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80 Scene

Collection

36 Style Update

8 Prints Charming Giles Deacon: an iconoclast with a taste for Rolo vodka

13 Show & Tell

The season’s staples

69 Wishlist

38 Trends Rock a rebel look or opt for pale and interesting in winter white

An exclusive glimpse into the world of pioneering photographer Nick Knight OBE

40 Bright Young Things

18 Princess Material

Designer Jacques Azagury on recreating Princess Diana’s famous gowns

23 September Diary

London’s new Jewish cultural hub

30 Something Old, something new A crash course in vintage couture

Style

Lush colours and patterns prevail

48 The Show Must Go On Elie Saab, in his own words

The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve and IWC’s Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar

It’s all about instant concealer and pearlescent eye shadow

CEO François Henry Bennahmias on taking Audemars Piguet from strength to strength

54 Beauty Update

79 Jewellery News

It’s a month of smoky eyes, glossy skin and fuchsia pouts

From Oscar de la Renta to Chopard

56 The List

80 Jewellery Trend

All that glitters from Paris couture week

Sport the hues of an English Rose

Health & Family

61 Wishlist

Essential reading for the fashion savvy

71 Watch News

74 Fewer, Bigger, Better

53 Best of Beauty

Interiors

35 Wishlist

Carrera y Carrera returns to a golden age

85 Wishlist

Flower power and more

62 Interiors Inspiration Storage solutions, tribal furniture and our winter-survival buys

64 A Great Dane We investigate Peter Jensen’s quirky Primrose Hill pad

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A Stella job from McCartney

86 Nursery News Pup Aid comes to Primrose Hill and Jigsaw’s juniors

88 If Walls Could Talk A rare glimpse into the creative ethos of Central Saint Martins

Food & Drink 95 Wishlist Daunt Books and Divertimenti teach us a thing or two

96 Foodie Favourites Fashion Week menus, Basqueinspired tapas and a Korean BBQ

Travel 101 Wishlist

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104 À La Mode

Pampering and Parisian perfume



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eptember always sparks a mix of emotions. I’ll wave a melancholic adieu to long evenings spent sipping Pimm’s and impromptu weekend escapes in pursuit of guaranteed sunshine and seafood platters that only Mediterraneans can muster with perfection. But I won’t miss the awkward daily wardrobe battle, navigating trends designed for tanned, beach-tousled LA types who don’t have British showers and Regent Street crowds to contend with. Does anyone not feel like a twit in a maxi dress? For all the doom and gloom that an impending winter ignites, it’s worth it for the Autumn/Winter offerings. Who wants denim cutoffs when you can wear shearling-lined boots, fur-collared pea coats and soft cashmere scarves in sugary pink and berry red? In our biannual fashion issue, you’ll find our edited top trends and the latest style news (from p. 35) as well as exclusive interviews with some of the industry’s biggest players. Fashion doyen Giles Deacon keeps me on my toes as he fronts Grey Goose’s Iconoclasts of Taste campaign. Credited with inspiring a renaissance of London Fashion Week we talk shop – and Wombles (p. 8). Elie Saab made his sisters’ first dresses out of curtains while growing up in the Middle East and is now one of the most established names in haute couture. But is the medium still relevant? He certainly thinks so (p. 48). While designer Peter Jensen welcomes me into his quirky Primrose Hill home (p. 64), Gabrielle Lane goes behind the scenes with world-renowned photographer Nick Knight OBE and SHOWstudio (p. 13) and Gemma Knight meets Jacques Azagury, the dressmaker who transformed the late Princess Diana into a fashion icon, as he recreates her style for the big screen biopic, Diana (p. 18). Summer – it’s time we go our separate ways. It’s not you, it’s me. And a pair of black studded Chloé Susannas...

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t was Tom Ford who told Giles Deacon: “Work hard and be nice to people”. And while the British fashion doyen says he still adheres to this pretty simple philosophy – “I think it’s highly important” – the man-diva undercurrent is pulsing from the moment we finally sit down to chat. He lures me into a false sense of security as we make small talk about the weather, office-woes and the number of times the interview has been rescheduled due to one case of tonsillitis (on my part) and a recurring case of AWOL on his (for which I somehow end up apologising) but he’s swift to cut me off and keep control of the conversation, quick-firing answers and thinly veiled reprimands: “Shall we just get on with it then?” Well, I think we better. Born in Darlington, County Durham, Deacon completed an art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts before moving to London to attend Central Saint Martins alongside peers Alexander McQueen and Luella Bartley. Brief spells with the Marquis Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Bottega Veneta were followed by a job at Gucci designing womenswear with Tom Ford before he launched his own label, GILES, in 2003. Debuting at London Fashion Week, the show was styled by his good friend (and ex-girlfriend), LOVE magazine editor-in-chief Katie Grand whom he got to know while working as an illustrator at Dazed & Confused alongside Jefferson Hack and photographer Rankin. The collection was met with worldwide acclaim and was touted at the time as the hottest ticket of the week by Vogue. Since winning British Fashion Designer of the Year in 2006 and the Parisian ANDAM Fashion Awards Grand Prix in 2009, Deacon’s TV appearances, multiple collaborations with the likes of everyone from Mulberry to Oxfam and familiar face on the party scene have made him a much revered industry stalwart. He’s currently lending his name and face to Grey Goose’s Iconoclasts of Taste campaign: ‘Champion[ing] iconoclasts; those rare individuals with the courage to defy convention to lead us to exciting new taste experiences.’ But why Deacon, the man whose favourite cocktail is a “Rolo vodka” – yes, that’s Rolos in vodka – which only works “with the cheap stuff”?

I wasn’t particularly troublesome, but I always knew that I liked doing things my own way

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Well, because he defied industry conventions which dictated showcasing his debut line back in February 2004 in Paris or Milan and picked London instead. With the collection making the front cover of The New York Times, Deacon has been credited with inspiring a renaissance in the reputation of London Fashion Week internationally. Rightly or wrongly, he’s earned the title of industry rebel. “I don’t think I’m particularly rebellious” he sighs. “But if being a rebel is wanting to do things your own way and wanting to show your own vision then yes, I guess I am.” I certainly detect a defiant streak, and I don’t think many without balls of steel would fare well on the wrong side of Deacon. But he denies any unruly spurts, even in his teens. “Maybe I was a quiet rebel,” he admits. “I knew I wanted to do something really creative before settling on fashion design. I think you put yourself out there right from the offset. I wasn’t particularly troublesome, but I always knew that I liked doing things my own way, [which was a] slightly different way.” Quite. The first garment he ever made wasn’t for a best friend or family member, but for a Womble; “Because I thought it needed something to wear (why else?)”. The tweed jumpsuit is too small for him now, he laments, but the Womble still wears it. Dead-pan, he tells me I’d have to go down to Wimbledon Common for a look. Clearly finding my generational lack of Womble trivia knowledge irritating, the musing moves on in an even more random direction – he has a keen love of animals, and was once determined to become a zoo keeper. So it appears the Wombles are his “animal concession”, aside from his pet giraffe which lives in a zoo. Not even a chuckle...

...Back to fashion, then Credited for helping turn the fashion world’s head towards Britain, I ask if London has overtaken the other European capitals (Paris and Milan) in terms of groundbreaking design. “In a certain way, I think it really stands out like a huge beacon from the perspective of new, strong, important creative labels. There is no other capital in the world that consistently produces people like we do in the UK. And I think that’s really where the city’s super strength is. On that side of things, I think it is by far the most interesting and strongest in the world.” Deacon’s won a lot of awards, most of which he uses as weights for pattern cutting. He runs his studio “democratically” having experienced the often “autocratic” ways of the big luxury-brand houses. But

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it isn’t all colour-splashing and pop-culture prints either. Deacon is first and foremost a businessman, and although his creativity and vision pushes the boundaries from outlandishly-edgy to everyday wearability, the consumer is never forgotten. “Certain pieces we design to be more editorially based and some are clearly more commercially orientated. But regardless of whichever way it is, I hope they’re all interesting. [Ultimately] I run a business and people need paying, so that’s what I’ve got to do.” His Autumn/ Winter 13 collection has an eerie, Addams Family feel. Style.com described the show as being “somewhere between the bridal and funeral


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shroud… a cross between high art and pop culture”. The venue was the Stationers’ Hall, dating back to the 17th century, right near to St Paul’s Cathedral. The inspiration was partially drawn from Viscount Melbourne’s monument, the doorway to which is a symbolic portal: “Depending on which way you turn, you go into heaven or hell. “It’s an old thing in one sense but a constantly interesting one; the good versus bad, the ying and yang of it all. We wanted to get the two sides, the good angel and the bad, grubby angel, and see where it went…. My tastes sort of fluctuate between the histrionic

costume references and the pop culture ones. I like being in the National Gallery [but I also like being] in a comic shop. It’s kind of the two different sides to my personality, really.” We agree that our favourite piece is the one that opened the show. Modelled by Kristen McMenamy, it’s an ethereal yet ghostly melancholic bridal-style dress, its spookiness, more than its prettiness, accentuated by stark white hair and bruised eye make up. “That was a big favourite of mine, and I think the closing one as well (a black, full length, big shouldered silk and lace antithesis of the opener) and some of those woven gold leather corsets were spectacular too.” The collection clearly has Elizabethan and Victorian period references, so I know his answer before he gives it when asked what fashion era he would have loved to be born into. “I think quite a fun one would have been Elizabethan; it would have been quite interesting and I think I’d have enjoyed it from a visual, cultural and culinary perspective. [Queen Elizabeth] would have been an interesting client. We’d probably be used to some of her diva-ness.” Constantly surrounded by the most famous female faces in fashion, Deacon is, quite adamantly, without a muse, and is in fact quite repulsed by the very idea. “I don’t believe in them, they kind of freak me out,” he scoffs in his nasal northern twang. “I think this idolisation of one particular type of woman is just kind of unreal and creepy. I like many women, all different sorts and types of women. The GILES women are as many and varied and interesting as the world can throw at me.” Deacon doesn’t seem too bothered by the reviews or by what anyone writes or thinks. He doesn’t remember the first one he read, or the worst, but surmises it was “probably something [fashion writer and historian] Colin McDowell wrote. I can’t even remember exactly what it was, and I get on very well with Colin but he can be quite harsh sometimes, which I find hilarious.” People make assumptions all the time but he doesn’t really care either way. He says that the only thing that’s changed since the awards have started coming in is that “people think I’m a millionaire.” Simone Rocha is on his radar – “I think she’s a lovely girl and she does really super-nice work – and Katharine’s always great [for a comeback] isn’t she?” I’m not sure which Katharine he means and I get an indignant “Katharine Hamnett!” (idiot) when I push further. He’s getting tetchy so we round it up. His spare time is spent hang gliding and painting. He collects pencils and says he’s been to the pencil museum in Keswick, but by this time I’m pretty sure he’s taking the mickey, tiring of my questions and the whole process, desperate to get back to the drawing board. Interviews clearly aren’t on his favourite to-do list. Is he made to do things he doesn’t want to do a lot? I joke, meeting his belligerence in equal measure. “Now that’s just a stupid question isn’t it? Next!” What was that philosophy again? n

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t was Leonardo da Vinci, himself a great innovator and artist, who wrote, ‘simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’. Five centuries later, SHOWstudio – the theatre-like workspace of photography pioneer Nick Knight OBE – epitomises those words. Knight’s vision for an online fashion channel which continually redefines the concepts of editorial and film, is derived from ideas that are as sensible as they are revolutionary. “Clothes have always been made to move, so why wouldn’t you see them in motion?” explains Carrie Scott, director of the studio, and a woman privy to Knight at his most perceptive. “He’ll say, ‘no designer designs them to be seen from one angle,’ so he pushes fashion film. Then he’ll decide, ‘If I can take a photograph from all around, I’d be crazy to take one from straight on.’” This creative instinct has inspired collaborators in their droves – from Hermès to Alexandra Shulman, Tracey Emin to Zaha Hadid – and it’s one that, as Scott says, proves as “frighteningly expensive” as it does “complicated and truly exciting” for two reasons. Firstly, SHOWstudio is a selffunded independent concept and the team is renowned for discarding shot after shot in a quest for perfection. Secondly, this attention to detail is coupled almost incongruously with the use of new technology. “It’s one of those things that before anyone else got excited about it, we were doing,” says Scott, placing a small glass statue of Liberty Ross in front of us as we talk. In this case, she is referring to 3D printing; it was in 2006, long before the current fascination with the technique, that Knight was using 360° imaging to physically render objects. “People don’t fully understand it. You have a huge camera that has to rotate around a person and every single inch of them is captured. For Nick, he’s employing all of the same compositional values as he would when he’s taking a normal photograph, but he’s having to think of what is happening from every single angle as he goes.” September sees Knight drive the concept even further forward, with the release of a porcelain sculpture of Kate Moss in an angelic form that will go on sale at Christie’s. Familiarity gleaned from decades spent shooting fashion editorial for the likes of Vogue and Dazed & Confused, as well as advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent and Calvin Klein, had left him dissatisfied with the level of likeness to his muses shown in the early artworks. But after a two-year partnership with German producer Nymphenburg to master the figurine, Scott now beams; “She’s unmistakably Kate.” Is the team ever daunted by SHOWstudio’s spirit of innovation? “In April [the designer] Iris van Herpen came in and did seven days in the studio. She said, ‘I’m going to throw water at a model and we’re going to 3D scan the water hitting the body and I’m going to create a dress from that scan.’ That was a mind-stir at first. We’re on the top floor of a building thinking, ‘How on earth are we going to contain that? And how on earth are we going to get enough space around the model and the water to get this 3D scan?’ Then Iris decided she wanted to use

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Daphne Guinness as her muse too, which we ended up also achieving.” Both Van Herpen’s attempt to create a shapeshifting garment and the final photoshoot of Guinness in the dress, were broadcast live on SHOWstudio.com, a practice which serves as one of the website’s core offerings and platforms. “I like the idea of allowing people to see the process and, to some degree, to question what I’m doing at any level,” Knight says. “I have never believed that the end result of a shoot is the peak of my involvement; I never view the end result as a trophy. It is actually the ‘doing’, whether wrestling with the physicality of a shoot in the studio, or the mental and aesthetic problem solving, pre or post the actual shoot. That is the part that doesn’t get shown; you’re presented with a glossy magazine cover or a piece of art in a gallery, finished, fait acompli and usually divorced of an explanation. The way I create an image is always with a small group of people whose opinions I am interested in. If you are working with an Alexander McQueeen or a Yohji Yamamoto, then the excitement is in seeing the world through their eyes. So it follows on that opening up the process of these relationships and allowing more people to share what I am experiencing can only make for a fuller and more informed communication.” Scott echoes the idea that on a day-to-day basis SHOWstudio functions as a creative think-tank where everyone’s opinions are heard. She terms its founder, “a great person to be around” and “inspiring”. However, it’s good news for culture buffs that the team’s latest project seems to have arisen from creative differences. The latest series of fashion films will explore the theme of personal

