Last Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, who along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (I do love Chantilly Lace), perished in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959. Growing up, my mother and father always played music and Buddy Holly was my favourite. There’s was something about his […]
I live around five miles from Rochdale, a small town in the north west of England. From the age of 16 to 22, I worked in the town and but now I only occasionally visit. It’s been a good three years or so since I had a proper mooch around. This week I had a […]
Following on from last Saturday’s collection of British film noir baddies, I thought that it was only fair to write about what is considered to be the first film noir – the 1941 production of The Maltese Falcon. Based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name, this is the second Hammett inspired film […]
There’s something indescribably comforting about pulling on a warm jumper on a cold day. At the moment, my personal style is evolving towards two looks – university professor and gentlemanly explorer. For the university professor look, it’s all about the tweed, bow ties and glasses with lots and lots of texture. The explorer look is […]
I’ve been enjoying a few Marvel television shows recently, my favourite being Agent Carter which is set in 1946 America, following the Allies victory against fascism in the Second World War. Full of enthralling action, daredevil adventure and truly glorious period costumes, I quickly consumed the two mini-series that were made (sadly the series was […]
In which G.M. Norton continues his style icon series with a tribute to the ultimate leading man. To continue my style icon series following my earlier Sir Roger Moore effort, I would like to raise a glass to Mr. Archibald Alexander Leach. Or to give him the name that has made millions of ladies swoon […]