Royal Ascot Dress Code 2013 ...
Non-race goers might look to the Royal Ascot as a source of annual sartorial entertainment, however the dress code is more complex than simply 'oversized headwear'. To prevent any fashion faux pas'...
View ArticleDouble Congratulations Rose Callahan !!
http://dandyportraits.blogspot.nl/"The book that I've been working on with writer Nathaniel "Natty" Adams is now available on Amazon for pre-order in the US! I am happy and proud to say I am Dandy: The...
View ArticleNew disaster hits Paris Heritage. Hotel Lambert on fire.
L'incendie de l'hôtel Lambert à Paris maîtrisé Le Monde.fr avec AFP 10.07.2013 à 06h22 • Mis à jour le...
View ArticleFASCINATION - FETISHISM IN FASHION.
FETISHISM IN FASHION will be hosted at M°BA CENTRAAL, a newly-built cultural complex in the centre of the city from Neutelings Riedijk Architects.The main exhibition will include the work of: Manish...
View ArticleThe Return of The Knitted Tie.
Knitted ties are characterised by their textured, loosely woven appearance, absence of a lining (hold one up to the light and it will shine through) and slightly springy feel. The French term cri de la...
View ArticleLaura Knight: Portraits – National Portrait Gallery, London.
Back in the frame: art pioneer is star of show and filmLOUISE JURY, CHIEF ARTS CORRESPONDENTPublished: 24 April 2013...
View ArticleEl Ganso ... Spain goes "preppy".
El Ganso’s historyEl Ganso’s history begins in 2004. The idea was simple: to produce the clothes we’d spent years looking for at reasonable price. The brand not only sells a wide range of men’s...
View ArticleLawrence Durrel / Amateurs in Eden: the Story of a Bohemian Marriage by...
Biography in http://www.lawrencedurrell.org/bio.htm Lawrence George Durrell was born on February 27, 1912, in Jullundur in northern India, near Tibet. His English father, Lawrence Samuel Durrell, and...
View ArticleThe Countess Dorothy di Frasso.
LOVE, LAUGHTER AND TEARSTHE HOLLYWOOD STORYBy Adela Rogers St. JohnThe Countess Dorothy di Frasso, as a “non-professional” resident of Hollywood, handed that town more dramatic shocks than any of its...
View ArticleThe "enigma" of Alan Turing ...
World War Two code breaker Alan Turing set to be pardoned for his gay convictionAlan Turing, the World War Two code breaker who later killed himself after receiving a criminal conviction for his...
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