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Blazers and bubbly – a Henley regatta photo essay / The Guardian picture essay
The Guardian picture essayBlazers and bubbly – a Henley regatta photo essayPhotographer Alicia Canter took to the river Thames for the rowing social event of the year, Henley’s 178-year old royal...
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Hackett London: The Royal Henley Regatta Official Clothing Partner Campaign
For the first time in its 178-year history, Henley Royal Regatta has announced their first official clothing partners, Hackett...
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Straight from "The Devil wears Prada" ... LUCINDA CHAMBERS fired from British...
FIRED BRITISH VOGUE FASHION DIRECTOR LUCINDA CHAMBERS REVEALS: 'I HAVEN’T READ VOGUE IN YEARS'Lucinda Chambers revealed that she was in fact fired by newly appointed editor Edward Enninful'The clothes...
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A Curious Friendship by Anna Thomasson
A Curious Friendship by Anna Thomasson review – a 20-year celibate romanceThe intense but platonic relationship between the artist Rex Whistler and writer Edith Olivier provides a window into a...
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The Return of the School Snake Belt.
English School Uniform Garments: The Snake Belthttp://histclo.com/schun/country/eng/gar/other/sue-belts.htmlOther iems like the snake belt seem to have been oprimatily worn in England. Some like the...
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When I was a Photographer by Félix Nadar
The absurd life of Félix Nadar, French portraitist and human flight advocateNewly translated into English, Nadar’s writings offer us the opportunity to revisit a bizarre and compelling character who...
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THE ITALIAN GENTLEMAN : LA PRÉFACE Hugo JACOMET
THE ITALIAN GENTLEMAN :LA PRÉFACEHugo JACOMET14 JUIL 2017https://parisiangentleman.fr/2017/07/14/the-italian-gentleman-la-preface/Gentlemen,j’ai la joie de vous annoncer officiellement, avec presque...
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Dunkirk review
Dunkirk review – Christopher Nolan's apocalyptic war epic is his best film so far5 / 5 stars Nolan eschews war porn for a powerful and superbly crafted disaster movie – starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom...
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INTERMEZZO / Tweedland / Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson - Interview with...
Kenneth Harris interviews HRH Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, and his spouse Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
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William Crockford's St James's Club
Crockford was born 13 January 1776 in Temple Bar, London, the son of a fishmonger, and for some time himself carried on that business. He married firstly (1801) Mary Lockwood and secondly (20 May 1812...
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Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories
With stories by Kate Clanchy, Mark Haddon, Andrew Michael Hurley, Stuart Evers, Max Porter, Sarah Perry, Kamila Shamsie, Jeanette Winterson and an introduction from Andrew Martin.In the winter of 2016...
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The Nato Strap / G10 Military Nylon Strap
(…) “Interestingly enough, the term “NATO strap” came into use as a shortened version of NATO Stocking Number (NSN), and otherwise has very little to do with the strap carrying its namesake. The more...
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Robert Hardy obituary
Robert Hardy obituaryActor who starred on TV in All Creatures Great and Small and became associated with the role of Winston ChurchillMichael CoveneyThursday 3 August 2017 18.01 BST Last modified on...
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Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and...
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and European Aristocracy by Karl ShawThe alarming history of the British, and European, aristocracy - from Argyll to Wellington...
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DUEL
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules. Duels in this form were chiefly practiced in early modern Europe with...
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