bourne and hollingsworth

A first for London Fashion Week and Bourne & Hollingsworth.

As we have seen during its past four incarnations, the Chap Olympiad is something of a paradox: a surreal collision of histories which makes you feel more alive yet more nostalgic at the same time. Celebrating impeccable manners, sartorial excellence and a general lack of …

If your Saturday nights are feeling a little quiet, try stepping back to the 1920s – the only era to have a synonymous sound effect – and act like a total Flapper for the evening. An air of glamour and sophistication (at least until the …

John McCrirrick, the early years. Image by WowTheWorld. Felt a distinct lack of tweed in your life recently? Fret not, gentle readers, for the Chap Olympiad is almost upon us, bringing period costume, ‘sporting’ events and other genteel silliness to Bedford Square Gardens this Saturday. …

We went a little cinema-crazy in this week’s version of London On The Cheap, but sun-bathing in the flickering light of the silver screen is such a delightful escape on a rainy summer day. You get the best of both worlds — all the lazy …

Bourne And Hollingsworth, an erstwhile department store on Oxford Street, has been recalled to life as a snug basement speakeasy at the foot of Charlotte Street. Why? Who cares. It’s one of those word-of-mouth Narnia places that would normally only exist if you weren’t looking …