-
Recent Posts
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
Design For Living. February 2013.
Dear Rowley, Never a dull moment is there? Meteorite showers over Russia, Popes throwing in the crosier (Ex Benedict anyone?), queens abdicating and now to cap it all Martine McCutcheon’s gone bankrupt. It’s terribly hard to keep body and soul … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art Deco, Balthazar, BBC, Blanche Dubois, Boris Johnson, Brian, Celia Imrie, David Beckham, David Dawson, Dear Rowley, Evian, feu de joie, Florence Lancaster, Gary England, Hamlet, Hay Fever, Helen Saville, James Sherwood, Julian Slade, Kerry Fox, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Luddite, Mad Men, Madame Arcati, Martine McCutcheon, Mrs Stone, New York, Nicky Lancaster, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Pope Benedict, Prime Minister, Rebecca Johnson, Richard Caring, Rosy Runciman, Royal Ascot, Rules, Russia, Salad Days, Sandy Wilson, Shakespeare, Silk Cut, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Syrie Maugham, Tennessee Williams, The Riverside Studios, The Road To Coronation Street, The Rose Theatre Kingston, The Vortex, Theatre Museum Covent Garden, Tony Warren, Twitter, Waterloo Bridge
Perfect Gentlemen. November 2012.
Dear Rowley, As Mary Queen of Scots said (in a cod French accent) ‘in my end is my beginning’. There must be more than a few hookers down Half Moon Street who embroidered a sampler with that one. Granted, the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anderson & Sheppard, Andy Warhol, Boldini, Chatsworth House, Cubiusm, de Laszlo, Dear Rowley, Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Fashion Editor The International Herald Tribune, Fotheringay Castle, Half Moon Street, Hebe Dorsey, Henry Poole & Co, Hugo Jacomet, James Sherwood, JFK airport, Joan Rolls, John Singer Sargent, Katy Thomas, Keith Levett, Legion d'Honneur, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Madison Avenue, Marquess of Cholmondeley, Marquis de Sommi, Mary Queen of Scots, Mrs T, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, New York, Old England Paris, Palazzo Pitti, Paris, Parisian Gentleman, Pitti Immagine, Pitti Immagine Uomo, Princess Pignatelli, Raffaello Napoleone, Ralph Lauren Madison Avenue, Ralph Lauren Paris, Savile Row, Sibilla della Gherardesca, Suzy Menkes, Tamara de Lempicka, Thames & Hudson, the Count d'Orsay, The International Herald Tribune, The London Cut, The Perfect Gentleman, The Rake, Van Cleef & Arpels, Van Cleef & Arpels The Art of High Jewellery, World War I
All That Jasper. September 2012.
Dear Rowley, One always knows London Fashion Week is upon us when a disproportionate number of tragic cases are to be found tottering up the Strand in asymmetric neon bobs, off-the shoulder chiffon, lederhosen, knee-length socks and platform brogues…and that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Alexander McQueen, All About Eve, Andy Warhol, Betsy Ross, Bette Davis, Bill Blass, Bloomsbury Towers, Broderie Anglaise, chianti, chiffon, Chris Moore, Dear Breaks, Dear Rowley, Ethel Merman, fashion bloggers, Financial Times, FT, georgette, Halston, Hamish Bowles, Harper's Bazaar, Hilary Alexander, Holborn Health Spa, Hotel California, International Herald Tribune, James Sherwood, Janis Joplin, Jasper, Jasper Conran, Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2013, Jean Harlow, Kerouac Beat Poetry, Kerouac On The Road, Lady GaGa, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, London Fashion Week, London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, Madame Vionnet, Milan, New York, Paris, Prada, Robert Forest, Robert Mapplethorpe, Somerset House, Southern Comfort, Stephen Jones, Strand, Suzy Menkes, The Grand Hotel di Milano, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Principe di Savoia Milano, The Rake, Thom Browne, US Vogue, Via Scarlatti, Virginia Bates, Vivienne Westwood, VW Beetle, Waterloo