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  • Alexandra Naylor: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Alexandra Naylor: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    The Steeple Times asks interpreter and businesswoman Alexandra Naylor: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Faith, hope and love.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Treat others the way you want to be treated.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2013?

    Rudeness, unkindness and bad manners.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    Having my mum live close by. She lives in South America.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    Knowing that my family and friends will always be healthy and safe.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    We’re all guilty of adding to the crisis in the world at the moment because of our actions.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    “Whateva”.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    People should support charities that they believe in.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    A necessary evil.

     

    Alexandra Naylor
    Alexandra Naylor

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    My daughters, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, David Bowie, Ramses III, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Lord Byron.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    A Bolivian dish eaten on the shores of Lake Titicaca.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Anytime as long as the drink doesn’t consume you.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    Any of them depending on how bad your day has been.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    My parents parties in the 1970s. They were fab, wild and full of hippies.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    My mother.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Chocolates and lots of them.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    A dove.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    My BMW. It’s fast, reliable and safe. In fact, it’s just like me.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I’m a 007 fan. I love everything about James Bond.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    Flowers, photos of my daughters and a lovely Tiffany clock that my friend gave me.

     

    Alexandra Naylor is an interpreter and businesswoman.

     

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  • Francesco Paolillo: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Francesco Paolillo: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    The Steeple Times asks high jewellery expert Francesco Paolillo: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My guiding forces are the everyday challenges that I face and my family of course.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Nothing comes to mind. I don’t have a motto.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2013?

    I don’t really know who Kerry Katona is but for me the political situation in Italy is unfortunate.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    I miss living in New York and walking in Central Park.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    I would give up everything I have to spend one more day with my father.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    My view on the banking crisis is that we are all responsible for it.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    The word “manager”. I think it is overused.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    I do not support any causes at the moment.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    These devices are essential to our lives. They should simply be used politely.

     

    High jewellery expert Franceso Paolillo
    High jewellery expert Franceso Paolillo

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Tony and Cherie Blair and Gordon Brown. I would also have George Soros and Nicole Kidman.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    I would have a steak in Tuscany with a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino. A friend would come with me.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    When I fancy it.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    I would be most likely to go for a martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    My own, because I know how to enjoy myself.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Me: I trust myself.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Women.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    No tattoo can sum me up.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Porsche.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I have won several trophies for BMX bike riding.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    A group picture of me with some good friends.

     

    Francesco Paolillo is a high jewellery expert based in Knightsbridge, London.

     

    Follow him on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/fppaolo

  • Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau (born Lillian Lee McKim; 1931 – 2013)

    Lillian Pulitzer Rousseau (born Lillian Lee McKim; 1931 – 2013)

    Lilly PullitzerThis Palm Beach based “Queen of Prep” was the daughter of a Standard Oil heiress who began her career selling orange juice on Worth Avenue. Customers loved Pulitzer’s bright dresses and seizing on this, she began to sell them. Soon, her creations became the favourites of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Caroline Kennedy and members of the Rockefeller, Vanderbilt and Whitney families. Sales reached $15 million a year in the 1960s and 1970s and net sales in 2010, by which time the company was owned by Oxford Industries, were $122.6 million. Lily Pulitzer’s designs remain as “must-have” items in the wardrobes of wealthy socialites and jetsetters and “The Lilly” is a household name. When told a specific print could not be used for an exhibition of  her works because it was expensive, she answered simply: “A budget… How embarrassing”.

  • Baroness Gabriella Langer von Langendorff

    Baroness Gabriella Langer von Langendorff

    Baroness Gabriella von LangendorffThe widow of the creator of White Shoulders perfume is well known in New York for both her “amply proportioned figure” and for being “highly made-up”. This resident of The Pierre loves bright colours and once told the New Yorker: “I never wear a watch at night. I don’t want to know what time it is at night”. The New York Social Diary suggests she even has her “fur coats dyed to match her emeralds, rubies, diamonds, and sapphires”. They add: “The baroness is one of those individuals of indeterminate youth and age, to put it politely, whose legend, long having departed reality, provides a rich lore that may be more enticing than the facts”.

