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There’s No Place Like Home. October 2012.
Dear Rowley, The undisputed high point of the week if not the year was filming a preview of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s upcoming Hollywood Costume exhibition for an ITV This Morning feature next Thursday at noon so set your … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adrian, Anderson & Sheppard, Ascot Scene My Fair Lady, Auntie Em, Barbra Streisand Hello Dolly, Batman, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Catwoman, Cayte Blanchett, Cecil B De Mille, Claudette Colbert, Cleopatra, Dame Judi Dench, Dangerous Liaisons, Dear Rowley, Deborah Landis, Diana Vreeland, Dorothy Gale, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Fleet Street, Flora Robson, Fred Astaire, Funny Girl, Gary Cooper, Gate Cinema Notting Hill, Glenn Close, Gone with the Wind, Harry Potter, Hawes & Curtis, Hedy Lamaar, Helen Rose, Holly Willoughby, Hollywood Costume at the V&A, Hollywood Glamour, Huntsman, Indiana Jones, Irene Sharaff, ITV This Morning, James Sherwood, Jason Bourne, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Kansas, Kilgour French & Stanbury, Kirsten Dunst, Knize, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Marie Antoinette, Marlene Dietrich, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Michael Jackson Thriller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Morocco, Norma Shearer, Orry Kelly, Philip Scofield, Queen Elizabeth I, Rex Harrison, Savile Row, Scarlet O'Hara, Sharon Stone, Sofia Coppola, Some Like it Hot, Sullivan & Wooley, Superman, Tara, The Blues Brothers, The Bourne Identity, The Wizard of Oz, The Women, Travis Banton, Van Cleef & Arpels, Victoria & Albert Museum, Vivien Leigh, Yellow Brick Road
Chuka Dummy. July 2012.
Dear Rowley, Only five years ago, nobody in the world except for friends and family knew Cheryl Cole, Rhiannon, Julian Assange, Lady Gaga or Baroness Ashton. Was the world a better place? I’m guessing. I suppose we get the public … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barak Obama, Baroness Ashton, Better HAlf, Bob Diamond, Buckingham Palace, Cheryl Cole, Chuka Umunna, D Hedral, Daybreak, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Dr Baines, Gia Carangi, Hamilton the driver, Holborn Grange Hotel, Holly Willoughby, ITV This Morning, James Sherwood, Julian Assange, Labour party, Lady GaGa, London, Lord Mandelson, Philip Schofield, Prime Minister, Rhiannon, Scientology, Sea Org, The Queen's Diamonds, Tigert Woods, Tom Cruise
Masterpiece. June 2012.
Dear Rowley, Lovely to see Chrissie Evert and Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon on first week Saturday. Chris is commentating and Martina is in the Royal Box. Serena Williams is on court and serving up a storm however a gorgeous little … Continue reading →
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Shutterbugs. May 2012.
Dear Rowley, To quote La Farmer, this week I felt as if I’ve been shot out of a cannon. The pace was good to firm but relentless; the week beginning elegantly with a Prosecco lunch at Ciao Bella with Scott … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anderson & Sheppard, Barcelona, Bespoke Banter, Bombay Sapphire, Bullingdon Club, Burlington Arcade, Carriage Procession Buckingham Palace, Chittleborough & Morgan, Ciao Bella, Coworth Park, Daily Telegraph, Dashing Tweeds, Dear Rowley, Diamond Jubilee, Duchess of York, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Edward Sexton, Evening Standard, Gerry McGovern, Guy Hills, Hardy Amies, Harry Potter, Henry Poole & Co, Holly Willoughby, Huntsman, ITV This Morning, James Sherwood, Karen Mason, Kate Moss, Kate Reardon, La Farmer, Land Rover, Laurence Olivier, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, London Collections: Men, Luxury Lookback, Mango Kate Moss, Marilyn Monroe, Mary McCartney, Matt Biffa, Mr Hitchcock, Mrs T, Norman Hartnell, Pat Murphy, Philip Parker, Philip Schofield, Prince Harry, Princess Michael of Kent, Richard Anderson, River Pageant, Savile Row, Savoy, Scott Wimsett, Sir Tom Baker, Snatch, St Paul's Cathedral, Suzie Kennedy, Tatler, Telegraph, The Lady and the Tramp, The Prince and the Showgirl, The Rake, Thom Sweeney, Timothy Morgan Owen, V&A Ballgowns, Vogue Menthols
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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Tagged Abercrombie & Fitch, American Bar Savoy, Anda Rowland, Anderson & Sheppard, Bloomsbury Square, British Fashion Council, Burlington Arcade, Burlington Beadle, Capri Dry Cleaners, Cole Porter, Covent Garden Market, Dear Rowley, Dege & Skinner, Diamond Jubilee, Dirty Tony, Dylan JOnes, Ellen Lewis, Erik, Evening Standard, Gail, God Save the Queen, GQ, Hampton Court Palace, Havaiana, Hollister, Holly Willoughby, Huntsman, ITV, ITV Diamond Jubilee, ITV This Morning, James Sherwood, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Maserati, Maurice Mullen, Philip Schofield, Piccadilly Circus, Poppy Charles, Prince Charles, Prosecco, Reeperbahn, Regent Street, Runner's Needs, Savile Row, Savile Row Collins, Savoy, St James's Palace, Stroud, The Queen, Titanic, Union Flags, V&A Ball Gowns, Westminster Council, Woolmark. London Evening Standard