Old-fashioned luggage for the modern male August 19, 2010 HERITAGE, tradition, craftsmanship – these are the menswear values du jour. A perfectly constructed brogue has never been more fashionable, a tailored tweed suit is oh so very now. Which means you need the accessories to match – and if you’re travelling, a common-or-garden trolley bag really doesn’t cut it. Thanks to brands like Tumi, [...]
Russians lead army of oil rich shoppers in UK August 9, 2010 The UK has seen a rise in international shoppers from oil rich countries, according to new data. In July there was an 81 per cent increase in shoppers from the Russian Federation, 60 per cent more from the Middle East and 38 per from Nigeria, compared to the same period last year. According to the [...]
Reckitt agrees £2.5bn bid for Durex maker July 21, 2010 CONSUMER goods group Reckitt Benckiser yesterday agreed to buy Durex condoms and Scholl sandals maker SSL International for £2.5bn in cash to increase its presence in the health and personal care markets. The Anglo-Dutch maker of Nurofen painkillers, Strepsils and Lemsip cold remedies, said SSL stockholders would receive 1,171p a share. Regulators and investors are [...]
Not flashy, but still good July 19, 2010 The Capital 22 Basil Street, SW3 1AT Tel: 020 7591 1202 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £50 IT’S all happening in Knightsbridge. Pierre Koffman, the cook who dazzled Eighties London with La Tante Clare and Noughties London with last year’s pop-up restaurant on the roof of Selfridges, has just opened an eponymous [...]
Sizzle in your swimwear July 8, 2010 IT was reported last week that women spend more on their swimwear than they do on their holidays. This either means that their holidays are very cheap or that their swimsuits are amazingly expensive, but the upshot is that swimwear is in the fashion spotlight and it just won’t do to, err, skimp. Yet it’s [...]
The king of scent and his powers of perfume picking June 28, 2010 WHEN we meet, Roja Dove is wearing a billowing turquoise silk shirt tucked into trousers held up by a diamante belt with a skull clasp, and has skin so dewy it could be that of a 20 year-old boy. Such remarkable self-presentation, not to mention his mellifluous voice, is immediately suggestive of the fact that [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 17, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES UGANDA TAX ROW DELAYS HERITAGE SALE OF OIL FIELD Uganda is insisting that Heritage Oil, the UK-listed oil explorer, must agree to pay $360m (£243m) in capital gains tax on the “super profits” it will make on a $1.35bn oilfields sale before it will sanction the deal. Uganda’s energy minister said the government [...]
Land Securities in record sale June 17, 2010 PROPERTY developer Land Securities yesterday set a record for the sale of an undeveloped chunk of land in London, forward-selling a retail, office and residential development on Oxford Street to the Qataris. Barwa Real Estate, in which Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is the biggest shareholder, agreed to stump up a total of £250m for the [...]
Land Securities in record sale June 17, 2010 PROPERTY developer Land Securities yesterday set a record for the sale of an undeveloped chunk of land in London, forward-selling a retail, office and residential development on Oxford Street to the Qataris. Barwa Real Estate, in which Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is the biggest shareholder, agreed to stump up a total of £250m for the [...]
Summer quaffing June 16, 2010 AH, summer. Despite a frosty few days, the sun is shining and it’s the season for lovely uplifting wines. We’ve got two of our favourite City wine experts to tell us their top summer wine picks. Neleen Strauss is the co-owner and sommelier at Thames-side restaurant High Timber (the cellar has 40,000 bottles in it) [...]