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Hollywood Costume. October 2012.

Dear Rowley, Hollywood Costume at the V&A deserves another letter. I was fascinated by the hour and a half spent with the curator Deborah Landis at the private view of the exhibition. As you know, I curated a rather large … Continue reading →

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Whither the Arts? August 2012.

Dear Rowley, Julian Assange is a pustule on the face of British and international politics. Nobody had even heard of the little smirker a couple of years ago and now he’s causing a diplomatic incident with Estonia or Ecuador or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agios Stephanos, Agios Stephanos Rothschild Villas, Anthony Blanche, Art Nouveau, Ballets Russes, Barry Manilow, Broadway, Carol Channing, Centre Stage, Coco Chanel, Corfu, Covent Garden, Daily Mail, Dame Barbara Cartland, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Earl's Court, Ecuador, England, Errol, Estonia, French Riviera, Gare de Lyon, Gare du Nord, Hello Dolly, Hot Chocolate, In Season Holborn, Jacques de Bascher, James Sherwood, Jeremy Kyle, John Bowering, Jubolympics, Julian Assange, Karl Lagerfeld, La Farmer, Lady Edith Foxwell, Lady Idina Erroll., Le Train Bleu Restaurant, Liza Minnelli, Marilyn Monroe, Mayfair, Nice, Paralympic Games London 2012, Patti Lupone, Plage Ruhl, Plage Ruhl Nice, Ponte Vecchio Earl's Court, Prosecco, Quentin Letts, Rialto Bridge, Salad Days, Savile Row, Serge Diaghliev, Serge Lifar, Shaun Leane, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, St Pancras, Stephen Hayter, Susan Farmer, Telegraph crossword, the artist, The Three Disgraces, Tia, Timothy Morgan Owen, Tony Hart, UNICEF Lady Edith Foxwell. Embassy Club, West End, Yves Klein, Yves Saint Laurent

Perfect Pitti Uomo 2. June 2011.

Dear Rowley, I do love Florence, don’t you? My last letter left you with a bit of a cliffhanger apropos what the message was from this season’s Pitti Uomo men’s fashion extravaganza in Florence. You will be thrilled to hear … Continue reading →

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A Theatrical Evening January 2011

Dear Rowley, You’ve got to give it up for the gays, haven’t you. I was trolling down Old Compton Street the other day and saw a No VAT sign outside GAY. ‘F*** the Recession’ it read. Love it do. Personally, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1947, A Private Function, Alan Bennett, Amphitheatre Restaurant, Animatron, Benny Hill, Betty Blue Eyes, Bloomsbury Towers, Brett Perkins, Chelsea Flower Show, Ciao Bella, Colin Firth, David Gandy, Delmonico's, Embassy Club, ENSA, Florence, GAY, gay lib, Grappa, Helen Ball, Helena Bonham carter, Hello Dolly, Inside Out, Italian Trade Commission, James Sherwood, Lamb's Conduit Street, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Mayfair, Old Compton Street, Oscars, Palazzo Borghese, Patricia Carruthers, Pitti Uomo, Renoir Cinema, Rosy Runciman, Rowley, Royal Opera House, Shaftsbury Avenue, Sid James, Sir Cameron Macintosh, Tabasco, the Eiger, The King's Speech, the Lebanon, The Savoy, Valpoliparrot, Vera Lynn, World War II, Zack

Big Pony December 2010

Dear Rowley, You know I adore Ralph Lauren. The Christmas windows on Bond Street alone confirm that the guy can ‘do’ British better than we can. There is a level of slick and polish that one cannot help but admire. … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Costume. October 2012.

Whither the Arts? August 2012.

Perfect Pitti Uomo 2. June 2011.

A Theatrical Evening January 2011

Big Pony December 2010

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