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Big Pony December 2010
Dear Rowley, You know I adore Ralph Lauren. The Christmas windows on Bond Street alone confirm that the guy can ‘do’ British better than we can. There is a level of slick and polish that one cannot help but admire. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson & Sheppard, Angus Cundey, Art Deco, Belinda Bowles, Big Pony, Bond Street, Brett Perkins, Burlington Arcade, Carol Woolton, Champers, Ede & Ravenscroft, Elizabeth, Fashions in Jewellery, Hello Dolly, Isetan, James Sherwood, Japan, John Bowering, Julian Haddon, Keith Levett, Kiaran Macdonald, Len Goodman, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Magnus, Mandy Cundey, Marcelle D'Argy Smith, Mrs T, National Library New York, New York, Okura, Oliver, Pamela Stephenson, Pickett, Ralph Lauren, Richard Craig, Rowley, Russell Sage, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Savoy Grill, Savoy Museum, Sharon Brown, Signature Suites, Strictly Come Dancing, Susan Farmer, Taiwan, Timothy Everest, Tokyo, Trevor Pickett, Waterstones Piccadilly
With Apologies to Noel Coward November 2010
Dear Rowley, As promised a shot of Scott at Bloomsbury Towers wearing the Tom Baker sequin jacket for a bit of a do tonight at which Bespoke Banter is filming and Scott is presenting. Hell! He looks better in it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bespoke Banter, Bloomsbury Towers, Brett Perkins, Cartier, Cher, Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, Elizabeth, Gary Carr, General Manager the Savoy, Guy Hills, Helen Ball, I've Been To A Marvellous Party, James Lock & Co Hatters St James's Street, Joan Rolls, Julian Haddon, Kiaran Macdonald, Linda Richmond, Liz Earle, Lock & Roll, Lucas Dietrich, Mike Myers, Mr Carr, Noel Coward, Patricia Carruthers, Rowley, Royal Ascot, Sam Clark, Scott Wimsett, Sharon Brown, St Peters in Rome, the Big Apple, The Master
I’ve Been To A Marvelous Party November 22nd 2010
Dear Rowley, You know what made me feel most proud that the Savoy hosted my Savile Row book launch? When the A team arrived. The Savoy top brass are like a shoal of sharks who divide to conquer when they … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Keegan, BBC Royal AScot, Beau Brummell, Brett Perkins, Chesterfield Street, Chris Evert, Company, Elaine Stritch, Gloria Sherwood, Here's To The Ladies Who Lunch, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, I'm Still Here, Joanna, Julian Haddon, Kiaran Macdonald, Mark Henderson, Martina Navratilova, May Fair Hotel, Nytol, Old Vic, Punch, River Room, Rowley, Savile Row Book Launch, Savoy, Savoy Museum, Sharon Brown, Stritchie, Suzi Perry, Thames & Hudson, Westminster Abbey, Wimbledon