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 […]
In order to look one’s best; one must have a well-stocked bathroom cabinet. Colognes, a manly safety razor, pomade and horn comb all take pride of place, along with other items such as tweezers and skincare products. Yes, that’s right – men need to look after their skin too. As I don’t have my own […]
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Chumrades, it’s time that I came clean. I have a bit of a thing for Mr. Clark Gable. As my most recent Style Icon, I’m afraid I paid Clark a disservice by failing to capture him in more relaxed attire. As an aficionado of casual clothing, Clark pulled off the dressed down look with aplomb. […]
In which G.M. Norton takes his new suit on a strange little outing. A milestone for any gentleman, I recently acquired my first ever three-piece tweed suit. A grey number, with a red windowpane check, it is from Messrs Walker Slater. They have clothing emporiums in both Edinburgh and Londinium but as I reside near […]
In which G.M. Norton urges you to get the latest copy of In Retrospect magazine. As a keen writer, I feel fortunate to have written for four published magazines to date. It all began with Pretty Nostalgic, the beautifully crafted magazine-book. Sadly, after penning three gentleman’s guides, my involvement with them seems to have reached […]
With Spring now here, it really is time to consider what to wear when the sun decides to show its face. I must admit to being something of a forward planner so such thoughts have been whirling around my over-active, confuddled and extremely warped mind for quite a few months. You see, I simply despise […]
After a busy day, I love nothing more than to curl up with a P.G. Wodehouse novel and enjoy the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his indispensable valet, Jeeves. My first experience of the Wodehouse stories came in the early ’90s with the television adaptation, Jeeves and Wooster starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie respectively. […]
Percy Stride – such an English-sounding name. It could be a character from Harry Potter, or in a Wodehouse novel. I can imagine reading, “What-ho, Percy old stick! I say, those are some natty shoes you’re wearing.” So perhaps it’s fitting that Percy Stride is the name of a relatively new shoe brand that makes […]
With the advent of social media, Christmas is becoming an endless stream of photographs containing Christmas trees, turkey dinners and piles of presents to announce the sudden visit and departure of every pogonophile’s wet dream, Mr. Father Christmas. I’ve neglected to share such visual delights with people. Perhaps for fear of not having the best […]
Growing up, I’ve always been a fan of Leslie Phillips so upon learning that he was going to turn 90 tomorrow, I couldn’t possibly not mark it in some way. Leslie has just spotted a nice little filly With blue eyes, pencil moustache, roguish charm and that unmistakeable voice, Phillips lit up the screen. With […]
As a fellow who enjoys a refreshing libation from time to time, when I was invited to sample the delights of a vintage fair held in a local drinking tavern, I didn’t need much persuading. Organised by the lovely Paula Duffy off of Mint Vintage, the Kings Arms Vintage Fair is a monthly affair, […]
Playwright, composer, director, actor, singer. Sir Noël Coward was all of these things and so much more. As his chum, Lord Mountbatten, remarked in 1969: “There are probably greater painters than Noël, greater novelists than Noël, greater librettists, greater composers of music, greater singers, greater dancers, greater comedians, greater tragedians, greater stage producers, greater film […]
Your humble correspondent was recently approached by Modern Barber Magazine, to be the subject of their regular feature, ‘The Well Groomed Man’. Their summer issue containing my fizzog is now out in all good barbershops. I must confess, I was both taken aback and thrilled in equal measure that little old me could be considered a ‘Well […]