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expression, coinciding with the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Punk: Chaos to Couture, in New York. “Nick was obviously creative consultant for the Met project – I think he was keen to work... outside of the creative parameters shall we say,” she comments with a wry smile. To date, designers and stylists have offered up romantic and masochistic interpretations of the brief in short films which feature items of clothing they have made or customised. “It’s not about imitating the era, it’s about authenticity,” she adds. As in previous seasons, many of the props used in the online content will go on display in the SHOWstudio SHOP, a gallery space on the ground floor of the studio building. Here, a curated selection of fashion and art pieces are available for visitors to view in person, such as a shimmering metallic leather jacket created on camera by Giles Deacon as a literal reference to the topic of smoke and mirrors. For those who have viewed the fashion film Les Smokings which shows the studio strewn with silver foil, its high-shine finish will be immediate and perhaps, comical. And it is this provision of a backstory which gives each piece its collector’s item status. Such is the interest in SHOWstudio’s work and contributors, that the website now offers a discreet sales service with investors pledging up to £70,000 for the iconic Blade of Light print, which was produced by Knight with the late Alexander McQueen. “When you buy into a piece of photography, it’s about understanding its story and this is a way to communicate that. Knight won’t stop until SHOWstudio is a 24-hour fashion broadcaster, with a studio in New York and Milan,” explains Scott. Avant-garde fashion is now receiving the wider attention it deserves. n

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Designer Jacques Azagury helped transform the late Princess Diana into a fashion icon. He gives Gemma Knight a rare insight into the sense behind the stitching, and the challenge of recreating her style for the silver screen

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ith Oliver Hirschbiegel’s eagerly anticipated biopic of Princess Diana released this month and a collection of the late icon’s evening gowns causing a stir at auction in March, you’ve surely been living under a rock if the recent resurgence of Diana fashion fever has escaped your notice. The film, Diana, which stars British-Australian actress Naomi Watts, centres on the final two years of the former princess’s life, with filmmakers keen to achieve as realistic a depiction of Diana as possible – a feat which, needless to say, meant successfully capturing that most legendary of attributes: her wardrobe. So who better to consult than the man responsible for “taking her away from the frills” (as he puts it), Moroccan-born designer Jacques Azagury? Having been introduced to Diana at the London Designer Collection by then editor of British Vogue Anna Harvey, Azagury became one of the princess’s closest friends and favourite dressmakers, instrumental in steering her towards a more glamorous and sophisticated look. “When she was on the stand [at the collection] talking to me I could see her eyeing up a couple of dresses, and then two or three days later we got a call from the palace and they said ‘would you mind if we bring Princess Diana along

because she’d like to wear some of your designs’, so I said ‘of course!’. And so she came and she was charming and she was lovely, and she went through to the workroom and talked to the girls – and, you know, she was Diana.” Azagury remembers her fondly, gesturing around his Knightsbridge flagship boutique where the princess would often come to browse or for dress fittings. “She’d say ‘I’m not going to ask you to design anything special because I love all your dresses and I always find what I’m looking for’. If she was really busy I’d go to Kensington Palace [for fittings], but she used to love coming to the shop – she used to like to get away from the palace.” Considering their close friendship, it would have been understandable for Azagury to have had reservations about becoming involved with the film, particularly considering the sensitive period it portrays. Nevertheless, when he was approached and asked to produce replicas of some of Diana’s most iconic eveningwear, he jumped at the chance. “My initial reaction was ‘great, exciting,’ because I’ve always liked Naomi Watts and I think she’s a great actress. I did read the script before accepting it, to make sure that it was a good story and that it wasn’t going to be too sensationalist, but it was kind of a happy moment to go back in time to. I actually loved it.” Altogether, Azagury and his team produced seven dresses for the film, although only two were in fact copies of actual Diana dresses; the long, black Chantilly lace gown given as a gift on her 36th birthday (made using the same fabric as the original), and the infamous ice blue shift dress (originally made in 1997 alongside Diana’s). “The rest are things that she may have worn, things she could have been wearing today, maybe,” he explains. “A long silk dress very much in the mood of a silk dress we once made for Diana, and also a little white dress very much in her style.” It even seems that the short blue dress managed to cause almost as much of a stir on set as the original did in the press,


with Naomi Watts stunned by Diana’s daring hemline. Azagury laughs when I mention it, adding with a grin “she actually wanted to go shorter!” and confiding that it was Paul Burrell, Diana’s then-butler, who was with her in the shop and advised against it. “We took it as short as we could to keep it within the feel of the piece and the style of the time, but she would have been much more daring had she been allowed to be. She respected the fact that obviously she was still a princess and there were certain restrictions, with length and with how much cleavage was showing.” Unsurprisingly, protocol had a huge effect, not only on Diana’s original eveningwear, but also on the new designs which Azagury created for the film. “Everything has a reason behind it – she was quite methodical in the way that she dressed. She took the colour into consideration, the style and the event, all into one dress,” he tells me. “For example, when she’s doing the Red Cross Ball, she knows it’s a serious affair, so from the front it was just cut across; it was long, the top was beaded – very formal – but she knew later on that there would be dancing and there would be a party, so the back of the dress is completely cut away so you see all of her back. And, of course, it’s red.” The blue shift dress, too, had strong logic behind it – though decidedly less political – in that it complemented Diana’s then-bronzed skin and matched her large blue eyes, while the well-known graphite-on-

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black gown (made by Azagury for an election party in 1994) featured heavy bugle beads which moulded to and accentuated her figure, with the thigh-high split going “a little bit higher than normal, because she wanted to make a bit of a statement.” Equally, the red, bugle-beaded dress which Diana famously wore on a trip to Venice in 1995 was the first time that she’d worn anything so minimal and mature. “It was just a little tank top taken over a short beaded dress with a slit up the side, but it was from there that she started changing her look into a more European, international one,” Azagury clarifies. “Away from the very English, Sloany girl with all the big bows and ruffles.” He also incorporated Diana’s penchant for black into some of the new pieces, a colour she particularly enjoyed wearing because it had once been denied her. “You can only wear black for mourning in the Royal Family,” he explained “so the first thing she did when she was pulled away from the monarchy was to wear a black dress.” But despite the more glamorous and elaborate pieces amongst the film’s Azagury eveningwear, it was a short white and beige tea-dress which Naomi Watts favoured – “probably because it was so modern,” the designer quips, “although to be honest she loved all the dresses.” At the mention of Naomi Watts, Azagury – who even got a brief cameo in a scene filmed at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club – starts to beam and gush with compliments. “Naomi was a complete sweetheart to work with, and just the easiest person to fit,” he says,

The first thing Diana did when she was pulled away from the monarchy was to wear a black dress admitting that the difference in height between the two women made getting the proportions for each dress tricky, but that “once we got the proportions right, I think we only had three fittings for the whole movie, for all the dresses. I mean they were quite long fittings, but we got through them and that was it.” Nevertheless, with some of the film’s costumes displaying clear symptoms of a 21st Century re-vamp (suspiciously low-waisted trousers and futuristically square-backed swimsuits), I can’t resist asking if he was ever tempted to modernise the replicas just the littlest bit? Here, he is a purist. “Not really, because any of the dresses that Diana wore – particularly the last five dresses that I made for her – would still be completely on trend if you brought them out and wore them today. They wouldn’t be out of context.” And I have to admit he has a point. The heavy use of georgette and bugle beads might hark back to 90s couture on closer inspection, but for the most part Diana’s dresses have remained as eye-catching and timeless as ever. Whether the film is destined to satisfy eager critics or not, it’s undeniable that Azagury and Hirschbiegel have succeeded in creating a worthy tribute to a remarkable fashion legacy. n

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Tree of Life We’d always been a little bit envious of the phenomenally successful Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in Manhattan – a cultural centre open to anybody interested in learning more about Jewish values and aimed at fostering better relationships between the various local Jewish communities. Luckily, it seems we weren’t alone. Funded by the Clore Duffield Foundation and several other private donors, September will see the opening of a brand new Jewish cultural hub right in the heart of Hampstead, very deliberately nestled half way between central London and what founders have described as the city’s Jewish ‘heartlands’ (Golders Green). JW3, as the centre will be known, is a £50m project which aims to provide a social, cultural, educational and recreational space for the city’s Jews and non-Jews alike – and, thanks to award-winning architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, it’s a quirky space at that. With Zest, an all-day restaurant, bar and café at its heart (where would the Jewish community be without its excellent nosh?), the building stretches across four floors and includes a large multi-purpose hall, screening room, learning resource centre, dance studio, art room and demonstration kitchen. Although our favourite feature by far is the elegant open space at ground level, designed to host a range of activities throughout the year including ice skating, food markets, outdoor cinema and dance performances. The centre places importance on it being accessible for every strata of Jewish society, as well as catering for the oldest and youngest members of the community in equal measure. It will also host an ongoing range of activities and events, with October heralding the launch of the centre’s first programme of performances and talks (of which there are more than a thousand), including appearances by Ruby Wax, Zoë Wanamaker, Kevin Spacey and countless others.

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With its light, airy rooms and transparent exterior walls, every effort has been made to make this building as inviting and user-friendly as possible, helping to break down religious preconceptions and give London’s Jews an ever better understanding of one another. With any luck, JW3 will be every bit as successful as its Big Apple counterpart – and, at the very least, we’ll be dropping by at the earliest opportunity to check the chicken soup is up to scratch.

Open 7.30am – 11pm from 29 September 341-351 Finchley Road, NW3


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CHILD’S PLAY From the dramatic, hand-painted box art to the generations of enthralled schoolboys, Airfix has been a steadfast part of the archetypal British childhood for more than 70 years – and now, not before time, the Royal Air Force Museum plans to honour its cultural contribution with a six-month exhibition. With original box art and a display of the most popular models from each decade, Airfix: Making History will give visitors the chance to take a stroll down memory lane and initiate fascinated little ones to boot.

Until 13 April 2014, Grahame Park Way, NW9

TALK SHOP It’s no secret that exclusive, independent boutique Larizia owes much of its appeal to an unfailing talent for customer care, addressing the individual demands of each client with the same impressive dedication. It’s no surprise, then, that the team is planning an evening of Champagne and canapés for customers old and new at its St John’s Wood store, including the chance to hear a guest editor speak about the season’s latest trends and discounts. Well go on then, if you insist.

7-9.30pm, 25 September 74 St John’s Wood High Street, NW8

MONKEY BUSINESS Inspired by a period spent in the Nigerian jungle studying a rare breed of chimpanzee, Mexican artist Damián Ortega has put together Apestraction, a solo exhibition designed as part of University College London’s Gashaka Primate Project. The exhibition aims to explore the different ways in which art and science interpret nature and culture.

Until 1 September, Freud Museum, 20 Maresfield Gardens, NW3

IN TUNE WITH THE TIMES A taegŭm, a horizontal bamboo flute considered one of Korea’s most important instruments, and young performer, composer and researcher Hyelim Kim are helping to revive interest in the country’s traditional music. If you’re keen to hear what all the fuss is about, head to Beyond Taegŭm, a lecture concert to be held at Marylebone’s Asia House which endeavours to explain the relevance of traditional music in our modern world.

17 September, 63 New Cavendish Street, W1G


Guest list Dishes waiting to be paired with beer varieties

The bites on offer at the Booking Office Bar

Beer was the theme o f the evening

Beer & Bites menu launch at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, King’s Cross 31 July 2013 The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London has already become a favourite place for a post-work tipple, thanks to its cocktail bar and new gin garden space. However, its new Beer & Bites menu is a brilliant addition which capitalises on a growing UK trend for pairing food with carefully selected brews. At the end of July, leading female beer sommelier Maverine Cole introduced various concoctions to assembled guests including non-alcoholic root beer and mojito-flavoured blends. Snacks such as cheese on toast and salmon croquettes are now available with complementary drinks in the Booking Office Bar. Sommelier Maverine Cole made some suggestions

Euston Road, NW1 stpancrasrenaissance.com

Amber Le Bon was DJ at the event

Laura Whitmore

Stylist Grace Woodward

Donna Air

Oliver Cheshire

Poppy Delevingne

James Franco and Sienna Miller

The BMW i3 Global Reveal Party, City of London 29 July 2013 Sienna Miller and James Franco were drafted in to host a high profile launch of BMW’s new electric car, the BMW i3. Although it was a rainy night in the capital, a distinctly fashionable crowd were in attendance at Old Billingsgate Market, with Poppy Delevingne, Grace Woodward, Laura Whitmore and Oliver Cheshire heading into the City to join the pair for canapés and Champagne, before Amber Le Bon’s DJ set.

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Victoria Williams. Polly Stenham Rachael Chudley and friend

Live music at About Dreams

About Dreams party, King’s Cross 31 July 2013 The Cobb Gallery and integrated Camden creative hub Guts for Garters joined forces for yet another event honouring all things artistic when they took over the King’s Cross viewing platform and invited special guests to be inspired by the theme of ‘dreams’. Artist and writer Julian Walker gave a speech, swiftly followed by poet Kate Tempest. Joshua Press, the Cobb Gallery’s own artistin-residence then produced a painting live, not before students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama broke into a brilliant jazz performance.

Joshua Press

The Cob Gallery, 205 Royal College Street, NW1 cobgallery.com

Polly Stenham

Staff, loyal customers and VIPs joined in the celebrations

Artist and academic Julian Walker

Shaka Zulu’s 3rd birthday

Shaka Zulu’s third Birthday, Camden 3 August 2013 Camden hotspot Shaka Zulu celebrated its third birthday with an evening of celebrations. The evening kicked off the Founders’ Drinks Party, with the venue dressed with balloons and ice sculptures for the occasion. While some then chose to dine on themed delicacies such as zebra fillet and crocodile, others watched snake charmers and a contortionist. Downstairs in the King’s Club, guests enjoyed a performance from The SaxMan Ben Barnett, before DJs Rich Stone and Jay Tempest took to the decks. Ice sculptures decorated the venue

Snake charmers formed part of the entertainment

Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 shaka-zulu.com


‘Nature in She’

Short-listed as the Young Poet Laureate of London, model Greta Bellamacina has written poetic reviews for brands including Twenty8Twelve and Hoss Intropia and is a regular contributor to Harper’s Bazaar and The Telegraph. Here her poem ‘Nature in She’ takes inspiration from north west London

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I counsel the hours as I imagine you to do, ‘tis love going clockwise from Kite Hill, in June-bells. Humane father half-way dumb, ajar our necks watery like a daisy chain, trailing the ponds. O’ shape O’ row

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We do not hide our eyes ‘cause we have trampled the same glimpse alive,

Volume fleur unveil your breast mildly grown.

taller organisms to the skies concealed in harmless rain.

