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By Luciana Bellini
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leila yavari
I was that model who always had
something to say, explains Leila Yavari,
fashion director of Stylebop.com and
an unusually lofty intellectual. For
live a double life: by day,
years, she lived
ud for
fo her PhD in Brechtian
she studied
C Berkeley and taught a
theatree at UC
ti science; by night
course in political
er
sh
(not literally)
she was a model.
k
says Leila, 35.
No onee knew,
h Id lose
os credibility. But then
I thought
e
f
Id get an email
from
a student saying,
yo give me a B in
Hey, whyy did you
b the way, I saw you
that paper?? And by
l
rie ad. Once the
in a Macyss lingerie
p, Leila
Leil quit academia and
game was up,
devoted herself full-time to fashion.
And then, three years ago, at the
Berlin International Film Festival,
she met Thorsten and Mario Eimuth,
the brothers who founded Stylebop,
and now she is the sites style guru.
Shes based in Munich but spends
250 days a year on the road, attending
fashion shows and buying collections
from Dubai to Australia. And
youll be relieved to hear time off
isnt just for obscure German
cinema; she slums it with
lowbrow stuff too. Crappy
B-movies are her kryptonite
and she cant get enough of
Justin Bieber: To me, hes
as fascinating as Mozart.
Luciana Bellini
Fa sh ion
P h o t o : John Swannell
Fa sh ion
PIN-UP
snakeskin shoes,
715, by alejandro
ingelmo, at the
corner
Lam dress,
2,450,
by Lanvin
boucl dress,
490, by moSchino
cheaP & chic
raffia
skirt,
750, by
VerSace
bomber jacket,
471, by Paul Smith
Black laBel
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Crepe dress,
644, by Preen
snakeskin
CLutCh, 1,095,
by Jimmy CHoo
Eighties
CaLfskin
bag, 725, by
mosCHino
Fa sh ion
cotton-mix
top, 485,
by emilia
wickstead
suede shoes,
485, by
roger vivier
cotton-mix
trousers,
550, by
emilia
wickstead
silk dress,
375,
by kate
spade
Nubuck
coat,
3,995, by
BurBErry
cotton
dress,
1,950, by
temperley
london
PIN-UP
Could my tail
be any prettier?
stoneresin
earrings,
130, by
oscar de
la renta
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Did you know that eau de Nil means water of the Nile?
Thought not. And surely the actual water of the Nile is sludgycoloured, laced with bullets and dysentery. Which is another
reason why eau de Nil inspires... confusion. No one really knows
what it is. My dress was eau de Nil, you say. And I dont ask
you to flesh that out. For fear of looking mal leve. Springs eau
de Nil is pale minted-green edging towards blue; faintly frothy
in feel. But not bright. Never bright... Ladylike but ethereal.
Not quite the Little Mermaid. More the Little Jackie O. Cut is
tailored and crisp, slightly American in flavour uptight, even.
Bags are retro. But no need to be prissy these days flash a thigh,
bare a tum, eau de Nil yourself right to the top of the pile. AR
silk dress,
660, by
victoria,
victoria
Beckham,
at styleBop
Eau de Nil
leather bag,
1,980, by
Ermanno
ScErvino
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Fa sh ion
WHERE?
vanity faiRs
oscaR paRty
White-gold &
diamond earrings,
46,000, by Arne.
leather clutch, 970,
by roger ViVier.
leather & sWarovskicrystal shoes, 2,550,
by Fendi. scarf,
1,660, by AMArAs
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TAMTAM DINNER
If youre yet to meet The One, then book
yourself a place at this seriously secret
supper club in Chelsea. The brainchild
of international model and Cordon-Bleutrained chef Isobel Hyde, this matchmaking bash is not to be missed as
intimate tables of 10 are carefully put
together by the hostess. Expect a butler,
buckets of champagne and the mother of all dressing-up boxes.
To book into a supper club, call Isobel on 020 7351
2617 or email [email protected]. Tickets are
300 for men, 75 for women. Dinner parties take place
in a secret Chelsea location, revealed upon booking.
tamtamdinner.com
Playing Cupid
Roses are red, violets are blue, and this February, weve found the perfect love tokens for you
GALTON FLOWERS
Say it with a blooming marvellous bouquet this Valentines Day, with
a little help from our friends at Galton Flowers, established in 1948.
Their classic and understated arrangements have been loved by royalty
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open the doors of its very own Flower Academy. Join experienced and
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forth
on the scent
If you want people to bury their
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pyjaMa
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pearly
queen
living
colour
jacket
required
oh wise one
carry in haste
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hot stuff
Yes, big cats up a tree in the wild are all well and
good but we prefer our panthers made of
18ct white gold and diamonds, with emerald eyes
and an onyx nose, reclining on a toile de moire
cuff and made by Cartier. Pretty sexy. POA.
cartier.com
Hosting dinner
parties is fun, but,
urgh, why do these
people expect to be fed?
Take a leaf from our
book and order in
from the Hill Food
Company (thehillfood
company.com). They
deliver to your door,
plus their menu doesnt
repeat itself. No
one need know...
star power
ring-ading-ding!
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photographed by felicity mc cabe
the
storyteller
meet Paddington, left, michael bonds very own
bear. He might not look as ancient as expected,
but he doesnt get out much (Paddington, that
is, not michael, who is now a fine 87 years old).
the pair are close Paddington lives at the
authors house in maida Vale and michael
talks about him knowingly. Hes not very
cuddly, michael says gravely, and hes a bit
accident-prone. but soon Paddington will have
to confront his agoraphobia, because theres
a premiere for him to attend. the film of his
life is being released in November, with colin
firth providing the marmalade-loving bears
voice, Hugh bonneville and Sally Hawkins as
mr and mrs brown and Nicole Kidman as
an evil taxidermist. tHe Paddington?
n
Nicole reportedly asked in wonderment when
called about the role. Seems its not just
michael whos mad about the bear. SMC
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MOVE 1
Rentokil
to the rescue!
MOVE 2
Nothing I cant
deal with
What a
performance!
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PhotograPhs: dean chalkley at skinny diP. lighting & digital Production: three four snaP
MOVE 3
Youre coming
with me... if I could
move my legs
Rats!
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Henri
fitzwilliam-lay
julie ann
morrison
poppy
delevingne
dame vivien
duffield, marcus
langlands
pearse, melinda
stevens &
arabella duffield
fiona
scarry
natalie
livingstone &
laura maxwell
elizabeth
mcgovern
lana
berglas
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stacey &
dom joly
alan parker,
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cameron & jeancHristopHe babin
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Notes to self
Pooh-pooh pomposity and pick up a pom-pom. By Sophie Goodwin and Annabel Rivkin
ve always been a
great fan of dinosaurs,
but until some bright
spark manages to rebirth
a brontosaurus from
billion-year-old mosquito
blood, were all going to
have to make do with the
next best thing fossils.
Dont start yawning, you
at the back, because
fossil hunting is not only
educational outdoors
exercise, its also a
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CHIN UP,
BRITAIN !
HOW sTIFF
Is YOURs?
Gauge where you fall
on the Snivelling
Whinger to Brave Sir
Ranulph scale by
responding with Help
me! or Im just fine to
these scenarios.
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do you want to
be one of those steely
fellows with a stiff upper lip?
With heroism, gravitas and the
s
certainty that all your emotion
nt.
elle
exc
?
trol
con
er
are kept und
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The STiffeST
U pper LipS
siR
Ranulph
Fiennes
Does the
hardy explorer
have any
extremities
left?
MaRy
BeaRd
The wise
ber-classicist
faces those
boring
old trolls
head-on.
the
duKe oF
edinBuRGhs
BladdeR
The
hardiest
beast
of all.
claRe
BaldinG
A woman
who defines
no-nonsense.
BaRoness
lane-Fox
Indisputably
one of
lifes doers.
John
siMpson
No foreign
jaunt is too
dangerous.
cheMMy
alcott
The British
skier broke
her leg
recently but
described it
as just a little
whoopsie.
Thats
the spirit.
Guy
pelly
Never
complains,
never
explains.
You wont
catch this
nightclub
kings chin
wobbling.
Rosie
stanceR
Hacked off
two of her
toes with a
penknife and
no anaesthetic
on an
expedition
to the
North Pole.
quentin lettSS
Sk etchbook
Books
baRRacuda bY cHRiSTOS
TSiOlkaS (Atlantic Books, 14.99)
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SCootER SUItCASE
MotoRbIkE SUItCASE
Q
WASHING-MACHINE SUItCASE
Dont tell ANYONE but this isnt a gadget...
its an optical illusion. A lovely white wheelie
case fashioned to resemble a washing
machine. Means that when you throw all
your clothes into your case because you
are a filthy trollop who cant be arsed to fold
her own T-shirts, you can simply claim you
are doing it on purpose to make the washingmachine gag more potent. And you can
leave your suitcase on for at least one more
rotation on the carousel just to see the faces
of the people looking at it, scratching their
heads cartoon-style and whispering WTF?
