London designers to strut their stuff at Fashion Week September 15, 2011 LONDON Fashion Week kicks off today and stores surrounding its Somerset House are already stocking up on Diet Coke and cigarettes in preparation for the barrage of models, fashion editors and buyers descending. From today until next Wednesday, the cobbles of the fabled house will be witness tottering fashionistas and booming music as designers’ collections [...]
GETTING DRESSED September 15, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE Q. I am just back from a blissful holiday in Greece. How do I (tastefully) make the most of my holiday glow back at the office? A. After perfecting your tan on the beach it’s so frustrating to return back to icy London. But however tempting it may be, [...]
LONDON’S TOP FASHION HANGOUTS September 15, 2011 CUT AT 45 PARK LANE Cut at 45 Park Lane, the brainchild of top iconic Hollywood chef Wolfgang Puck opens this week at The Dorchester Hotel, just in time for shows, and is already getting London’s glitterati in a quiver. Beg, borrow, or steal to get a reservation. www.45parklane.com THE FUMOIR, CLARIDGE’S Nestled discreetly in a quiet corner of [...]
Tinker, tailor, soldier, Oscar-winner September 15, 2011 Film TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY Cert: 12A HAS there ever been a greater masterstroke of casting than having Gary Oldman play John Le Carre’s famous, and famously understated, spy George Smiley? There were surprises when the announcement was made – surely, people asked, Oldman is a character actor, a quality player of supporting roles and [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES September 15, 2011 FILM 30 MINUTES OR LESS Action comedy with Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride. I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT SJP stars in this film about a woman who juggles it all. ATROCIOUS Properly scary Spanish horror, made in the style of the Blair Witch Project. DVD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Absolute [...]
Norwegian bestseller is just alright September 14, 2011 HEADHUNTERS BY JO NESBO Harvill Secker, £11.99 NORWEGIAN Jo Nesbo shot to UK prominence in 2010 with The Snowman. This was quickly followed by what is considered his best work: 2011’s The Leopard. Both feature Detective Harry Hole, a flawed yet brilliant detective who operates in the Norwegian underworld. Headhunters is a departure from the [...]
September is a month of hot openings September 14, 2011 GOING OUT THIS week saw one of London’s most auspicious and historic private members’ clubs magnificently unveiled. The Arts Club has reopened on Mayfair’s Dover Street and looks set to take the Big Smoke by storm. Founded in 1863 by a small group of friends including Dickens and Trollope; this most recent incarnation is likely [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS September 14, 2011 BILLINGSGATE FISH MASTERCLASS Fish lovers who work in Canary Wharf have a treat in store on Friday 30 Sep, when fine-dining Plateau’s chef, Allan Pickett, will be taking a fish masterclass at Billingsgate Market. During a jolly and informal evening, Allan will show you how to make two fish dishes – shallow fried plaice fillets [...]
Gizmos for taking films with you on the move September 14, 2011 SIZE isn’t everything” – an inaccurate platitude typically uttered by those whose equipment is lacking in some way. That’s right, folks, we’re talking about mobile media storage solutions. And in this game, the length of your battery life and the girth of your storage capacity are kingmakers. It’s no longer just music collections we want [...]
A menswear brand with technological edge September 14, 2011 STEP into menswear brand Alfred Dunhill’s London “home”, Bourdon House on Davies St in Mayfair, and you enter a world of heritage and urbanity – polished leather and wood, old-fashioned stylings, gentlemanly deference and proper tailoring. There’s even an attached gentlemen’s club that’s strictly invitation only. All very classy, but let’s just say it doesn’t [...]