In transit petal, Sprawling, rapid flow woundedness below.

New-born UFO for what life was to be. I must be apart of you. I shall never escape. O’ sight O’ unend

Volume fleur you have yet to see the dirt, plummeting their fingernails. Insipid my insides from the flowers and this fleur.


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Model/Poet: Greta Bellamacina @VIVA Model Management in London/Paris Photographer: Jacob Perlmutter Stylist: Kate Iorga Make-Up Artist: Thom Walker using MAC Hair: Ben Talbott

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Alive still those happy swans a blouse of white enclosure. Finality a flutter between shoulders awoken by songs of happy swans. Charcoaled tongues to unravel me like a wave.

I’d love to take you home swan, lantern your shape and empty my head inside a glimmer shell so we can marry. The landscape knocking knees with trees, and like a card flips a trick to tile your expectations from Hampstead Heath.

And to she who am I, but love ‘grown-up’? Slide me in the mud, it will be our verve to make a lake of tremor. From here on your door steps, as you once lived. n gretabellamacina.com


Something old, something new Stylish women are now embracing a unique mix of designer, haute couture, high street and vintage clothing into their wardrobes. Gabrielle Lane and Josephine O’Donoghue look to the experts for direction on finding the perfect balance 30


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Autumn/Winter 2010 Dior haute couture collection

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or the uninitiated, vintage clothing can be a daunting prospect – and vintage couture virtually unattainable. In a newfound era of monogrammed polo shirts and customised totes, the difficulty starts with the very definition of ‘bespoke’ when it comes to fashion. Authentic couture is typically made to an individual’s exact specifications by a team of seamstresses during three to six fittings – and still remains an exclusive realm for the super wealthy. Born in the years succeeding the Second World War, couture design built up the global prestige of the French and British fashion houses (extraordinarily, the house of Dior provided five per cent of France’s national export revenue in 1949), who later expanded their collections and established prominent retail brands. It was Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ of 1947 that was widely credited with heralding garments which were

precisely tailored to the female form. Sculpted corsetry and decadent flurries of material in skirts gave his gowns an unapologetic sense of ostentation, which stood out against the austerity of the time. Renowned stylist and vintage clothes dealer William Banks-Blaney, who owns Marylebone-based boutique William Vintage, believes that Dior pieces still hold the greatest investment potential today. “A Dior 1950s piece is one of the more iconic styles at the high end of the market,” he says. “[However] it’s rather like saying, ‘What are the must-have pieces in the fine art world?’ Everyone wants a Monet and everyone wants a Picasso.” It’s important to emphasise that couture is not solely about labels, but underlying quality. Writing in Dior Couture, a stunning tribute tome produced by fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, Vanity


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Auguste Renoir, Roses Mousseuses, oil on canvas circa 1890, Paris, Musée d’Orsay Rose de France afternoon dress in taffeta with coloured rose print, Spring/Summer 1956 Dior Haute Couture collection, Flèche line

Fair’s contributing editor Ingrid Sischy recalls that, ‘There were outfits with enough scaffolding inside them to stand up on their own.’ While on set stylist-in-chief Carine Roitfeld was said to have commented, ‘When you see a Bar jacket, you know if it’s by Mr Dior because of the shape.’ In September, the release of a new book, Dior Impressions, will go even further to assert the links between fashion and art by juxtaposing images of more than 150 paintings from luminaries such as Renoir and Degas alongside the Dior’s designs, in order to examine the parallels in styles, colour and tone. Craftsmanship is a sentiment that pervades vintage fashion in its entirety, regardless if one can afford, or indeed find made-to-measure commissions. “I started out just thinking there were so many beautiful pieces out there that were relevant and wearable; I was seeing gorgeous things that should be in someone’s wardrobe,” says Banks-Blaney, whose advice to those looking to shop for vintage items is refreshingly simple: “With vintage pieces, the first obvious piece would be a coat – a really beautiful fitted coat from the 1950s or for men, a pair of 1960s wingtip brogues. Start with something you know you’re going to get a lot of wear out of. Then it’s the same as with contemporary clothes; respect them and look after them. Wear them and don’t be too scared of them.” The recent popularity of so-called ‘high-low dressing’, where luxury garments are worn with everyday pieces, by the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge, has made this an easier proposition for many to comprehend. “With vintage clothing, I think people often worry if it’s a top-to-toe look” he adds, mindful of people’s fears of combining eras and styles. “[At the boutique] we’re very much about combining real vintage with a contemporary wardrobe for the modern woman.” While Banks-Blaney has amassed quite a following, and a reference in Vogue as the ‘Vintage King’ owing to his work with high profile individuals such as Tilda Swinton and Victoria Beckham, his client base is more diverse than one might initially assume and reflects

Claude Monet, The Path through the Irises oil on canvas, 1914-1917, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miss Dior short evening dress embroidered with one thousand flowers, Spring/Summer 1949 Dior Haute Couture collection Trompe l’Oeil line

increasingly widespread interest and confidence in wearing looks from previous decades. His customers range in age from 17-years-old (a lucky young lady who received a 1953 couture ‘little black Dior dress’ from very generous parents) to 73 and he sources fashion from sizes 00 (a UK size 2) to a size 24. Of course, in any sector of the fashion industry there are must-haves and when pushed, he compiles the most tempting of shopping lists. “From the 1960s I would always say a really wonderful A-line André Courrèges shift dress. From the 1970s, a really great Halston piece. We also do a number of 1930s pieces, which normally are Maggy Rouff, or Louise Boulanger. Those are the zenith pieces for those decades.” Tracking down these targets isn’t easy – locals will remember the sad closure of style mecca Shikasuki in Primrose Hill in October of last year and will doubtless have had mixed experiences in Camden market. However, this autumn Banks-Blaney will launch a reactive e-commerce website enabling international buyers to purchase his finds as soon as they arrive in the William Vintage boutique. As stated by the Victoria and Albert Museum, where a dedicated exhibition to Dior’s golden age was held in 2008, “Christian Dior’s death in 1957 brought this golden age to an end. With the changing social and economic climate, fashion moved from the fitting rooms and ateliers into the streets and boutiques. Yet its legacy of artistry and craftsmanship survives.” n

William Vintage, 2 Marylebone Street, W1G 020 7487 4322, williamvintage.com Dior Couture, photography by Patrick Demarchelier, £70, published by Rizzoli New York Dior Impressions: The Inspiration of Impressionism at the House of Dior by Florence Müller and Phillippe Thiebaut, £27.95, published by Rizzoli New York



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wish list STYLE BIBLE A veritable ‘who’s who’ of the fashion industry’s key trendsetters and decision makers, the newly updated and expanded edition of The Fashion Book is an essential coffee table bible, boasting a specially commissioned cover design by celebrated illustrator, Mats Gustafson. With more than 500 entries spanning 200 years handpicked by insider experts, this super-stylish tome covers the icons, designers, photographers, retailers, journalists and bloggers that anyone (who’s anyone) will already have on their radar. Read on…

Available from 7 October £39.95, phaidon.com

Iris Apfel wears Comme des Garçons Autumn/Winter 2012 for Dazed & Confused, photograph by Jeff Bark, Icon © Jeff Bark

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LONDON FASHION WEEK RETURNS

IN HIS STRIDE From 13–17 September, fashion’s brightest stars will share their wardrobe visions for Spring/Summer 2014 from venues across the capital, including Somerset House. Matthew Williamson, Roksanda Ilincic and Henry Holland will fly the flag for local residents as an estimated 5,000 trade visitors descend, ready to decipher the forthcoming trends. More than £100m worth of orders are placed during London Fashion Week, which is a small chunk of the £21bn that the industry is said to contribute to the British economy (BFC Value of Fashion Report, 2010). This season, footwear designer Nicholas Kirkwood designed the creative campaign for the event. Speaking at the unveiling he said: “I’ve taken elements of my work and designed a pattern that I feel reflects the bold nature and energy of London Fashion Week.”

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Last season Manolo Blahnik CBE invigorated the London Fashion Week branding with his trademark illustrations and this year he has joined the official show schedule. More than forty years after he began creating elegant footwear, he will unveil his Spring/Summer 2014 collection with a presentation to international press and buyers on 15 September, the same day as Mulberry and Mary Katrantzou. Luxury accessories brand Smythson is also making its LFW debut this autumn.

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40 YEARS OF PEPE JEANS LONDON It’s been four decades since Pepe Jeans London was founded in Portobello, and its decided to shoot its anniversary campaign locally for Autumn/Winter 13, with model of the moment Cara Delevingne showcasing the brand’s urban casual aesthetic (FYI – her favourite piece was a pair of leather trousers). Aside from her current high profile, it was Cara’s love of London which sealed the deal. In the accompanying Q&A, Delevingne revealed Camden Market, the British Library and Barfly on Chalk Farm Road ranked amongst her favourite haunts.

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A/W13 STAPLES The accessories upgrade begins: The new drop from Miu Miu includes this sharp black shopping tote with zip detail which we want as our daytime carry-all. When frivolity is on the agenda, look no further than the 440 Mini, an altogether more exuberant chainstrap bag from DVF played out in leopard print, snakeskin and studded combinations.

£890, miumiu.com £252, dvf.com

THE WINTER BOOT DU JOUR

DRESSES TO IMPRESS

Of all the winter boots that one could covet, Stuart Weitzman has the monopoly on the classic over-the-knee flat. For 20 years this autumn, the stylish and the practical have sought out the 5050 boot, with the brand selling its millionth pair last season. While the success of the design has been attributed to its combination of nappa leather and a micro stretch insert, which ensures that each pair hugs the calves comfortably, the new collection will feature a black patent version, and three suede colour options including navy.

As this summer’s wedding schedule eases up, a new round of brides will descend on Brides The Show in October. Inspiration will be provided by the Iconic Wedding Dress Exhibition, a display of more than 20 stylish gowns, loaned from well-known figures including Zara Phillips and Joan Collins. Several of the industry’s most prestigious designers will also contribute to the event, which will simultaneously raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

£495, harrods.com

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PALE AND INTERESTING Cream hues represent this year’s nod to minimalism. An ecru tone is worn best in full-length silhouettes to exude power and modernity.

Balmain Elie Saab

Temperley London

Stella McCartney Prabal Gurung

Temperley London

Calvin Klein Collection

Jenny Packham

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Gucci

Erdem

Jenny Packham

Matthew Williamson

TRUE BLUE From day to night, it’s time to embrace navy in all its forms. The key here is to mix textures and prints in similar tones to add interest.

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Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum


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REBEL ROCKS Studs, tartan and latex accents give this season’s wardrobe an anarchic edge. Punk creator Vivienne Westwood was one of the few designers not to hark back to the 80s for A/W13.

Chanel

3.1 Phillip Lim

Moschino Louis Vuitton

ENDS Alexander McQueen

From catwalk to closet, prepare for Autumn/Winter 13’s key fashion trends

Oscar de la Renta

Jenny Packham

Vivienne Westwood Gold Label

Marc Jacobs

Louis Vuitton

Hermès

Diane von Furstenberg

Prada

SCALE UP These croc and lizard-skin styles will see exotic leathers become the next must-have. The brave will swap tan and black varieties for jewelled colours.

Gucci

SCREEN SIREN Some of our favourite runway looks channelled (slightly unhinged) evening glamour, combining ostrich feathers, sequins and sheer mesh panels with aplomb.


He wears: Black Merino rollneck, £120, navy tweed trousers, £400 She wears: Black and white dogstooth dress, £225 All Jaeger, jaeger.co.uk


Young Things

The catwalks were all about fun for Autumn/Winter. Lush colours and patterns prevailed, with borrowed-from-the-boys fabrics and sleek, womanly silhouettes. We pick our favourite looks from this season’s key names including Erdem, Gucci and Isabel Marant

Photography: Joseph Montezinos Stylist: Lucie Dodds Hair, make-up and grooming: Katie Pettigrew at Tiger Creative using Kevin Murphy and Mac


When in doubt, wear red Bill Blass

Red coat dress, £1,090, black and red silk shirt, £580 All Preen at matchesfashion.com, 87 Marylebone High Street


He wears: Grey flannel suit, £1650, navy and burgundy pattern jumper, £375 All Dunhill, dunhill.com She wears: Wine textured jumper, £410 grey flannel mini skirt, £335, All Isabel Marant at matchesfashion.com as before Luxe 151 sunglasses, £455, Linda Farrow lindafarrow.com


She wears: Purple oversized coat, £1,070, pink silk shirt, £365 pink wool trousers, £495, red suede boots, £390 He wears: Pink tweed jacket £995, knit jumper, £365, red wool trousers, £289, black boots, £385 All Paul Smith, 38 Marylebone High Street, W1U


Green and navy lace shirt, ÂŁ660, trousers ÂŁ950, All Erdem at matchesfashion.com, as before


A winter coat is one of the most important seasonal investments you can make

Blue military coat £1,480, silk print cravat, £265, white wool trousers, £440, All Gucci, gucci.com


She wears: Animal print leather caban coat, £6,000 He wears: White shirt, £295 giant stitch stripe jumper £1,295, black trousers, £495 All Burberry Prorsum burberry.com


