As regular readers will already be aware, I love sitting down to an old film. Especially comedies. such as Private’s Progress, Brothers in Law and The Green Man. Quite by chance, an utterly charming English actress by the name of Jill Adams starred in these pictures and I’ve been smitten ever since. Doesn’t she look […]
I’ve been asked by one or two people to share a little more of the gentlemanly attire that I wear. So, without further preamble, and to keep my promise (we Nortons never break a promise), here is the outfit I cobbled together on Wednesday. I am happy, honestly. I’m simply trying to appear ‘nonchalant’. The result is perhaps […]
In which G.M. Norton offers his honest assessment of the newest addition to his shaving assortments. As my illustrious readership will only be too aware, I shave using traditional methods with a safety razor, badger brush and shaving cream. So you can imagine I was pleased as punch when I received a new luxury shaving […]
With the big day on the way, the only thing I want for Christmas is for good manners to make a triumphant return. As I’m sat writing this, a waitress has brought over a plate of piping hot food. I stop what I’m doing and take the time to thank her and smile warmly. I […]
Crikey! This periodical reaches a rather important milestone tomorrow, dear readers. Believe it or not, the very first Norton of Morton periodical posting was published at 4 o’clock on Saturday 8th September 2012 – one whole year ago! Time for a birthday celebration, what? It’s fair to say that champagne corks will be flying at […]
I recently managed to purloin a vintage Smiths Deluxe watch. Made in England at their Cheltenham factory, Smiths watches have a truly fascinating history. Edmund Hillary wore a Smiths Deluxe (the A404) when he climbed Mount Everest in 1953. And when Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary successfully led the Trans-Antarctic Expedition across Antarctica in 1958, […]
I love receiving interesting parcels in the post. There’s something very exciting about opening up a box, especially if you don’t have the foggiest what is hiding inside. This week, I received a surprise from 32Red. They are running a Twitter competition, giving people the chance to win a personalised gift by sharing a moment […]
Crikey! This periodical reaches a rather important milestone tomorrow, dear readers. Believe it or not, the very first Norton of Morton periodical posting was published at 4 o’clock on Saturday 8th September 2012 – one whole year ago! Time for a birthday celebration, what? It’s fair to say that champagne corks will be flying at […]
If you pay close attention, or have a good memory and can remember the contents of last week’s periodical posting, you will recall that I acquired a vintage Tootal dressing gown and was on the hunt for a matching cravat. Well, I found one. Now, I am very much aware of the sartorial blunder that […]
On Christmas Day, my beloved bestowed on me a book that I’ve been coveting since I first heard about it about 18 months ago – I am Dandy. And I must say, the book, along with my Eves&Gray tweed brogues and Peckham Rye faux fur collar, has inspired me greatly. Since starting this little slice […]
This week, I’ve been reaching for my Barbour border jacket. While wearing it, it struck me that it might make a rather nice mini-series to focus on classic items that are the best in class. So first up, the Barbour… The Barbour coat is one of menswear’s all time classics and just screams British country […]
With the big day on the way, the only thing I want for Christmas is for good manners to make a triumphant return. As I’m sat writing this, a waitress has brought over a plate of piping hot food. I stop what I’m doing and take the time to thank her and smile warmly. I […]
Last weekend, I was flicking through Netflix and came across The First Great Train Robbery, a 1978 crime caper starring Sean Connery. It looked fun so I decided to watch it. Set in the year 1855, it is about an attempt to steal £25,000 worth of gold bars from a moving train. The problem is, […]
I recently had the pleasure of watching a 1934 comic murder mystery by the name of The Thin Man. Based on a book of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, who also penned The Maltese Falcon, it is a well mixed cocktail of screwball comedy and murder. The two main protagonists are Martini tossing married […]