My most vivid memory of growing up was my grandmother’s bathroom. Everything from the towels to the silk flowers that sprouted from every surface were a potent peach colour. She stockpiled pretty little bottles of oils and creams that were…
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In honour of my heroine, the incomparable Diane Vreeland who pioneered the Harper’s Bazaar column ‘why don’t you’, here is my weekly instalment of recommendations to bring something a little more extraordinary to everyday life. …Take a trip to Cartier…
A Star is Born has experienced its third reincarnation since it was first told in 1937 by Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Since then, around every two decades, it has reappeared in cinemas charting society’s response to fame through its…
Other people’s lives are endlessly fascinating to me. I like to know what they eat for breakfast, what they do for a living and if they get on with their siblings. If someone eats peanut butter on toast every morning,…