The show

must go on

Elie Saab on the enduring spirit of haute couture WORDS / KARI ROSENBERG

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realised at a very young age – around nine – that I wanted to pursue a career as a fashion designer. My parents would have liked me to follow a more traditional path, but I already knew that it was my destiny. I was always surrounded by beautiful women, from sisters to neighbours, so the desire to dress them and make them look elegant and stylish was my constant incentive. The first dresses I designed were for my sisters and mother. I remember cutting up the curtains in our family home to make them. I was born with a passion to create. Growing up in Beirut, I was drawn to the richness of Middle Eastern culture. Generally speaking, it is reflected in my choice of fabrics, luxury materials, and use of warm colours like sand and other natural tones. But I am always on the lookout for the same stimulation; a refined silhouette that beautifies a woman’s body, rendering it feminine, elegant and chic. This season’s ready-towear collection was influenced by a strong, modern woman who faces each day with aplomb. She wears satin jumpsuits, high-waisted trousers and sheer silk chiffon blouses that reference masculine tailoring. The graphic lines are contrasted with decorative flourishes embroidered in silk, mohair, velvet, broderie anglaise and sequins. At night a more feminine side comes out to play: lace and devoré dresses fit suggestively on the body. My wife Claudine is a timeless muse; she constantly inspires me. The Elie Saab woman seeks femininity, elegance and glamour in her clothing; she looks for the right cut and refined details. She might choose a pantsuit or a sober shift dress to wear to the office. And for evening, if it’s a dressy occasion, a cocktail dress or gown in lace or silk chiffon with embroidery or embellishments. I always say, less is more. Under the pretext of a grand occasion, women sometimes tend to do too much (too much jewellery, too much makeup). Always check yourself in a mirror before leaving the house. When in doubt, remove something and favour the natural look. Haute couture by its nature is a unique and exclusive experience. The way in which the collection

is shown needs to reflect that. It is not about dresses or suits; it is about creating a unique silhouette that is exclusive to the woman who orders it. This service will always exist, in some form or another, evolving and adapting itself to women’s increasingly international lifestyles; those who are looking for one-off dresses with elaborate and ornate design. They usually have several important occasions per season including weddings, or official state visits if it’s a member of a royal family. When you design haute couture pieces, anything is possible. So it is impossible to make a generalisation on the number of hours it takes to produce such a design. However, to give an example, a classic wedding dress requires around 400 hours of work. There is an increasing amount of pressure put on designers to be constantly producing a new collection. On top of the twice-yearly haute couture and readyto-wear collections, there are pre-collections, capsule


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collections, one-off collaborations and red carpet pieces. Even at the high end of the luxury fashion industry, clients want and expect new product offerings at more and more frequent intervals. The industry has never put forward so many new collections, so frequently. Like all trends, there will come a time when the opposite will come back into fashion. Less focus on quantity, more on durable quality and exclusive one-off pieces: different approaches to fashion. In 2000, I was very proud to have been invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne to present my haute couture collection in Paris, the capital of haute couture, for the first time. It marked my debut into the international fashion industry and the launch of my brand on a larger scale. Six years later, I was elected as an honorary member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Those were very important moments in my career so far, but I believe that the most important is yet to happen. Whatever mistakes I might have made in business, I have been sure to learn from them. I took a risk opening my couture atelier at the age of 18 given that I was a self-taught designer. But when I began my career I already knew where I was headed. I had an ambition to launch the brand worldwide and I aimed for high. I believe that one should have a goal in life, and a strong objective. But nothing comes easily; you should work hard for it and believe in what you present. I don’t visit London as much as I would like as it is a wonderful city with beautiful architecture. I very much enjoy walking along Bond Street, and the surrounding area. Dover Street Market is a nice place to shop. I like to go to Balthazar for brunch as well as Cut. Scott’s is wonderful for a seafood lunch and The Arts Club is perfect for drinks. I split my time between Lebanon, Switzerland and France. People assume that my homes are adorned in an ostentatious style so guests are often surprised to discover that they are decorated in a very minimalist way with as little fuss as possible. In my work I am constantly surrounded by embellished and colourful fabrics, and when I come home I like to relax in a modest environment. My personal style is simple and understated. n

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1. MAC Cosmetics always does something fun for Fashion Week, this season being no exception. The brand has paid tribute to the late well-known fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, adorning nine of its vibrant colour compacts with his designs. Welcome 3 Lips Red, a relatively self-explanatory and feisty trio of matte and satin scarlet hues.

£30, MAC Cosmetics, maccosmetics.co.uk

2. In a big month for core product launches, Clarins is unveiling an Instant Concealer, specifically intended to brighten tired eyes. It’s fairly heavy-duty coverage makes this a useful product for more mature skin types, especially after a late night.

£20, Clarins, clarins.co.uk

3. Jo Malone London has chosen Peony & Blush Suede as its next line, a mellow floral scent with a fruity twist. If you’ve been gifting Jo Malone candles for the past few years, invest in the Body Crème, a rich moisturising soufflé with added indulgence value.

£50, Jo Malone London, jomalone.com

4. The powder and cream blend of the PhytoOmbre Glow eye shadows from Sisley ensures no fading or caking after application. The pigmentrich, single tones have a subtle, pearlescent effect which softens the impact of bold (but beautiful) metallic tones of silver, gold, amber or pearl.

£30 each, sisley-paris.com

5. The new Tom Ford fragrance may be called London and launching at its standalone store in September, but with an oud base and layers of musk, saffron, jasmine and incense, it’s as exotic and sensual as the others in the Private Blend stable. Tom Ford has spoken of a desire to emulate the art of Arabian scent in the past and this is a modern and sophisticated attempt.

250ml, £320, Tom Ford, available at Tom Ford Sloane Street, SW1

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beauty Update DREAM SHEEN Two months into trialling Teint Couture from Givenchy, we haven’t looked back. The silky smooth Long-wearing Fluid Foundation gives an airbrush-style finish which is feather-light. Unlike some other dewy formulations it also stays put throughout the day, while its translucent quality guarantees a great colour match. It’s on counters this month and comes highly recommended.

£32, Givenchy, givenchybeauty.com

MICHAEL KORS MAKE-UP He who has given us American cool in the fashion stakes, has partnered with Estée Lauder to produce an eponymous cosmetics line with three facets – sporty, sexy and glam, each with its own lip gloss, nail lacquer and perfume. Colours range from classic nudes (Muse) to rich scarlets (Siren) to reflect the various lifestyle demands of our beauty repertoire. Kors has become known for his bronzed muses on the catwalk so it’s almost obligatory that selftan and highlighting powders will arrive in September too.

From £18, Michael Kors selfridges.com

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Michael Kors A/W13 © Ovidiu Hrubaru


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PAMPER ME PRETTY Already a favourite pamper spot with discerning locals, Tillie’s Spa and Nail Lounge now offers its impeccable service in the comfort of your living room. So if you can’t get to Maida Vale, they’ll come to you, whether you’re based in Hampstead, Marylebone, or even a little bit further afield. We opted for a Shellac mani-pedi with the lovely Sandra, as she set up shop on our kitchen table. As she buffed, filed, soaked and pummeled, we sat back with a cup of tea, and took in the spa-like scent as she lit her portable Tillie’s candle. And nearly a month later, our cuticles may have grown out a tad, but each digit remains glossy and unchipped, even after a little wear and tear on the shores of Formentera.

5 Formosa Street, W9, 020 7266 2620

A/W13’s MOST WEARABLE TRENDS

BRIGHT EYES We spend our life trying to mattify the skin, only to see shows such as Issey Miyake and Giambattista Valli tout a shinier-isbetter, ethereal beauty motto for this season. We’re sticking with highlighted brow and cheek bones and topping up with Strobe Cream, MAC Cosmetics’ hero product which helps us conquer the allimportant glossy vs. greasy conundrum.

£23.50 MAC Cosmetics maccosmetics.co.uk

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Last season gave us ombre highlights; this one is all about a gradient of colour built on the lips. The models at Paul Smith A/W13 sported fuchsia pouts which faded to pale pink, thanks to some rather tactical blotting and reapplying at the centre of the lip. Ilia’s Neon Angel Lipstick sounds daunting, but packs just the right amount of punch.

The smoky eye is a perennial autumn look, this year worn a little harsher thanks to the accompanying punk rock clothing trend. At Kenzo, dark eye shadow and eye liner were switched from the upper to the lower lash line and smudged for added impact. Tom Ford has the ideal eye colour trio in its latest collection, called She Wolf.

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GRACE & FAVOUR Kari Rosenberg spends a day getting pampered (and cultured) at the women’s only private members’ club, Grace Belgravia

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he word luxury is bandied about far too often. Luxurious truffles. Luxurious shampoo. But what is luxury? It’s metime. It’s class without being gaudy. Hopefully, it’s Grace Belgravia. Venturing outside the NW postcode to the Knightsbridge borough – as I’m told this is a one-off place worth the drive (plus there’s valet parking and numerous meter spaces) – I head to the women’s only private members’ club. Having opened its doors in January, it is still relatively new, but word is getting around quickly and businesswomen, retirees, full-time mums and young entrepreneurs are applying for the privilege in their droves with no mind for the annual £5,500 full membership fee. The 11,500 sq ft space is flooded with sunshine on the first and mezzanine floors of a historic Grade II listed building. The décor is pure elegance; masterpieces hang on the walls while tweeting birds provide a tranquil soundtrack. At the moment, British artist and designer Benjamin Shine’s Slow Motion exhibition depicts

Elizabeth Taylor in fabric and tulle, hanging in the salon where women of all ages are sitting in groups meeting for business or pleasure. I start the day with a breakfast smoothie (banana, Manuka honey, flaxseed and Greek yogurt) before my facial with top therapist Abigail. She goes for a hands-on approach, massaging my face and neck for a relaxing, hydrating and rejuvenating session, after assessing my personal likes and dislikes. Using a mixture of products from Dr Hauschka and Kerstin Florian, it was one of the best facials I’ve had. Followed by another quick smoothie break (cucumber, spinach and pineapple), I’m fetched by a Grace ‘angel’ (as they’re called) for some spinal reflexology with Laura. Sent into a semi-conscious floating state of relaxation, the hour passed too quickly. As well as the spa, the gym at Grace has adopted the elite methodology of celebrity trainer Matt Roberts, specifically with the female body in mind. Classes from power yoga to spinning are available, or of course members can work out alone or one-on-one with Matt. Kate Percival, CEO and founder, is keen to make two things clear. “Firstly, the club isn’t anti-men, it is just prowomen.” Men will be allowed in after 6:30pm from this month to attend literary talks, or the Net-a-Porter trunk shows and personal shopping nights, if they are that way inclined. “Secondly, this is not just a spa.” And it isn’t. From medical services with a GP to the Viva program, carried out by Viva Mayr resident doctors, to a whole host of other facilities and cerebral events, Grace isn’t just a health club. It’s the future. n

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By Appointment Only Design Whether it’s a weekly home delivery of exquisite flower installations or planning the minutiae of your big day, look no further than By Appointment Only Design, a luxurious Marylebone-based concierge, florist and event planning service, quite unlike any other. While Javier Salvador takes charge of operations, Tony Marklew has his sketchpad at the ready; pencil in hand, he’ll make your vision (and what you hadn’t even imagined) a reality. And all with the help of their trusty pooch Arthur, whose personal wardrobe channels everyone from Coco Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld. We swear we heard him bark: “I’m a working-class person [dahhling], working with class!”

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embracing the bubbles Now that we’ve finally had some semblance of a summer, we wouldn’t dream of wishing it away – but nevertheless, the cooler nights will be closing in all too soon and, thankfully, Brissi have just the solution. Its very Austen-esque freestanding bath is handmade in the UK from solid copper, finished in hand-plated tin and guaranteed to warm the very cockles of your heart. Suddenly those long winter nights don’t seem so foreboding after all.

From £4,050, 22 Marylebone High Street, W1U

into the green It goes without saying that outdoor spaces are crucial for city-dwelling kids, so it’s just as well that expert landscaping company Bartholomew is creating such fantastic open-air classrooms and playgrounds for schools across the capital. Its two most recent projects, at Gateway Primary School in Lisson Grove and English Martyrs School in Aldgate, focused on eco-learning and sustainability – resulting in two much-deserved awards and lots of thoroughly pleased pupils.

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ON THE SHELF We’re forever succumbing to gorgeous little want-ratherthan-need knick-knacks… then realising we have nowhere to put them. Instead of hiding them in cupboards or on overcrowded sideboards, we rather like French Connection’s latest solution to our display dilemma; these unique leaning shelves. Available individually or as a group, we’d go for the distressed wood finish – not to mention the lack of DIY required to put them up, they’re easy to move around, too. We’ll take three.

From £180, 249-251 Regent Street, W1B

PORTUGUESE FLAIR Portuguese furniture brand Boca Do Lobo is nothing if not eccentric – but if you’re looking for that perfect statement piece it’s impossible not to be inspired by its boundary-pushing designs, hand-crafted in Portugal from the highest quality materials and diligently shipped worldwide. We’re mesmerised by the limited edition Frank chest of drawers, a cascade of intertwined exotic woods, metallic leafs, lacquers, glass and mirror, as well as this polished copper Equator globe bar.

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ONE OF A KIND If you’re on the lookout for unique pieces to fill your pad, our newest discovery might be just what you need. Stocked both online and locally, homewares boutique Dar Leone was created by Hampstead resident Isatu Funna and comes filled with original products sourced from her travels (with a heavy emphasis on African design). We’re in love with the colourful range of Sierra Leonean wedding throws.

Available from Tann-Rokka 123 Regent’s Park Road, NW1

THE WILD SIDE With safari chic and tribal prints having made their mark on the catwalks, it seems only fair that the world of furnishings get in on the act too. Multiyork is, as ever, leading the charge with a new range of quality, contemporary fabrics in sumptuous kilims and vibrant ikats. Our living rooms have never looked so intrepid.

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Quirky British fashion designer Peter Jensen invites Kari Rosenberg into his Primrose Hill abode

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surface. A fashion photography title Tim Walker: Storyteller catches my eye, as he mentions casually that he’s got “a few credits in that one.” I’m redirected back to the narrow hallway to a full size image of Jensen taken by Walker for British Vogue (pictured right) amidst fashion show invites, posters and other works of art; some hanging proudly, others leaning against the wall waiting for their turn to be mounted. Or not. Napkins are stockpiled as if he’s preparing for Armageddon. “Haha!” he agrees, his expressive eyes lighting up every time he smiles (which is a lot). “And look at my Agatha Christie books! I’m a club member,” he confides, without a hint of irony. “Did you know that you get one every two weeks? I’ve almost got them all now, re-printed with the original covers.” He’d love to keep adding to the space but there just isn’t the room, and he’d risk going from borderline hoarder-chic to just plain schmutzy. I’m feeling quite at home after just an hour (this isn’t the kind of place where you need to take your shoes off) – each over-grown plant pot tells a story. He’s considered doing an interiors range and he’s almost cagey for the first time, but he caves to my questions in under a minute. “Yes, yes, at some point I hope!” If he had to choose somebody to collaborate with it would be a Scandinavian company like Fritz Hansen, creators of the Swan chair. “I’d love to re-do some of those.” The frank obscurity isn’t contrived; this is just him, from his precariously stacked vases to his patchwork quilt fetish (of which I spot at least five). He’s famous for his ‘unconventionality,’ extending from his home to his somewhat random muses; ultimately, he’s a people person, no matter what shape or size they come in.


