In which G.M. Norton shares six of his favourite Instagrammers. Since throwing myself into Instagram, it’s been love at first like. When I first heard of Instagram, I thought it was just one of those photograph filters that could make your snaps look olde-worlde. Then perfect strangers started to like my photos and I couldn’t […]
Incredible as it may seem, there are people growing up who don’t have the foggiest idea what a vinyl record is. Luckily, my formative years were spent listening to my parents’ vinyl records with the sound of The Beatles filling the family home. Not to be confused with the Spinning Jenny For roughly 100 years, […]
In which G.M. Norton reflects on the last seven days. One of my absolute favourite blogs to read is Retro Chick. I absolutely adore the writing style of Gemma, who is the lovely lady behind it – it’s warm, thought provoking, interesting and very funny indeed. In tribute to her ‘This week I……’ feature which […]
Today is the 400th year since the death of William Shakespeare and more poignantly for your favourite protagonist, the 13th year since the family hound passed away. It is also St George’s Day, when the nation considers celebrating being English, before deciding that we couldn’t possibly show any emotion. It’s what stiff upper lips are […]
In which G.M. Norton shares six of his favourite Instagrammers. Since throwing myself into Instagram, it’s been love at first like. When I first heard of Instagram, I thought it was just one of those photograph filters that could make your snaps look olde-worlde. Then perfect strangers started to like my photos and I couldn’t […]
I had the pleasure of watching ‘Kingsman – The Secret Service’ recently, after a recommendation from a Norton of Morton reader. In case you don’t have the foggiest what Kingsman is, it is a spy-thriller starring Colin Firth. The description is thus: ‘A super-secret organisation recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s […]
In which G.M. Norton picks out fabulous Christmas gifts for vintage guys and gals. With Christmas soon upon us, it provides us with the guilt-free opportunity to partake in heavy eating and even heavier drinking, all under the guise of ‘getting into the festive spirit.’ Wonderful stuff. Aside from the continuation of one’s bacchanalian […]
Incredible as it may seem, there are people growing up who don’t have the foggiest idea what a vinyl record is. Luckily, my formative years were spent listening to my parents’ vinyl records with the sound of The Beatles filling the family home. Not to be confused with the Spinning Jenny For roughly 100 years, […]
I must confess, I love a good charity shop. Last Christmas, I managed to cobble together a party outfit for the princely sum of £38 and it’s fair to say that I am continuing to unearth even more bargains (to the detriment of my wardrobes). This year, I have made a vow of sorts to […]
This week, on the spur of the moment, I decided to embark on a personal mission to wear a cravat every single day of the week. Rather cleverly, I called this Cravat Week (I believe in simplicity!). Naturally, I documented this on my Instagram page, which is packed full of my sartorial endeavours. Here’s a […]