90 at suitsuit.com
Gadgets
This month, gadgets that are actually luggage / luggage that contains a gadget.
Lets just call them luggets. Gadgage? Luggadge? Whatever. By Emma Freud
ELECtRIC-SHoCk SUItCASE
Q
A
SWINGY CoFFEE tHING
Airport late missed breakfast lost boarding
pass child has vomited other child whingeing
four carrier bags as well as suitcase plane
delayed huge queue lady asking why your
children are so badly behaved need a coffee
more than life itself buy one drop it cry
miss flight go home. SOK help is at
hand. This bit of plastic means you can carry
your coffee on your wheelie without spilling it.
Its only a small thing but could avoid the straw
that breaks the camels back. Next time dont
try to fly with a camel. 8 at goodtugo.com
N E X T M O N T H g a d g E T s T O M a k E yO u M O r E b E au T i f u l .
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WHere Christies South Kensington,
85 Old Brompton Road, SW7
(christies.com).
FRAME-UP
Untitled (yelloW)
(1970-94) by CHiyU UeMae
Mixed media on canvas, 162 x
130.5cm
WHy bUy
Its the most influential art
movement most people have
never heard of: Gutai. In 1954,
young Japanese artists, raging
against the popular subservience
that had let the government take Japan into World War
Two, wanted to declare their individuality and stir up art
and society. With this sort of abstraction, and with these
rough materials (sawdust and oil paint), Uemae did just
that. Looking like a frame missing its picture, Untitled
invites us to peer into a dark and empty heart underneath
the golden shimmer. The yellow cubes jauntily crossing
the canvas are uneasy comic relief, never quite distracting
us just as Gutai never let its artworks obscure its
profound purpose.
WHen 1519 January.
WHere Whitestone Gallery at London Art Fair, Business
Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, N1 (londonartfair.co.uk).
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WHy bUy
It takes a while before you even
understand what this picture
is. It looks more like an
abstract-expressionist canvas the paint daubed on in
some careful, even delicate, way than a photo of climbers
on a Swiss peak. (You can just make them out near the
middle of the ridge.) Washburn, a noted mountaineer, took
many technical shots the sort you could use as a guide
while sizing up Mount McKinley but he also managed
to turn his sensitivity and his passion into art, photos
that summon up human turmoil as much as natural
majesty, unrecognisably strange yet wholly compelling.
WHen Until 27 January.
WHere Michael Hoppen Gallery, 3 Jubilee Place, SW3
(michaelhoppengallery.com).
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GOT A LIGHT?
iii tHe dissolUtion of
MotHer island series (2013)
by Jess littleWood
Archival gicle print, 70 x 100cm,
edition of three
WHy bUy
The last collage I made involved glue,
coloured paper, bits of pasta and sparkles
a world away from this digital
photomontage, the latest development
in a tradition that starts with Picasso
and Braque. Collages usually want the
viewer to connect diverse, seemingly
unconnectable constituents, but
Littlewood does the opposite: she
offers up desolate landscapes that look
as though they belong together, but
then makes them alien by contrasting
colour and shape. There is certainly
something terribly eerie about the
Northern Lights twinkling away inside
the pentagon here, like a bright
universe that has snuck into our dull
photographs: courtesy of chiyu uemae and whitestone gallery, japan; bradford washburn, courtesy of decaneas archive and michael hoppen gallery; christies images
WHy bUy
Now what could be more suitable for
a wintry edition of Tatler than an
advert for skiing in Gstaad? Those
swinging lovers look as though theyre
being carried off in a movie, just as the
credits are about to roll, with some
suggestively placed skis and a fragile
curl of (post-coital?) cigarette smoke.
Even the slant of GSTAAD pushes
into the future. This genre of poster,
an art-deco incitement to visit Europe,
normally suggests a golden age of
continental luxury but just consider
the date of this one. In 1946, any
Brits looking to ski were luxuriating
in something else: that at long last
the war was over and they could have
fun again.
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restaurants
Hello, landmark lovely its so nice to have you back where you belong. By Jeremy Wayne
Baked vegetables and
poached egg at
Merchants Tavern
Side orderS
M e rc h a n t s tav e r n
36 Charlotte Road, EC2
(020 7060 5335)
BE R N E R S TAVE R N
MOD E R N b R itish
Do you remember Bourne & Hollingsworth?
let me tell you
Thought not. I dont either, really. It was one of
categorically that this
the great department stores that proliferated
restaurant room soars
around Oxford Circus before Oxford Street went
heroically into one of
totally dclass. But heres the point. There was a
Londons top half dozen. Its as grand as it is
time when this area was every bit the equal of
intimate, as relaxed as it is poised and the
Knightsbridge. And Milady, up in
cocktail list is an assemblage of
town from Hampshire for some
puns (Dill or No Dill, Mead,
HOW MUCH
haberdashery and a concert at
Myself & Aye) of which the
140 for two
Wigmore Hall, might very well
hoariest old headline writer could
WHAT TO EAT
have overnighted at the genteel
be proud.
Scottish beefburger,
Berners Hotel.
Open all day, Berners does super
Romney Marsh lamb
Well, she wouldnt recognise the
shellfish, ham and eggs, salads,
WHAT TO DRINK
old girl now. Empty for eight years,
sandwiches, pasta and steaks. There
Coates & Seely bubbly,
the Berners has just reopened as
is fish on Friday, roast beef on
Dill or No Dill cocktail
Ian Schragers London Edition,
Sunday and a sublime dish of duck
WHO GOES
mad and beautiful, chandeliered
and caramel apples every day, along
George Clooney,
to the rafters, billiard table in
with the best chips in town bar
Tracey Emin, Lady
the lobby and, alongside, Jason
none. Breakfast has already become
Helen Taylor
Athertons latest and
something of an institution.
without a shadow of
What else to say? Being a Jason
a doubt greatest
Atherton restaurant, Berners Tavern is, of course,
restaurant to date.
very cool, but its also very chic; dressed down,
Whichever way you
obviously, but curiously dressed up too the sort
cut it, Berners Tavern
of room where, frankly, a bit of couture doesnt
is a triumph. From
look out of place. Its oxymoronic to its core. You
its double-height
cant put Berners Tavern in a little box, and nor
Seafood at
moulded ceilings to
would you want to. Thats the beauty of it. (
Berners Tavern
the picture-clad walls,
At 10 Berners Street, W1 (020 7439 9888).
M i r ro r ro o M at
rosewood London
252 High Holborn, WC1
(020 7781 8888)
s k y Lo n
Royal Festival Hall, SE1
(020 7654 7800)
On a South Bank increasingly
overrun with chain restaurants,
thank goodness for the Restaurant
at Skylon. Its quiet and demure,
with service that is just so perfect
for a winter riverside tryst. And
incoming chef Adam Gray has
pushed the cooking into top gear,
with an all-British menu that wittily
reflects the seasons and locale.
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PICK
ME!
ingredients. We wet our whistle with a nettle cordial, then soaked it with
a rosehip, mescal, sherry and blueberry number. The adjoining Keepers
House restaurant is open to the public and theres an enchanting walled
garden behind. What would the old-school Academicians say?
TATLER EVENT
Tatler and
Laurent-Perrier
invite you to an
exclusive dinner in
The Music Room at
The Ritz
on 4 March 2014
Join us for a special
four-course tasting and
champagnepairing menu
created by Executive Chef
John Williams MBE
Tatler readers will recall that Executive Chef
of The Ritz London, John Williams MBE, was
honoured with the coveted Laurent-Perrier Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 2013 Tatler Restaurant
Awards. To celebrate, John has devised a
sumptuous four-course tasting menu featuring
Laurent-Perrier Champagne-pairings, which he will
serve at an exclusive dinner on Tuesday,
4 March 2014 at The Ritz, London.
Renowned for its meticulous service, exquisite
interiors and sublime cuisine, The Ritz boasts
six private dining rooms including The Music
Room which will play host to this prestigious
event. Join us to sample gastronomic delights,
and toast the Chef's award with five glasses of
world-class Laurent-Perrier Champagnes.
This will be an intimate event with just 60
places available, so we suggest you book
quickly. Need convincing? In honour of
Laurent-Perriers long-standing support of The
Princes Foundation For Children & The Arts,
a charitable donation will be made for every
ticket bought. We hope to see you there.
