PROPERTY NEWS February 24, 2011 HOMEBUYERS GAIN INVESTOR POWERS A new service which will enable homebuyers to enjoy many of the same perks as property investors has been launched this week by property company Assetz. “Assetz Homes” will help buyers to secure the best properties at the most competitive prices by negotiating discounts on their behalf – a significant advantage [...]
Monster raving brilliance on stage February 24, 2011 Theatre FRANKENSTEIN National Theatre, Olivier EPIC in every way – from its vast scenery to its geographical sweep (Switzerland, Scotland, Arctic tundra) via themes that include creation, love, original sin, revenge, sexual politics, religion – this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece is as memorable a piece of theatre as you’ll find. Directed by Oscar winner Danny [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND February 24, 2011 FILM I AM NUMBER FOUR Ropey sci-fi drama with Alex Pettyfer in peril as an alien survivor on Earth. ANIMAL KINGDOM Highly-acclaimed, award-winning Australian crime drama. THE RITE Antony Hopkins stars in this not-very-scary excorcism thriller. DVD DESPICABLE ME Enjoyable kids’ animation, with Steve Carrel on lead vocal duties. BURKE & HARE Simon Pegg and [...]
Luxe power-dressing ruled at LFW February 24, 2011 WOMEN fond of statement power-dressing and cosy-sexy outfits rejoice: Autumn/Winter 2011 promises to be a riot of silky knits, tweedy suits, luxuriant fabrics and stunning colours in hyper-autumnal hues. At City favourite Aquascutum there was strident architectural outwear – coats and jackets in sharp boxy shapes (see picture). There was a real emphasis on suit [...]
Get the red carpet look February 24, 2011 1 For ladies with perfect all-round bods: Rachel Gilbert Sasha dress (£1,052) 2 For skinny minis who need to create curves: Madame X blue and gold dress (£695) 3 For the curvy hour glass figure: Rachel Gilbert black sparkle dress (£832) 4 For women with broader upper bodies who prefer to show their legs and [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED: OSCAR SPECIAL February 24, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE, WWW.ROUSILAND.COM Q.With the Oscars on Sunday, I fancy going all-out with a big, glamorous dress soon. Any tips on how I can look like a star? A.Looking like a star is all about radiating confidence and inner poise – see Sandra Bullock, last year’s Best Actress winner, pictured right. [...]
Wareing’s next stop: St Pancras February 23, 2011 MARCUS Wareing appears, sleek in dark clothes, at the building site that is soon to be the Gilbert Scott, his first restaurant since his flagship at the Berkeley. With his silky-looking clothes, graceful step and searing blue eyes, he looks like what he is: the sort of man who understands and presides over Michelin stars [...]
House swapping and geopolitcal disaster February 23, 2011 BEFORE I KNEW YOU BY AMANDA BROOKFIELD PENGUIN, £6.99 MID-Atlantic at 35,000 feet, two couples pass in opposite directions. They are on the seemingly perfect credit crunch vacation, an international house swap with suitably affluent, never-to-be-seen hosts. Sophie and Andrew Chapman leave their Victorian family home in south-west London, their teenage daughters and Sophie’s recent [...]
Gadget watches February 23, 2011 IT’S four decades since the launch of the first digital watch, and the technology is about to take its next big leap forward. Thanks to the proliferation of e-readers and touchscreen devices, those old liquid crystal digital displays now look about as up-to-date as tartan bell-bottoms. It was only a matter of time before watch [...]
WHAT’S NEW IN GADGETS AND TECHNOLOGY February 23, 2011 SONY LAUNCHES NEW VAIO RANGE Sony unveiled its new range of Vaio laptops this week, including the strikingly-coloured C Series. Available in luminous orange, green and pink, it features light emitting technology that makes your laptop look like it’s glowing. For the more demure consumer, you can also grab it in black or white, and [...]