  • Baroness Stefania von Kories zu Goetzen (1939 – 2013)

    Baroness Stefania von Kories zu Goetzen (1939 – 2013)

    Baroness Stefania von Kories zu GoetzenAmerican born von Kories zu Goetzen was heavily involved in The Residents’ Society of Mayfair & St. James’s and lived in grandeur on St. James’s Square. In an article in 1982, TIME accused her of being involved in a jewellery heist at the Ritz Paris. They were later forced to issue an apology. A portrait of the Baroness by Pietro Annigoni, started in Italy in the 1960s and still incomplete at the artist’s death, was so large that she was forced to move from Eaton Square to accommodate it. “I am an artist, not an architect”, he told her, before concluding: “Buy a new house”.

  • Peter Scott (born Peter Craig Gulston, 1931 – 2013)

    Peter Scott (born Peter Craig Gulston, 1931 – 2013)

    Peter ScottA modern day Robin Hood who claimed to have been “sent by God to take back some of the wealth that the outrageously rich had taken from the rest of us”. This Belfast born cat burglar was a meticulous planner whose roll call of marks numbered Sophia Loren, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Aspinall and Maria Callas. He quoted Confucius, Oscar Wilde and Proust and targeted “rich prats” as it gave him a “sexual thrill”. The 1965 film He Who Rides a Tiger starring Tom Bell and Judi Dench was based on Scott and concluded that: “If I rob Ivana Trump, it is just a meeting of two different kinds of degeneracy on a dark rooftop”. Raffles would have been proud.

  • Jeweltastic

    Jeweltastic

    A private view of handcrafted pieces by Arianna Cerrito

    By Claire Rubinstein

     

    Tomorrow, Wednesday 4th July, sees the leading-edge jewellery and fashion designer Arianna Cerrito host an exclusive private sale event at her beautiful London home.

     

    Readers of The Steeples Times are invited to attend and offered a sneak peek at some of Arianna’s pieces on sale at very special prices. The event will also feature some of Cerrito’s latest pieces for spring/summer 2013 and her autumn/winter collections.

     

    Arianna Cerrito’s invitation

    The touch of voluptuous, silky fabrics on the skin and the embrace of dramatic jewellery are the essence of Arianna Cerrito’s designs. JEWELWEAR is a unique concept that is developed around creating luxury dresses and jewellery alongside each other as one statement. No longer does one have to search for the right jewellery to accessorise that Little Black Dress, the two are created and designed to complement each other with perfect Italian flair. The result is a sophisticated and extremely versatile look for the modern woman.

     

    Cerrito has recently exhibited at Paris Fashion Week 2012 and was also selected to showcase her designs at Treasure London at Somerset House where she was celebrated along with other up-and-coming designers.

     

    Come and meet the lady herself at this unmissable event from 10am until 7pm tomorrow and get ahead of the trend for next season’s parties.

     

    Arianna Cerrito JEWELWEAR, 45 Moore Park Road, London, SW6 2HP. RSVP to [email protected]. Examples of Cerrito’s works can be viewed at http://www.ariannacerrito.com

  • Andrew Davis

    Andrew Davis

    He was labeled “Baron Von Essen” but evidence of his pedigree failed to surface. Starting in 1990, this buccaneer built up a collection of 26 luxury hotels but the £300m empire, developed with loans from bankers who plainly asked very few questions, collapsed in 2011. Since then, instead of quietly going to ground, he’s bought a Rolls-Royce from his friend Michael Winner and appeared at quite a few parties. Watch out: “The Talented Mr Davis” is plainly plotting his next move.

  • Alexander Mavros

    Alexander Mavros

    The eldest of four brothers, Alex is a scion of the oldest family in Zimbabwe. His family’s business creates masterpieces in silver, gold and leather and brings the mystique of Africa to the West. Their patrons include HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, Denzel Washington and J. K. Rowling.