Tasting menu
Cornets of Smoked Salmon Moscovite
Goose Liver Gingerbread with
Spiced Pineapple Pure
Nymphs Persille
Pommes Souffl with Caviar
Noisette of Brill Darphin
Laurent-Perrier Brut NV
Turbot with Mushroom Pure, Baby
Leeks and Morels
Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut
s MBE
Born to be
WILDE
71
gabriella
says her
Pregnancy,
aged 24, Was
a haPPy
surPrise
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photographs: dominic oneill, universal pictures, nick wall, corbis, alan davidson, dave m bennett/getty images, rex features
was my age she already had two children. She shows me her
engagement ring, an antique-looking oval diamond in a delicate setting
by William Welstead, and tells me the story of how Alan got thrown
out of a jewellers in Burlington Arcade because of his tattoos.
Gabriella has her own tattoos, among them a discreet Roman seven on
her wrist to indicate her place in the extended-family order, the second
youngest. The Calthorpes are tight, often gathering at the farmhouse
outside Winchester where Gabriella grew up and still has a bedroom. But
it can be hard to know where you exist outside of a big family, to find
your own autonomy. You get given certain roles. And when you want
to change, like when I became an actress, it can be strange. I had always
wanted to be a painter. Thats what I was going to do, that was my thing...
She was the sort of shy child who could always be found in a corner,
drawing or making something. But a friend of her mothers introduced
her to Isabella Blow, who first put her in front of a camera. Not long
after she met Naomi Campbell at a dinner party, who introduced her to
her model agency. And so her short but successful career as a model began.
I was 14, I didnt know what I wanted. And suddenly I was earning
money and everyone was telling me it was great, but as soon as I got to
about 17 and had the kind of mental maturity to decide if I actually
wanted to do this, I quickly realised that I didnt at all. So I stopped. She
applied to City & Guilds to do a fine art degree, writing to the college,
detailing her thoughts on art and telling them why they should take her
on despite not having done a foundation year. It worked. For all her
otherworldliness and fine breeding, Gabriella has the sharp will of the
young child in a big family. She knows how to get what she wants.
She describes herself as a big, messy painter, but found college
uninspiring. I was very interested in the making of what I was doing,
but I had very little interest in the finished product. I am not sure
I would have made a very good professional artist.
It was while she was at college that her old model agent called to tell
her shed been requested to audition for a film. It made sense for me
because everything Id done in my painting was character-based, looking
at people and the way they are depicted. Her first role was in St Trinians
2: The Legend of Frittons Gold. Last year she appeared in the remake of
Carrie with Julianne Moore and Chlo Moretz. Her ambition is to
make enough of a name for herself to be offered the sort of meaty,
independent, challenging roles that interest her. But I would still want
to find a way to disappear into the roles that Im playing I hope the
audience will see my character rather than me.
Gabriellas struggle, it seems, has long been
the gap between how people perceive her
and who she feels she really is. And it is hard
to maintain a sense of self in a large family
where you are the pretty little dreamer, and in
Hollywood when you are such a raving British
beauty. Everyone wants a piece of her, but
she does not want to give, because then what
would be left? Im starting to realise that the
key to happiness is the simplest life possible.
Living simply is what Im aiming for. (
Endless Love is released on 14 February.
With Alex
Pettyfer in
Endless Love
left, hans
rausing sr,
1977. right,
dr lisbet
rausing
& her
husband
professor
peter
baldwin,
2007
r ausing
hell
It wasnt meant to be like this.
Born into extraordinary
wealth and privilege, the Tetra
Pak heirs might have expected
a life of discreet philanthropy.
Instead, there has been a series
of public tragedies and
debacles, from the tragic death
of Eva to Sigrids embattled
literary empire.
Keith Dovkants investigates
Above, hans K
& eva rausing,
2000. left,
hans srs
brother gad
rausing, 1980.
opposite pAge,
fAr left, sigrid
rausing & her
husband eric
abraham, 2008
Hans K
Rausing with
Julia Delves
Broughton,
November
2013
62 Cadogan
Place
photographs: xposure, john frost archive, ni syndication, alan davidson, getty images, dave benett
Left, lisbets
scottisH
House
coRRouR
lodge.
Right,
sigRids
HigHlands
estate,
coignafeaRn
in the driving seat. Having decided to run the publishing house herself,
she has appointed herself acting editor of Granta Books until at least
next year. Her tenure began with a fair wind: Eleanor Cattons Man
Booker prize win with The Luminaries, published by Granta, and a
slew of other awards have put the publisher in the strongest position it
has occupied for years, although a well-placed source pointed out that a
part of the team responsible for this success has now been dispersed.
Liz Thomson, the broadcaster and co-founder of publishing news
website BookBrunch, told Tatler: She needs proper trade publishers
around her which she once had. I think shes probably caught between
academia and philanthropy and a desire to prove to her very successful
Left, MaRit
& Hans sR
Rausing
at gad
Rausings
MeMoRial,
2001. Right,
eva at
a tatLeR
paRty, 2004
pHotogRapHs: caMeRa pRess, alan davidson, getty iMages, alaMy, caMeRa pRess, deRRy MooRe
Sigrid and
Eva, 2002
Right, Hans
sR & MaRit,
2001. Left,
Hans ks
cousing
kiRsten
Rausing,
2012
85
There is an enduring fascination with illicit sex in high places and what
is referred to as the oldest profession. Perhaps its the access to some of
the worlds richest, most powerful men, the secrets, the scandal, and,
of course, the sexual prowess of these girls, which is riveting to us all
(remember Wallis Simpsons Shanghai Squeeze and how it was said to
have captured the heart of Edward VIII?).
Hollywood sirens like Marilyn Monroe (who made pornographic
films in her early career) and Joan Crawford (who worked in a strip
club) reportedly sold sex too. Others have gained historical notoriety
from it: Mary Boleyn, a prostitute to Henry VIII before her sister
Anne married him; Nell Gwyn, the mistress of Charles II; Harriette
Wilson, the Regency courtesan who threatened to reveal her secrets
and, supposedly, prompted the line publish and be damned from the
1st Duke of Wellington, a client; and Cora Pearl, the English fille de joie
who bewitched 1860s Paris. There was a media scramble to unmask
the blogging call girl Belle de Jour (eventually revealed as Dr Brooke
Magnanti), who was trading sex while studying for a PhD. She took her
alluring nom de plume from the French novel of 1928, made into a film
with Catherine Deneuve in 1967.
On condition of anonymity (I dont want my legs broken), Lauren
has agreed to talk about her life as a high-class prostitute. She earned
10,000 a night at her peak 20,000, and 40,000 for a weekend.
(No one earns that money now, she says. Prices have gone down in the
last five years. Changing times.)
She travelled aboard private jets and yachts to Monaco, St Tropez,
St Barths, Barbados and Malibu. Shes been inside the worlds smartest
hotel rooms during
the Cannes Film
Festival, the Miami
Art Basel, the Met
Ball, the Monaco
Grand Prix. Our
clients were on
the Forbes list. Men
who owned countries, private islands, people who were huge in
property, big-scale retail, international industry and oil. Ive had dinner
with royalty and major politicians. If you knew who! These clients were
are powerful, powerful men.
Aristocrats? No. They dont pay. Its new money. Having a hooker
for them is nothing like having butter on their bread. Sometimes their
wives knew and turned a blind eye, sometimes they didnt [know].
We are drinking tea in Laurens house in Chelsea two buildings
knocked together on one of Londons loveliest streets. Inside its
comfortable and modern, the colours muted except for explosions of art
on the walls. She lives with her husband, who was not a client I got
lucky and who disapproves of her talking about her past. (She jumpily
calls whos that? every time she hears a noise outside. Its the housekeeper.)
She says her look extraordinary pale hair, gas-blue eyes, peachy skin
was the look everyone wanted. They dont want skinny models, they
want a little bit of... She plumps her neat cleavage. But nothing fake.
No fake boobs, nails or eyelashes. Like others girls in her earnings
bracket, Lauren is clever. She speaks several languages (Swedish, French,
English). She used to read the Financial Times and The Economist to stay
abreast of world events, as well as fashion magazines for style. These
clients want someone who can hold a conversation at a cocktail party or
dinner as well as everything else. You cant be like [she puts on a thick
Slavic accent], Er, my name is Svetlana. My father work in factory.
Although some of the girls do come from that background.
Lauren says there are two major madams in London right now, both
women, and that they supply girls all over Europe and to the States. One
is English, but her background is not English. Big woman. Looks like a
really? Heres my number. At other times, he might proposition a pretty has hookers all the time is so rough that Laurens madam refuses to send
her best girls. A famous film director offered to make Lauren famous if I
girl by offering large amounts of money for sex. Ninety-nine per cent of
the time shell tell him where to go. But the seed is planted. Next time she didnt use a condom. She refused.
And one guy you definitely know his name wanted to be a baby girl
sees him, she might say, OK, tell me more.
dressed as a ballerina. We had to smack him and put things up his bum.
