There's nothing quite like a bit of Georgian architecture to uplift the spirit and a lovely local example is Belair House: Bar, Dining and Social, at 1 Gallery Road, Dulwich. Putting the long and the short of it together, I opted for a long suede coat and fringed scarf for cover, and my shortest skirt by Paul Smith, with garden florals to suit the bosky surroundings. A dash of red in the Chinese-style Equipment top and favourite Dior lipstick, Dolce Vita, gave me a decent dash of tomato to complement the colours in my '50s Hong Kong clutch, bought this summer at Cliffe Antiques Centre, East Sussex. The charming vintage shoes by Joseph have a distinctly Georgian look whilst the Prada sunnies are decidedly Rococo.
Pop this in your diary: from November 2nd, Belair House will be holding a history exhibition, 'Through the Ages', including funny, happy and interesting memories from local residents.
Jewels, jewels everywhere and all covetable with a capital C! That was Lila's first champagne night last week and the Dulwich store pulled out all the stops for its growing number of fans with its finest pieces on show from a double-digit carat aquamarine ring whose colour you simply wanted to dive into, to an elegant diamond-dazzling Georgian pendant. An apple-green enamel and diamond ring by Kutchinsky, a family firm dating back to the 1890s, was mouth-watering. Glitz and glamour comes to the Lane!
