Of divers colours

London's fashionistas show us how it's done.

Tanzanite Hour

I've just tuned in to Netplay TV, only to discover that Tanzanite Hour is not Africa's answer to PMQs.

What it is however, is a shitty jewellery programme [ambiguous adjectives + p&p incl.], featuring an Oscar-winning performance from the actress (or whatever you'd call her) tasked with flogging this sub-Ratner trash.

Seriously, for the ability to riff endlessly and with little-to-no understanding of the topic at hand, these shopping-channel lasses knock spots off Gordon Brown. Do they know there'll be seats up for grabs in the next Parliament?

Sartorial summery

'Let me tell you about linen,' she said. 'After a certain age it makes a man look ten years younger. Up until that age, it makes him look ten years older.'

- Geoff Dyer, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

Passing Out

My parade boots

















... look nothing like this.

'Genuine' ('Irish'?) ('Linen'?)

Cut your cloth according to your Sado-Masochistic tendencies

As seen in Charles Tyrwhitt.



























I have reason to believe that my brother buys his shirts here.