Her madam would ask this same male friend to test out new girls,
Theyd rather pay a beautiful whore because its less of a headache, she
Lauren says. Shed say, There you go, theres your practice run.
goes on. No offence, but its easier than convincing your wife to have sex.
Hed report back and say, She did this, she did that, she was good.
They say, Do what youre paid to do.
Id put her in the top bracket. Or hed say, Shes a bit mediocre, so
In addition to their fees (which were paid to the madam no money
she might be a 1,000-a-night job as opposed to a 10,000. Theres
also a place in Paris shell send top girls to learn about sex, all the tricks. changes hands with the girl), clients would take them shopping for tens
of thousands of pounds worth of clothes. About 10 years ago, all the girls
Paris is unbelievable for that stuff. Are the girls nervous? She laughs.
had Louis Vuitton luggage. They were taken to the VIP rooms in the
You cant have nerves! These girls are tough. And theres a numbness
major fashion houses. Getting jewellery is key. Thats an investment.
its work. We dont care about clients. A lot [of girls] come from
not-great backgrounds. She trails off. Lets just say theres a reason why Theyre big savers, they dont spend their own money. And if they start
young 18 is a good age and do 10 to 12 years of hard work, theyre
theyre doing what theyre doing.
made. Retirement age is 28, latest 30, Lauren says. They need to earn
Today, many of the girls are from Russia or Eastern Europe, she
enough to send home, or to put away for their future. (Lauren invested
says, but others are from all over America, Brazil, South Africa, the
in property.) She says theres an upper echelon of exclusive prostitutes, the
Far East. The madam has an eye for wholl be good. She arranges
famous ex-models, It girls and actresses, who charge for their celebrity
accommodation for the new faces and has around 100 girls on her
premium. They have a longer shelf life. Lauren cites six, including a
books. The very least youll be paying is 1,000 a night those are the
former Victorias Secret model, who charged 25,000 an hour. Thats a
get-em-in, get-em-out service girls. Theyre booked for events like
lot of money, so good for her.
the big weekend shoots, or to sit in a nightclub, making some sleazy
Through Lauren, I meet Anna, 24, who is currently working as a
guy look good. She continues: The mid-range are the majority
prostitute. She wears Isabel Marant and Chanel. Shes braless under her
5,000 a night up. A lot of Russians. Theyre usually exceptionally
beautiful but maybe didnt cut it modelling. Most of the mid-range guys white T-shirt but it doesnt look tarty it looks hip, unbothered, sexy.
arent mega-mega theyre wealthy-banker league. Its like an addiction: She has a loose sweep of caramel-blonde hair, parted roughly in the
middle the kind of girl you might see hoicking her modelling
they cant travel and not have a hooker. It goes hand in hand.
portfolio around Paris. She remembers the cheap fake-fur coat she
Girls are sent to etiquette classes, to learn how to sit, eat, which
was wearing when she stepped off the plane five years ago from Russia.
knife, fork, which glass for the white, for the red. It cant be obvious to
Her modelling career failed because there were a million Eastern
the other dinner guests that shes a prostitute. It sounds very My Fair
European girls like me at the agency. I couldnt earn proper money.
Lady albeit a pornographic version. But not all the girls are badly
Anna refuses to discuss her madam (or agent, as she calls her), but says
educated, she adds. There are students, girls with private-school
backgrounds rebelling against Daddy. She tells of a girl from a fabulous she was introduced by another model. Shes been taken to Wimbledon,
the Serpentine Party, Ibiza, Monaco and the Frieze art fair. Most of her
background who fell in love with a client. And the client left his wife
clients are financiers hedgefunders, CEOs, rich
and three children for her. Do many girls marry
businessmen who like to travel. I can make 5,000
out of the game? Not as many as youd think,
t h e pa r i s s e xa night. Sometimes 10,000 or 15,000 for a
she says. Its not Pretty Woman. But then again, a
school lessons
weekend. She says the other girls are nice, were
lot of society women started out this way.
often booked in groups. Clients want everyone
What makes a 10,00020,000 girl? Looks
1 Knowledge of all sexual positions,
to think theyre going out with a model. She
and training. We were professionals. Wed need to
including the unusual (eg, reverse cowgirl).
be funny, a laugh, party all night. Or cool and clever, 2 How to perform the worlds best oral sex. knows the difference between a Citation Mustang
discreet and well-mannered. You could never be
Including how to relax your throat muscles and a Dassault Falcon jet and says the big money
has moved to Ibiza from France. They dont
fazed by power or mega-money or what you were
and how to incorporate other male parts.
want you to dress like a hooker. Today you need
asked to do. She says the top girls are healthy
3 Light bondage (how to be dominant,
to look natural. Dont dress like their wives,
they go to the gym. They dont do drugs, smoke or
rope tying, light spanking and whips).
she smiles. Although most of their wives try to
drink. Sometimes youre up all night, you need to
4 Exercises to develop core muscles
dress like us.
look after yourself. The top 10 are champion
(internal grip), thigh muscles and balance
Shes been to Barneys in New York and to Paris
racehorses. Others are more hard-wearing.
crucial for domination.
to shop. The first time she was bought clothes by a
An absolutely stunning girl might not be so
5 How to use your fingers and tongue to
client, it was 7,000 dresses in Prada and four pairs
bright, or her English isnt good. Shell go to
best effect, and when.
of shoes. He kept saying, Are you sure thats
Arab clients. They want a beautiful girl they can
6 Grooming and cleanliness (eg, no hair
enough, dont you want anything else? Shes also
lock in a room and bang, bang, bang. She pauses.
around bikini line and ensuring there are
been given gadgets the latest Mac, iPads, iPhones
But they pay well.
no unsightly accidents).
and handbags (a lot of handbags).
Does that mean other clients treat girls well?
7 How to look as if youre enjoying it as
I ask Anna how she sees her future. Maybe Ill
Yes, but... She takes a deep breath. A lot of these
much as they are (eye contact, appearing
marry a rich man, she says. If not, Ill start my
guys are seriously fucked up. If theyre married,
to take your time, faking orgasm).
own business. Does she think shell ever fall in
their wives dont do what they want. No woman in 8 How, when and where to use a vibrator.
love? Have children? Have a normal life? Maybe.
her sane mind would do half of it. She describes
9 Three or moresomes how to work
I hope. She shrugs. Its hard to think about it.
unprintable scenes and remembers being put in an together in order to maximise pleasure.
Right now, I just want to make money. (
exceptionally expensive outfit so that the client
10 Business. Keep him satisfied; ensure
*All names have been changed.
could [urinate] on it. One European royal who
repeat custom.
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leah de wavrin
French model Leah de Wavrins life is full of costume changes its
in the job description. As a youth, she may have preferred dressing
her younger brother Ralph up as a girl and parading him in front of
all her parents friends at their house in Lille, but times changed
and, at 16, Leah moved to New York, where she discovered Halloween,
which lit up her passion for fancy dress. Then, five years ago, she
moved to London for a modelling job and so began a love affair with
the UK that is still in its full flush. The theme for her 24th-birthday
party in Corfu last year was Rule Britannia, and it was full-on Brits
abroad, with Freddie Hesketh showing up dressed as a beer. Leah
herself went as Baby Spice, with Alice and Posy Brinkley high-kicking
beside her as Sporty and Scary.
FanCy
pants
the naylor-leylands
Violets Box may sound saucy, but its the name of Violet Naylor- Leylands
online fancy-dress and vintage-boutique website. Her box (still chuckling)
is a natural progression from a childhood spent swishing about up in
her great-grandmother Joyce Fitzwilliams Dior gowns at her parents
digs, Milton Hall in Cambridgeshire. In fact, the whole Naylor-Leyland
clan has the fancy-dress bug. At elder brother Toms 21st, the entire
family (all six children and parents, Sir Phillip and Lady Isabella)
donned lederhosen and dirndls and filmed themselves as the von Trapps
from left, robot costume, 39.99; clown costume, 29.99; shark costume, 35.95, all by Violets Box. violet wears leather trainers, 397, by
Karl lagerfeld, at selfridges. beatrix wears tights, 12.75, by emilio CaVallini. clown shoes, 15.99, by angels
viscountess glenapp
Most girls dream of big white wedding dresses, but Rebecca Glenapp,
31, dreamt of the outfit she would change into on her wedding night.
On the stroke of midnight, she emerged in front of her 350 guests as
Marie Antoinette in full corset and crinoline, with feathers in her hair.
Who cares that shed already tossed the bouquet and been cheered off
on her honeymoon? She wasnt going to miss the party (she was the one
shouting one more tune as the lights went up her husband Fergus
had to carry her to bed, caveman-style). She co-founded the fashion
site Lux Fix, but her first online venture was WeLoveFancyDress. So
dont be surprised, on popping round for a simple midweek supper in
Shepherds Bush, to find her cooking in Dolly Parton get-up, or in an
oversized pillowcase with a stamp as a mail-order bride. For her 25th,
she swathed herself in bubble wrap an economic bubble from the
Wall Street Crash. Her favourite time of year? Halloween, of course.
