Do you ever walk past a shop and get drawn to it because it oozes beautiful clothes, bags, jewellery and shoes? Its windows give a glimpse of an emporium of colour and warmth and its door opens welcomingly, the clothes enticing you in. Bohemia Road is such a shop. Its bright fuschia pink exterior with...Read More
I serve on the Board of the British Library, which brings with it a privileged glimpse into the research methods of authors and academics and curators as they begin to piece together novels, papers and restorations. I always enjoy that phase of creativity in my own work: the unearthing of new connections, the unexpected discovery...Read More
My knee length bright orange coat is made from thick mohair and is luxuriously soft with a beautiful green lining made of silk. It does not have buttons and I secure the neck with a large broach made from gold and jewel coloured glass. Last November, I had the idea that I wanted another hand...Read More
Welcome to MSL at the start of 2013. I would like to thank all of you for taking an interest in what we do and for helping us to grow. 2013 has many opportunities for us and I hope to retain your friendship because we share similar values. In 2012 I accrued thousands of air...Read More
I have spent this last week in Jakarta meeting some amazing people. I travelled from London to Singapore and on to Jakarta and as I sit and write this blog on my flight home I am left with a sense that my return journey in July will be even more interesting. So let me give...Read More
Wherever we go, whatever we do, whoever we become and however it happens there’s always; consistently and unwaveringly, one person who champions you throughout it all: your mum. The opportunity to give a token of our appreciation of the most wonderful woman most of us will ever know comes around only once a year, so...Read More
Maggie Semple, Polly Vernon and Oonagh O’Hagan are three women that are synonymous with fashion but most importantly, they are known for their great sense of style. Classic, elegant and feminine these three women have learnt exactly what constitutes good style throughout their careers in the fashion industry. Yesterday saw these three women join together...Read More
Some of you will recall my advent tweets that started seven days before Christmas. Each tweet mentioned something about the charity that I chair, the National Youth Music Theatre and a celebrity who started their career there. Two months later I can reveal that the tweets led to an event on Monday 20 February at...Read More
Last Saturday saw the arrival of our much awaited Semple Secrets event. The event took place at the Southbank Centres grand Royal Festival Hall, set against a backdrop of the London eye and Big Ben, the space is impressive and bold. As we prepared to welcome our guests and the room which overlooked the river...Read More
I recently stayed at a beautiful hotel in Italy, a small 1851 palazzo for a noble family, carefully restored to retain the ambience of a home. The huge entrance doors of intricately carved wood with brass fittings were beyond human scale and while they welcomed a visitor they also revealed an arched entrance hall, beyond...Read More
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