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to try to pull back the double chin.” “It’s just something that happens, really. And funnily enough, he’s Sometimes you just stumble across never shied away from expressing a name and you think ‘well that’s an himself, even as a child. “I was very interesting name’. [A muse for me] outrageous, wearing skirts and things needs to be odd, to have some kind of Original 1960s Carlton Ware Soldier Salt and Pepper Shakers, available on auction sites like that to school. I was just interested edge to them and not be just a beauty in in fashion and style, without really a fashion sense.” thinking about what it was that I was Lena Dunham, creator and star wearing.” The kids gave him a hard of hit HBO series Girls, is a big Jensen time, but it didn’t faze him. He shakes fan – and the feeling’s mutual. But they his head. “Thank god that I lived it out go way back; before red carpets and then, and not now. I thought that it was Rolling Stone covers. “I’ve known Lena normal!” His parents didn’t say a word, for years and years, before she did Girls allowing his charming oddity to flourish. or Tiny Furniture,” he says fondly. “She “My dad was so lazy that he couldn’t be actually came to London with her mum bothered to do anything, and my mum Laurie Simmons, who’s an American didn’t say anything, either.” photographer. She was a muse of mine. From Denmark to the UK, Jensen I’ve got her pictures up there [he points] has lived with his partner in Primrose – and Lena came with her.” Hill for more than a decade. He loves We enthuse about Dunham’s the “villagey” community feel here success while I hint for an introduction. which reminds him of home. “The “She’s really funny and nice, I like her. nicest thing is that when you go to I think she’s very, very clever.” Muse Hall’s Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by buy your groceries on a Saturday, you material too? I ask. “If she was dead or James Hall, £22.50, amazon.co.uk chat to the people who own the stores. old, maybe. Everybody knows you. If you don’t have enough cash, “I have women in my head that I’m designing for. I you can come back the next day.” think ‘If I was straight I would definitely go after you’. I’m sure that if I’d asked to stay for the rest of A journalist said to me, ‘Whenever I see women wearing the day, Jensen would have obliged, popping down to your clothing I always think, I don’t want to sleep with them, but I really want to know them. And I kind of like Primrose Bakery for a basket of Danish pastries. But he’s off to Central Saint Martins where he lectures. If he that – not that they shouldn’t have sex, because I think wasn’t designing clothes, I could easily see him teaching they should! But I like those people. I’m happy with full time, inspiring the next generation. “I’ve really got that.” He checks again that I’m OK for tea. no other skills. Well, maybe gardening. I can’t cook, I The fashion bug got Jensen early: “When I was can’t drive a car… I’m rubbish.” You could be a tea boy, growing up in Denmark, there was a girl who lived next I offer? “Yes I could! Is the green tea OK for you?” he door to me who was incredibly fat and couldn’t buy checks again. I nod. “Well that’s good, that’s a plus.” clothing. So I made her outfits to wear. Jogging pants I don’t have the heart to tell him that it’s peppermint. n and turtle-necks that went all the way up to here [he gestures]” pointing to his neck with a knee slap. “It’s like that Boy George thing where he paints himself black peterjensen.co.uk

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the Empire strikes Back Carrera y Carrera returns to a golden age of fashion with its new collection, Treasures of the Empire, inspired by styles of the nobility during the Spanish Golden Age. Housed in the Palace of the Marquis of Villafranca, it comprises four different lines and each one references different aspects of the Renaissance period’s style. For example, Cervantes (named after the eminent 16th century Spanish novelist) interprets a popular accessory of the era, the ruff collar, through a selection of jewellery pieces. The Velazquez line, on the other hand, draws upon a portrait of Queen Isabel of Bourbon, painted in 1634. Fronted by the empress of style Olivia Palermo, this campaign succeeds in merging Carrera y Carrera’s historic past with its prosperous future.

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We prefer not to be measured by dimensions. Unless it’s a new dimension of accuracy.

No fewer than four exceptional mechanisms enhance the precision of the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite”: the tiny fusée-and-chain transmission, the delicate tourbillon, the ultra-thin Lange balance spring, and – not least – the patented stop-seconds device for the tourbillon which makes it possible to

set the watch with one-second accuracy in the first place. Never before has an A. Lange & Söhne watch been endowed with so many complications that simultaneously enhance its rate accuracy, settability, and readability. And so, this remarkable timepiece truly deserves the honorary attribute “Pour le Mérite”.

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watch news Saxon Splendour If you’re a regular Vantage reader, you’ll already be aware of the fondness we have for A. Lange & Söhne. Makers, in our eyes, of some of the planet’s most beautiful timepieces, it’s oft we find ourselves poring over the brand’s website, making ‘when-I-win-the-lottery’ type wishlists with the watches. Last month, eagle-eyed ladies will have noticed a new watch to add to their list. Unveiled earlier this year but only arriving in boutiques now, the Saxonia Automatic in pink gold (£16,600) features 76 brilliant-cut diamonds on its bezel and comes equipped with the thinnest automatic watch movement the German manufacturer has ever created (3.7mm, if you were wondering).

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Ten of a Kind Delivering ten beats per second, it’s the most famous movement in watchmaking. Now, in collaboration with the brand that bequeathed the El Primero to the world, The Watch Gallery gives us the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Power Reserve. The watch has been designed with the features of the original in mind, revealing the legendary beating heart within a 42mm steel case and using splashes of The Watch Gallery’s signature blue on its dial, second hand and power reserve indicator. It went on sale last month for £6,750 and only ten will be produced worldwide.

Available at Selfridges and thewatchgallery.com

50 Years of Carrera One to Watch Each month we select our timepiece of the moment from the watch world’s most exciting creations

Reaffirming its reputation as a materials pioneer, IWC’s Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar sports a case made of titanium aluminide, an alloy harder and lighter than pure titanium. Automatically taking 29 February into account every four years, the watch will remain accurate until 2100

Celebrating the 50th birthday milestone of the much-loved Carrera timepiece, Goodwood’s Festival of Speed presented a display of historic models amid a range of eye-catching new designs. TAG also used the festival to unveil to the public the Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Chronograph, a follow up to last year’s Carrera Jack Heuer 80. The ‘bullhead’ style watch features crown and chronograph pushers at the top of its case and a more easy-to-read angled dial. The piece’s retro-appeal is likely to sit well with a classic car-loving crowd. Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Chronograph, £5,295, tagheuer.com

Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, £34,900, IWC, iwc.com

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Annabel Harrison speaks to chief executive of Audemars Piguet, François-Henry Bennahmias, about his first year in the role and what changes we can expect to see in the near future

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because I’ve been working in the company for a long time, so there was no time wasted as far as assessing what could be done. I want to bring my own feel to the brand as well. An understanding of the family behind the company is important... it was a long process, to reassess what the future was and where the family wanted to take the brand. In the end, they are the owners and they know exactly what they want to do.” Bennahmias is a breath of fresh air as an interviewee when discussing the biggest changes that occurred since taking over officially. His enthusiastic attitude is infectious, and at the heart of it, entirely serious: “It’s actually the same now as when I took over the job because I didn’t take it thinking, I’m going to do it for three months, six months or a year and then it’s going to be over. I looked at it as if I would stay at it for the next ten years. Any decision that I have to make will have an impact, not for six months, but for years to come.” Fashion on the one hand is a fast-paced industry where things change all the time but “in the watch world the pace is much slower. When you plan, you plan for six, seven, eight, nine years; that’s how long it takes to develop a mechanism sometimes.” As such, Bennahmias has undoubtedly inherited many of these developments, as well as 2012’s significant ‘To break the rules you must first master them’ campaign and company rebranding. “Nothing will change about this because it was the right thing to do for the company.” How have the campaign and rebranding been received? “Pretty well. We are making our mark. What we now want to launch is our women’s version, which will include an evolution of the tagline and is coming out in September”. To my mind, it makes perfect sense to embark upon a path of attracting more female customers, especially as the typical Audemars Piguet customer is described by

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Bennahmias as male, in a typically light-hearted fashion: “He is between 15 and 77 years old. He is black, yellow, white, blue, red, pink!” However, this is just to illustrate how difficult the question is to answer: “I’ve seen such a range of customers over the last 18 years. We have sold watches for graduation gifts and at the same time, a Perpetual Calendar to a man at a very senior level within the church in Germany. There are so many profiles – I cannot put them in boxes – but funnily enough, when the customers meet each other, and interact with each other, it’s as if they have known each other for years. It’s very special.” Bennahmias himself wears a Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar that was made in 1995 for the 120th anniversary of the company. “We only made 120 of them. At the time, I had only been at Audemars Piguet for a year and I was nowhere near being able to afford to buy the watch. But I loved it so much that I hoped one day I’d be able to buy it. For a good 16 years, the watch never showed up but, suddenly, one did. And so I said that watch is going to be mine no matter what. For a watch which is 18 years old it doesn’t age at all.” Amusingly, for a man who sells some of the world’s most expensive watches, his favourite brand as a youngster was Swatch: “I had 1,200, one of the biggest collections in the world and I sold it to Swatch in 1996.” Design is of course important to every watch brand but unique models are even more so and for Audemars Piguet, this is the Royal Oak, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. “The Royal Oak,” Bennahmias


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declares, “is going to remain one of the most iconic designs ever. Gérald Genta was a great artist and creative genius. I met his wife Evelyne a few times and she showed me the entire collection of his paintings and ideas on paper. It was unbelievable. I hope we’re going to be able to give him, at some point, what he truly deserves as a person because, when you think about what this person did for the watch world, not only us, it’s really special.” Bennahmias is undoubtedly a people person, telling me about a 35-year-old employee who recently celebrated his 20th year at Audemars Piguet. Although the record is 44 years with the company, if this employee stays until his retirement, he will go past the 50 year mark.“It’s always about people. Even though we are one of the smaller companies, there’s about 1,200 of us; every single part of the business is about the way you interact with people and the way they interact with you. There is no ‘I’ in team. I am a firm believer in that; from the cleaning person to the watchmaker, the sales guy on the road and the guy who’s going to fix your watch, everybody matters and I love that.” A glance at the roster of Audemars Piguet ambassadors – LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Michael Schumacher – shows wide-ranging relationships with the world of sport and this aspect of the brand is surely benefitted by Bennahmias’ own background; an avid golfer, he was at one point ranked 25th in France. Nick Faldo was the guinea pig, so to speak, for the ambassadorship notion in the late 80s, followed by chess player Garry Kasparov, skier Alberto Tomba and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bennahmias stresses that “there was a big charity component attached to these people from the start. We didn’t want to have an ambassador just for the sake of saying ‘yes, he’s wearing our watches’, but because he already knew about Audemars Piguet, loved the brand and because we could raise money and do good things, for kids in particular.” Do you pay your ambassadors now? “Sure we do. Do we always keep a charity component in everything we do with all of these ambassadors? Yes.” Lionel Messi’s platinum No.10 Royal Oak Chronograph, for example, was auctioned in May, raising £53,400 for the Leo Messi Foundation. From the sound of it, Mr Bennahmias is going to be kept rather busy; although the next two years will be “stable”, as far as products are concerned, “we’ll be preparing for 2015; that’s going to be an important year for us.” Art Basel remains very important and in the world of sport, golf is coming into the spotlight. Charity work doesn’t stop: “Jasmine Audemars started the Foundation 20 years ago when environment wasn’t really on peoples’ radar. She was a visionary for saying ‘for every single watch we sell, we are going to give some money to help projects to do with the environment’ and 20 years later, everybody’s talking about it. We’ve have been doing it for 20 years and we will keep doing it. It’s an important part of who we are, family and company, and those are our goals for the years to come.” n

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Chasing Rainbows Solange Azagury-Partridge has taken up residence on Carlos Place, following in the footsteps of fellow jewellery designer Jessica McCormack. The impressive 5,000 square foot flagship store, close to Roland Mouret HQ, includes boutique spaces on the ground and first floors, a workshop and production facilities. The eye-catching interior design, which features the brand’s trademark rainbow use of colour, provides an interesting contrast to the traditional Victorian setting and will no doubt show off the designer’s quirky, unique collections favoured by celebrities the world over.

Tiffany & Co. was in the spotlight a few months ago as official jeweller of The Great Gatsby. Now it’s Chopard’s turn; the jeweller was chosen to bejewel actress Naomi Watts in Diana, released this September. People tend to recall the Princess of Wales’ iconic outfits but she also possessed a stunning collection of jewellery, including her world-famous engagement ring, now worn by the Duchess of Cambridge and echoed in the film by means of a pair of sapphire earrings. Also featured in Diana are pieces from Chopard’s Happy Diamonds collections. While we predict the new film won’t be as ostentatious as Luhrmann’s recent production, we’re certain the diamonds will be just as spectacular if Chopard has anything to do with it.

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Cutting Edge As details of Oscar de la Renta’s rumoured fine jewellery collection remain under wraps, we instead focus our attention on the designer’s A/W13 collection of fashion jewellery, previewed at New York Fashion Week:

For A/W13, jewellery harkens back to a glamorous age. Art Deco style resin and cabochon earrings, rings and necklaces are paired with cascading, floor-length gowns in rich fabrics of satin and lace to give added drama

Striking Out As one of the proud founders of jewellery brand Erickson Beamon and having previously worked with the likes of Givenchy and Dries Van Noten, it was about time jewellery designer Vicki Sarge branched out on her own. And this she has done with the launch of her own label. The VICKISARGE flagship boutique is descending upon Belgravia this September (not far from the Erickson Beamon store) and in it will be housed the designer’s new collection. These tribal-effect earrings are just a sneak preview of what’s in store.

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RETAIL REVOLUTION With the Jubilee Place expansion set to open this November, here are the latest stores to announce they’ll be joining the likes of Banana Republic, Cos and Orlebar brown in Canary Wharf’s newest mall

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anary Wharf is undergoing one of the largest retail expansions currently underway in the UK. The extension of the Jubilee Place Mall introduces 21 exciting new stores to Canary Wharf’s existing collection of more than 280 shops, restaurants and bars. The stores within the mall extension will open in early November. From premium fashion labels to independent designers and sought-after cosmetics, Jubilee Place will be home to Banana Republic, COS, Michael Kors, Orelbar Brown, Tiger of Sweden, Monica Vinader, ASICS, schuh, Godiva and many more. Camille Waxer, Chief Administrative Officer for Canary Wharf Group, said: “With the office population at Canary Wharf growing and the needs of our shoppers increasing we felt it was the right time to expand.”

Tiger of Sweden

Tiger of Sweden was established in 1903 in Uddevalla, a small town on the Swedish West Coast. The company’s foundation is based on a strong ready-to-wear suiting collection, drawing on solid tailoring skills, that have been refined for over 100 years. In 1993, the brand was repositioned with a clear vision – to take the suit out of the bank and onto the street. Its well-tailored Scandinavian style and trademark fit offers 24/7 fashion for 24/7 people. Tiger of Sweden call it ‘a different cut’. Its Jubilee Place store will showcase the international design brand’s men’s, women’s and jeans collections, in addition to a wide range of shoes and accessories.


