazzo of the Tornabuoni Beacci hotel with a bottle of prosecco and an acqua frizzante at … Continue reading →

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Savile Row in Bloom. May 2012.

Dear Rowley, High summer in London teaches one so many lessons. There’s nothing pretty about a man’s foot in a Havaiana and white legs in shorts are about as appealing as a crematorium on a wet April afternoon in Stroud. … Continue reading →

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Cannes Can. May 2013.

Stage Fright. December 2012.

Barbary. August 2012.

Pitti Final. June 2012.

Savile Row in Bloom. May 2012.

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