REMEBERING : Dan Cruickshank's House ... Spitalfields ... More than...
Being myself an architectural historian and very much concerned with restoration issues ... I recognize entirely the "obsessions" of Dan Cruickshank.It is much more than a "specialisation" ... it is a...
View ArticleREMEMBERING 2014 BBC 4 / / 4/4 Dan Cruickshank and the Family that built...
Dan Cruickshank & the Family That Built Gothic Britain 2014DocumentaryDocuments the works of three generations of Gothic architects Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), George Gilbert Scott Jr...
View ArticleREMEMBERING: James Sherwood and Savile Row ... more than a Love Affair.
For over two decades, Sherwood was a fashion and style critic for The Independent on Sunday, the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune. He is now editor-at-large for The Rake magazine...
View ArticleREMEMBERING 2011: Harris Tweed: From Land to Street ... by Lara Platman
Review: Harris Tweed: From Land to StreetWritten by Kirk, Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 in Fashion, Lookbooks in Wellcultured.comHarris Tweed is unquestionably one of the most interesting fabrics in the...
View ArticleEleri Lynn succeeds Lucy Worsley as chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces
NEWS! I'm both sad & excited to say that at the end of 2024, I'll be leaving my job as Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces! I've had the best colleagues in history for 21 years, but I want to...
View ArticleHow a Savile Row Suit is Really Made: The Rest Is History goes to Anderson &...
Savile Row bespoke suit sales surged in 2024 Savile Row tailors sold more bespoke suits this year than any time since the Covid-19 pandemic, as people are returning to the office or attending more...
View ArticleA Gentleman’s London, Episode Twenty-three: Bamford Watch Department
Bamford Watch DepartmentOriginally called Bamford & Sons, the Bamford Watch Department is the watch customisation company run by George Bamford. An early pioneer of watch customisation, it is now...
View ArticleThe Laco B-Uhr – A Flieger Watch Review
There are some watch designs that not only stand the test of time, but in the case of war, also transcend their original context to become a classic. Such a watch, the B-Uhr, the offspring of Germany...
View ArticleObscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral
OpinionGuest EssayObscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death SpiralDec. 19, 2024By Katharine K. ZarrellaMs. Zarrella is a longtime fashion editor and...
View ArticleBROOKS BROTHERS CELEBRATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC BUTTON-DOWN COLLAR SHIRT
BROOKS BROTHERS CELEBRATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC BUTTON-DOWN COLLAR SHIRT by John Russel JonesFeb 26,...
View ArticleHarry and Meghan ‘on borrowed time’ in LA as Netflix series flops / The...
ReviewWith Love, Meghan review – toe-curlingly unlovable TV The Duchess of Sussex’s tone-deaf lifestyle show vibrates with vacuous joylessness – and is packed with useless information that will take a...
View ArticleFamous Colour footage of London in the 1920s by Claude Friese-Greene.
Colour footage of London in the 1920s allows us to be tourists in our own past The full-colour silent era footage that caused so much excitement online recently is almost like...
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