The Swiss town that’s emerging from the shadows April 14, 2011 ANDERMATT – a sleeping beauty of a village, nestled in the Urseren valley in central Switzerland – is set to be awoken from its slumber and transformed into one of the Alps’ major year-round holiday destinations. The prince in question here is the self-described “town-developer” Samir Sawiris. He plans to revolutionise the town’s tourism industry [...]
PROPERTY NEWS April 14, 2011 NEW DOCKLAND HOMES LAUNCHED Hamptons International has launched Streamlight, a new development in the London Docklands. The developers hope it will be completed by the autumn. It will consist of 133 homes, spanning across three buildings, including a 24 storey tower. The tower will house a range of apartments. Prices start from £295,000. BATTERSEA COTTAGES [...]
INTERIORS April 14, 2011 CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT DESIGN CONSULTANCYAPD INTERIORS Q.Dear Andrew, I would like to entertain outside this year so what preparation should I do now to make the most of my garden? A.Entertaining outside is always a nice way to spend a warm evening and it is even better if you can extend your home outwards to [...]
SPRING’S key looks April 14, 2011 SPRING is (or certainly was) here. So what should you be wearing? The big looks this season are a mercy for the fuller-figured woman – or anyone tired of the super-clingy and the drab. Instead, it’s all about floral graphic prints (Oasis, Ted Baker, Monsoon, Erdem, Louis Vuitton), colour blocking (Uniqlo, Benetton, Zara) and the [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED IN THE CITY April 14, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE, WWW.ROUSILAND.COM Q.Working in the City, my weekday look consists mainly of dark trousers, collared shirts and v-neck knits. I want some new ideas on wearing separates but am also wary of looking inappropriate. Any tips? IT is so important to feel inspired by what you are putting on for [...]
Werewolf tale lacks bite April 14, 2011 Film RED RIDING HOOD Cert: 12A TEENAGERS, werewolves and a classic love triangle. Sound familiar? Well, this is the latest offering from director Catherine Hardwicke who brought the first Twilight film to our screens – and Red Riding Hood has Twilight written all over it, with panning overhead forest shots, speeded-up chases and a ravenous [...]
A marathon endeavour for Emma Crosby April 14, 2011 The Channel Five news presenter is running the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday, raising money for the charity Wellbeing of Women (www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk). She told Zoe Strimpel how she feels to be taking part in one of the world’s biggest sporting events. City A.M.: Why did you decide to run the marathon? Emma Crosby: I decided [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES April 14, 2011 FILM YOUR HIGHNESS Medieval slacker comedy with Natalie Portman and James Franco. LITTLE WHITE LIES Critically acclaimed, hugely successful French contemporary drama. SCREAM 4 Yet another return to the post-modern, post-ironic, post-necessary slasher genre spoof. DVD HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 The wizard series hits a pre-finale holding pattern. THE GIRL WHO [...]
Choc & Awe April 13, 2011 TIME was when an Easter egg was a bottom-rung milk chocolate concoction picked up at the corner shop, that kids could hunt for in the garden before being made sick by it. But now that we’re a nation of foodies – and more to the point, a nation increasingly rich in the kind of imaginative [...]
Mayfair gets itself a huge new private club April 13, 2011 Going Out NUMBER 141 Park Lane has just become the home of new members’ nightclub One For One, the biggest club launch in Mayfair for some time. Celebrations were certainly on the cards when it sold a nebuchadnezzer of Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) champagne on its second night, the most expensive recorded in [...]