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Lucy Lord
...Was there ever a plan B? I’ve always wanted to be a writer, and still have several embarrassing half-finished, half-arsed manuscripts from my schooldays to prove it! There was never...
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Claridge’s, London
The Credentials: Tucked away behind the maddening crowds of Oxford Street, in the heart of Mayfair, Claridge’s is synonymous with old-school service, heritage and discretion. Considered by many to be...
Travelling in Style
Ι’m ready to jet off for the weekend. When it comes to travel style, I’m old school. I love the relaxed outfits but I always admire the polished looks of...
Fashion Focus
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...group of expats last weekend. ‘They were geeky but a really nice, friendly bunch,’ Natasha said. ‘As welcoming as a church group, but slightly cooler than an InterNations crowd. You...
WLG on being mean
...group of expats last weekend. ‘They were geeky but a really nice, friendly bunch,’ Natasha said. ‘As welcoming as a church group, but slightly cooler than an InterNations crowd. You...
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'There are also a few experiments and sadly, those we sampled weren’t good'
Smith’s Cocktail Bar
...the hordes. It all felt pretty cool. The crowd: There was a group of work colleagues happily mounting up a bill that would be going through expenses the next day,...
Christmas Shopping with Fab
...Skull Earrings, £30. Not only will they make her the coolest kid at school, the silver won’t induce the cheap jewellery rash so familiar from my teenage years. These earrings...
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'Everything Dock Kitchen does is cool.' We loved the charcoal-filtered water.
The Kitchenette Bar at Dock Kitchen
...stick inside. Everything Dock Kitchen does is cool. The drinks: Glancing at the old school classic cocktail menu, Girlfriend immediately pounced on the Sidecar (Cognac, Cointreau, lemon juice; £9). I...
Raphaella
...Performing Arts School? There are so many! I had some of the best times as a teenager at Pineapple Performing Arts School and it was the first place where I...
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Maggie Bolger
Where in west London do you live? I live in Kensington – it is central and has great schools. All of our kids’ schools are within walking distance and we...
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'A truly spoiling experience' at Leiths Cookery School
Chocolate Workshop day course at Leiths School of Food and Wine
I bake a lot in my spare time (what little I have of it), so a course at Leiths, the cookery school established in the ‘70s by Michelin-starred restaurateur Prue...
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