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Life Is A Cabaret. July 2011.
Dear Rowley, Enclosed the promised snap of my masseur Santiago. Only kidding (more’s the pity), this picture is a salutary reminder that the lion’s share of British men living in London should not under any circumstances dare to bare when … Continue reading →
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Tagged Belle Epoque, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Cha-u-Kao, Chatsworth, Crown Jewels, Dear Rowley, Father Time, Florence, Handmade in England, Holborn Hotel, Holborn Hotel Pool & Spa, Jack Russsell, James Sherwood, Jungle Red, Katy Thomas, La Goulue, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Mediterranean, Michelle Sherwood, Mrs T, Paris, Pat & Margaret, Quadrille, Relax Brewer Street, Richard Sherwood, Santiago, Savoy Archives, Sheffield, Spectacular! The Golden Age of Parisian Cabaret, the Lido, Toulouse Lautrec, Tower of London, Trooping the Colour, Versailles, Victoria Wood, W H Auden, Yvette Guilbert
I Love Paris June 2011
Dear Rowley, I read the most amusing thing in the Daily Mail on the Eurostar back from Paris today. It seems that when a gang of fifty year olds were polled as to their favourite activity, sex came third after … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexander Kraft, Champs Elysees, Chanel Couture, Christian B. BArker, Cifonelli, Columbine Strickland, Daily Mail, Dear Rowley, Edward Green, Eurostar, Fashion at Royal Ascot, Financial Times, Gitaine, Hotel Bedford Paris, Hugo Jacomet, James Sherwood, Jungle Red, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lorenzo Cifonelli, Louis Vuitton, Madame Bluebell, Napoleon III, Newcastle University, Paris, Ralph Lauren, Rolex, Rolls Royce, Rue de Bac, Rue de Rivoli, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Monaco Real Estate, Spectacular: The Golden Age of Paris Cabaret, the Lido, The Lido Dance Captain, The Rake
I’ve Been To A Marvelous Party November 22nd 2010
Dear Rowley, Phew! I think we made it. You’ll be pleased to hear that tonight is the first night of the week to find me safely at home with the heating turned-up to sub tropical eating pizza pimped with virgin … Continue reading →
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Tagged American Bar, Brett Perkins, Cole Porter, Country Living, Eartha Kitt, Edward Sexton, Eric, Gentlemen's Package, Joe Allen, Juicy Jennie Condell, Jungle Red, Katy Thomas, Lucas Dietrich, Mark Henderson, Mrs T, Noel Coward, Orpheus in the Underworld, River Room, Rowley, Sam Clark. casablanca, Savile Row, Savile Row Collins, Savou Museum, Savoy Savile Row book launch, Sheekey's Oyster Bar, Suzi Perry, Thames & Hudson, Thames Foyer, The Row, The Savoy, Tom Baker
The Party’s Over November 2010
Dear Rowley, As Kenneth Williams in the Julian & Sandy sketches would say, ‘the party’s over, it’s all over my friend’. Shouldn’t there be another comma in there somewhere? Last night was the conclusion of my Savoy story for this … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Keegan, Anthony Price, Audra McDonnald, Avery Fisher Hall, Beaufort Bar, Bernadette Peters, Birthday Concert, Brett Perkins, British Museum, Bryan Ferry, Carol Woolton, Cartier, Elaine Stritch, Elgin Marbles, Glamorous Life, I'm Still Here, Interview with the Vampire, JEnna Colella, Jerry Hall, Joe Allen, Judith Watt, Julian & Sandy, Julian Haddon, Jungle Red, Katy Thomas, Kenneth Williams, Kiaran Macdonald, Ladies who Lunch, Mandy Patinkin, Mommie Dearest, Monsieur Bombazine, Mrs T, Mrs Thomas, Nicky Haslam, Not a Day Goes By, NYC, Patricia Carruthers, Patti Lupone, Richard Anderson, Rowley, Savoy, Savoy Court, Scott Wimsett, Starbucks, Stephen Sondheim, Stritchie, Tom Baker, Treviso