The classic, lightweight summer look July 1, 2010 AMONG the less heralded achievements of the Victorians was the invention of the male linen suit – heavy wool was hardly the material in which to go lording it over the colonies. Still a summer staple, the linen suit’s trump card – other than the fact that you can wear it in hot weather without [...]
Put colour back in your pocket July 1, 2010 SINCE men everywhere fell under the spell of Don Draper, a neat white strip in the breast pocket has been a de rigueur suit accessory. It helped too that the crisp lines and white on grey tones suited fashion’s move towards sober asceticism. But hey, summer’s here, the sun’s out, and such sombre restraint is [...]
Fright entertainment July 1, 2010 Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman may just have created the Blair Witch Project of theatre. Not simply because their show, Ghost Stories, is liable to turn even the most hardened horror nut into a gibbering wreck – though by many accounts it will – but because, like Blair Witch, having been created on a wing [...]
Evergreen hero says good-bye in comic style July 1, 2010 Film SHREK FOREVER AFTER Cert: U The fourth and final instalment of the popular Shrek franchise sees everyone’s favourite Scottish cartoon ogre return for what’s supposedly the final chapter (predictably upgraded to 3D). Like many who saw the third installment, Shrek (voiced as ever by Mike Myers) has grown pretty bored. Bogged down by both [...]
The book that’s got men cracked June 30, 2010 EXTRACT WHAT THE HELL IS HE THINKING? ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU’VE EVER ASKED ABOUT MEN ANSWERED BY ZOE STRIMPEL FIG TREE, £8.99 WHY DOES HE BOTHER WITH GRAND GESTURES, THEN FAIL TO FOLLOW THROUGH? EVERY girl, no matter how independent and cynical, wants to be swept off her feet. Dear God, I’m putty in the [...]
The Gaul the world loves June 30, 2010 I’VE visited a lot of restaurants in London: flashy ones, rustic ones, refined European ones, rooftop ones, flamboyantly ethnic ones and ones that closed after not very long at all. My favourite, on many levels, is Sketch – less a restaurant than a pleasure dome. I love that an eccentric man greets you and speaks [...]
Three hotpots for rooftop drinks June 30, 2010 EVEN a hint of clemency in London weather sends people out onto the streets to try to lap up a ray or two. This summer, though, we seem to have a proper excuse to drink outside. The only question is: where? Well, banish thoughts of rammed pubs or overly exclusive venues. London is now home [...]
London is buzzing with new openings June 30, 2010 THE summer is normally a time when the club scene quietens down and everyone heads off on holiday or out into the countryside. However, there’s a surprising amount of activity in London’s clubs and bars right now and encouragingly they’re trying harder than ever to win your loyal custom and put the fun back into [...]
Get your top off June 29, 2010 Weather like we’ve been having lately in the Big Smoke might make you yearn for a cruise out of town with the wind ruffling up your hair. But then this weather is a bit of an anomaly because, frankly, our summers aren’t usually this good, and the sun only occasionally puts in an appearance in [...]
OUT OF OFFICE June 29, 2010 GO RUNNING, BOUTIQUE-STYLE Ever feel that your girls’ nights out are a little on the unhealthy side? If so, try this one on for size: a boutique run, 5 or 10k, in Battersea Park followed by free champagne, hot showers, massages, free makeovers from the Powder Puff Girls, a fabulous after party featuring music and [...]