Even the food gets a makeover: theres beetroot blood soup, squid-ink
oil slick risotto, and for pudding? Sludge green chocolate mousse. Yum.
cruella de vil costume, 60.99, By Angels. coat, 32,800, By Fendi. suede shoes, 605, By ginA
you might
find her
making supper
in dolly
parton get-up
shot at the jerusalem tavern, ec1. hair by elliot bssila at terri manduca, using
moroccanoil. make-up by rachel jones at terri manduca, using mac cosmetics
from left, Batgirl costume, 29.99; Wonder Woman costume, 29.99, Both By Angels. tati Wears suede Boots, 70, By schuh. daisy Wears suede
Boots, 795, By chArlotte olympiA. for stockists, see address Book
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PriMAry ScHoolS
Honeywell Junior ScHool
London, SW11 (honeywelljuniorschool.com)
PuPils 360, aged 711
Lovely name, lovely school. No uniform, lots of sports (head Duncan
Roberts is a keen sportsman) and a happy, bouncy vibe. Honeywells
infant school is for 37-year-olds, the junior school 711, and the two
share a site. Theres hot competition for places: siblings get priority and
then its all about home-to-school proximity last year the magic number
for the infant school was about 750 feet. Theres no automatic right of
transfer from infants to juniors, but its pretty much a given. Pupils hop on
from Honeywell to all the best state schools, as well as the likes of
Emanuel and JAGS. So impressed, says one granny. So many outings
they go everywhere. A parent raves about the amazing artwork too.
St M A ry A b b ot S S c H o o l
co l e r i d g e P r i M A ry S c H o o l
London, W8 (sma.rbkc.sch.uk)
London, N8 (coleridgeprimary.net)
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Bentley
C of e
Primary sChool
Surrey (bentleyprimaryschool.co.uk)
m e ys e y h a m P to n
P r i m a ry s C h o o l
Whissendine C of e
P r i m a ry s C h o o l
s C i e n n e s P r i m a ry
sChool
Gloucestershire (meyseyhampton
primaryschool.co.uk)
Rutland (whissendineschool.com)
Edinburgh (sciennes.ik.org)
d oW n to n
C o f e P r i m a ry
sChool
P i d d l e Va l l e y
f i r st s C h o o l
Wiltshire (downton-pri.wilts.sch.uk)
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Dorset (piddlevalley.dorset.sch.uk)
m a rto n - C u m - G r a f to n P r i m a ry s C h o o l
North Yorkshire (marton-cum-grafton.n-yorks.sch.uk)
PuPils 77, aged 4 11
The epitome of a village primary school, surrounded by massive
playing fields and flocks of sheep but only 15 miles from the
centre of York and that super-speedy London train service. Martoncum-Grafton celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011 its
still in the original Victorian building, with a swanky modern extension.
Pupils rave about Mr Pennys chicken korma, and the weekly
gardening club in the school vegetable patch. We like the sound of
the annual whole-school panto trip, and Ice Cream Fridays in
summer. Pupils bounce on to the best independents in Yorkshire
(Aysgarth, Cundall Manor, St Olaves) and local states like Ripon
Grammar and St Aidans in Harrogate. Plenty of yummy mummies
at the school gate: Very sociable, says one mother; very cakey,
says another (we think she means they have lots of bake sales
sounds good to us).
seCondary sChools
h o l l a n d Pa r k s C h o o l
London, W8 (hollandparkschool.co.uk)
h e n r i e t ta
Ba r n e t t s C h o o l
st m a ry l e B o n e
C of e sChool
London, W1 (stmaryleboneschool.com)
W e st lo n d o n f r e e
sChool
tiffin sChool
London, W6 (westlondon
freeschool.co.uk)
Surrey (tiffinschool.co.uk)
C h e rW e l l s C h o o l
Oxford (cherwell.oxon.sch.uk)
PuPils 1,875 boys and girls, aged 1118
Cherwell used to be one of the great underachievers surprising, given
its Oxford catchment area and location, three streets north of the Dragon
and three streets south of Summer Fields, smack in the heart of affluent,
professional Summertown. But the school is now going great guns under
head Paul James, whos been in situ since 2010 he was assistant
head at Magdalen College School during Andrew Halls reign there
(AH has since leapt on to be the fabulously successful head of
Kings College School, Wimbledon). Cherwell is a huge school
across two sites, with ever-improving results (61 per cent A*-B at
A-level in 2013), and an Oxbridge haul of 15 pupils (seven per
cent) that a lot of independents would kill for. Yasmin Le Bon, right,
is a former pupil. The soundbite here is a centre of opportunity.
Making and taking opportunities to learn and be successful is at
the heart of what we do, says Mr James.
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c r a n b ro o k S c h o o l
Kent (cranbrookschool.co.uk)
PuPils 823 boys and girls, aged 1318 (257 boarding)
Kent is positively bursting with good grammar schools. Parents sing the
praises of the Judd School, Tonbridge Grammar and St Olaves, but
the Kent school that really stands out is Cranbrook, the only stategrammar co-ed day and boarding school in the country. The
schools preferred area runs to a 5.3-mile radius. Day pupils go
free, of course; the 250 boarders pay about 11,000 a year a snip
when you look at the results (78 per cent A*B at A-level last
year, with an impressive Oxbridge tally) and facilities. One former
student is comedian Harry Hill, right. Sports are formidable: they
field teams against independent and grammar schools across
the South-East every week. As youd expect, its selective
and oversubscribed, with three applicants for every place
but, hey, worth a shot?
ro b e rt m ay S
School
da m e a l i c e
oW e n S S c h o o l
Hampshire (rmays.
hants.sch.uk)
Hertfordshire (damealiceowens.
herts.sch.uk)
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P e t e r Sy m o n d S
Sixth-form
co l l e g e
bourne grammar
Hampshire (psc.ac.uk)
Lincolnshire (bourne-grammar.
lincs.sch.uk)
S i r W i l l i a m b o r l a S e S g r a m m a r S c h o o l
Buckinghamshire (swbgs.com)
PuPils 1,031 boys and girls, aged 1118
Girls turn down places at Wycombe Abbey to go to Borlases. You
are swept up by the sense of pride the pupils have in their school,
says a parent. Head Dr Peter Holding has been at the helm since 1997
and teaches every child during their first year. Entry is selective:
prospective pupils sit the Bucks County Council tests, with more than
four applicants for every place at 11-plus those living within the
catchment area get priority. The academic results are exceptional
83 per cent A*B at A-level last year with particular strength in maths
and the sciences. Sport is also outstanding: the hockey club was
coached by members of the GB Olympic team and the rowing club
compete internationally. Theres also a brilliant equestrian team.
Oh, and superlative performing arts too a pupil is one of the current
leads in the West End production of Billy Elliot.
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h i l l S roa d S i x t h f o r m co l l e g e
Wymondham
co l l e g e
gillingham
School
Cambridge (hrsfc.ac.uk)
Norfolk (wymondhamcollege.org)
Dorset (gillingham.dorset.sch.uk)
e r m ySt e d S
grammar School
n o rt h b e rW i c k
high School
Wiltshire (bws.wilts.sch.uk)
biShoP
Wo r d S Wo rt h S
School
St J o h n S
m a r l b o ro u g h
Wiltshire (stjohns.wilts.sch.uk)
PuPils 1,700 boys and
girls, aged 1118
The joke around Marlborough is
that St Johns is now so smart its
changing the pronunciation of
its name to Sinjuns to reflect its
newly posh identity. Head Dr
Patrick Hazlewood has spruced
things up: the school moved to a
new campus with state-of-the-art
facilities in 2009. Its not selective,
and (naturally) its oversubscribed
the strict admissions policy
boils down to straight-line
distance between a pupils home
and the school. St Johns has a
great working relationship with
Marlborough College, which calls
it an excellent day school.
co ly to n
grammar School
Devon (colytongrammar.devon.sch.uk)
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horsing around
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luminoso wears,
from left, wool
Jumper, 635; Cotton
trousers, 295, both
by Just Cavalli.
Cotton Jumper, 170,
by DKNY. Cotton top,
355, by MissoNi.
Crepe & neoprene
trousers, poa, by
RolaND MouRet.
silk skirt, 829, by
MissoNi. silk top,
1,430, by HeRMes
embroidered Wool
dress, 3,280;
embroidered Wool
skirT, 1,600; suede &
crysTal heels, 830,
all by PraDa.
leaTher bag, 1,060,
by louis Vuitton
Leather ShoeS,
495, by Jimmy Choo.