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Born out of her love for colourful gemstones, jewellery and design, Monica Vinader set up her eponymous jewellery brand in 2002 - a luxurious yet effortless range, designed to be worn every day. Now leading the way in affordable fine jewellery, Monica Vinader is renowned for its simple yet striking contemporary designs. Visitors to the Canary Wharf store will see luxury collections that bridge the gap between costume and high-end jewellery. The Jubilee Place store is the second store for the brand in the UK and will showcase the entire Monica Vinader collection. In line with the brand’s ethos of individuality and personalisation, the Canary Wharf store is the go-to destination for same day, complimentary engraving.

Michael Kors

Since launching his namesake brand 30 years ago, Michael Kors has featured distinctive designs, materials and craftsmanship with a jet-set aesthetic that combines stylish elegance with a sporty attitude. Over the years, it has successfully expanded beyond apparel into accessories including handbags, small leather goods, eyewear, jewellery, watches and footwear across their two primary collections; the Michael Kors luxury collection and the MICHAEL Michael Kors accessible luxury collection. Discover both collections in the brand’s Canary Wharf store.

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Schuh is obsessed with, you guessed it, shoes. The company is a fan of a classic but they’re also fickle and love a trend – it changes its shoes like most people change their socks. Whether you’re a dedicated male or female Vans, Converse or Nike wearer, a lover of six inch heels, all about Dr. Martens, into discovering new brands or up for a bit of everything, schuh has it covered. Plus, you’ll now find schuh kids in the Canary Wharf store: it’s schuh for smaller feet. Same awesome brands, just littler. And, at schuh kids, they understand that comfy feet are as important as good looking feet, so the firm will help fit your new shoes too.

ASICS

ASICS’s Canary Wharf store will offer its customers the ultimate running experience. The Jubilee Place store is the sixth ASICS store to open in Europe and will provide professional advice for runners and an extensive collection of footwear and apparel. The store will also be fitted with a high-tech Foot ID scanning system, which takes a 3D scan of your feet. The Dynamic Foot ID uses special test shoes, software and cameras to analyse your ‘gait cycle’ as you run on a treadmill. This data generates a personalised Foot ID to reveal which shoes best suit your running style. In addition, the team at ASICS will offer friendly running clinics open to runners of all abilities and offer advice on scenic running routes throughout the capital.

GODIVA

With a heritage dating back to 1926, Godiva has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence with a presence in over 70 countries. Inspired by the values of Lady Godiva, her passion, generosity, boldness and pioneering spirit, Godiva creates the ultimate chocolate experience. Perfectly combining its craftsmanship and heritage, Godiva’s chocolates have become synonymous with luxury and innovation in the Belgian tradition, bringing the best of Belgium to the world and now to Canary Wharf.

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nurserynews RIGHT AS RAIN Aquascutum has long been producing clothing which functions as the perfect antidote to the often cruel and brutal British climes – so it’s good news for little Londoners that this autumn brings with it a debut junior collection. Featuring outerwear, lightweight trench coats and classic pieces, the range uses a delicious mix of warm colours and bright shades. Your little ones’ll be longing for rainy days in no time.

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Think naval rope leads, distressed canvas beds and monogrammed leather collars. Thanks to new canine accessory site Houndworthy, your pet need never again suffer the embarrassment of being second-best dressed pooch in the park. Its fine selection of durable, classic chew toys come top of our shopping list.

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INCY WINCY, TEENY WEENY If you’ve ever stumbled upon your little girl trying to trot about in a pair of your prized Charlotte Olympia heels, you’ll be relieved to hear that the quirky footwear brand is now launching a capsule collection of ‘little shoes for little people’. The Charlotte Olympia Incy Collection features six adorable designs, each one based on a grown-up pair made miniature for tiny feet.

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PERFECTLY PUZZLING Mums and dads everywhere will be flocking to bag Jigsaw’s junior range this season – a gorgeous collection in the same fresh, fun fabrics as the much-admired adult offerings – with practical add-ons such as adjustable waists and super-soft materials. After many long hours spent perusing the online treasure trove, we’ve decided its velvet party dresses are our favourites. Or the sequin sparkle cardigans… or the colourful glitter pumps. Oh alright then, we love it all.

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Purveyor of fine textiles Emily Burningham has recently released its most nursery-friendly fabric to date, a gorgeous gathering of farm animals, stars, trees, leaves and various adorable patterns in primary hues, set against a fresh white background.

SHINE ON Started by mum-of-three Silke Haupt just last year, My Shiny Shop brings together a carefully selected range of children’s brands, offering everything from clothes to gifts and bedroom accessories all chosen for their top-notch quality and individuality. Go on, have a browse.

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Making its first UK appearance exclusively at Harrods, Japanese kid’s clothing brand Miki House is certainly one to watch. With intriguing designs such as T-shirts printed to look like denim and reversible shorts, the brand (directed by Hampstead resident Nadege Gallas) places prime importance on wearability and comfort.

To support a worthy cause, head to Primrose Hill on 7 September where Pup Aid, the UK’s largest anti-puppy farming event, will feature dog-themed stalls, a VIP area and celebrity-judged dog show. The event will also be supported by this month’s Gaucho Doggy Sunday, a thoroughly grand affair celebrating the canine bonanza’s first anniversary.

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warehouse-style construction of the new university building in Granary Square, King’s Cross which invites collaborations across departments, as well as a vibrant and multicultural student population, of which a third is from overseas. On a day-to-day basis, the emphasis is on mastering the gritty, core traditions of the industry. “We still value ‘hands-on making’, which cannot be replaced by technology, so we don’t have electronic pattern-cutting machines. Students learn the old way. Hand-drawing skills and primary research are highly valued and are of utmost importance to the way we teach here.” Of course, this being CSM, born from a unity of two illustrious 19th century art colleges (the Central School of Arts and Crafts and St Martin’s College of Art) the likes of Sarah Burton – “we get on well with Sarah” – and Christopher Kane – “a fantastic success story… and the nicest person” – just might drop in to advise the next generation of creatives passing through its doors. Year-long industry placements are typically offered to pupils in their third year, with special projects occurring more frequently. Take for example, the PhD student with a passion for sustainable and ethical production, who has found a supportive sounding board in luxury powerhouse Gucci, or the three BA Fashion graduates who receive Grand Prix Scholarships from LVMH annually. For the brands themselves, who view CSM as a hotbed of new talent, the relationship is mutually beneficial. “Mao Usami, who has just graduated from BA Fashion received the scholarship from LVMH in her final year, and went on to win the L’Oréal Professionel Award at the Graduate Fashion Show,” says Anne. “Her work was very avante-garde, even for CSM. People said, ‘oh, that’s weird, I’m not sure I understand that.’ And you know when people are asking those questions that it’s either a complete failure or it’s sheer genius. It was very, very clever, what she did, and the judges unanimously agreed and awarded her the prize. Not everybody’s going to be a star, we don’t expect everyone to be world-changing, but every so often you get students like that.” n

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Your Health

in Your Hands When you lead a busy life, health matters can be pushed to the bottom of your priority list. In support of Blue September, we are urging busy men with unresolved health issues to visit their GP. The Wellington Hospital has an international reputation for excellence across the medical spectrum, including a private GP service.

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health & fitness head, shoulders... The Hellerwork Posture Massage, currently available at the St Pancras Spa under the expertise of practitioner Roger Golten (himself a former student of the method’s founder, Joseph Heller), is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Designed to realign the body, reduce chronic muscle tension and help to avoid stooping, the deep tissue massage involves Roger pummelling your connective tissues into submission using his knuckles, forearms and elbows. It certainly hurts, particularly if you happen to be on the tense side, but the effects are thoroughly worthwhile and can help to combat all manner of desk jobrelated problems, from general aches to headaches and eye strain.

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SHAPING UP Is there anything worse than spending a fortune on an unused gym membership, occasionally using the world’s most expensive sauna to make yourself feel better? Ditch the 12-month contract and give Moose X-Training a try – personal training which can be done either in one of London’s beautiful parks (including both Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill) or at home, while the kids are glued to Peppa Pig. Walking a nice line between enjoyable and effective (so no need to cry off claiming a sprain), ‘The Moose’ will get you great results fast (our tester lost 5lbs in two weeks, and more importantly, kept it up). You can even get some friends together and create your own boot camp. After all, party season is just around the corner…

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These Virtual Light Liberty print Nike trainers, based on the artwork of Tim Head, are made using the luminous fabric of pixels on a screen or digital projection: our running favourites from the exclusive Nike x Liberty collection. Safe neutral tones, jog on.

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IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE With catwalks embracing all manner of spots, stripes and hides, animal prints have even made it to our workout wear. Leopard takes front row with stretch-jersey Adidas by Stella McCartney leggings and print track pants from Zoe Karssen. Or if candy-coloured hues get you in the mood, go for smatterings of coral.

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In the run-up to breast cancer awareness month Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeons, Miss Joanna Franks and Miss Jennifer Gattuso provide a quick guide to checking your breasts The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for women in the UK is one in every eight. It is therefore not surprising that most of us have been touched by this disease through a friend, relative, colleague or even personally. With this in mind, it is important to remember that survival from breast cancer continues to improve; and early diagnosis is a big part of this.

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xamine your breasts once a month. For those women who are E don’t know how to determine a true breast lump. The breast tissue is menstruating, a good time is two to three days after your period. hormonally sensitive and it will change regularly month-on-month. To For those women who are not, stick to a certain date each month spot an early change in the breast, it is good to know a ‘road map’ of in order to build a routine. your own breasts, which you can attain through regular checking. • Look at yourself in the mirror. Look for changes in size, appearance and texture, making sure that you have good light so you may see The Breast Care Unit subtle changes. Each time you buy a pair of shoes, one foot is more In our diagnostic ‘one-stop’ clinics we are delighted to tell more comfortable than the other and this is no different for breasts. There than 90 per cent of women who attend that they do not have breast is always asymmetry. Make a note of which breast is larger and if cancer. If you find a lump, you will undergo a triple assessment which your nipples are at the same height. includes a detailed history of your symptoms, an examination of the • Inspect the skin. Take a look at the skin over the breast and breasts and armpits and appropriate imaging (a mammogram and/or the nipple to make sure that there have not been any changes. an ultrasound). In some cases patients may need a needle test. Check for nipple discharge. Lift your arms above your head and For patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer, it is check for any skin puckering or pulling in of the nipple. Place important to avoid the temptation to rush into treatment. All of the your hands on your hips and press into the hip as if trying to available options should be considered, with each patient given an squeeze them together. Any lumps close to the chest wall will individualised, targeted management plan. become more obvious. Breast cancer management can include surgery and medical • Check each breast in turn. Place your treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and fingertips on the breast and move around tablets. Breast cancer surgery has changed Information on systematically, ensuring that you cover dramatically over the last two decades, meaning breast cancer care the whole breast and the strip of effective cancer treatment can be combined with tissue going up to the armpit. The excellent cosmetic outcomes. An oncoplastic THINK PINK is the slogan of Pink Ribbon, top of the breast is just under the breast surgeon will never compromise a US born charity promoting awareness and middle of the collar bone so make your breast cancer management, but will education of breast cancer. Its objectives are sure that you go high enough. It consider the aesthetics of the proposed made up of the five As: Awareness, Alignment, is important to feel behind the breast surgery. Advocacy, Accreditation and Alliances. For more nipple and the pigmented skin We have a multi-disciplinary approach information, please visit pinkribbon.org surrounding it. To complete your and, together with our patients, we at examination make sure that you the Breast Unit ensure all the appropriate Breast Cancer Awareness Month: feel for any lumps in the armpits and options are considered for each patient. October 2013 above the collar bone. Raising awareness of breast cancer is thewellingtonbreastcareunit.com breastcancercare.org.uk important as early diagnosis can make a significant Many women tell us that they don’t like to self difference to a patient’s outcome. We believe that examine as they have ‘lumpy breasts’ and they knowledge is power, so THINK PINK this October.

GP Sessions: How to reduce your risk of breast cancer Dr Lisa Anderson, Private GP at The Wellington Hospital, looks at some of the lifestyle changes that you can implement to try and reduce the risk of breast cancer •

educe alcohol consumption – even regular light drinking R has recently been shown to increase the risk of developing breast cancer and the more you drink the greater the risk of developing the disease. Weight control – obesity, especially after the menopause, increases the risk of breast cancer. Overweight, post menopausal women have a 10-20 per cent increased risk of breast cancer, and obese women a 30 per cent increase in risk. Exercise – regular exercise can help not only with weight control but also to reduce risk by 15-20 per cent. This may be due to the effects of exercise in lowering hormone levels. Diet – most studies in this area have been inconclusive,

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TABLE TALK There’s nothing better than a collaboration that works. Daunt Books – the most famous independent bookshop in London – and Divertimenti, the number-one school and shop for all things food, are joining forces to create the Culinary Salon. Attracting connoisseurs (and keen-to-learn amateurs) to Marylebone this month, the event comprises five talks from 24 September. Famous food writers will discuss influential industry voices, the pros and cons of the capital’s cooking melting pot and the high street’s wealth in all things gourmet, with journalist and presenter Tim Hayward taking the lead on talks. Local experts include Fran Warde (Ginger Pig Farmhouse Cookbook) and Camilla Schneideman (The Divertimenti Cookbook).

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The Italian Job A new chef equals a new menu at Cotidie, the chic Marylebone-based Italian eatery that opened last year. Marco Tozzi, previously head chef at the one Michelinstarred restaurant La Casa Degli Spiriti in Verona, succeeds Bruno Barbieri, adding a range of new modern Mediterranean dishes to the restaurant’s repertoire. Expect mouthwatering starters such as Sicilian red prawn tartare with scallops, diced watermelon and cucumber juice to start, breaded seared tuna with saffron Pecorino and candied lemon for mains, followed by hazelnut bavarese with mascarpone, raspberry sauce and caramelised ice cream for dessert. That’s amore…

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The Devil eats beetroot To mark London Fashion Week, Villandry has created an ideal ‘dinner’ for die-hard fashionishtas, with each plate consisting of no more than 150 calories. Dishes include tomato and green bean tartare, grilled salmon on a bed of pea puree and roasted diced beetroot and horseradish. Those with a sweet tooth can go wild and order the frozen yogurt summer berry trio. Pace yourself.

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The just-launched Caldo Bar and Kitchen is inspired by bars in the Basque country, focusing on seasonal tapas, cocktails, handselected wines and Spanish and British-brewed beer. While the food boasts typical local flavours, it’s made with UK caught seafood, meat and produce: try the cuttlefish quenelles with broad beans, artichokes fried in semolina with lemon and almonds and the sautéed chicken livers in a sherry sauce.

