Flash Fiction: Swirling Mist
Following the announcement of the winners of the ‘Story in a Teacup’ short fiction competition…
Browsing: The Lifestyle
Laura’s Dress, Part II
In the second part of Harry Chapman’s story, the girls arrive at school and Laura, resplendent in her…
Short Fiction: Laura’s Dress
In a charming tale of sartorial self-consciousness, Harry Chapman tells the story of young New…
Genealogical Journeys
So Derek Jacobi’s a Huguenot descendant? And Paul Hollywood comes from war hero stock? As…
The English Dandy: Who, Sir? Me, Sir?
Margaret May muses on the erstwhile English Dandy – his emergence, his rise to pre-eminence…
Orvis and the Big Brownie
An idyllic Hampshire chalkstream, a rod, a reel and a box of flies. Purveyors of…
The Charlotte Street Hotel Film Club
With no membership or overnight stay required, the Charlotte Street Hotel’s Film Club is an…
National Open Art Summer Party
On a pleasant Saturday evening, there are few nicer places to be than hob-nobbing with…
Beefeater & Hackett: The Ultimate Englishmen Abroad
I’m in Madrid. It’s 42 degrees. My linen suit being somewhat tired this summer, I’m…
The Detox Kitchen
One of my greatest passions is cooking. Throwing together a delicious dinner from a few…
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain at the V&A
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, the V&A’s latest fashion exhibition, took five years in the making,…
The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2015
Chelsea’s may be the oldest, the most famous and the one that gets all the…