Knitted LegwarmerS,
190, by Prada.
horSeShoe,
jupiterS own
lambskin gloves,
668; pearl, glass &
metal bracelet,
821, both by chanel
Grave
matters
Dont go away! Welcome to the all-singing,
all-dancing Tatler funeral special. We have the fresh
young funeral directors shaking up the industry, we
have Emma Freud on how to make the worst day the
best day possible, we have the very smartest burial
grounds and we have Sophie Caruth and her
surprisingly still-alive mother. You are going to have
to think about it one day, so it might as well be now
Jill and
Sophie Caruth
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6 THE MUSIC
t h e B e St e I G h t p l ac e S to B e B u r I e d
HIGHGATE
CEMETERy, N6
ST MARyS CHURCH,
SWINBROOK
KENSAl GREEN
CEMETERy, N6
Overgrown vines,
knotted branches, vast
gates. Start thinking of
your tombstone design
now: size matters here.
Your neighbours Karl
Marx, Christina Rossetti
and Ralph Miliband.
Dig deep Single burial
plots start at 6,655 for
a 50-year lease. (After
this, the cemetery no
longer maintains the
grave.) Single plots are
now rare, so its more
likely youll be looking at
double plots, which
start at 9,075. You can
book a plot in advance
only if youre over 80,
are terminally ill or own
burial rights in another
grave at the cemetery.
highgate-cemetery.org;
020 8347 2471
saint-wulstans.org.uk;
01684 574658
burfordchurch.org;
01993 822275
achurchnearyou.com;
01993 811415
kensalgreencemetery.com;
020 8968 4016
ST WUlSTANS,
lITTlE MAlvERN
ST MARTINS
CHURCH, BlADON
THE FOOD
a massive
bunch of
forget-menots covered
the whole
of my fathers
coffin
CAKE
BROMPTON
CEMETERy,
lONDON
ROyAl BURIAl
GROUND,
FROGMORE
Ah, how peaceful to
bask in the shadow of
Queen Victoria and
Prince Alberts socking
great mausoleum.
Your neighbours
Most members of
the Royal Family
since 1928, plus
Edward VIII and
Wallis Simpson.
Dig deep Youve got
to be a member of
the Royal Family
or married to one.
royalparks.org.uk/parks/
brompton-cemetery; 020
7352 1201
DECORATION
10
ST PETER & ST
PAUl, AlDEBURGH
What could be nicer than
listening to waves forever?
Your neighbour
Benjamin Britten.
Dig deep The churchyard
is closed but if you live in
the parish, your ashes can
be interred there for 138.
aldeburghparishchurch.org.
uk; 01728 452223
Or... at Olney Green Burial
Ground in Buckinghamshire,
you can have an oak tree
instead of a burial stone.
olneygreenburial.co.uk;
01234 241808
AlCOHOl
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Hom e
Edited by GERRI GALLAGHER
Death of
the dining room
Farewell, dining room. We never liked you very much anyway. You meant well but you were
always so gloomy and joyless and such a stickler for rules. Hello, kitchen! Now, youre kind of hot.
All kinds of pert power play happen in you. We think were going to get along just fine...
This is a
bit of a blow,
I must say...
K itchenpes
ster eot rsy?
he dining room.
Dear me. The very
mention makes your
buttocks ache with despair
at the memory of the last time
you lost three hours of your life sitting on a
hard chair next to someone called Rupert
who spat flecks of cheese souffl at your
chest while mumbling about high-speed
rail. Sit up straight! Use the right fork!
Careful with the crystal claret glass! Dont
even think about leaving the table to go to
the loo. Are you a savage? But, thank the
stars, the decrepit old dear has finally passed
away and, in her place, we find the kitchen,
the dining rooms saucy little sister. More
relaxed, more devil-may-care, much hotter
literally. Slip off a few layers, because the
Agas on. Hands up everyone who wouldnt
rather be invited to a supper in the kitchen
than to a dinner party? Yup, were all agreed.
Whats you
fake kitchen
This is for very rich people. The service
kitchen is round the back but this one has a
drinks fridge, a big telly and sofas and dogs
that have never smelled and never will.
Cashmere blankets, no food beyond
beautifully arranged fruit bowls and nuts
with an 18th-century nutcracker.
unexpectedly architected
country kitchen
Doesnt resemble a kitchen. Chairs that look
uncomfortable but arent. Challenging art,
sliding doors that can turn one room into
four and a wall that disappears into the floor
to make the kitchen and garden flow.
Stinking country
kitchen
Ancient Aga, socks drying on Aga, pheasant
hanging in pantry behind Aga, dogs, faint
smell of pee, feel free to smoke. Fridge full
of leftovers. Warm bottles of tonic on
sideboard, everything a bit sticky. These
kitchens can also be found in Fulham.
country kitchen
recreated in notting hill
Bunches of dry herbs hanging from ceiling,
copper Le Creuset as far as the eye can
see, terracotta floors (even though this is
a second-floor flat) and many, many pots
of thriving mint and basil. Piles of books
on photography and Italian gardens.
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Hom e
David Cameron
in the kitchen
of his Oxfordshire
home, 2006
kitchen
cabinetS
What really happens at David Camerons (and his
opponents) kitchen suppers? By Deborah Feldman
The kitchen supper might be cosy, yet the
political kitchen supper is anything but
especially now that the next general election is
looming. As a basic rule, if youre not
interested in politics, you might as well stay at
home. No one cares what designer label youre
wearing or what present you bring. Actually,
giving anything at all is a terrible idea unless
you want to be seen as an outsider.
Thats not to say the atmosphere isnt more
relaxed than during office hours. Drinks are
served. Lights are dimmed. But only trusted
allies and the occasional friendly hack, retail
giant or television celebrity can expect an
invitation. Numbers tend to be kept small.
Between four and six at a time, so everyone
feels heard. Its usually an 8pm start (after the
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IM TAKEN ABACK. MY
SCROTUM LOOKS LIKE THE
SURFACE OF THE MOON
though Ive licked a mains socket. Sorry, says
Jodie as I writhe like a mackerel in a net. Not
every bits tickly. No? Nope. Itll hurt more on
the hairy patches.
Just as she says, I soon feel as though my
follicles are being jabbed with hot needles.
Do you want me to go a bit lower? asks
Jodie, her hand hovering north of my trousers.
I find myself grunting assent. I clench my
teeth and then notice that theres a smell like...
like... wait, is that burning?
That, says Jodie, is your bum fluff.
You werent meant to go THAT low!
I mean its your straggly bits of hair.
Ah.
In 10 minutes total, Im done. Jodie slathers
me in aloe vera, hoses me down with cool
air and tells me that the lasers should have
sufficiently damaged my follicles to slow the
growth of hair. After another six to eight
treatments (performed at four- to six-week
intervals), I should be completely hair-free.
In the coming days, however, my mottled skin
might make me look as if Ive fallen into a
nettle patch. But this never happens. In fact,
my newly smooth back looks so great that
I get a bit carried away with the brilliance of
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NOSE BEST
en
So heres what women
think: How can
that man look in
the mirror, see those hairs SHOOTING
from his nostrils and not feel compelled
to do something about them? If a
whirring blade up your nose makes your
manly knees knock (really?), then trim with
Tweezermans No-Nick Facial Hair Scissors,
18. Be brave.
HAIR ME NOW
Remember that if you discuss your hair with
other men, they will think you are weird
(unless you are nice and camp and it is
accepted that this is fascinating for
all present). If you discuss it with
women, they will think you are
adorable. But dont become a hair
bore. Worse than an art bore or a
wine bore.
FOUL FLAKES
Beard-druff is repellent. No one will
want to kiss you. They will not want
to talk to you. But they will talk
behind your back. Exfoliation is
a powerful preventative. Get
your hands on Cliniques
Skin Supplies Face Scrub,
18, and use it once a week to
keep yourself socially acceptable.
N E V E R S AY DY E
This is sexist, but dyed hair
does not work on men. Like
Botox on men, dyed hair is a
little bit tragic. But if you need
a touch of youthful pigment around the
hairline or even in the beard, try this Colour
Wow Root Cover-Up, 29, which brushes on,
stays on and looks completely natural. Doesnt
count as dye. Why? Because we say so.
EAR ME NOW
Ear hair is the preserve of men with
brown teeth and stained jumpers.
It screams sad old bach. There is
the bristly inner ear tuft and then the
long lobe tendrils that dance in the
breeze. Seize this Philips Nose, Ear
and Eyebrow trimmer, 13, and
get to work. It will not cut you.
It is your friend.
WA F T Y W H I S K E R S
All hair is better when it smells
lovely and fresh and as women
know hair holds scent. So run
your fingers through your hair
with a splash of zingy Geo. F. Trumper Extract
of Limes, 39. Rub your beard with a fistful of
Diors patrician Eau Sauvage, 64. Spritz your
chesty hair with Jo Malones spicy Nutmeg &
Ginger Cologne, 78. And fuck the Lynx effect.
