Leigh Bowery. “Dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother,” was the club kid’s motto. It’s in this spirit we launched into fashion week — and prepare for Bowery’s Tate retrospective. The Room Where It Happens. This is Soho’s new musical theatre bar. I understand it sounds Kafka-esque to many, but singing servers? It’s all very New York.
Cotton Candy grapes. These are flying off the shelves at M&S and Waitrose after Joanna Lumley’s passionate endorsement. NB: they really do taste like sweets. ‘You smell of vanilla, darling’. Well, of course! It’s all anyone wants to give a whiff of this season. Byredo, Margiela, Valentino or Gucci: they all offer a signature scent so specific you’ll want to get baking.
Gravy cocktails. Should you wish to avoid the style set, Bisto has helpfully opened a floating Wallace & Gromit-themed Gravy Boat restaurant, with gravy sour cocktails. You will have no bother there. Ciggie fines. Careful — fines for dropping a cigarette are being ramped up again. You can still steal as many as you can hold and get away scot-free, though.
