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No Place Like Home. April 2013.
Dear Rowley, The past week has been something of a family affair. I’ve just returned from Derbyshire where we celebrated my father’s 70th birthday with the circle of trust invited to lunch on Sunday in Bakewell that resembled nothing so … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Bakewell, Cartier, Casa Feliz, Cavailer King Charles Spaniel, Dandy, Dashing Tweeds, Dear Rowley, Derbyshire, Ella Tucker, Formula 1, Harry Fane, Hollywood Hills, Istambul, James Sherwood, Madonna, Malawi, Maria Von Trapp, Peace Gardens Sheffield, Rebel, Rhode Island, Richard Sherwood, Royal Ascot, Royal Ascot Channel 4, Royal Ascot Fashion Coverage 2013, Sheffield, Sherwood, St James's, Suzi Perry, Suzi Perry & James Sherwood, These Boots Are Made For Walking, Tweed Run
Paris Match. December 2012.
Dear Rowley, Dispatches from Paris from the Perfect Gentleman book signing at Ralph Lauren on the Boulevard Saint Germain. Have you been? Imagine an 18th century hotel particulier with parquet floors worthy of Versailles, paintings worthy of the Musee d’Orsay and staterooms exquisitely … Continue reading
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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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Come Into The Garden Maud. September 2012.
Dear Rowley, A rather satisfying morning at my publisher’s Thames & Hudson today. I will sign a contract to be Luxury Editor of T&H this month and we have three projects to put into production that I can’t divulge quite … Continue reading
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