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All I Want For Christmas Is…December 2012.
Dear Rowley, It’s that time of year when one takes stock, considers those less fortunate than ourselves then thinks ‘screw it, what’s Santa got in store under that tree for ME?’ All I want for Christmas is a new Thames … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, Bedford Estates, Belgium, Bloomsbury Towers, Brazil nut, Brussels, Christmas 2012, Daniel Craig, Daunt Books, Dear Rowley, Denise Van Outen, Derbyshire, Diamond Jubilee, Downton Abbey, Edward Green, Emma Willis, Faberge, Fortnum & Mason, Fox Brothers & Co, Fox pop-up shop Duke Street, French Riviera, Gay Marriage, Hatchard's, Inland Revenue, It's A Wonderful Life, James Sherwood, Kimberley Walsh, La Farmer, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Leveson Enquiry, Louis Vuitton Guide to London, Maison Degand, Meet Me in St Louis, Olympics 2012, Prince Felix Youssoupoff, Ralph Lauren Boulevard Saint Germain, Simmonet Godard, Squeezed Middle, Strictly Come Dancing, Thames & Hudson, The Perfect Gentleman, The Queen's Speech, Valpoliparrot, Waterstones
Having a Ball. May 2012.
Dear Rowley, I’ve never been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute ball, have you? It is the one occasion in New York where ball gowns are mandatory and le tout Manhattan comes out to walk the red carpet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexa Chung, Alexander McQueen, Anda Rowland, Arena Homme Plus, Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, Bloomsbury, Cher, Chloe Seviigny, Ciao Bella, Courreges, Dear Rowley, Delia Smith, Elizabeth Banks, Florence & the Machine, Florence Welch, Gwyneth Paltrow, Helena Bonham carter, Impossible Conversations, James Sherwood, La Farmer, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London. Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Ball 2012, Mary Kate Olsen, Mary Katranzou, Miuccia Prada, Mrs Prada, Nancy dell Ollio, Oscars, Peter York, Peter York Phillips de Pury, Prada Meets Schiaparelli, Sarah Burton, Shaun Leane, Shelley Winters, Strictly Ballroom, Susan Farmer, The Adventure Game, The Hunger Games, The Posidon Adventure, Valpoliparrot, Vicki Sarge
I’ve Been To A Marvellous Party. December 2011.
Dear Rowley, As La Farmer would say, I feel like I’ve been shot out of a canon; rather in the spirit of Carol Channing in Thoroughly Modern Millie hollering ‘raspberries darling!’ . As the old boiler said to the taxi dancer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiques Roadshow, BBC Fashion at Royal Ascot. Dear Rowley, Bespoke Banter, Bill Tildon, Blithe Spirit, Bloomsbury Towers. Bloomsbury Square, Brenda Dean Paul, Bright Young Things, Bryan and Diana Guinness, Capri, Carol Channing, Cecil Beaton, Charleston, Duke of Windsor, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Faberge. Wartski. Geoffrey Munn, Fellini, Fort Belvedere, Fotheringay, Fox St James's Street, Gail Capri, Great Exhibition 1851, House of Elliot, James Sherwood, Joe Allen, Kate & William, Lady Elizabeth Anson, Mary Queen of Scots, Mrs Simpson, Napoleon III, NBC, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Primrose HIll, Prince of WAles, Queen Mary, Royal Ascot, Royal wedding, Russian Imperial Family, Scott Wimsett, Sir Tom Baker, Southampton Row, Stephen Tennant, Tallulah Bankhead, Thames & Hudson, The Boyfriend, the Duke of Windsor, The Kooples, The Perfect Gentleman, the raft of the Medusas, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Guy Hills. Dashing Tweeds. Kirstie, Timothy Morgan Owen, Tsar Nicholas II. Empress Alix., Valpoliparrot