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Age Before Beauty. October 2011.
Dear Rowley, 40 love! As Mr Major said at his first Cabinet meeting, ‘who’d have thought it eh?’ Having been on nodding acquaintance with the Grim Reaper at least three times to my knowledge, it is rather lovely to enter … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Asquith, Bloomsbury Towers, Brief Encounter, Cabaret, Celia Johnson, Chateauneuf, Christina Crawford, Ciao Bella, Dear Rowley, Dr Who, Dreams of Diamonds, Elizabeth Taylor, Faye Dunaway, Frankfurt Book Fair, Gin Lane, Glyndebourne, Grim Reaper, Hancock's Burlington Arcade, J Sheekey's Oyster Bar, James Sherwood, Joan Crawford, Katy Thomas, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Louisa McCarthy, MAe West, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mommie Dearest, Mr Woods Punch & Judy, Mrs T, Munch, Nan Gandy, Nan Sherwood, Ninth Circle of Hell, Patience Strong, Rosy Runciman, Salad Days, Sally Bowles, Savile Row, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, St Paul's Cathedral, stardust, Thames & Hudson, The Louis Vuitton Guide to London 2013, The Perfect Gentleman: The Pursuit of Timeless Elegance in London, The Scream
Look Back in Langour. October 2011.
Dear Rowley, An appointment with the Royalty today as Eliza Doolittle would have it. Came an invitation from Row tailoring house Chester Barrie to tear a pheasant wing at the Banqueting House to attend the UKFT export awards in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1969, Banqueting House, Boboli Gardens, Cabaret, Castagneto, Centre Court Wimbledon, Charles I, Chester Barrie, Claudia Winkleman, Come Fly With Me, Daily Telegraph, Dear Rowley, Edward Sexton, Eliza Doolittle, Florence, Hilary Alexander, HRH Princess Anne, HSBC, Hugo Jacomet, James Sherwood, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Little Britain, London, Lorenzo Cifonelli, Neil Diamond, Palazzo Pitti, Pitti Immagine Uomo, Prince Michael of Kent, Raphael Nadal, Rubens ceiling Banqueting House, Ruspoli Principessa, Sally Bowles, Savile Row, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Sibilla della Gherardesca, Strictly Come Dancing, The London Cut, Tommy Nutter, UKFT Awards, Visconti, Wilton's
Nice Set of Beads. July 2011.
Dear Rowley, About a thousand years ago, I was mooted to ghost write the memoirs of mannequin, muse and French fashion icon Maxime de la Falaise: sister of Mark Birley and mother of Yves Saint Laurent muse Loulou. Her lair … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ann Cox Chambers, Bernadette Peters, Bloomsbury Towers, Cabaret, Chippendale, Cliff Richard, Count Maximilian Cabaret, Craft & Excellence, Cultural Olympiad, David Morris, Dear Rowley, Delhi Durbar Crown, Diamonds, Dragon Empress, emeralds, Erin Morris, Forbes Rich List, Garrard, Handmade in England: The Enduring Legacy of Quality, Henry V, James Sherwood, Jeremy Morris, Joss Stone, Kenneth Brannagh, King George V, Last Empress of China, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Loulou de la Falaise, Maharajas, Manhattan, Mark Birley, Nice, Old Bond Street, Olympics 2012, Pommel Horse, Queen Mary, Royal Albert Hall, Sally Bowles, sapphires, Sunset Boulevard, Tate Modern, Thames & Hudson, The Archive Hunter, Yves Saint Laurent