Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewellery at Christie’s
“I hope their presence and their magic will be passed on to others, loved but not possessed, for we are...
New Book by Celia Birtwell
We have just finished reading Celia Birtwell’s fabulous new book. As one of Britain’s best-known and best-loved designers, it was such...
Georges Pompidou Centre, Beaubourg – Paris, France
The Centre Georges Pompidou in the Marais, is one of our favourite stops when in Paris. Opened in 1977, it houses...
Chanel Promenade at Harrods – London
Yesterday we visited Harrods to see the new and rather fabulous Chanel installation, on view for three weeks. Almost every window of...
Turner Contemporary – Margate, Kent
This year we have made a conscious decision to spend more time exploring England (as opposed to far-flung corners of the globe) and it’s amazing just...
La Pausa: Chanel’s Riviera Villa
Coco Chanel’s Riviera villa, La Pausa, is now on sale for £35m. Beyond most people’s budgets of course, but for one...
The Royal Wedding Dress: A Story of Great British Design
Last week we slipped behind the gilded gates of Buckingham Palace to view the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress which, this year, is part...
Glamour of the Gods
Almost all the photographs in the exhibition are vintage prints collected from the archive of the John Kobal Foundation. There are...
Fashionable Faces at Claridges – London
We were excited to hear that our favourite London hotel: Claridges is to install one of our favourite fashion illustrators: David Downton as...
Coco Chanel: The Legend And The Life
The last book we read on the subject of ‘Coco’ Gabrielle Chanel was by French writer and former editor-in-chief of French...
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...