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A Night at the Museum October 2010
Dear Rowley, Whenever you next feel blue, I urge you to YouTube the legendary Hollywood movie star female impersonator Charles Pierce and click onto his Chandler Pavilion show Bette Davis act. It left me weeping with laughter. It begins with … Continue reading
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Tagged All About Eve, Bette Davis, Bianca Jagger, Carol Woolton, Chandler Pavilion, Charles Pierce, Enid Blyton, Fashion For Jewels, Four Seasons Toronto, Frank Ghery, Garrard, Gem Gallery, Joan Parker, John Durnin, Lapo Cianchi, Leviev, Mark Henderson, Now Voyager, Palazzo Pitti, Pitti Uomo, Raffaello Napoleone, Royal Ontario Museum, Savile Row Archive Room No 1 Savile Row, Sibiilla della Gherardesca, Stephen and Asia Webster, Susan Farmer, taxidermy, Terracotta Army, The London Cut, Toronto, Victoria & Albert Museum, Vogue, Wilton's
Savile Row at Hatchards October 2010
Dear Rowley, I love Hatchards, don’t you? I have been buying all of my books from this 18th century galleon of bookshops on Piccadilly for the longest time; not least because the staff are better read than the customers. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Anda, Anderson & Sheppard, Beau Brummell, C.J. Sansom, Dege & Skinner, Dom Perignon, Dormeuil, Dubonnet & Gin, Ede & Ravenscroft, Edward Sexton, Field Day, Fieldf Day, Fox Flannel, Gieves & Hawkes, Guy Hills, Hatchard's, Henry Poole, Huntsman, James Sherwood, John Durnin, Karin, Keith Badmen, Marilyn Monroe, Mrs T, Poppy, Prince of WAles, Prince Regent, Savile Row, Savile Row Bespoke, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Something's Got To Give, The Mikado, The Row, Tommy Nutter
The Glamorous Life August 2010
Dear Rowley, The most amusing little snippet in Private Eye’s Dumb Britain column last week chronicling the most abjectly stupid answers to questions on The Weakest Link. Question: What surname was shared by a historical outlaw called Butch and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gieves & Hawkes, Henry Poole & Co, James Potter, John Durnin, Private Eye, Savile Row, Savoy, Tuxedo Club