As seen on screen
Words | Virginia Blackburn
Fans of the silver screen now have another reason to pursue
their hobby – in some cases, that silver can be turned to gold
Film memorabilia has become big business. In
December 2006, the black evening dress worn
by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
sold for £467,000 through Christie’s, while
Bonhams sold the late Sir Alec Guinness’s [...]
Action stations
Words: Sophy Grimshaw. Photography: Corbis
From exploring reefs and wrecks to diving under
ice, there are plenty of novel ways to get wet
ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES
Reef diving is one of the best ways to glimpse a huge variety
of underwater flora and fauna in their natural habitat, and
at Cades Reef, a seven-mile stretch of colourful coral on the
southwest coast [...]
voyager inflight magazine: February 2008
Email from… Hip
Jersey
Explore Exotic fragrances,
caviar with a twist and more
[...]
entertainment
Welcome to bmi’s new inflight entertainment listings guide
You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV and
audio programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours
on many of our flights. Our listings are now categorised by system
a,
b,
c,
d
for flights from the UK and
a,
b,
c,
d
for flights to the UK depending on what aircraft you’re flying on [...]
Viva Monica
Interview | Alistair Duncan
Actress Monica Bellucci knows
about beauty – and it’s Europe’s
charms that still seduce her,
despite her rise in Hollywood
SHE MAY BE one of the few contemporary
Italian actresses to have made it in
Hollywood, but don’t think for a moment
that Monica Bellucci sees her future as
being in anywhere other than Europe.
“I’m very European,” she maintains.
“There’s a [...]
Rodchenko
Words | Sophy Grimshaw
With his striking angles and
close-ups, Russian photographer
Alexander Rodchenko was
radically ahead of his time
EVEN IF YOU are not immediately familiar with the name of the Russian photographer
and artist Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956), many of you will still recognise his iconic 1924 advertising poster for the Moscow publishing house Gosizdat (part pictured left). The influence [...]
Kings of Lyon
Words | Rosa JAckson
Think you know French food? Well think again – because in
the kitchens of Lyon they’re talking about a culinary revolution
Should you find yourself in Lyon Saint-Exupéry
airport in the next couple of months, you are in
for a very pleasant surprise. For it is here that
Nicolas Le Bec, the Lyon-based culinary whizkid
and proud possessor [...]
The sky’s the limit
Chicago may have shaped the modern skyscraper back in
the 1890s, but with a new wave of 21st-century structures
currently going up, the city is anything but done building
Words | Sally Howard
IT’S A TOUGH call designing new architecture
for a city that’s essentially a living architectural
museum,” says Richard Tomlinson. But when
it’s the managing partner of the architecture
firm charged [...]
Stately Holmes
Interview | Gareth A Davies
How do you inspire young girls on the sports field and beyond? Put
glamorous Olympic champion Kelly Holmes at the helm, of course
DAME KELLY HOLMES was
inspired as a 10-year-old by
Sebastian Coe’s Olympic feats
in the early 1980s. Look around
in British sport, though, and
little has changed in 20 years
– there’s still a resounding dearth
of [...]
Rising star
Interview: Sophy Grimshaw
ANDREA RISEBOROUGH MAY BE FAMILIAR TO SOME FROM HER
STARRING ROLE IN PARTY ANIMALS, BBC2’S HIT DRAMA ABOUT
YOUNG WESTMINSTER WORKERS. NOW, SHE’S PLAYING THE IRON
LADY HERSELF IN THE NEW, HOTLY ANTICIPATED BBC FILM ABOUT
THE YOUNG MARGARET THATCHER, THE LONG WALK TO FINCHLEY
We keep seeing you playing political parts
– is this by accident or design? [...]
5 of the best
Words: Sophy Grimshaw
Check in… tune out
Be pummelled, be polished and be pampered at
some of the world’s most luxurious hotel spas
Pink pamper
Females who are feeling
flush can enjoy the
new two-night, £290
“Pink Lady” package
at the Culloden Estate
& Spa near Belfast.
Included is pink
champagne, a buffet
lunch, selected beauty
treatments and use of
the swimming pool,
jacuzzi and steam room.
Culloden Estate & Spa,
Holywood, Belfast, [...]
Norman conquest
Words | Joanna Hunter
From the 1920s to the 1970s Sir Norman Hartnell created famously glamorous,
trend-setting dresses for British royalty and high society. His influence can still be seen today, including
at this month’s London Fashion Week
THE LATE FRENCH couturier Christian Dior
said: “Whenever I try to think of something
particularly beautiful, I think always of those
lovely dresses [...]
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