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You can’t get a much cooler cuisine than Korean right now. And if you’re not planning a trip to East Asia for a while, Maida Vale’s the next best thing. Simple yet seamless, each table at the recently opened Gogi comes equipped with its own hot plate BBQ, where you can select from a range of meat and seafood to have cooked in front of you (although fear not, this is nothing like Benihana). May we highly recommend the butterfly king prawns, scallops and vegetable platter, served with a salty dipping sauce and lettuce for wrapping. While of course a fantastic bibimbap is available (a traditional rice dish served in a clay pot), yuk hwe, the national steak tartare sets Gogi apart. Cut like spaghetti and seasoned with egg yolk and sesame, it is diced with sliced pear for sweetness.

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picture perfect Gabrielle Lane visits Great Portland Street’s new restaurant Picture, for a very British take on the sharing plate trend Champagne and Sancerre (or beer if preferred). For this reason, the restaurant is in its prime around 8pm, though we’re envious of those who can pop in between 12pm and 3pm for lunch. We start with ravioli of Italian greens with ricotta, chilli and parmesan, which is surprisingly fresh and light, and goat’s curd with figs and grilled fennel. We then move on to fluffy white cod with spring onions, braised potatoes and tartare sauce, before tackling rare beef with roast carrots and honey and lemonfried chicken with sweetcorn. Gone is the prevailing saltiness and monotony you might associate with traditional tapas-style dishes in favour of seasonal ingredients, adding texture and flavour. The British might be relatively slow to catch on with the notion of continental grazing, but it’s a bit of a revelation to see home-grown food done so delicately. Tom jokes that some reviewers have commented on the ‘mish-mash’ of the menu, but we didn’t agree. The mix of vegetarian, fresh fish and meat dishes will appeal to all ages, tastes and appetites and the area needs more modern bistros like this one, which work just as well for a business meeting as a date or dinner with friends. Whatever the purpose of your visit, be sure to round off with dessert. The mascarpone and strawberries were a treat to end a lovely evening. n

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awarded to the most stylish lady on the field. Afterwards it’s the annual Salon Privé Ball in aid of the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, which is a wonderful way to help support children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses. On Friday it’s the highly-anticipated Audemars Piguet Supercar Friday, the place to be if you love super-charged everything when it comes to motoring. As well as the world-class motoring that you will experience up close, Salon Privé’s exceptional hospitality is impressive; as well as the luxurious amenities on offer you will be able to experience and access all areas of the show. Three days of glamour, delicious food and fast cars, with tickets starting at just £195 for everything listed below, Salon Privé sounds like the perfect outing to us.

essentials Full Hospitality Tickets include: • Pommery Champagne Reception on arrival • Two course BBQ Luncheon with Lobster • Complimentary Bar (including Pommery Champagne) • Afternoon Tea • Souvenir Event Guide and Complimentary Parking • Access to all areas Tickets range from £195 ex VAT to £225 ex VAT These can be purchased at salonprivelondon.com or by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0808 100 2205 Enter VAN134 for 10% discount off all tickets.

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COUNTRY CHARM Now that the good weather is upon us, rural retreats are coming into their own. Half an hour outside of London, Stoke Park is a Vantage favourite, complete with a 27-hole golf course, lake, spa and fine-dining restaurant which is overseen by head chef Chris Wheeler; you just might find the best scallops you’ve ever tasted. When we visited, a vintage car rally was winding its way through the grounds as we enjoyed the views from the adjoining terrace of our suite. The mansion rooms are traditional in style with four-poster beds, chandeliers and roll-top baths, providing a traditionally British sense of luxury.

Executive suites are priced from ÂŁ775 per night stokepark.com

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St Barths, French West Indies Enjoy complete privacy and all the comforts of home in this exotic island hideaway

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Situated between the island paradises of St Martin and St Kitts, St Barths has retained its reputation as one of the most unspoiled and exclusive Caribbean islands around – and with its abundance of beautiful bays, endless charming vistas and undeniable aptitude for luxury, it’s not hard to see why.

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Eden Rock’s new private villa service now oversees some of the island’s most sought-after accommodation, with its new Asian-inspired cottage, La Maison de Jade, easily stealing the show. The villa is set into the picturesque hillside above Marigot Beach, offering five bedrooms and two cabins (not to mention an extra en suite bedroom for staff), plus a Jacuzzi, gazebo, infinity pool, gym, cinema and – last but by no means least – its very own koi carp pond filled with water lilies. edenrockvillarental.com

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INNER CALM India’s Pink City has much to recommend, but when the bustle of Jaipur leaves you craving peace and quiet, head for the Rambagh Palace’s new Jiva Spa. Here guests can indulge in a spot of holistic yoga in the specially designed pavilion, choosing from a range of practices combatting jet-lag, purifying the body and boosting energy.

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Milan, Italy Just in time for fashion week to hit the Italian style capital (18 – 23 September), The Bulgari Hotel Milan has reopened its Dom Pérignon Lounge Bar for the summer season. Situated amongst the lush greenery of its Italian garden, the bar offers the perfect place to unwind over traditional fare and a glass of Champagne.

MADE TO MEASURE Quintessentially Travel is known for the staggering degree of choice offered by its tailor-made trips – and, for those of us who are more than a little indecisive, this can be a curse as well as a blessing. Luckily its new website has us ditherers covered, with its new personalised, interactive Guide me, Inspire me and Let me choose tabs – each designed to help you find the ideal itinerary and the perfect location based on your mood and personality. quintessentiallytravel.com

PLAIN SAILING The Cannes Boat Show (otherwise known as the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes) is the highlight of many a keen yachtsman’s calendar. With more than 580 boats on display across the beautiful Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto, plus over a hundred new models set to be launched, it’s hard to resist such a healthy dose of glamour and innovation all in one place. 10 – 15 September salonnautiquecannes.com

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New York, Usa For a luxury boutique retreat during the Big Apple’s hectic fashion week (5 – 12 September), look no further than the new darling of West 38th Street, Refinery Hotel. Nestled in the heart of the Garment District and taking its cue from the neo-Gothic 1920s building in which it resides, the hotel boasts a prohibition-style tea lounge and a stunning rooftop bar – complete with Empire State Building views. refineryhotelnewyork.com


A la mode Gabrielle Lane experiences style and Champagne in Paris, pre-Fashion Week and discovers that time spent in the world’s most romantic city is sometimes best enjoyed alone

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aris, late September. The balmy early autumn sunshine beats down upon a fleet of air-conditioned SUVs as the fashion crowd descend on the city for the new collection presentations. Shuttled from show to show, notebooks wedged in Céline totes, they punctuate trend postmortems with cocktails in St Germain, before vying for suites on the Rue Saint-Honoré. This year will be no different. “We are expecting them,” said one concierge ominously, when I visited in mid-May. The Mandarin Oriental finds particular favour with the American press contingent, famed as it is for glossy attention to detail. Of course, it attracts the casual hedge-funder types, too. Scented pillow menus, televisions mounted in bath tubs, surround sound and mood lighting come as standard here, supplemented with chocolate box treats of an afternoon. Forget your hair straighteners and house-keeping are on hand; book a spa treatment and expect to be presented with dessert when it finishes. A private rooftop garden with views of the Eiffel Tower, a personal steam room and silk kimonos to wear while traversing 1,000 sqft of entertaining space are the added extras for those splashing out just shy of €5,000 per night. Paris may be renowned as one of the most romantic cities in the world, but there’s something liberating about holing up at the Mandarin completely alone. On a bright, crisp Saturday morning, it’s a three minute stroll past the boutiques of Cavalli, Chanel and Armani to the grand expanse of the Tuileries Garden. In the other direction, neoclassical architecture gives way to the faded guest houses and crêperies of authentic, downtown Paris, promising puddles of thick, chocolat chaude as you watch market traders ply their wares to locals lugging crusty baguettes and succulent légumes. It’s culture ‘gone light’. Delving deeper into the history of the city, a tour of the perfume district is a must, with Sylvie Daumain (an authentically stylish Parisian, clad in a trench coat and cigarette pants) highly recommended. I walked with her from the Place Vendôme, via the house of Guerlain and up to Chanel, discovering the secrets of Shalimar, of Saint Laurent’s Opium and of No. 5; she tells me even Napoleon would travel with cologne in his boot, courtesy of Roger & Gallet and points out the appointment-only perfume saloons of the super-rich. As a light afternoon drizzle falls, there are few better places to seek shelter than in the Mandarin Oriental’s own vaults, with (unpublicised) visits available to guests off-peak on request. Here, an 1832 vintage from Madeira – the oldest bottle of wine held by the company anywhere in the world – is set upon an illuminated plinth behind toughened glass. Undeterred, myself and a few other guests made do with chilled glasses of Bollinger Champagne and salmon canapés, while listening to the fascinating stories of David Biraud, a man named France’s best sommelier in 2002, who continues to be placed in the top ten of the world rankings. David is right-hand man to Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx, whose restaurant is discreetly tucked away in the hotel, offering lavish tasting menus to those who book two months in advance.

While there is something magnificent about each miniature culinary feat of Marx, I spent my last hour in Paris upstairs in the suite, tucking into a traditional Croque Monsieur. This being the Mandarin, it was presented by silver service on its own table, with complimentary sides, flowers and a note thanking me for my stay. It’s my pleasure. n

NEED TO KNOW Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Paris start from £916 per night on a B&B basis. For further information and bookings call +33 (0)1 70 98 78 88 or visit mandarinoriental.com/paris Eurostar operates up to 18 daily services from London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord, with return fares from £69. Child fares start from £49 return and children under four years old travel free (not allocated a seat). Fastest London – Paris journey time is 2hrs 15mins. Tickets are available from eurostar.com 08432 186 186

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listing See below for estate agents in YOUR area

Arlington Residential 8 Wellington Road NW8 9SP 020 7722 3322 arlingtonresidential.co.uk

Jonathan Arron 18 Blenheim Terrace, NW8 0EB 020 7604 4611

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Jones Lang LaSalle 30 Warwick Street, W1B 5NH 020 7087 5557

Aston Chase 69 / 71 Park Road NW1 6XU 020 7724 4724

Marsh & Parsons 35 Maida Vale, W9 1TP 020 7368 4458

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Parkheath 208 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AG 020 7431 1234 8a Canfield Gardens, NW6 3BS 020 7625 4567 192 West End Lane, NW6 1SG 020 7794 7111 parkheath.com

Kay & Co Hyde Park & Bayswater office 24-25 Albion Street, W2 2AX 020 7262 2030

Bargets 16 Park Road NW1 4SH 020 7402 9494

Marylebone & Regents Park office 20a Paddington Street, W1U 5QP 020 7486 6338

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Property Divas Limited 34a Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead NW3 1NH 020 7431 8000 propertydivas.com

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Hamptons International 99 St John’s Wood Terrace NW8 6PL 020 7717 5319 21 Heath street NW3 6TR 020 7717 5301

Knight Frank 5-7 Wellington Place, NW8 7PB 020 7586 2777

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79-81 Heath Street, NW3 6UG 020 7431 8686

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55 Baker Street, W1U 8EW 020 3435 6440 knightfrank.co.uk

Savills 7 Perrin’s Court, NW3 1QS 020 7472 5000

Hanover Residential 102 St. John’s Wood Terrace NW8 6PL 020 7722 2223

Laurence Leigh 020 7483 0101

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Marlborough Place, St John’s Wood NW8 Low built villa in St Johns Wood

This elegant detached house is arranged over three floors featuring spacious entertaining areas, exceptional indoor swimming pool with adjoining leisure area with secure off street parking for up to 3 cars. 6 bedrooms, 4 to 5 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, garden, patio, swimming pool, private parking. EPC rating E. Approximately 565 sq m (6,086 sq ft) Freehold

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Cumberland Terrace, Regent’s Park NW1 Semi-detached stucco fronted family home in Regent’s Park

This beautiful Nash home spans over 4,665 sq ft and benefits from views over Regent’s Park, private parking and an internal courtyard. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 WC’s, double reception room, dining room, media room, study, self-contained flat with kitchen, bed and bathroom, patio, communal garden, 24hr porter. EPC rating F. Approximately 433.4 sq m (4,665 sq ft) Leasehold Guide price: £7,500,000 (SJW080201)

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ARMITAGE HALL GREAT PORTLAND STREET W1 ÂŁ8,750,000 LEASEHOLD An exceptionally unique and expansive three bedroom apartment (415.8sq m/4,476sq ft) set within this beautiful Edwardian building conveniently located for access to Marylebone Village and the West End. Access to the apartment is by means of a private entrance, leading to an internal lift and feature staircase, revealing meticulously decorative accommodation and an abundance of voluminous entertaining space. Finished to an exacting standard throughout, the apartment features a wealth of modern amenities including a Boffi White lacquered kitchen with Sub-Zero & Miele appliances, Lutron lighting, Crestron touch screens, air conditioning, under floor heating and a sophisticated security system. There is also a private roof garden and an integral garage. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Private Entrance Hall, Lift Lobby, Grand Reception Hall, Double Height Reception Hall, Boffi White Lacquered Kitchen/Breakfast Room with Sub-Zero & Miele Appliances and Utility Room, Principal Bedroom with Dressing Area, Dressing Room and En-Suite Bathroom, 2 Further Bedrooms with En-Suite Bathroom & Shower Rooms, Cinema Room/Study, Laundry Room, Guest Cloakroom, Private Entrance, Passenger Lift, Store Room, Lutron Lighting, Crestron Touch Screens, Air Conditioning, Under Floor Heating, Sophisticated Security System, Balcony, Private Roof Garden, Integral Garage. EPC/C. SOLE AGENT


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REGENT’S PARK OFFICE 69–71 PARK ROAD LONDON NW1 6XU T –020 7724 4724 F –020 7724 6160

PARK SAINT JAMES PRINCE ALBERT ROAD NW8 £4,595,000 SHARE OF FREEHOLD A truly remarkable seventh floor, three bedroom apartment (176sq m/1,899sq ft) which has been extensively remodelled and refurbished to the highest possible specification by the current owners. Featuring sensational south- facing views over Regent’s Park and the Central London skyline from both the terrace and the principal reception rooms, the apartment further benefits from every conceivable modern amenity including air conditioning, under floor heating, Lutron lighting system and an integrated audio visual system. Park St James is widely regarded as one of the finest blocks on Prince Albert Road and is superbly located opposite Regent’s Park, within close proximity of all of the amenities of both Primrose Hill and St John’s Wood, including St John’s Wood Underground Station. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Principal Bedroom with full En-Suite Bathroom (Bath & Shower) & Fitted Wardrobes, 2 further Bedrooms both with En-Suite Bathrooms & Fitted Wardrobes, Reception Room, Dining Room, Fully Fitted Poggenpohl Kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, Guest Cloakroom, Utility Room, Large South-Facing Terrace with spectacular views over Regent’s Park and Central London Beyond, 24 Hour Resident Concierge, Underground Parking for 1 Car & Forecourt Parking for 2 further Cars, Lutron Lighting System, Fully Integrated Audio Visual System, Fully Air Conditioned throughout. EPC/C. JOINT SOLE AGENT


