Just the right balance of brains and silliness May 29, 2014 FILM EDGE OF TOMORROW Cert 12a | Four Stars IRON MAN, Saving Private Ryan and Groundhog Day complement each other surprisingly well as inspiration for the latest Tom Cruise blockbusting sci-fi epic, Edge of Tomorrow, in which Hollywood’s smallest titan fights and dies and fights and dies over and over again. Humans are locked in [...]
Women’s fashion: summer style May 28, 2014 JW Anderson x Versus Versace top, £POA, uk.versace.com; Antonio Berardi trousers, £440, antonioberardi.com; Christian Louboutin shoes, £545, 08432274322; Cartier bracelet, £55,500, 020 3147 4850; Theo Fennell ring (purple stone) £1,550, ring (red stone), £1,550, and ring (band) £1,650, all available at theofennell.com; Pippa Small earrings, £3,100, 201 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2SB Antonio Berardi [...]
Men’s fashion: travel in style May 28, 2014 Billionaire Couture suit, £2,135 and shirt, £350, both at billionairecouture.com; Berluti shoes, £2,700, 43 Conduit Street W1S2YJ; Carven jacket, £775, 85 Pelham Street, SW7 2NJ; Tumi bag, £695, 211 Regent Street, W1 Dolce and Gabbana jacket, €1,852, waistcoat, €416 and trousers, €343, all available at dolcegabbana.com; Oliver Brown shirt, £65, oliverbrown.org.uk; Hermès bag, [...]
Where to drink May 27, 2014 London shows no sign of the summer slump as we head towards June, with a variety of bars and clubs launching in all corners of the capital. Jason Atherton’s rise to the top continues quite literally with his new bar at City Social. Situated on the 24th floor of Tower 42 on Broad Street, it [...]
All hail a brilliant double bill May 26, 2014 THEATRE WOLF HALL + BRING UP THE BODIES Aldwych Theatre | By Simon Thomson Four Stars THE UNDERTAKING is epic; two three-hour plays, back to back. But with crackling dialogue, compelling acting, minimalist sets, masterful special effects, extravagant costumes and ersatz crumhorns, the six hours fly by. Adapted from the first two-thirds of Hilary Mantel’s [...]
The M3 is back and in rude health May 26, 2014 After killing off one of its most iconic models, BMW has found an ingenious way to bring the M3 back to life BMW’s marketing department accidentally killed the M3. For four generations it epitomised everyday Porsche-humbling performance, and had been a hit in the City ever since the original 1980s M3 became a stockbroker pinup. [...]
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The light at sea May 23, 2014 A new exhibition showcasing the Modern British painters is testament to their lasting impact Ben and Winifred Nicholson – the power couple of the Modern British painting movement – were classically trained but had their heads turned by the visionary painters of mainland Europe. For Ben, meeting Mondrian and Picasso inspired him to break [...]
Frozen movement May 23, 2014 Professor Harold Edgerton: the 20th century photography pioneer who showed the world the invisible Who says science isn’t creative? For Harold Edgerton (1903- 1990), Institute Professor at MIT and inventor of the strobe flash in the early 1930s, a lifetime devoted to engineering culminated in one of the most highly regarded fine art photography [...]
Beautiful things May 23, 2014 William & Son leather bag William & Son may be best known as a maker of fine guns, but its leatherwear range is irresistible. This duck egg blue travel case is our particular favourite, featuring a dark blue zip, luggage label and a drill cotton lining. The colour is dead on trend this season, and [...]