SAVOIR FAIRE

All too often we see photographs of either fashion or décor in magazines or on the internet and we swoon and gasp and wish that we could ach...

I just couldn’t resist this selection of watering cans below. I need to get a new one as my vintage galvanised tin one is on its last legs. ...

What are they doing in Paris? Menswear collections for 2011 from the major houses are just not pushing my buttons. First we had Balenciaga w...

When one went behind the scenes of any hotel or restaurant up until the early 60’s you were usually met with row upon row of a plethora of s...

I can only try and hazzard a guess as to why the great Balenciaga and Carmel Snow (The Anna Wintour of her day) are shopping for a new coffe...

While Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquiere has carved a successful niche in women’s fashion over the last couple of years, the menswear offer...

I am such a devotee of eau de cologne. Not the stuff that is called ‘eau de cologne’ that is just watered down versions of perfumes on the m...