BELSIZE AVENUE BELSIZE PARK NW3 £4,250,000 FREEHOLD A well-presented seven bedroom Victorian family home (338.7sq m/3,646sq ft) featuring high ceilings and an abundance of natural light. There is an impressive entrance hall leading through to a double length drawing/dining room opening directly onto a charming south-facing rear garden. The lower floor, which is currently arranged as a superb studio/games room and guest/staff bedroom, has further potential to be used as a substantial self-contained one bedroom apartment. Belsize Avenue is ideally located close to the shops and cafés on England’s Lane and Haverstock Hill, the open space of Primrose Hill, the transport facilities of both Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line) and Belsize Park (Northern Line) Underground Stations and a selection of highly regarded independent schools. ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room & En-Suite Bathroom, 6 Further Bedrooms, 2 Further Bathrooms, Reception Hall, Fully Fitted Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Double Length Drawing/Dining Room, Studio/Games Room, Study with part Conservatory/Bedroom 3, Utility/Plant Room, Storage, Front Garden, South-Facing Rear Garden, Resident’s Only Permit Parking. SOLE AGENT


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REGENT’S PARK OFFICE 69–71 PARK ROAD LONDON NW1 6XU T –020 7724 4724 F –020 7724 6160

CARLTON HILL ST JOHN’S WOOD NW8 GUIDE PRICE £2,995,000 FREEHOLD A unique studio house (171.2sq m/1,843sq ft) discreetly located on this popular tree lined road. The house, which is arranged over two floors only, features magnificent double volume ceiling heights, a galleried study and a delightful landscaped garden surrounding three sides of the house. Carlton Hill is located just minutes from a vibrant mix of thriving cafés, restaurants, boutiques and independent shops of both St John’s Wood and Maida Vale, whilst only a short walk to Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale and St John’s Wood Underground Stations (Bakerloo & Jubilee Lines). ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES 2/3 Bedrooms (2 En-Suite), Double Volume Reception Room, Conservatory/Dining Room, Fully Fitted Kitchen, Galleried Study/Bedroom 3, Utility Room, Guest Cloakroom, Landscaped Garden, Resident’s Only Permit Parking. SOLE AGENT


Upper Park Road NW3 ÂŁ1,300,000

An elegant white stucco-fronted Coach House set on a tree-lined turning in Belsize Park, with off street parking for two cars. Situated a short walk from the al fresco restaurants and cafes of Haverstock Hill, and close to Hampstead Heath.

1,276 sq ft/118 sq m 2 receptions 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Rear patio garden Private parking Contact Belsize Park Office 020 7431 1234

South Hampstead Sales 020 7625 4567 Lettings 020 7644 0800 nw6@parkheath.com

Belsize Park Sales 020 7431 1234 Lettings 020 7431 3104 nw3@parkheath.com

West Hampstead Sales 020 7794 7111 Lettings 020 7794 7111 192@parkheath.com

Property Management Tel 020 7722 6777 pm@parkheath.com

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Wedderburn Road NW3 ÂŁ3,599,950

On a prestigious tree-lined road, a double-fronted detached residence of character and style. Set across the raised and lower ground floors, and with sole use of a magnificent 90ft rear garden.

3,595 sq ft/334 sq m 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms 27’4 main reception, 2nd reception Stylish kitchen opening to conservatory Private patio and garden Contact Belsize Park Office 020 7431 1234

South Hampstead Sales 020 7625 4567 Lettings 020 7644 0800 nw6@parkheath.com

Belsize Park Sales 020 7431 1234 Lettings 020 7431 3104 nw3@parkheath.com

West Hampstead Sales 020 7794 7111 Lettings 020 7794 7111 192@parkheath.com

Property Management Tel 020 7722 6777 pm@parkheath.com

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Haverstock Hill NW3 £1,295,000

In central Belsize Park a large raised and lower ground floor maisonette with private terrace and garden. Moments from shops, cafes and transport links, and with forecourt parking.

1,567 sq ft/146 sq m 4 bedrooms plus study 18’ reception, 19’ kitchen/diner 20’ terrace, 30’ garden Parking space Contact Belsize Park Office 020 7431 1234

South Hampstead Sales 020 7625 4567 Lettings 020 7644 0800 nw6@parkheath.com

Belsize Park Sales 020 7431 1234 Lettings 020 7431 3104 nw3@parkheath.com

West Hampstead Sales 020 7794 7111 Lettings 020 7794 7111 192@parkheath.com

Property Management Tel 020 7722 6777 pm@parkheath.com

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Avenue Mansions NW3 £1,650,000

A spectacular raised ground floor mansion flat on the lower slopes of Hampstead. With access to beautiful communal gardens, and positioned moments from a wonderful array of shops, restaurants and transport links.

1,864 sq ft/173 sq m 19’3 reception, 2nd reception 19’9 master bedroom, 3 further bedrooms Large kitchen/breakfast room Exceptional rear communal gardens

South Hampstead Sales 020 7625 4567 Lettings 020 7644 0800 nw6@parkheath.com

Belsize Park Sales 020 7431 1234 Lettings 020 7431 3104 nw3@parkheath.com

West Hampstead Sales 020 7794 7111 Lettings 020 7794 7111 192@parkheath.com

Property Management Tel 020 7722 6777 pm@parkheath.com

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A neWly refurbiShed toWnhouSe providing 2,068 Sq ft/192 Sq m of AccommodAtion, Set bAck from the Street behind A privAte Slip roAd. the houSe iS preSented in excellent decorAtive condition throughout And feAtureS A lArge kitchen fAmily room leAding onto A beAutiful lAndScAped reAr gArden AS Well AS benefitting from off Street pArking for 1-2 cArS.

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102 St John’s Wood Terrace, St John’s Wood, London NW8 6PL

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£2,650,000

A beautifully presented three bedroom, three bathroom family home (2,052 sq ft / 187 sq m) arranged over three floors offering excellent entertaining space. The house benefits from a delightful 70’ rear garden and secure gated off street parking for two cars. Greville Place is located close to both Maida Vale and St John’s Wood underground stations. The house has consented planning permission to extend the current square footage to 2940 sq ft. EPC C

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Abbey Lodge, Regents Park, NW1

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ÂŁ4,750,000

A beautifully presented four bedroom, five bathroom apartment (2,267 sq ft / 210 sq m) situated on the fifth floor of this prestigious portered block. This bright apartment features an impressive double reception room and boasts a state of the art sound and lutron lighting system. Abbey Lodge is superbly located on Park Road, by the entrance to Regent’s Park. EPC C

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102 St John’s Wood Terrace, St John’s Wood, London NW8 6PL

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Grove Hall Court, St John’s Wood, NW8

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£1,325,000

A beautifully refurbished very well proportioned three bedroom apartment (1,022 sq ft / 95 sq m) set on the corner of the seventh (top) floor of this well maintained block with 24 hr porterage. This very bright apartment benefits from fantastic west facing views. Grove Hall Court is located within 650m from St John’s Wood High Street and underground station (Jubilee Line). Long leasehold approx.152 years unexpired. EPC E

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Belsize Road, South Hampstead, NW6

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ÂŁ1,750,000

A delightful mid-terrace three storey town house (1,569 sq ft / 145 sq m) offered in good decorative condition throughout. The house offers three bedrooms, reception room, dining room, TV room and first floor drawing room, rear garden and street parking. The house has easy access to the Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines at both Finchley Road and Swiss Cottage underground stations. EPC D

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102 St John’s Wood Terrace, St John’s Wood, London NW8 6PL

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St James’ Close, St John’s Wood, NW8

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£1,395 per week

A three bedroom apartment set on the 3rd floor (with lift) of this sought-after portered building overlooking Regents Park, having been refurbished to an extremely high standard throughout. Comprising 1,582 sq ft of living space, the property provides a spacious bright reception & dining room with views over Regents Park, modern fully fitted kitchen, guest WC and ample storage.

Avenue Road, St John’s Wood, NW8

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£2,200 per week

An extremely spacious, newly-refurbished three bedroom apartment with views of Regents Park. The apartment has perfect living and entertaining space benefiting from a double reception room and fully fitted kitchen, further benefitting from a 24 hour porter and underground parking (two spaces). Situated only a short walk from the delightful amenities of St Johns Wood High Street and the green open spaces of Regents Park and Primrose Hill.

Akenside Road, Hampstead, NW3

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£1,850 per week

A fantastic family house arranged over three floors with off street parking for one car and a private patio/garden. The property comprises 5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining room and a separate reception room. This is a well-proportioned property which offers great living and entertaining space over 2,238 sq ft. The house is perfectly positioned for the local schools on Fitzjohn’s Avenue in the heart of residential Hampstead.

St Stephen’s Close, St John’s Wood, NW8

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£2,600 per week

A modern, bright, lateral apartment (248 sq m / 2665 sq ft) set on third floor of this highly sought after and well regarded purpose built block abutting Primrose Hill. Featuring bright and well planned family orientated accommodation, the apartment further benefits from unallocated off street parking for two cars, 24 hour resident porterage and communal heating and hot water.


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Seeing the Wood for the Trees

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Jeremy Rosenblatt, Director at Hanover Residential, explains why St John’s Wood and the surrounding areas are a market unto themselves

n one of London’s most expensive, exclusive and competitive areas, we’ve experienced market-defying growth in the eight years since we began the business from a basement office on Boundary Road. As a newer, smaller company, our battle has been one of establishment; St John’s Wood has a number of long-established independent and corporate agencies which have an ingrained relationship with their clients, so the perception of what differentiates a smaller agency could offer, and the psychology of change, is not an easy hurdle to overcome. But rather than avoid this, we have embraced it, and I believe our size is our greatest strength. I am proud to say that our successes have been fuelled almost entirely by the art of surpassing expectations; we grow almost exclusively by recommendation and our experienced team ensures that every enquiry is managed with care and attention. In the last year, our client base and the needs of the business have moved us to a much more visible location on St John’s Wood Terrace and although our business is growing, our core values remain. St John’s Wood and the surrounding areas are a market unto themselves, defying national trends and relying heavily on international investment and a cashrich clientele. In recent years, demand has remained strong despite differing national and international economic climates,

and it says much about the wealth and exclusivity of this area that the temptation to cash in on high property values has, on the whole, not been pursued. Subsequently, stock levels have remained low. This has driven prices further upwards, and instructions have become more important than ever before. Amongst local agents, there is a temptation to overvalue in order to secure these instructions and while it’s a tactic which very occasionally provides positive results, our integrity and honest approach is central to our company’s values. We recognise that this doesn’t always provide short-term financial gain, but I firmly believe that our long-term strategy and honesty will give us the results we seek. 2014 promises to be a challenging but exciting year. A potential rise in interest rates could dramatically alter the current levels of properties on the market as people may then look to cash in on their investments. Should this occur, we expect property prices to peak rather than continue to increase. n

Hanover Residential is a boutique independent estate agency dealing with the sale and rental of high calibre properties in St John’s Wood and the surrounding area. For our latest properties to buy or to rent, please visit hanover-residential.com or contact us on 020 7722 2223

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Wellington Court, NW8 A recently refurbished bright and spacious four bedroom three bathroom raised ground floor apartment situated in this renowned purpose built block. With three double bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms and a fourth single bedroom/ study, a guest W/C and fully fitted kitchen with breakfast bar. EPC: D

£2,500,000 Share Of Freehold • • • • • •

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Four bedrooms Two receptionrooms Three bathrooms Ground floor flat Close to station Porter/caretaker


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Freehold Asking Price: ÂŁ1,675,000

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Substantial period family home Maida Vale, London W9 A substantial period family home offering excellent entertaining space and versatile accommodation of approximately 3,623 sq ft (336 sq m) maintaining many of its original period features. The property comprises kitchen/breakfast room, double reception room, family room, master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms, two bathrooms, two offices/gym, two guest WC's, utility room, balcony, terrace, patio, garage, 130ft walled garden and outside storage. Set behind its own private gated entrance this wonderful home is ideally located under a 10 minute walk from the American School. Master Bedroom Suite • Four Bedrooms • Three Further Bedrooms/Offices • Double Reception Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Further Kitchen • Two Bathrooms • Two Guest WC's • Utility Room • Balcony • Terrace • Patio • Garden • 130ft Walled Garden and Outside Garden.

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Exceptional double fronted detached house Hampstead Way, London NW11 An attractive double fronted detached house superbly located directly opposite the Hampstead Heath extension. This desirable property is offered in good decorative condition throughout and offers well-proportioned family accommodation consisting of two reception rooms, a dining room with exceptional period features, study and a kitchen/breakfast room on the ground floor with a master bedroom suite and four further bedrooms, three further bathrooms (one en-suite) on the upper floors. The property also benefits from a double garage and parking for 2/3 cars, delightful gardens surrounding the house and superb Heath Extension views to the front. The extensive facilities of both Hampstead Village and Golders Green (Northern Line) are within half a mile radius.

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£595 per week

Sole Agent A bright, spacious newly refurbished lower ground floor two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in this attractive red brick Victorian property, located adjacent to Hampstead Heath, moments form Hampstead Underground station. The flat measures 840 sq. ft. and is well presented, having been recently redecorated and benefitting from new quality wood flooring throughout. The property comprises entrance lobby, stairs down to reception with galleried kitchen and doors leading to private patio, master bedroom (with en-suite), second bedroom and bathroom suite. The apartment is available immediately on a furnished or unfurnished basis (furniture shown is tenants own). EPC Rating – Band D.

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• Residents-only gym

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• 24 hour concierge

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• Luxurious specification includes fully equipped fitted kitchens, engineered timber flooring, underfloor heating • Impressive entrance foyer and lift lobby with feature mosaic • 999 year lease

Luxury Studios, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom residences from £660,000 The Berkeley Group invests in the skills that keep Britain’s heritage alive

Sales & Marketing Suite open daily 10am-6pm (Late night opening on Thursdays until 8pm ) Roman House, Wood Street, London, EC2Y 5BA.

Call: 020 3489 0734 or email: romanhouse@berkeleygroup.co.uk www.roman-house.co.uk

Roman House is a refurbished City landmark with many original features. Our Vision. Your Future.

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