Sponsored by Clarks Supported by Agent Provocateur With additional thanks to the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers 13 June 2015 – 31 January 2016 www.vam.ac.uk/shoes Curator – Helen Persson This exhibition will look at the extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs of shoes ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf originating from ancient Egypt to the most elaborate designs by contemporary makers. The exhibition explores the agonising aspect of wearing shoes as well as the euphoria and obsession they can inspire. The V&A’s shoe collection is unrivalled, spanning the globe and over 2000 years.…
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.
The Misfits A film by John Huston Starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift USA, 1961, 125-minutes On Tuesday afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting in the BFI’s theatre on Stephen Street in central London to watch just over 2 hours of silver screen magic along with a selection of London’s film aficionadas. Genius is an overused word but when you have a script from Arthur Miller and your director is the renowned John Huston you are off to a pretty good start, but when you add Clark Cable, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift to the equation something very…
Joe Stilgoe at Ronnie Scott’s legendary jazz club Day 12 of Gentlemans Butler 21 days of luxury presents features some famous late night entertainment at Ronnie Scott’s, which must be one of London’s best known music venues. As someone for whom music, performance and Soho are inextricably linked we felt that it was about time to feature the world famous Ronnie Scott’s on the pages of Gentlemans Butler. I started my media career working at 13-14 Bateman Street, just a stone’s throw from Ronnie’s and in many ways they probably are now one of the grandfathers of creativity in the…
Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East is shown with the exhibition Gold at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 7 November 2014 – 22 February 2015. Visitor information and tickets for The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace: www.royalcollection.org.uk, T. +44 (0)20 7766 7301. #royaltour1862 This is definitely one for the diary. You can browse in half an hour or give it a 2 hour solid stint. For me it’s interesting as my background was working in television production in the Middle East. Sometimes I feel people think they have to be a pure intellect to appreciate these exhibitions. Absolutely…
The Gershwins Porgy & Bess at Regents Park Open Air Theatre Regents Park Open Air Theatre As dusk descends, plumes of smoke are just visible through the trees, escaping through the top-most leaves in excited wisps. Walking up the path, a gentle hum becomes a more discernible combination gentle chatter and laughter, punctuated by the occasional pop of a champagne cork. You might be forgiven for thinking that you’re approaching a secret, woodland gathering, shrouded in mystery – a pixie party, albeit with wine. In fact, it’s not that far from the truth, for this is the magic of the…
Recently Gentlemans Butler was invited to a test track day at Brands Hatch to drive the Peugeot RCZ_R+ You can watch our great day out and see how it glides round the track as if it’s on rails. After I had gone round myself I asked if the test driver would give me a few laps with him driving. Was that a wise question I ask !!! I grew up with Formula 1 on the BBC, names like Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alan Prost, Ayrton Senna and many more gave driving a romance. My grandfather was a test…
Romeo and Juliet: Tamara Rojo & Carlos Acosta, Royal Albert Hall Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta star in Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet in the round at the Royal Albert Hall Romeo and Juliet Wednesday 11 June – Sunday 22 June 2014 Tickets: £19.50 – £70 Box Office: 020 7838 3100 www.royalalberthall.com English National Ballet returned with great poise and panache to London’s Royal Albert Hall last night to present probably the most famous of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet, starring leading dancers and old friends Carlos Acosta and The English National Ballet’s creative director Tamara Rojo. I think…
Employing a cleaner. As we head into springtime the subject of cleaning and having a good clear-out may well be ringing in your ears, so we thought some suggestions and comments may be helpful At last glance it was estimated that in the UK half a million people work in the private cleaning sector and the return to the taxpayer is at least £5 billion. Apparently this is now as big it was before World War Two. It’s interesting because as I started writing this article, my mind turned to think of all the people I know, many of…