Halston | James Sherwood | The London Cut Diary

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1920s fashion, 1930s Bias Cut, Alexa Chung, Alexander McQueen, Anda Rowland, Ark, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Balenciaga, Balmain, Bloomsbury Towers, Breakfast at Tiffany, Broadway, Chanel, Chicago, Dear Rowley, Dior, Doris Day, Gilda, Golden Age Hollywood, Halston, Hollywood, Hypo-Mania, Independent on Sunday, James Cagney, James Sherwood, Jean Harlow, John Galliano, Jolly Good Show Savile Row, Judy Garland, Karl Lagerfeld, Lauren Bacall, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London Collections: Men, Love Me or Leave Me, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Snyder, Michael Kors, Moe the Gimp, Mount Ararat, Oscar, Poppy Charles, Prosecco, Put the Blame on Mame, Raf Simons, Rita Hayworth, Ruth Etting, Saint Laurent, Savile Row, Savile Row Open Day, Some Like it Hot, Style Police, Ten Cents a Dance, Vionnet, Ziegfeld Follies

Exhibitionism. November 2012.

Dear Rowley, I’m with Bonnie Tyler. We’re all holding out for a hero and popular culture simply isn’t coming up with the goods. My heart sank when ITV advertised a new fly-on-the-wall doc Cheryl: Access All Areas following Miss Cole on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexandra Shulman, Anna Wintour, Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Bermondsey Fashion & Textiles Museum, Bloomsbury Towers, Bond girl, Bonnie Tyler, British Vogue, Cher, Cheryl Cole, Cheryl: Access All Areas, Christmas, David Bailey, Dear Rowley, Diana Vreeland, Dior, Dragon Empress, Fred Astaire, Funny Face, Grace Coddington, Halston, Hardy Amies, Henry Poole & Co, Isaac Mizrahi, Jackie O, James Sherwood, Jean Shrimpton, Kay Thompson, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Marisa Berenson, Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, Mrs Vreeland, Nan Kempner, New York, Norman Hartnell, Oracle of Delphi, Paris, pink is the navy blue of India, Tania Mallett, The Bowes Museum, The Eye Has To Travel, The Grinch, The London Cut, Think Pink, Ultrasuede, Unzipped, US Vogue, water is nature's tranquilizer, YouTube, Zumba

All That Jasper. September 2012.

Dear Rowley, One always knows London Fashion Week is upon us when a disproportionate number of tragic cases are to be found tottering up the Strand in asymmetric neon bobs, off-the shoulder chiffon, lederhosen, knee-length socks and platform brogues…and that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander McQueen, All About Eve, Andy Warhol, Betsy Ross, Bette Davis, Bill Blass, Bloomsbury Towers, Broderie Anglaise, chianti, chiffon, Chris Moore, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Ethel Merman, fashion bloggers, Financial Times, FT, georgette, Halston, Hamish Bowles, Harper's Bazaar, Hilary Alexander, Holborn Health Spa, Hotel California, International Herald Tribune, James Sherwood, Janis Joplin, Jasper, Jasper Conran, Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2013, Jean Harlow, Kerouac Beat Poetry, Kerouac On The Road, Lady GaGa, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, London Fashion Week, London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, Madame Vionnet, Milan, New York, Paris, Prada, Robert Forest, Robert Mapplethorpe, Somerset House, Southern Comfort, Stephen Jones, Strand, Suzy Menkes, The Grand Hotel di Milano, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Principe di Savoia Milano, The Rake, Thom Browne, US Vogue, Via Scarlatti, Virginia Bates, Vivienne Westwood, VW Beetle, Waterloo

Farewell My Lovely. August 4th 2012.

Dear Rowley, On the night of the 4th of August 1962 Marilyn Monroe began her descent into darkness. We will perhaps never know how, who or when Marilyn’s life ended. Her death is arguably the greatest conspiracy theory of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 4th August 1962, Alexandra Shulman, Andy Murray, Aspirin, Billy Wilder, Bloomsbury Towers, British Vogue, Cary Grant, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Deauville Rendezvous, Diana Vreeland, Doug Hayward, Duchess of Cambridge, Eleanor Lambert, Emily Sheffield, Flora Robson, Frank Sinatra, French & Stanbury, Graydon Carter, Halston, Harry's Bar London, J. F. Kennedy, James Sherwood, Katie Grand, Katie Nicoll, Kilgour, LAs Vegas, Laura Robson, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Love magazine, Lucinda Chambers, Marilyn and the Mafia, Marilyn Monroe, Mario Testino, North by Northwest, Olympics 2012 Tennis Mixed Doubles, Peter Lawford, Queen Mother of Fashion PR, Samantha CAmeron, Samantha Cameron Vogue, Savile Row, Savile Row tailors, September Issue, Stella Tennant, Steve McQueen, The Thomas Crowne Affair, US Vogue, Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair Best Dressed List, Versailles, Versailles Fashion Gala

The Last of the Red Hot Mamas. December 2011.

Dear Rowley. Comes a time when you have to reconnect with your times and stop living in the era when Fanny was by Gaslight and guardsmen could be had for a shilling in Hyde Park after dark. I’m slumped on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Princess Remembers, A Queen Forgets, Apple, Bette Midler, Beyonce Knowles, Beyonce on ITV, Bianca Jagger, Carbank Lane Sheffield, Chaka Khan, Doris Troy, Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Peretti. Marisa Berenson, Fanny by Gaslight, Geraldine Woods, Grace Kelly, Halston, Hyde PArk, Jackie O, James Sherwood. Dear Rowley, Jeremy Clarkson, Jeremy Clarkson The One Show, Jordan.Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Just One Look, Lady GaGa, Lee Brown, Leonardo di Caprio, Lionel Ritchie, Liza Minnelli, Loren Bacall, Mama I Want To Sing, Matthew Freud, Michelle WIlliams, Miss M, Nan Sherwood, Nicole Ritchie, Peter Andre, Peter Mandelson, Piers Morgan, Rajmata of Jaipur, Robert Redford, Soho, Thames & Hudson, The Beatles, The Great Gatsby, The Perfect Gentleman, The Piano Bar Brewer Street, The Yard Rupert Street, Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson Sunday Times, Yellow Poppy

The Little Black Dress. November 2012.

Exhibitionism. November 2012.

All That Jasper. September 2012.

Farewell My Lovely. August 4th 2012.

The Last of the Red Hot Mamas. December 2011.

Recent Posts

Archives