Bananas about pyjamas. Published in The Independent.
AGED 18, the very first thing I bought from my very first pay packet was a pair of Derek Rose red flannel pyjamas. At pounds 25,…
Big fish in a very big sea. Marlin fishing in Madeira. The Independent.
THE SUN shines bright and keen, the sky is blue with no clouds to mess it up. The sea, 3,000ft deep beneath our 40ft fishing yacht,…
Don’t say it’s only a spider. The Independent.
Phobic is a great word to lip read. But it isn’t so great to be phobic, especially when your phobia is regarded as girlie or stupid.…
The new synthetics. The Independent.
Got any nylon in your wardrobe? Any cellulosics? The chances are that you have, and you’re about to get more. Synthetics are finding their way back…
When skirts were full and women were furious. The Independent.
AT 10.30am on 12 February 1947 the House of Christian Dior launched its very first collection, at its salon at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris. The collection…
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