Luxury

Bentley recently added its first new veneer in five years – Liquid Amber – to its collection. This is the luxury British brand’s seventh exclusive veneer, encapsulating its quest for the finest materials.
The fact that new veneers are an extremely rare occurrence in Bentley interiors is due to the extraordinary lengths that the brand’s team of expert veneer hunters go to in order to source the finest materials in the world.

The Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso watch is a classic piece of design and history, and still revered by designers and watch aficionados alike. This is our choice of the ultimate Reverso watch to own.
This revived model of the iconic Reverso combines the three dimensions of civil, sidereal, and perpetual time. A true watchmaking masterpiece, the white gold Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque demonstrates the prowess of Jaeger-LeCoultre's craftsmen. It is presented in a limited series of 30 pieces.

I had a lovely evening last night at the superb Bob Bob Ricard, hosted by luxury footwear brand S.Novio and the fabulous team at Pop PR.
The private dining room at the iconic Soho restaurant was buzzing, filled with the great and the good from the industry, from leading Stylists to prominent Magazine Editors. The room was filled with flowers and black balloons in keeping with S.Novio’s distinctive branding, and the designers shoes and boots were prominently displayed throughout.

What a fabulous evening I had watching the Smash Hit Musical ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway last month! The show has had nothing but glowing reviews winning the Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy award and no less than 11 Tonys on US soil and has now opened in London at the Victoria Palace Theatre where tickets are equally as sought after, making it the most popular production on both sides of the Atlantic.

What an honour to be one of the privileged few to attend the UK Preview of The Phantom Thread at the Royal Festival Hall last week. To make the occasion even more special, we were treated to a live Q&A with the films director Paul Thomas Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood beforehand, hosted by renowned critic Mark Kermode. The entire performance was accompanied by the London Contemporary Orchestra playing the soundtrack live, which made for a highly unusual but memorable evening.

Renewed calls for completion of Leveson Inquiry made after Hugh Grant and former police officer and Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames appear at Court to hear newspapers settle their hacking claims.
    •    Trinity Mirror admits corporate failures in Grant case as it seeks to buy Express Group
    •    Rebekah Brooks implicated in Hames' case against News of the World

Roger Munns is a British, Emmy award-winning underwater cameraman, based in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Specialising in open ocean and coral reef natural history film-making, Roger was one of the principal cameramen on the BBC’s recent Blue Planet II series. He logged over 600hrs underwater while filming ten different stories for four episodes. Here he tells his story of filming the boiling sea for the BBC program Blue Planet II in his own words.
Blue Planet: The Boiling Sea

Gentlemen! Do you have your grooming routine nailed?! With Spring getting ever closer, and Valentine’s Day around the corner, why not consolidate your skincare and maximise your chances of romance in the months to come?
In the words of Tom Ford: ”Fine grooming is the mark of a modern gentleman. It is the way a man presents the best version of himself to the world.” I couldn't agree more.

We may still be in the depths of Winter, but fashion has well and truly moved on to Spring. Here’s my take on some quality essentials that will elevate your wardrobe into the here and now without looking like you’re a fashion victim.
Mens fashion lacks the huge choice and versatility available to us ladies, and options narrow even more in the warmer months when layering becomes less practical. So it pays to invest in some key quality pieces each season to keep things fresh and focus on the details….it’s all about the details.

You have finally finished up the last of the Christmas chocolate stash, the party season is well and truly behind us, and most of us are dreaming of somewhere hot and sunny as the perfect antidote to this grim grey weather. Waistband feeling a little tighter? Planning on hit the gym with a side order of a crash diet to undo that extra festive weight? Panic not - here are ten of my styling tricks that will slim you down instantly, meaning that you can literally have your Christmas cake and eat it. Enjoy!
Check Your Underwear