The "Nantucket Reds".
Nantucket Reds were originally inspired by cotton trousers worn in Brittany. A characteristic of Reds is that they fade to a "dusty rose" as they age. Since their inception, the cotton canvas pants...
View ArticleAdolf Loos: Why A Man Should Be Well-dressed / VÍDEO: Adolf Loos Architecture
“Throughout his life Adolf Loos raised his eloquent voice against the squandering of fine materials, frivolous ornamentation and unnecessary embellishments. His admirers consider him to be the...
View ArticleAs "Preppy" as you can get ....vineyard vines /The Official Preppy Handbook /...
https://global.vineyardvines.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Vineyard-Vines-SiteVineyard Vines is an American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, by...
View ArticleThe Cazalets and the Life and Times of Elizabeth Jane Howard
All Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard – reviewAlex Clark enjoys the final volume of Howard's series on the upper-class Cazalet familyAlex ClarkThu 14 Nov 2013 09.01 GMT First published on Thu 14 Nov 2013...
View ArticleThe Hameau de la Reine, Versailles / £326million restoration project.
The Hameau de la Reine, The Queen's Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a...
View ArticleThanks Misja B! / JEEVES ( António Sérgio Rosa de Carvalho / Architectural...
Street photography for Zin magazine of slightly older women and men. Photograph by Misja Bhttps://www.zin.nl/
View ArticleHam House Richmond UK
Who was Elizabeth Murray, Duchess of Lauderdale?https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/who-was-elizabeth-murray-duchess-of-lauderdaleBaptised on 28 September 1626 in London, Elizabeth was the...
View ArticleHeatwave: How the sun is exposing lost gardens - BBC Newsnight
BBC Newsnight1 hr · The hot weather has helped to solve a mystery that’s been hidden in the landscape for centuries at Chatsworth House / FROM 3.42
View ArticleThe Spitfire Girls
Silk stocking and Spitfires: The dark reality of the girls who flew dangerous wartime missionsBy GLENYS ROBERTS in The Daily mailRich, beautiful and oh-so daring...the girls who flew dangerous wartime...
View ArticleWWII Spitfire Pilot Mary Ellis Dies / "The First of the Few".
Second world war pilot Mary Ellis dies aged 101Ellis joined Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 and flew 1,000 planes in four yearsJessica McKayThu 26 Jul 2018 15.21 BST First published on Thu 26 Jul 2018...
View ArticleThe Cottingley Fairies
Why do so many people still believe in the Cottingley Fairies? David Barnett17 JULY 2017 • 6:27AMhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/photography/what-to-see/cottingley-village-thrall-fairies-tale/One hundred...
View ArticleGiovanni "Gianni" Agnelli / VIDEO: Agnelli (2017) | 'Every Man Wanted To Be...
Agnelli's fashion sense stood out, even in a country like Italy, where dressing well and fashionably is generally perceived as very important. His style has inspired and influenced menswear throughout...
View ArticleBrita Hirsch The Master Tailor and Textile Engineer / VIDEO: Interviews -...
Tailoring AcademySEPTEMBER 14, 2017The Tailoring Academyhttps://www.hirschtailoring.com/the-tailoring-academy/As a Master Tailor and Textile Engineer with 30 years experience, I am delighted to launch...
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