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James Cusick: Britain's most televised barrister dons the disguise of Captain Slow
Tuesday 15 May 2012
His disguise works best when the person on the receiving end gets too comfortable
Mid-century modern: This spring, fashion steps back to the fabulous Fifties
Saturday 24 March 2012
Model: Alicia at Ford
Ready To Wear: A decade of elegance for gifted Elbaz at Lanvin
Monday 12 March 2012
How good it was to see Alber Elbaz celebrating his 10th anniversary at the helm of Lanvin.
The ones to watch: fresh designer names
Monday 05 March 2012
A new season means plenty of fresh designer names. Rebecca Gonsalves helps you stay ahead of the pack
Book Of A Lifetime: English Songs and Ballads, By TWH Crosland
Friday 02 March 2012
After the Second World War, my family moved from a Displaced Persons camp in Schleswig-Holstein to a refugee camp in Sussex. From there we were taken in by English families. My mother worked as a domestic, and my father as an agricultural worker. Our first "host" family were the Dobbses of Whatlington. Rosalind Heyworth Dobbs (née Potter) was an artist and mother-in-law of Malcolm Muggeridge, connected through her parents and eight siblings to the Bloomsbury set. After she died in 1949, we transferred to Miss Winifred Morton in nearby Burwash Common.
Oscars Trending: On the dread carpet
Tuesday 28 February 2012
It used to be the night when looks could thrill. Not any more, says Susannah Frankel
All change at the top for Milan fashion
Sunday 26 February 2012
Raf Simons leaves Jil Sander after triumph at Italian fashion week
Lapel addict: The new season's first rule - jackets with everything
Saturday 25 February 2012
Styling: Lee Holmes
Cape made of silk extracted from spiders to go on display
Tuesday 24 January 2012
A cape created from golden silk spun by more than a million spiders is going on display this week.
Giulio Cesare, Grand Theatre, Leeds
Prokofiev: Man of the People? Royal Festival Hall, London
Sunday 22 January 2012
This serious, simple production of Handel's opera is strong on storytelling and character, but suffers from musical hiccups
The Fashion Audit: Peter Pilotto, Nails Inc, Merrell, KARL by Karl and out of season swimwear
Monday 19 December 2011
What we love, we're not sure about, we're buying and can't wait for
Audiobooks: Let them tell you a story (dodgy accent optional...)
Sunday 04 December 2011
Christmas books of the year
Tales From The Water Cooler: An exclusive club is, well, exclusive
Saturday 30 July 2011
Men are often assured that there’s nothing more suave than a well-cut suit. But as with mother-in-law jokes, so with fashion: context is everything.
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