Love Is Enough: William Morris & Andy Warhol “Art isn’t about what you make but what you make happen.” – Jeremy Deller When artist, Jeremy Deller, was invited...
Hotel Le Bellechasse – Paris, France Hotel Le Bellecasse ticks three very important boxes for a good stay in Paris: excellent location, blissfully quiet, and all...
Cartier: Style and History, Grand Palais, Paris You know you’re in for a true spectacle, when Kate Middleton’s wedding tiara (the Halo diadem) looks comparatively modest. Cartier:...
Hello, My Name is Paul Smith “Okay at design and okay at business but exceptional at neither” – Paul Smith – Paul Smith’s modesty is refreshingly...
Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! “Fashion is a vampiric thing, it’s the hoover on your brain. That’s why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away...
Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace – London We couldn’t make last week’s press viewing of Fashion Rules at Kensington Palace, so took the opportunity yesterday, to spend...
Palazzina Grassi Hotel – Venice, Italy Palazzina Grassi is a breathtaking 16th century palazzo situated right in the artistic heart of Venice, minutes from Palazzo Grassi,...
Designing Bond: 50 Years of Bond Style We’ve always been Bond nerds, (see our previous post on staying at Ian Fleming’s former home, Goldeneye) so was delighted when...
Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration, Buckingham Palace Last Friday, the day before the official summer opening of Buckingham Palace, we visited a remarkably quiet palace (if you...
Palm Springs, California: The Home of Desert Modern Palm Springs became a fashionable resort in the 1900s when tourists suffering from ailments requiring dry heat, arrived to take advantage...
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 The Aesthetic movement prized the importance of art and beauty above all else and swept across fine arts, decorative arts,...
The Highgrove Shop – Tetbury, Gloucestershire The nearest village to our Cotswold country cottage is the lovely seventeenth century market town of Tetbury, famous not only for its plethora of antiques...