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August 9, 2014 by  
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Sebastian Shakespeare


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While Prince Harry’s exes are generally lithe, blonde and pretty, the similarities between them tend to end there.

On the one hand, there’s Florence Brudenell-Bruce, the lingerie model who dated the Prince in 2011 before marrying her long-term boyfriend, Henry St George, last summer.

On the other, there’s Cressida Bonas, dancer, nascent actress and now, following a photoshoot, Vanity Fair’s darling.

Florence Brudenell-Bruce

Florence Brudenell-Bruce

Not so similar: Former lingerie model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, 28, seen pushing her newborn daughter Iris (left), while 25-year-old Cressida Bonas (right) is caught puffing on a cigarette outside a London bar

Florence, 28, was spotted pushing her newborn daughter, Iris, in a pram through Notting Hill. Cressida, 25, meanwhile, was caught puffing on a cigarette beside a drinks-laden table outside a London bar.

In the world of would-be-royals, what a difference three years make.

Sir David’s son tries to cut it as the new Frost

It’s been less than a year since Sir David Frost died, but fans will be consoled that his son, Wilfred, appears to be following in the  late broadcaster’s footsteps.

On Wednesday, Eton and Oxford-educated Wilf, 28, sat down to interview Michael Jackson’s former friend Uri Geller for ITV Meridian.

He asked the acclaimed spoon-bender: ‘When you started out in Britain, people were astonished by the things you did — the bending of the spoon, which is still astonishing — but today people are perhaps a little bit more sceptical of your abilities. How do you respond to people?’

Following his father's footsteps: Wilfred Frost has interviewed Uri Geller for ITV Meridian

Following his father’s footsteps: Wilfred Frost has interviewed Uri Geller for ITV Meridian

It’s not exactly Frost/Nixon, but it’s a start.

Perhaps Wilf would do better to seek his fortunes on the big screen. He made a convincing ‘Wolverine’ — the superhero portrayed by Hugh Jackman in the X-Men film franchise — at a fancy-dress party last year, as my picture shows.

The BBC has lowered the minimum studio audience age (14) for its gymnastics-themed Saturday night talent show, Tumble, and children as young as ten are being invited to confect an atmosphere of unbridled enthusiasm.

Louis Smith and Nadia Comaneci are panel judges on the Splash!-inspired contest, which has attracted the likes of TOWIE’s Lucy Mecklenburgh to perform gymnastic challenges.

Perhaps the Beeb should have gone the whole hog and just revived Crackerjack! instead.

From the Costa del Sol I hear of the death of one of Soho’s most notorious Sixties gangsters.

Lebanese-born Raymond Nakachian, a partner of the slum landlord Peter Rachman, was a rival of the Krays and a friend of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies.

Known as Nash, his greatest claim to fame was taking over the failing Establishment Club in Greek Street after Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett took their satirical show, Beyond The Fringe, to New York in 1962.

‘Nash was a traditional Soho type,’ Cook told his biographer Harry Thompson. ‘He never drank, never smoked and always carried a briefcase full of cash. He was later sent to jail for gold smuggling in Tokyo.

‘He and his fellow gangsters were utterly bewildered as to why the goose had suddenly ceased to lay golden eggs. The Establishment Club  soon reverted to a sex cinema.’


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Meet the woman behind Agent Provocateur’s ‘naughty’ lingerie

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A favourite of stars like Rihanna and Gwen Stefani, London-based lingerie company Agent Provocateur has built its reputation on pretty, playful pieces. Later this month, the brand will open its first Canadian boutique in Toronto, where it will offer Agent Provocateur’s signature items as well as swimwear, a bridal line and a limited-edition couture collection called Soirée. The woman behind all those lacy numbers is creative director Sarah Shotton, a farmer’s daughter who wears wellington boots and a ponytail in her downtime. Shotton has been with the company since it launched in 1994, first as an apprentice in its Soho shop in London. The insights she picked up while working with clients as well as during her own search for beautiful lingerie suitable for larger cup sizes lead Shotton to expand the label’s sizing range. Shotton spoke to Globe Style from the company’s headquarters.

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Agent Provocateur is known for inclusiveness and catering to everyone. Can you talk about that?

I design for the different moods of people, whether you’re feeling girly or want something that’s more everyday and subdued. There’s something for everybody. You can come in and be a first-time shopper at Agent Provocateur and there will be something for you that will make you feel comfortable and not intimidated. It’s kind of addictive – once you start, you want more and more [pieces] and before you know it, you’re going for things that are quite skimpy, which is brilliant. What’s really great about Agent Provocateur is that it’s a real confidence booster – it makes women feel good.

What do you have to consider when you’re designing?

The main questions that I always keep in mind are “How is this going to look on other women?” and “How is this going to make somebody feel?” And so I design things that I really, really love and that I would wear myself – that’s really important. It’s great because upstairs in the design room, where the technicians are, there are a lot of women. It’s great because the age range goes from about 18 to 70 and everyone tries everything on. There are a lot of women in the whole building, so we’re fitting on all different shapes and sizes. We’re just constantly fitting things to make sure it works for everybody. It’s quite funny.

So your team is in the building with you. How much solitude do you require to get in the “design zone”?

I have to have lots of books around me. I have my own room and I have to have music on. I listen to lots of different things and have all my fabrics around me. I kind of get pissed off when people keep walking backward and forward into the room, saying, “Oh, Sarah …” And I’m like, “Oh my god, I’ve forgotten what I was going to draw!” I used to quite like being in the middle of nowhere – I would go to my parents’ farm and lock myself in a room, but now I’m designing all the time. The collections are so massive – it doesn’t really stop.

How much do you look to ready-to-wear fashion to inform your designs?

A little bit – I go through phases. We don’t have prediction people. I don’t work with anything like that, it’s more of a gut feeling. For this autumn/winter we’re going very seventies, which I think is what everyone’s doing. I tend to look at the couture shows more than anything – I just find them so inspirational.

The notion of “naughty” comes up quite a bit in the brand’s product descriptions. What do you consider naughty?

Well, it depends what phase I’m going through. It takes a lot to shock me. I’ve seen a lot in my time at Agent Provocateur. When I think of naughty, I think of mischief and being up to no good. And I think Agent Provocateur is naughty – there are definitely ranges that are very naughty – but it’s also playful. I always think of someone who doesn’t look naughty but they are. And I think it’s a good thing to be described as naughty – it’s actually really nice.

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