Hints and tips:
...There’s a bespoke shoemaker in the basement, while Fred’s two cutting tables sit at ground level....
...But the only reason I could agree to do it is because I have dear friends, a couple that come to live at my house with my dogs while I’m away....
...The designer has also called in a favour from bespoke shoemaker George Cleverley, which has produced a black calf-leather version of its classic Chelsea shoe (£1,700)....
...Manolo Blahnik is another: soon to be 81, the master shoemaker is still king of the dancing heel....
...Currently, though, I’m having to manage without them, as I’m over in London performing in the West End....
...The fact that Timothy Mellon, a strong Trump supporter and donor, has given $20mn to Kennedy indicates that private surveys back that up....
...Retail giants H&M and Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, have also launched lawsuits against Shein in Hong Kong and Japan, respectively....
...Cassie Vaughan, an artist whose previous roles include director of operations at Timothy Taylor gallery, joins as gallery manager....
...“I like to think I’m a yes person: I’m like, ‘Yeah, of course we can do that,’” he says....
...Emeritus Professor Albion M Urdank University of California, Los Angeles, US...
...One of Snyder’s intellectual mentors — his supervisor at Oxford — was the British historian Timothy Garton Ash....
...“Boakai’s first task will be to reconcile the country after a contested election,” Amara M Konneh, a campaign spokesman and former finance minister, told the FT....
...Three other Kirkland lawyers are also joining the firm as partners: tax specialists Timothy Lowe and Cian O’Connor and M&A adviser Andreas Philipson....
...“I’m sure assets would be higher if it wasn’t for that.”...
...Films “I’m surprised to see Oppenheimer omitted from the list when it tells such a fascinating story of a complicated man through a lens that allows the audience to appreciate his deep internal struggle...
...Meanwhile he continues to be the runway shoemaker of choice for all kinds of designers, from Julie de Libran to Grace Wales Bonner....
...Here’s what else I’m watching today and at the weekend: Black Friday: US markets close early on the day after Thanksgiving....
...Whether I’m in Asia or Europe or in the back of a cab in NYC, I have to know where I am going at all times. I’m also fairly reliant on Net-a-Porter, because I tend to need things immediately....
...But for now I’m enjoying the show . . . Do want must be done. #WeThePeople,” according to court filings....
...Elsewhere, German logistics group Deutsche Post DHL, Italian shoemaker Geox, German luxury house Hugo Boss and French advertising group JCDecaux also report earnings...
...I’m at tony.barber@ft.com....
...If I’m over my jet lag, I want to let the light in. David Coggins and James Harvey-Kelly were guests of the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo; rooms from ¥120,000 (about £660) excluding taxes...
...“It looks cool and put together with an air that says ‘I know what I’m doing’.”...
...“I’m forever marvelling at how innovative it is as a brand,” says Julie Ragolia, who has styled Zegna’s shows since 2016....
...Orszag remains close to several prominent past Democratic policymakers including Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner and Jason Furman....
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