A WORD ON EYEBROWS
Mens eyebrows can be raised sardonically or
furrowed thoughtfully. But they cannot really
be plucked or you will look like you are nursing
a secret drag habit. You are, however, allowed
to tweeze away the monobrow but GO EASY
they need to hit the side of your nose. George
Northwood at Atelier Josh Wood (joshwood
colour.com) always trims his clients eyebrows
and nose hair as part of the service.
DONT BE WET
That sleek, otter-headed, slicked-back
Euro-hair is so dated and icky. Who wants
to touch the scary, shiny stuff? And if its
not actually wet, then its stiff and crunchy.
So mould and sculpt with a matt
new-generation paste like
Oribe Rough Luxury Soft
Moulding Paste, 33, and
rejoin the human race.
H OW TO G ROW BA L D G R AC E F U L LY
Shave your head if you can get away with it. It
rather depends on the shape of your skull. Ask
three women whether you can as ever, we
suggest you do not choose women who work
for you. Or your mother. Never grow the
remaining hair extra long to compensate bald
with a bob is never going to do you any favours.
It is monkish and anti-sex. Balding or not, the
hair must never curl under in a ladylike fashion.
B O U F FA N T B E A R D A G E
Tame the beast with Murdock Londons little
moustache and beard combs and brushes, from
25. But not in public. Do nothing with your
beard in public neither stroke it (sinister) nor
n
groom it (comically wrong) nor
scratch it (unhygienic). Try total
nonchalance. Just let it be.
Botox? No. Ear-tuft trimmer? Oh, yes. Annabel Rivkin on the dos and donts and bits and bobs of the male beauty regime
TATLER pRomoTion
An upward trend
As one of the top cosmetic doctors in the UK, Dr Dray knows exactly
how to revitalise your skin. With his expertise and treatments, the only way is up
Were not surprised that
A-listers and models are
focking to see Dr Dray.
The Parisian cosmetic
dermatologist has spent
over 25 years in the industry,
gaining experience and
expertise that led him to
create the Mesolift procedure
(see below), which is
based on Mesotherapy, the
non-surgical treatment he
founded. His skin-boosting techniques are highly soughtafter, which is why he is in demand on both sides of
the Channel. And you can be sure that there will be no
scalpels or knives involved just a stroke of genius from
the miracle man.
NECK LIFT
Quick and easy, this procedure tackles drooping
jowls and skin that has lost elasticity around the
neck while maintaining the mobility and vivacity
of facial expression. The incision-free treatment
uses biodegradable threads to pull back and lift
sagging skin (a local anaesthetic is applied so
patients can monitor their desired result). Results
are instantly visible treated areas are subtly
raised and tightened and can last up to two
years. So its ideal for those experiencing early
signs of ageing who dont want surgery, or those
who have previously had a surgical facelift but are
again experiencing sagging around the neck.
MESOLIFT
10-MINUTE FACELIFT
WHAT? This really is as speedy as it sounds! Exclusive to Dr Drays clinics,
this treatment brings tautness back to the lower half of the face including
the jowls, chin and cheeks without a scalpel in sight.
HOW? Biodegradable chemicals are injected into the skins dermis,
encouraging it to produce more collagen and plumping it up where
necessary. Result: an instantly smoother and more radiant complexion.
WHO? This works wonders on those with skin that has started to sag
around the chin and cheeks. Its not just for the face, though;
its brilliant for smoothing wrinkled hands a tell-tale sign of ageing
that shouldnt be neglected.
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PROPER
KNEADING
Treatments
every
good boy...
...deserves a hit of TLC from time to time
GNARLY FEET
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FOR SCRUFF-BAGS
PROBLEMS
DOWN THERE
NO-FRILLS FACIAL
TATLER pRomoTion
It seems that
Dr Mowla-Copley
has another string
to her bow as a
childrens author.
Charlies Thumb
tells the story of a
little boy who sucks
his thumb day in, day out, but after a
visit from the Tooth Fairy, Charlies
view on thumb-sucking changes
forever. If you are despairing of thumbsuckers in the family, book into the
fabulous Thumb Sucking Clinic at
Metamorphosis. Here, the team works
its magic to put a stop to this habit
once and for all. Suitable for children
over the age of six, when adult teeth
have started to come through.
Charlies Thumb is available to buy for 5.99
at the Metamorphosis clinic and online at
Waterstones and Amazon.
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My cloe-up
Matthew
McConaughey
o
i
rn
ng
rou
ti
7:00 Shower
Two days of
shooting with
Scarlett Johansson
in New York and
being directed
by Martin Scorsese
was awesome.
sun routine
as a kid, Id be out all day
with no sunscreen
I dont change
colour
purist vs tourist
I n k at e r r a Wa l k I n g t o
Wellness, Peru
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r a m b l e r s H I k I n g b r e a k at
C H a m P n e ys , F o r e s t m e r e
Dolce & gabbana the one, 62 for 100ml. VIchY caPItal SoleIl, 19. jurlIque calenDula cream, 22.50 for 125ml. regenIx, from 14. kIehlS
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TATLER pRomoTion
'Everything I do is about
sculpting without surgery,
making women a more
beautiful version of themselves
Dr Vronique Simon
Parisian
beauty
Dr Vronique Simon helps women maintain their youthful glow with her brilliant bespoke non-surgical treatments
Collagen BooSTeR
Much more than a filler, the collagen
Booster is a non-toxic and gentler
alternative that delivers a discreet
beauty enhancement and actually
encourages the skin to produce its own
collagen. its the ideal way to plump
fine lines around the mouth, crows feet
and cheeks and will leave you looking
refreshed rather than re-worked.
The RejuvenaToR
l ResuRface Resurface using a
professional-grade version of
Dr simons Gold acid-free Micro Peel
l RestoRe with painless, deeply
penetrating mesotherapy using
Dr simons unique cocktail of tailored
skin-regenerating ingredients
l RehyDRate thanks to Dr simons
hyaluronic-based mix via electroporation,
which increases the penetration of the
meso-cocktail. again, this process is virtually
painless and creates a radiant skin tone.
l RefResh your complexion.
the Rejuvenator promotes healing,
diminishes fine lines and stimulates
production of collagen and elastin
l Rectify with light touches of hyaluronicacid fillers (only where needed) to reduce
obvious lines and replace lost volume
l RefiRM with Dr simons signature
firm, anti-slackening and lifting
massage technique
Dr Simon is offering Tatler readers a complimentary consultation and 10% off their first booking.
For further details, please call 020 7235 0679, email [email protected] or visit simontherapie.com
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Beauty f lash
guy stuff
Nothing says manly like mint shampoo and musky scent. By Francesca White
K i e h l s
chAnel
BeArDsley
Ultra Shampoo for Beards,
22.50, at Murdock London
They say Beards deserve to
be treated better.
We say Yes, they do. But does a man want
soft bristles that rustle with the scent of
wild berries? Yes, he does. Because it
means women will get closer to him.
Dior
Dior Homme eau de toilette,
77 for 150ml
They say A masculine floral
fragrance.
We say Which sounds weird
but in fact is spot on: powdery
but clean and reassuringly
musky. It also looks beautiful,
like an old paraffin lamp.
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r efin ery
Shave Oil, 26
They say A healing blend of plant and essential oils.
We say Clever stuff, shaving oil. No lather, no brushes,
no exploding cans of foam in your suitcase. And this
one is top notch: slightly medicinal with a herby whiff.
TriumPh &
DisAsTer
Ac q uA D i PA r m A
TATLER pRomoTion
Want to
get ahead
in fashion?
s
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c
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Edited by FRANCISCA KELLETT
BANZAI!
* Yippeeeeeeeeeee! in Japanese
the dormant
volcano of
Mount yotei
The slopes
of Niseko
above,
snowboards
&, below,
snowboarders
in niseko
volcano a go-go
nisekos
four ski areas
rise up towards
a central point,
fanning out
through birches
and bamboo
fields below
above the
treeline is the
high alpine zone,
but the best
skiing is in the
woods the
trees give you
visibility in the
snow
Tr av el
learn
some Japanese.
youll thank us.
thank you, btw,
is arigatou
.
try saying that
after a few
sakes...
above &
below left,
barumba.
right,
fridge door
party!
(or patid thats an easy one)
Karaoke! Hot sake! Neon-blue cocktails! More karaoke!
They know how to do aprs here. Forget vodka Red Bulls
and sticky dancefloors here its all about warm sake and
knockout cocktails and low-lit, super-stylish bars.
Downtown Hirafu is where its at (theres a free shuttle
from the Hilton). Start with a zesty muzu mojito at
Fridge Door you get in by climbing through a fridge
door into a deeply cool cocktail bar with walls lined with
banks of old records.
