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Free the Corfu One. August 2011.
Dear Rowley, You recall last year better half and I took a house on the North East coast of Corfu in September? It was one of those idyllic farmhouses in the hills overlooking the mountains of Albania surrounded by red … Continue reading
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What Next for Savile Row? December 2010
Dear Rowley, I love BBC Breakfast, don’t you? Always puts a smile on my face at 6am especially when Bill and Sian are presenting. They were having a hoot this morning about the price of gold, frankincense and myrrh being … Continue reading
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Four Minutes to the Stage Miss Callas August 2010
Dear Rowley, Well, this week has brought good news and bad. I’m always a believer in saving the best till last so here’s the bad news. It has been far north of 18 months that I have been working on … Continue reading
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Tagged . Madame X, Anna Pavlova, Bassano, Cecil Court, Charlie Chaplin, Corfu, Deborah Devonshire, Diana, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, Jessica, John Singer Sargent, Katharine Hepburn, La Divina., Lady Redesdale, Lillie Langtry, Lucien Freud, Mandelson, Mapp & Lucia, Maria Callas, Marlene Dietrich, Medea, Mrs Rodd, Nancy Mitford, National Portrait Gallery, Noel Coward, Pamela, Pasolini, Peter Millard & Partners, Richard Harris, River Cafe, Rothschild, Royal Opera House, Savile Row, Savile Row Bespoke, Savoy, Signature Suites, St Stefanos, Tallulah Bankhead, Unity, Vivien Leigh, Warhol
Suits Ewe Sir August 2010
Dear Rowley, Did you see the Stephen Sondheim prom on telly last Saturday? The man is a genius. I know everyone went totally gaga for Dame Judi’s Send in the Clowns but I thought the absolute stars of the show … Continue reading
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