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Tag: Independent
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Goga Ashkenazi (born Gaukhar Berkalieva)
Termed “the first female oligarch”, Goga Ashkenazi made her first fortune in oil and gas before moving into fashion after buying Vionnet in 2012. (more…) -
Wally of the Week: Paul O’Grady
Helium loving Paul O’Grady should follow his own words, get on his bike and leave Britain (more…)
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Ann Barr (1929 – 2015)
Despite defining “The Sloane” and “The Mayfair Mercenary”, the co-author of The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook lived out her final years in Notting Hill (more…) -
Bettina Graziani (1925 – 2015, born Simone Micheline Bodin, also professionally known as ‘Bettina’)
A French fashion model and muse of Hubert de Givenchy, Simone Bodin was renamed Bettina Graziani by the designer Jacques Fath (more…) -
James Bay
This Hitchin, Hertfordshire born acoustic singer-songwriter declared that he “[doesn’t] want to be a prisoner in a hat” in an interview with The Independent’s Craig McLean (more…) -
Quote of the Week: Amanda Eliasch on fashion
Writer and filmmaker Amanda Eliasch provides the best summing up of the Twitter storm that has enveloped Dolce and Gabanna (more…)
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Afton Elaine Burton
A one-time supporter and former fiancée of Charles Manson, Afton Elaine Burton moved from Illinois to Corcoran, California to be closer to a man she believed to be innocent. (more…) -
Philip Mould OBE
This renowned art sleuth co-presents BBC1’s Fake or Fortune? with Fiona Bruce. (more…) -
Chuck Feeney (also known as Charles Feeney)
A somewhat secretive billionaire who wants to go bust in his lifetime (more…)