Then its to the Barn, a glam Aspen-style addition with
a two-storey wall of glass, a ground-floor restaurant and a
mezzanine bar. The frozen mango margaritas remind
you that youre in the Orient. Just down the road is
Barumba: low ceilings, graffiti and tree-trunk walls and
shocking-blue Bruce Lee cocktails or if you really
dont care what state youll be in come the
morning, opt for a Bruce Willis, a Bruce Lee
with more Bruce.
Staggering distance from the shuttle bus
pickup point is Blo Blo, a Shoreditch-chic
hangout with different fantastical rooms: one has
posters of vintage Playmates and a glitzy pole for
you to spin on if you so wish; another is like a
19th-century opium den, with beds and padded
kimono wallpaper (no opium, though). Finish up
back at the Hilton in one of the private karaoke
rooms, belting out Turning Japanese by The Vapors.
Ive got
bow factor
hirafu
has dozens
of IzAkAyAs
(japanese pubs).
one of The besT is
yo, all sunken
Tables wiTh
inseT charcoal
grills
REST UP
EAT UP
Swap tartiflette for teppanyaki, steak
frites for sashimi and goulash soup for
snow-crab ramen you will never eat
as well as this on any other ski trip,
ever. The Hilton has three brilliant la
carte Japanese restaurants: Rera is a
stylish sushi bar; Pirka is a live-action
teppanyaki joint (try the wagyu steaks
divine); and Sisam is famed for its
shabu-shabu wafer-thin slices of pork
or wagyu beef dipped in hot broth at
the table, a sexier take on the fondue.
On the mountain, the isolated
high-altitude huts serve a decent
Japanese curry, but its best to lunch
at the base. Feast on incredible snowcrab ramen at the Hanazono base
station, while, over in Annupuri,
Rakuichi is one of Anthony Bourdains
favourite hangouts: a zen-like log cabin
hidden in the snowdrifts, with just 12
seats and no bookings. Chef Tatsume,
right, serves buckwheat-soba noodles
in a dashi broth, hand shaped and cut
in front of you; he has won a Michelin
star for his dedication to the noodle.
Thermal waters
in the Hilton
Niseko Village
Above, rera
sushi bar.
below,
sashimi aT
The hilTon.
bott
, chef
TaTsume aT
rakuichi
phoTographs: alamy,
Takahiro nakanishi
Above, The
alTiTude bar
in, below, The
greenleaf
hoTel
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STRAwbERRy fIELdS
fOREvER
There are
dangerous
no-go zones. hire a
guide for offpisTe The snow
can slide on iTs
bamboo base,
creaTing leThal
crevasses
Olympian skier
Osamu Yamazaki
on Annupuri
LOST IN TRANSLATION
This is the part where we tell you all
about Tokyo, where youll spend the
first few nights to recover from the
flight, to get over the jetlag and to soak
up the raving, intoxicating insanity of
Japans capital.
Tokyo is sci-fi modern, yet rooted in
ancient Japan where sedate, kimonoclad wedding processions at Meiji Jingu
forest shrine dont bat an eye at the
panto-fashion tribes of neighbouring
Harajuku, where Lady Gaga comes for
inspiration. There are the sights: the
Tsukiji Fish Market, the Imperial
Palace Gardens, the new 2,080-foot
Sky Tree (twice the height of the Shard)
with its knee-trembling views.
And then theres the food. Tokyo
has more Michelin-starred restaurants
than any other city on the planet, plus
streetside soba and sushi bars that
would make Rick Stein hang up his
apron for good.
Stay at the Mandarin Oriental
(mandarinoriental.com), way up on the
3037th floors of a business building
in the historic Nihonbashi district,
the very heart of old Tokyo, with views
of Mount Fuji, the Imperial Palace
Gardens and the Sky Tree. (
Above, Tokyos
imperial palace
gardens. below,
The spa aT The
mandarin
orienTal Tokyo
geT up brighT
and early To
visiT The Tsukiji
fish markeT
The Tuna
aucTion happens
before 5am
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Mount Blue
Cow, Australia
Mauna Kea,
Big Island, Hawaii
Mzaar, Lebanon
Keep it
SURREAL
MauNa kEa,
big iSLaND, haWaii
No lifts, no resort, no piste bashers Mauna kea
is a volcano on big island that gets a snow hit in stormy
weather. Locals head up in 4x4s and use anything
to hand to zip back down: surfboards, boogieboards,
whatever. Watch out for the lava rocks.
Ski Dubai, Dubai
Ever wanted to ski in a shopping mall? No, neither
have we, but we had to include this one as its so
bonkers: 240,000 square feet of man-made
slopes in the desert and you can meet
actual penguins too.
Mzaar, LEbaNoN
Lebanon has seven ski resorts. and the best is
Mzaar, an hour from beirut, with buckets of
natural snow, wild aprs and it gets weirder a
penchant for bikini fashion shows in the snow.
YoNgpYoNg, South korEa
South korea has a booming ski scene no
wonder, given that the country is basically
all-mountain and the area of pyeongchang is hosting
the 2018 Winter olympics. Do: wear a silly hat.
Everyone does. Dont: try gangnam Style on skis. You
will look like an idiot.
DiziN, iraN
theres no aprs scene in iran. So thats a huge
surprise. but this resort, above tehran in the alborz
mountains, has staggeringly good skiing. its one of the
highest ski areas in the world, with tons of champagne
powder. Which is ironic, really.
afri-Ski, LESotho
You can ski in sub-Saharan africa! at
Lesothos charmingly named afri-Ski. it may
have only two pistes and a lot of man-made
snow but youre SkiiNg iN afriCa. and
prince harry loves Lesotho. Were hoping La Prince Harrys
actual ski hat
folie Douce will be making an appearance.
top, pyeongchang,
south korea,
above, a skier at
dizin, iran. below,
afri-ski, lesotho
10
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
margaret,
its too funny
were supposed
to put these
on our feet!
drat. ive
gone out in
my shower
cap. again.
if i just stand
here looking
good and
smiling, no
one will
realise i
cant
actually
ski.
be honest
how
obvious is it
that
im still
wearing
my
pyjamas?
Joanna
lumley
proves that
theres no
such thing as
too much
corduroy.
silly me!
you cant
go up hills!
sir roger
moore: as
long as i
stand next to
her, no one
will notice
how red my
face is.
purple reign:
the fashion
icon that is
the prince
of wales
strikes again.
claudia
schiffer: do
my sunglasses
look big
in this?
photographs: conde nast archive, alamy, corbis, warren prior, perisher ski resort,
ort,
kobal, top foto, rex features, starstock, getty images, xposure. looking good! words by luciana bellini
SNoWY MouNtaiNS,
NEW South WaLES, auStraLia
Love those aussies. theyre so literal. they have
mountains, which are snowy, so what do they
call them? Snowy Mountains. theres great
skiing here, and Mount blue Cow is the
swishiest resort in the range. Disappointingly,
there arent any blue cows.
guLMarg, kaShMir, iNDia
a mecca for off-piste junkies who come for
the curry powder snow. Cons: power cuts, just
one gondola and, ahem, gulmarg gut. pros: the
heftiest snowfalls in the himalayas, which means
youll find the best powder in the world, ever.
VaLLE NEVaDo, ChiLE
the most chi-chi resort in Chile nay, the
southern hemisphere with the snazziest chairlifts
in South america, awesome back country
and skiers who make St Moritz regulars look
like hungover chalet girls.
MouNt hErMoN, iSraEL
this resort in the golan heights is a
sort of ski co-operative a skibbutz, if
you will operated by some 30 families
who live nearby in the alpine-like town
of Neve ativ. good snow isnt a dead
cert (this is the Middle East) but the views
are gobsmacking.
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Footballers kiss
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ve been on the set of This Week a few times but its not sparked
any particular interest in politics. Diane Abbott can be a real bore
and I fell asleep before David Starkey even started talking. I do
wish Id been on the set when that lunatic conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones began yelling at Andrew. Id have shown him how to behave
like me a French lady of high standing. Not a circus dog.
After spending the whole of August in Grasse, I miss the smells and
open spaces of the South of France. But more than that, I long to
see my brother, Mr Junior. We were completely inseparable and fooled
around endlessly. Andrew says it was quite exhausting when we got
together. Now my favourite playmate is Douglas. The partridge.
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I eat the usual dog food but do like to watch my weight. Andrews
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morning for a fine old frolic. Ive learnt that not every dog wants to be
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Susan. Its perfectly comfortable but Id rather have my own space
where I could really stretch out, watch Sky News (rather than Breaking
Bad ) or listen to Daft Punk without interruption. Deborah Feldman
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Monthly, Andrew Neil confessed that she can be quite a diva (with High
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