Diana Rigg dies aged 82
Diana Rigg, Avengers and Game of Thrones star, dies aged 82 Actor who played Emma Peel in hit spy series and Bond’s only wife was diagnosed with cancer in MarchRigg also appears in Channel 5’s hit...
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View ArticleInside John Lobb With Kirby Allison
John Lobb on St. James’s Street in London is widely regarded as one of the world’s preeminent bespoke shoemakers. Established in 1849, John Lobb has been discretely crafting bespoke shoes for some of...
View ArticleRevisiting Vita and Harold ...
“Harold nicolson and Vita Sackville-West were two very remarkable people; but that is no reason for regarding them as having been more remarkable than they actually were. Yet since their deaths – she...
View ArticleRemembering: The Sale of the Estate of Robert Hardy ( "Siegrified" in ALL...
Churchill's hat, Siegfried Farnon's brass plaque, and a painting of himself as Prince Albert on horseback: Fascinating mementoes of actor Robert Hardy's life are revealed as his estate goes up for sale...
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View ArticleThe P.G. WODEHOUSE FATAL ERROR DURING THE WAR .// VIDEO: P.G.Wodehouse after...
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View ArticleJuliette Gréco - Sous le ciel de Paris ( 1951 ) // Juliette Gréco, Grande...
Juliette Gréco, Grande Dame of Chanson Française, Dies at 93The muse of bohemian postwar Paris, she became an internationally known actress and singer. The singer and actressJuliette Gréco in 1965....
View ArticleThe Unique Crombie 'Glen Tweed' Covert Coat
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View ArticleMy Brilliant Friend (Italian: L'amica geniale) Review // VIDEO: My Brilliant...
My Brilliant Friend (Italian: L'amica geniale) is an Italian- and Neapolitan-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Saverio Costanzo for HBO, RAI and TIMvision. Named after the first...
View ArticlePolo Ralph Lauren FALL 2020 MENSWEAR
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View ArticleIn Memoriam: DESMOND GUINESS
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View ArticleOur Zoo Serie 1 //- VIDEO: Officiële Trailer
Our Zoo review – it's hard not to like this sentimental, animal-happy drama It's a period drama full of familiar characters, but I found myself rooting for George's idealism, scoffing at his cynical...
View ArticleThe bucket hat.
A bucket hat (variations of which include the fisherman's hat, Irish country hat and session hat) is a hat with a wide, downward-sloping brim. Typically, the hat is made from heavy-duty cotton fabric...
View ArticleVIDEO: When Lucy Met Roy Sir Roy Strong at 80 BBC DOcumentary 2015 // SIR ROY...
SEE ALSO: https://tweedlandthegentlemansclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/three-heroes-of-conservationism.html Sir Roy Colin Strong, CH, FRSL (born 23 August 1935) is an English art historian, museum curator,...
View ArticleGeorge Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston // VIDEO: Delhi Durbar The...
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of KedlestonGeorge Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), who was styled as Lord Curzon of...
View ArticleKedleston Hall // VIDEO: National Trust - Kedleston Hall Tour
Kedleston Hall is the family seat to the House of Curzon located in Kedleston, Derbyshire. The Curzon family is an English aristocratic family tracing back to 1066s. Members of the family have held 14...
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