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HACKING JACKET OR ( KEEPER'S ) "RATCATCHER"
oktober 23, 1967Tradition Is In At Harry Hall Ltd., Where Both Horse And Rider Get A Perfect FitSusan Blackburn / http://www.cnnsi.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080451/index.htmIn the heart of...
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Grace and favour;: The memoirs of Loelia, duchess of Westminster
Lady Lindsay of DowhillLady Lindsay of Dowhill, better known as Loelia Duchess of Westminster, who has died aged 91, wrote a remarkably candid volume of memoirs, Grace and Favour (1961), which is a...
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Edith Wharton , Julian Fellowes and The American "Gilded Age" ...
A rich new life of a great novelist. The first biography of Edith Wharton by a British woman writer, it challenges the accepted view, showing Wharton's lifelong ties to Europe and displaying her as a...
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Remembering ... THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN Savile Row and St James's / Tuesday 7th...
Through 'The English Gentleman', now in its 3rd Season, Savile Row tailors and the gentlemen's houses of St James's continue to present the finest collections, in the most iconic and exclusive settings...
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The Lord ... and his many Ladies ...
The mystic Marquess and the minx who wants his millions: How Lord Northampton's fifth marriage came to an earth-shattering endBy BARBARA DAVIESPUBLISHED: 6 July 2012 /...
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Horst P Horst: the king of fashion photography in pictures
Straining corsets, daring swimsuits and Marlene Dietrich in full glamour mode ... Horst P Horst was one of the 20th century's master photographers, and this autumn the V&A will celebrate his life...
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Horst: Photographer of Style runs from 6 September 2014 - 4 January 2015 at...
Horst: Photographer of Style runs from 6 September 2014 - 4 January 2015 at the V&A. Tickets on sale from 12 May.6 September 2014 – 4 January 2015This autumn the V&A will present the definitive...
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The real-life Jeeves revealed
The real-life Jeeves revealed: Inspiration behind P.G. Wodehouse's enduring character was county cricketer who was killed fighting in the SommePercy Jeeves was a bowler for Warwickshire at a match in...
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The once-broke 'Downton Abbey' writer who riles his Left-wing...
The once-broke 'Downton Abbey' writer who riles his Left-wing criticsIs Julian Fellowes, creator of 'Downton Abbey’, really Britain’s biggest snob?By William Langley7:00AM BST 18 Sep 2011 /...
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Home House, 20 Portman Square, London
Home House is a Georgian town house at 20 Portman Square, London. James Wyatt was appointed to design it by Elizabeth, Countess of Home in 1776, but by 1777 he had been dismissed and replaced by...
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Grace Of Monaco will open the 67th annual Cannes film festival despite...
Grace of Monacoreview: Cannesopens with a royal biopic worse than DianaNaomi Watts set the bar high with last year's Princess-Di disaster. But Nicole Kidman has outdone her: this Grace Kelly film,...
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'Teba' jacket, legendary sport/hunting jacket created for Carlos-Alfonso de...
This book is a remarkable biography of the famous Spanish sportsmen Carlos-Alfonso de Mitjans y Fitz James Stuart, Count of Teba; since his childhood as grand-nephew of the former Empress of the...
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Kenneth Clark: arrogant snob or saviour of art? Kenneth Clark: Looking for...
Kenneth Clark: arrogant snob or saviour of art?Famed for the TV series Civilisation, Clark has long been accused of patrician arrogance. But he was also a brilliant wordsmith whose books changed the...
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Peggy Guggenheim's family revive feud by suing foundation over art...
Peggy Guggenheim's family revive feud by suing foundation over art collectionRelatives claim foundation is not respecting wishes of patron whose Venice palazzo houses renowned modern-art collectionAnne...
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Wiston Churchill's Siren Suit ...
The siren suit is a one-piece garment for the whole body which is easily put on or taken off, originally designed for use on the way to and in air-raid shelters. The suit solved the problems of warmth...
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