Put some soul into your soles February 12, 2012 Shoes matter. You can have the best suit in the world but if it is paired with scuffed, mismatched leather on your feet it will undo all of the good work. The debate is still ongoing over whether brown is acceptable in the City. The answer is probably: as suit etiquette gets less formal, with [...]
MINT Polo In The Park: champagne, laughs and some stellar networking March 15, 2012 MINT Polo In The Park, taking place this year on 8, 9 and 10 June is London’s ultimate summer networking and socialising event. What better way to spend a Friday with clients and colleagues than in the glorious sunshine of Hurlingham Park – the crowd cheering as ponies thunder past on perfectly manicured lawns, while [...]
FIT IN THE CITY January 9, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT So the fun’s over and now it’s time to tackle January’s inevitable mincepie-top. Best place to start is often the studio, instead of the gym floor; trying to go it alone on the treadmill can be tough after weeks of gluttony and inactivity. These are my picks of the city’s finest [...]
Azerbaijani cuisine appears in SW1 February 13, 2012 Baku 164-165 Sloane Street, SW1X 9QB FOOD ** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE ** Cost per person without wine: £50 HAUTE-AZERI food – that’s cuisine from Azerbaijan – sounds terribly interesting, doesn’t it? Certainly, I hastened to take myself to Baku on Sloane Street (of all places), lured by the promise of Asiatic exoticism, Knightsbridge-style. A quick [...]
PROPERTY NEWS December 15, 2011 DEMAND FOR PROPERTIES DURING OLYMPICS UPS THE RENTAL BAR Harrods Estates is marketing a number of luxury properties around the Olympic stadium for £40,000 to £80,000 a week – an increase of 220 per cent on their normal rental value. The dearth of properties in close proximity to the Olympic stadium has driven short-term rental [...]
Choices for connoisseurs December 7, 2011 BOWMORE TWEED FITTING & TASTING Renowned Islay distillery Bowmore has dreamed up the ultimate gents’ Christmas gift through a collaboration with Savile Row tailoring maestro Malcolm Plews. Customers will be treated to a bespoke tailoring session on the ‘Row, including a made-to-measure jacket using a tweed pattern designed specially for the distillery, followed by a [...]
Scents for beating the chill January 30, 2012 Fortitude is needed when stepping into the chilly grey city day after day. Everyone has their own way of combating winter blues, from Krispy Kremes to extra exercise. For me, it’s scent. A waft of patchouli or a burst of deep red fruit has the power to wake me up and make me smile, for [...]
Chinese shoppers splash out after fashion week October 9, 2011 THE West End was boosted last month by record sales to Chinese shoppers in a wave of spending triggered by London Fashion Week. There was a 59 per cent increase in tax free shopping sales to tourists from the country in September compared with the previous month. The figures from Global Blue, which analyses shopping [...]
Invest in the chino for 2012’s mankle revival November 10, 2011 APEEK into spring/summer trends has revealed that mankles will be all the rage again next year (are you ready to show off your ankles?), as will espadrilles, and hawaiian shirts. But with the promise of snow and sub-zero temperatures this winter, the sight of a goose-pimpled lower leg might put many off their porridge. So, [...]
Invest in the chino for 2012’s mankle revival November 10, 2011 APEEK into spring/summer trends has revealed that mankles will be all the rage again next year (are you ready to show off your ankles?), as will espadrilles, and hawaiian shirts. But with the promise of snow and sub-zero temperatures this winter, the sight of a goose-pimpled lower leg might put many off their porridge. So, [...]