I remember it like it was yesterday. I’d just finished watching the Dukes of Hazard on the telly and my Father came into the lounge and told me a Bond film was about to start and I’d enjoy it. Understatement at its finest. Watching your first Bondy is as much of a rite of passage…
DetailsOn my twenty first birthday I was given an Omega De Ville watch by my parents and have to say it is one of my most treasured possessions. I’ve spoken with people who have said they don’t bother with a watch as they have the time on their mobile but to me this is madness.…
DetailsFor my friend Gullers, it’s the sound of a Ferrari engine. For my brother Edward, it’s a bottle of Château Latour or Penfolds Grange. We all have things in life that make our eyes sparkle and grin from ear to ear and for me it’s always been clothes. From my silver “Miami Vice” / Don…
DetailsWhen a client called to say he was heading to Vegas and wanted some new threads, inspiration came in the form of the character Sam “Ace” Rothstein, in one of my favourite films, “Casino.” When it comes to mobsters and gangsters there is one cloth that is de rigeur and that my friends is a…
DetailsIt’s that time in the year when we can start to kick back a little and tuck into the joys of corporate hospitality. The Grand Prix, glorious Goodwood, The Open and York races all lie temptingly before us. Even as I write, the cash registers are going mental in the Champagne tents at Henley and…
DetailsI was recently invited to the 40th birthday party of Big Al Matchett (pictured above and resplendent in velvet), dress code – “The Roaring 20’s.” This was a wonderful era which I would love to have experienced. The horrors of the first World War had made many people realise that life was for living. It…
DetailsI’ll say it loud, and I’ll say it proud – I love “The Apprentice.” Car crash telly it may be, but the dreadful people, their political manoeuvrings, the back-stabbing and fabulous editing have made it for me truly compulsive viewing. Last nights ‘firing’ of Raef Bjayou is further testament to the sad truth that the…
DetailsAt last, our first proper sniff of the summer to come. My god it feels so good to have the sun’s rays beating down on my dome-like forehead. There is something truly wonderful about this time of year. Beers outside after work, the taste of that first steak on the barbie, young ladies in flouncy…
DetailsPete Doherty and I both get a kick when we look into a mirror and see lots of white lines that are perfectly lined up… I do feel a little cruel using this picture of Pete as in my past I have stumbled out of clubs like Back-to-Basics and SW1 at five in the morning…
DetailsLike Frank Bough, I am happiest in life when I am dressed from head to toe in rubber. Whilst bespoke tailoring gets me fired up, it is surfing that calms my soul and here I am near Croyde Bay in North Devon having a well earned rest after what has been a hectic start to…
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