The sweet smell of success March 7, 2011 AMONG the unexpected things one discovers at Ormonde Jayne, the swish private perfumery with outlets in New Bond Street and Sloane Square (plus a Harrods concession), two stand out: men make up the greater number of clients, and hemlock (the poison that did for Socrates) is an excellent perfume ingredient. As is whale vomit. Actually, [...]
iPad 2 moves the tablet goalposts out of sight March 7, 2011 SO the iPad 2 is finally here, unveiled by Steve Jobs who, if you believe some of the more hyperbolic reports, may have risen from the dead to show it off in San Francisco last week. Geeks flocked to BBC studios for the live link-up to the event; so many geeks that there was nowhere [...]
Old school glam, new designers March 7, 2011 THE doors close at the E Tautz men’s fashion show during London Fashion Week, and the hustle and bustle of outdoor crowds immediately fades. There’s no bank of spotlights in the Royal Opera House’s opulent room, only a small group of photographers, no standing crowd of students and hangers on, just a few fashion writers [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED: SPRING WARDROBE FIXES March 7, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE, WWW.ROUSILAND.COM Q. The cold is not letting up but I want to start planning my spring wardrobe. What are the essential things I should focus on to update my look right now? Any tips on how I can look like a star? A. The 70s is having a real [...]
FASHION NEWS March 7, 2011 LITERARY CHIC Nothing says true luxury stationary better than a personalised, leather-bound notebook, which is why Liberty’s customisation service, part of its new swish “paperie” department, is so exciting.? For the price of a leather Liberty of London notebook and £5 per letter, fans can have gold leaf initials stamped in as little as two [...]
Boris to HSBC: Don’t leave UK March 6, 2011 LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson has urged HSBC to consider the long-term benefits of staying in London amid growing signs that the bank is eyeing a move to Hong Kong. HSBC’s line has hardened recently, with chairman Douglas Flint criticising George Osborne’s balance sheet levy on banks as a “tax on being head-quartered here” and saying [...]
Treasury backs Bank Commission March 6, 2011 THE Treasury yesterday gave its backing to the Independent Commission on Banking, saying chancellor George Osborne has confidence in its report into the financial industry. The Commission is tasked with giving recommendations to the government on whether UK banks should be forced into a radical restructuring, with splitting investment and retail banks into separate entities [...]
Chase tipped for Glencore March 6, 2011 GLENCORE is narrowing down its prospective list of candidates for a chairman to replace Willy Stothotte as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO), with outgoing Petrofac chairman Rodney Chase seen as the favourite to head the commodities trader. Glencore is getting ready for an IPO that could be worth as much as $60bn (£37bn), [...]
Cameron needs to act – not just talk March 6, 2011 ON the face of it, David Cameron’s pledge yesterday to “take on the enemies of enterprise” was a breakthrough. It was great to see the prime minister at last get off the fence and criticise the officials and bureaucrats that have done so much to halt progress and job-creation in Britain. He joked that even [...]
Prince Andrew under fire March 6, 2011 THE Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has defended Prince Andrew’s work as a trade ambassador amid growing controversy over his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Hague told the BBC he had “full confidence” in the work the Prince was doing. “I’ve seen a lot of benefits that he has brought in countries that I have [...]
