Iconic Playboy lounge singer Lenny Beige at The Playboy Club Playboy, Lenny Beige – “Luxury Gentlemans Lifestyle and Entertainment” Reviewers name – Michael Grenville Title – Editor of Gentlemans Butler “Gentlemans Lifestyle Consultant” Occupation – Editor and Consultant Review description – The Playboy Club & Lenny Beige Location – London, Park Lane Date – 28 March 2013 It’s a chilly night in London town and it’s a bank holiday the day after so a night of entertainment and glamour with friends is exactly what the doctor ordered. I grew up as a fan of the golden era of glamour, so…
Arts
Whether its choosing the right aesthetic for your home and those to look after it. Educating your mind at London’s museums, galleries and book launches. Celebrating the social season with balls, ballet, film & theatre premieres.
Why American women find British men so appealing is an eternal tale of romance from across the pond. In 2005, I bought a drink for a beautiful American woman in a pub just off London’s Oxford Street. In 2008, we said, “I do”. Then several pairs of friends who met at our wedding ceremony said, “We might”. After several friends became couples after meeting at our wedding, we noticed an attraction between American women and British men. It was more than mere coincidence, and led us to launch the online dating service www.datebritishguys.com to introduce American women to British men,…
Spitbank Fort luxury hotel, home or piece of history? There are several of these forts in the channel. Totally unique and often showing up in the media for one reason or another. Its been many things but if you are lucky enough to have visited they are certainly unique. I visited in 2015 and this originally was a travel feature, but some places are interesting whatever they use or neglect, they have a unique history and this is one of those places. “Aboard the most exclusive private island in Britain” Its Springtime, love is in the air…. It’s the…
Handmade Chelsea: an oasis of handmade luxury this November. Luxury. It sometimes feels like a distant memory. Unwitting victim of the collateral damage of our modern era. Artists painstakingly crafting pieces of exquisite beauty, and customers and artisans planning unique commissions, a thing of the past. But not so fast. It only seems this way. In an arid climate where “instant gratification” and “one size fits all” appear to rule triumphant, oases of creativity and luxury can still to be found: precious places where age-old traditions are honoured and beauty can be seen, held and purchased. One such oasis, Handmade…
Founders Day for 2024 will be on Thursday June 6th The Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder’s Day represents one of the best pieces of PR you could dream of. Though not the purpose it does represent the best of British. I wanted to give a personal insight into something that really genuinely moves me. I am a proud Londoner and equally proud to be British but I do not look at our country or the world through blinkered eyes. Last year I met a charming couple at a ball in London and the gentleman works at The Royal Hospital. Out of…
GTO Engineering. World class Ferrari experts in restoration, event support, servicing and much more. Italian luxury at its best. Ferrari Experts In 2013 I visited their workshop outside Reading for an amazing day and to see the launch of GTO London which was using old parts of Ferrari’s to create bespoke fashion accessories. Now in 2024 its time to update the story. GTO Engineering was founded in 1983 by Mark Lyon as an independent classic Ferrari specialist. The business blossomed and cars rolled in. In 1996 he was joined by his friend and colleague Kevin Jones and they…
Handmade Oxford inspires artisans, creativity and beauty in the wonderful Oxfordshire countryside. Handmade Oxford This summer, Handmade Oxford – The International Contemporary Craft Festival, is returning to Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire. Drawing together over one hundred and fifty of the UK’s finest proponents of craft, this annual event showcases stunning handmade furniture, homewares, ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, and sculpture: luxury creations as beautifully crafted as a couture dress or a Savile Row suit. Renowned for its shows and online gallery, Handmade in Britain has been at the forefront of the UK craft industry for nearly twenty years,…
Create a working strategy to removing moths. We started using Total Wardrobe Care’s anti moth system last year and we thought it would be good to show some results. We used their Moth Box in the Sitting Room, The Moth Decoy in the Hall, Natural Hanging Sachets in the Wardrobe and The Natural Drawer Sachets in the bedroom drawers. You can read our feature “Luxury Wardrobe Care from Vogue’s featured Total Wardrobe Care” (click here) which gives an introduction to Total Wardrobe Care showing not only their practical uses but giving ideas to making your boudoir look beautiful…