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The Golden Shears. March 2013.
Dear Rowley, To the Merchant Taylors’ Hall on Monday night for the Golden Shears Awards held every two years and open to Savile Row apprentices and fashion colleges alike. The shortlist is drawn-up by a technical team of Row cutters … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Bennett, Anderson & Sheppard, Banquo's Ghost, Brooklyn, Caryn Franklin, Clothes Show Live, David Furnish, David Gandy, Dear Rowley, Dolce & Gabbana, Emily Squires, Gerry McGovern, Golden Shears Award, Henry Poole & Co, Hilary Alexander, Interview with the Vampire, James Sherwood, Jennie Marie McWalter, Joanna Lumley, Joe Morgan, Kathryn Sargent, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lloyd Johnson, Mayfair, Merchant Taylors' Hall, Modigliani, Nick Hewer, Patrick Grant, Peter Day, Raymond Blanc, Richard Anderson, Rory Duffy, Silent Witness, St George's Chapel Windsor, St James's, The Apprentice
Signage. November 2012.
Dear Rowley, There are evenings that confirm that I don’t wish to live anywhere other than Central London. True, the rent on Bloomsbury Towers is taxing, the weather is execrable and the shoals of Chinese tourists rather a swim upstream … Continue reading
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Brussels. September 2012.
Dear Rowley, An invitation to Brussels from my friend the vampire Hugo ‘Parisian Gentleman’ Jacomet to attend a dinner in honour of Aston Martin and John Lobb Ltd collaborating on the design of the definitive car shoe. Hugo is the … Continue reading
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Wilde About Oscar. September 2012.
Dear Rowley, To the Hampstead Theatre as guest of Mr and Mrs Hall for the press night of The Judas Kiss: the first revival of a David Hare play produced in the 90s to distinctly tepid reviews. The play concerns … Continue reading
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