Although the humour in the 1960s TV series Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In seemed particularly American, much of its content depended on the British actor and scriptwriter, Digby Wolfe, who had also named the show. That was his defining moment, as Wolfe was a journeyman in the broadcasting arts, being able to turn his hand to most things, but usually with limited success.
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The Met Ball's frock stars
Wednesday 09 May 2012
From Rooney Mara's gothic gown to Marc Jacobs' LBD, Susannah Frankel picks the best looks from New York's big night out
Vogue bans models who look too thin
Friday 04 May 2012
Vogue magazine, perhaps the world's top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: too thin is no longer "in".
H Stern sets up shop in Europe
Tuesday 03 April 2012
The upmarket Brazilian jewellery chain H Stern has chosen London's Sloane Street for its first-ever European standalone store.
Elyse Knox: Actress who became queen of 1940s B-movies
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Elyse Knox was one of the most popular and prolific leading ladies of 1940s B-movies, the heroine of such diverse fare as the spine-tingler The Mummy's Tomb; the slapstick comedy Hit the Ice, and the film noir I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes. A beautiful blonde, she usually epitomised all-American wholesomeness, as in Sheriff of Tombstone, co-starring the singing cowboy Roy Rogers. But she also could be seductively sultry, as demonstrated by her voluptuous harem girl in Arabian Nights (1942). A fashion designer and Vogue model before entering films, she was a popular pin-up during the Second World War.
A flash of brash in a fitting finale to Fashion Week
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Tradition gives way to colour, glitz – and a glam-rock vibe
Snap! How Carey Mulligan inadvertently became the glossies' ultimate cover girl
Saturday 10 December 2011
That look is just so last year! There was embarrassment in the world of fashion "glossies" after an almost-identical cover shot of Carey Mulligan graced the front of three magazines.
Tony Blair cast as Rupert Murdoch godfather
Monday 05 September 2011
Tony Blair is the godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's children, the media tycoon's wife Wendi has revealed in an interview.
Madonna out of vogue with Radio 4 listeners
Sunday 07 August 2011
The singer fails to make the public's top 100 Desert Island Discs
Bourgeois body art: Tattoos have become a must-have for the middle-classes
Thursday 04 August 2011
As the UK's biggest convention begins, John Walsh explains how they got under their skin
Model, film star, now writer: Grace Coddington story opens new chapter
Saturday 30 July 2011
By Harriet Walker, Fashion Writer
Assange hosts lavish 40th birthday bash
Sunday 10 July 2011
It is just two days until he is due at the High Court to appeal against attempts to extradite him to Sweden to face rape allegations, but Julian Assange will have other things on his mind today.
Harry Potter end 'a fitting climax'
Friday 08 July 2011
Jason Isaacs thinks the end of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' is a "fitting climax to a 10-year adventure'.
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