Kenneth Turner luxury candles, luxury for your home. Looking to create a beautiful fragranced feel for your home, then these are perfect. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ….. ahh yes its that time of year. A little note to all your city dwellers. Personally to sit in front of an open fire, hear the crackle, turn off all the house lights except for the glow from the Christmas tree lights and pour yourself a large glass of red wine and then sit back and get a good book out or just be very…
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.
Take a fantasy ride into the glamorous world of The 3rd Russian Debutante Ball in London where Prince & Princesses try to make their dreams come true The London Season … Once upon a time in a place called London, a young man, excuse the poetic license, was watching X-Factor and having a cup of tea…. Time for the boy from Wimbledon to be turned into a dashing Prince, and he has only an hour, well you know there is nothing like male planning before a chauffeur limousine will pick me up. and take me to The 3rd Russian Debutante…
Liberty’s at the Fashion and Textile Museum. The other day Gentlemans Butler was part of a select group of journalists being taken around The Liberty in Fashion exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF 020 7407 8664 There are of course those die hard fashionistas out there that has The Devil Wears Prada on speed dial and has a bed made from Vogue magazines. Though an interesting idea, by the way that’s now copy written!! Gentlemans Butler wants to introduce you to events and exhibitions that are interesting, and enjoyable and can be part…
Magimix Luxury Toaster: 11536, Le Toaster To buy the Magimix 4 slice brushed steal toaster – Click Here This is part of a series of Gentlemans Butler features covering luxury home appliances. A toaster is a small appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. The first electric bread toaster was invented by Alan MacMasters in Edinburgh Scotland in 1893 and continually developed since then, the most common household toasting appliances are now the pop-up toaster and the toaster oven. Before the development of the electric toaster, sliced bread was toasted by placing it in a metal frame or…
THE MAN FROM UNCLE opens today (UK) THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Running Time: 117 minutes Certificate: 12A IN CINEMAS FRIDAY 14th AUGUST 2015 I think the main thing to determine is why you are going to the cinema. Either you cannot stand another night on your own, the pubs no longer want to know you, nor you them, your friends think you are rather odd or perhaps you have just flown back from a training mission in Havana. Personally I opt for the latter. In some ways I think it’s often better not to compare new with old but in…
British Gangster Film, The Long Good Friday at the BFI Southbank The Restoration Premier- Part of Gentlemans Butler’s iconic Gentlemans Film A balmy summer’s evening at the BFI on London’s Southbank saw the restoration premier of classic 1970’s British gangster film The Long Good Friday. For those unfamiliar with the plot, it’s the story of east-end gangster Harold Shand, played by the brilliant Bob Hoskins, and how on one fateful Good Friday, his empire begins to unravel, with increasingly violent events. Harold is a man with vision who foresaw the re-generation of London’s docklands, integration with the European Union and…
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, National Portrait Gallery (2 July – 18 October 2015) Yesterday Gentlemans Butler joined the throngs of journalists attending the press view for this wonderful new photography exhibition exploring the fascinating life and career of celebrated film star, fashion icon and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn. This exhibition is not too large, but well worth it, so either think of this as part of a wider tour of the gallery or maybe it’s something to do as part of a date with a lunch and a walk. The exhibition follows the rise of one of the world’s…
Kinoco Hotel, Japanese cult band somewhere in East London The scene …… Agent 00 Butler is sitting in his pied de Terre in Putney… the office is frantic…. calls going on …temperature rising…. deals being done…. The Boss…. Oh yes that’s me! is sitting in his silk dressing gown playing some Wagner whilst looking through a limited edition Cramps poster from a friend of his…. The door goes..it’s … Miss Orange…. “so Boss its Matt from Dirty Water Records” he says its important…. OK then ….put him through “ Hello Mathew what’s the score” The answer is simple…. They are…