Month: April 2020

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    A man of the time

    Last month, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and his Fears watch brand gave the world the message we all needed from a luxury brand, taking the lead in a time of crisis. In a social media post and newsletter, sent out to subscribers, Bowman-Scargill sent one simple message – Don’t buy a Fears. It may seem counterproductive, but…

  • London Fashion Week goes digital and gender neutral for 2020

    So far 2022 has been a year of seismic change around the world. Global lockdowns have forced more and more people to stay at home and meetings and events which once would have taken place face-to-face have become online forums. What has been interesting is to see which brands, organisations and events have taken this…

  • The best teachers on TV and film

    We all had that one teacher at school who inspired us – one way or another. For me it was Clive Marshall, he was the English and sports teacher at my junior school and somehow decided I (as a chubby and fronting 12 year-old) was perfectly placed to join his rugby team and be a…

  • Lockdown Library: My Reading List

    The ongoing lockdown in the UK has given lots of us time to catch up on the things which we normally just do not make time for. My house, for example, has never been this clean. S and I were supposed to have flown to Australia and Singapore for a three-week trip a week after…

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    Talking film with Hakuna MaChatter

    In the first of a new series, we sit down with another blogger or expert, to discuss their field of choice and what tips they can offer the rest of us. Like me, many of you are spending a lot of time at home right now and I suspect the TV is getting quite a…

  • Stay At Home style icons

    Here in the UK we are deep into our second week of mandatory lockdown. I work from home normally, but I have found that lockdown has put me into a rather different mindset when it comes to how I dress day-to-day. Because I am putting in exercise at different times – and I don’t need…