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The BYSTANDER • Social editor: Davina Chelsea
SCOT IN THE DARK
WHAT GIBBS?
WHALE WISHING
CLOTHE ENCOUNTERS
TRUNK IN CHARGE
CITY OF LOVE? LONDON, ACTUALLY • It’s the eternal Richard Curtis-esque plotline: American girl moves to the UK, falls head over heels and, in my case, marries the future Earl of Liverpool. Lena Dunham’s new London-based drama might not mirror my own exact experience, but it’s another love letter to the capital city of romcoms
Flying colours • What’s King Charles’s must-have item to take on royal tours? Moscot sunglasses? Monogrammed pyjamas? How about his very own artist? A new book and Buckingham Palace exhibition reveal the stories behind a 40-year tradition rendered in brushstrokes
THE IT List • The must-haves to make the most of late-summer days
BILLIONHEIR FILES • Heard the one about the Tory peer and the Bond girl? No, it’s not a forgotten 007 novel – it’s the society wedding of the year
Eat, Fay, love • The perfect country pub with rooms? Fay Maschler finds The Compasses Inn in Wiltshire is heading in the right direction
DEDICATED FOLLOWER • Heading to Henley? Reclining poolside? These are the fashion codes to follow this social season
WHITE ON TIME • Keep your cool when the sun’s at full tilt in the sleekest ice-toned wristwatches
TATLER® HOW TO GET THERE • From yachts once raced by royalty to pod-shaped scooters that fly: the go-getters’ guide to arriving in style
TATLER ROYAL YACHTS
TATLER HOT METAL • Give the chauffeur the day off – this summer’s most seductive cars include an electric Rolls-Royce, a weekend runabout fit for would-be 007s, plus a high-performance Porsche with zebra-like qualities. Vroom, vroom!
TATLER MOTORBIKES
A NEED FOR SPEED? • The high-velocity, high-risk race environment is where F1 drivers famously say they feel most comfortable. So what kind of car do they choose away from the track? A practical runabout or a high-octane hypercar? Gentlemen, start your engines!
TOY STORY • A flying scooter for the city dash? A scaled-down Bugatti for a spin around the estate? These hi-spec gadgets bring speed, spectacle and serious fun – for those who have everything, except patience
DAY TO NIGHT
HIGH-FLYERS ONLY • Because no true jet-setter would settle for a watch that tells the time in just one zone
AZURE THING • There’s nothing like a splash of turquoise to offset a summer tan
FAST AND FABULOUS • Just when you thought Formula 1 couldn’t get any more glamorous, Louis Vuitton invited Tatler’s style editor to the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for a taste of the fast life – on and off the racetrack
POP AND CIRCUMSTANCE • As Oasis embark on their world-blazing reunion tour with The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft in tow, all eyes are on the new generation of Nineties cool. Introducing superstar scions Molly Moorish-Gallagher and Sonny Ashcroft
BRITPOP AND BEYOND • WHAT WERE THE FRONT LINES OF COOL BRITANNIA REALLY LIKE? VETERAN MUSIC JOURNALIST MIRANDA SAWYER LOOKS BACK (WITHOUT ANGER)
TATLER IN THE ’90S • WHILE BRITPOP PLAYED ON REPEAT, TATLER WAS BUSY CROWNING FRONT-COVER ROYALTY
BRITPOP BLOODLINE • They were barely born when Oasis roared onto the scene, but some might say the next generation are champagne supernovas in their own right
BRIT YOUNG THINGS • Tatler dresses up to the Nineties in...