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Capital StyleCapital Style http://capitalstyle.co.uk Your style Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:57:09 +0000 en hourly 1 London or Paris? http://capitalstyle.co.uk/london-or-paris.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/london-or-paris.html#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:18:47 +0000 Linda http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=94 Midnight in Paris is a great movie by Woody Allen, about a love affair with the city of Paris. I went to see Midnight in Paris in London, however, and for me at least, it’s much more difficult to imagine how anybody might fall in love with London.

I suppose one way is to be French, or at least European or possible American. What is it that foreigners see in London? How can it have the same romantic appeal as Paris, the city of Love?

And the other question that doesn’t get asked often enough in my opinion, why do they sit on the roundabout at Piccadilly Circus in London?

There is such a contrast between the two cities I don’t know where to begin. I suppose Haussman’s architecture preserving the uniform style of building all over Paris is one of the defining features, while London is a hotch potch of wildly contrasting and clashing styles. On the other hand London does have a thriving theatreland district, hosting many more musicals and plays than Paris, if you only count the large Broadway style productions.

 

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Nursery Wallpaper, Shabby Chic, Paris Breaks at Capital Style http://capitalstyle.co.uk/nursery-wallpaper-shabby-chic-paris-breaks-at-capital-style.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/nursery-wallpaper-shabby-chic-paris-breaks-at-capital-style.html#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:28:28 +0000 Linda http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=80 Three areas of interest stemming from the Capital Style website are Nursery Wallpaper, Shabby Chic and Paris Breaks but how much do they have in common?

Well, the Shabby Chic style certainly takes a lot of inspiration from Paris, and the French are well known for paying a lot of attention to children’s clothing and interior decor. It’s not unheard of for Brits interested in the antiques and bric a brac markets to take Paris breaks as part holiday part scavenging operations, looking for shabby chic bargains amongst the  markets and little shops in secret areas of  the city.

Paris Shabby Chic Breaks

Paris Shabby Chic Breaks

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Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Act at Tussauds http://capitalstyle.co.uk/whoopi-goldbergs-sister-act-at-tussauds.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/whoopi-goldbergs-sister-act-at-tussauds.html#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:08:14 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=68 To mark her run in the West End Musical ‘Sister Act‘, Madame Tussauds London today unveiled a re-dressed wax figure of actress, Whoopi Goldberg, wearing an exact replica of the costume she wears on stage as Mother Superior on August 18, 2010. The usual red silk Chinese style trouser suit was swapped for a full length black and white habit, complete with wimple and veil. The figure was first unveiled at Madame Tussauds in 1990 coinciding with her Oscar winning performance in Ghost. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) Content © 2010 Getty Images All rights reserved.

** Sister Act London Theatre Breaks **

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Capital Style Magazine http://capitalstyle.co.uk/capital-style-magazine.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/capital-style-magazine.html#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:33 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=62 What is Capital Style Magazine?

Capital Style Magazine

Capital Style Magazine

I don’t know!

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Happy New Year from Capital Style http://capitalstyle.co.uk/happy-new-year-from-capital-style.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/happy-new-year-from-capital-style.html#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:42:53 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=58 Happy New Year for 2010 from the Capital Style blog.

In 2009 we switched from generic hosting to a local UK host, and we’re pleased with that move so far.

It’s difficult to say at this point what will happen in 2010 as far as mutiple niche or general type blogs are concerened, so we’ll just have to see what happens.

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Gwen Stefani Style http://capitalstyle.co.uk/gwen-stefani-style.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/gwen-stefani-style.html#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:58:26 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=56

Gwen Stefani attends the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes held at The Empire Leicester Square on December 14, 2009 in London, UK.

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Berlin Wall 20th anniversay http://capitalstyle.co.uk/berlin-wall-20th-anniversay.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/berlin-wall-20th-anniversay.html#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:12:59 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=53 BERLIN – NOVEMBER 09: A general view of celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is celebrating the fall of the Wall, which led to the end of stalinist rule in East Germany and later to the reunification of East and West Germany, with an event that includes the toppling of 1,000 giant dominoes to symbolize the end of stalinist rule across Eastern Europe.

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Queen Rania of Jordan in Rome http://capitalstyle.co.uk/queen-rania-of-jordan-in-rome.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/queen-rania-of-jordan-in-rome.html#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:38 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=49
Queen Rania of Jordan visits the Borghese Gallery in Rome, Italy, on October 20, 2009. Jordan’s King Abdullah II and his wife, Queen Rania, on Monday departed for an official visit to Italy at the invitation of President Giorgio Napolitano.

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Theatre breaks in London http://capitalstyle.co.uk/theatre-breaks-in-london.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/theatre-breaks-in-london.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:31:24 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=44 It has to be theatre breaks in London

Capital Style has taken us to Paris and Florence, Barcelona and Berlin but for musicals it has to be theatre breaks in London. There’s nowhere outside the West End that has the same buzz, class and choice as theatreland London, and you get the convenience of the capital being an international travel hub with all connections, terminals and networks centred on the English city. London has the best choice of shows as well, and a huge hotel and hospitality sector, so it’s often possible to get the best all in package deal from regional centres for theatre breaks in London with top tickets, posh Hotel and otherwise expensive discount rail travel included.

New theatre shows in London

In the autumn season there are usually a few  brand new shows coming up and this year is no exception. Sister Act is a new show this year, and starting to settle in well by all accounts with Patina Miller doing a grand job as the diva.  Another big show that’s arrived on the London theatre scene is Priscilla Queen of the Desert and then it doesn’t seem like it but Oliver has only been going for about a year!

The one we’re all waiting for though is called Love Never Dies, and that’s going to be a sequel to Andrew Loyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera – something that’s pretty unique in the theatre world, do you think he will pull it off?

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Hotels for Theatre Breaks in London

When you book theatre breaks in London you get offered a wide range of hotels, depending on the dates and show you have chosen. One way to choose is by trading off the price range for proximity to the theatre where you go to see the show but that’s not always the most important factor. For example, there are hotels near Victoria that are dead handy for Wicked and Billy Elliot but if you intend getting out and about a bit more while you’re in town then it might be better to be somewhere like the St Giles Hotel which is right on the corner of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.

Billy Elliot theatre breaks in London

Billy Elliot theatre breaks in London

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London’s One and Other http://capitalstyle.co.uk/londons-one-and-other.html http://capitalstyle.co.uk/londons-one-and-other.html#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:57:48 +0000 http://capitalstyle.co.uk/?p=41 London is leading the way with an art project in the capital that sees 2400 people each stand on the fourth plinth in the famous Trafalgar Square for an hour each.

This is leading artist Antony Gormley‘s brainchild, and is causing a stir with a much wider audience through the live webcam feed which is attracting a lot of commentary on twitter.

The lucky ‘plinthers’ have been selected at random from those that chose to apply, or knew about it, and so far it’s thrown a variety of different approaches although with a certain similarity. The effect has been dubbed like ‘a middle class big brother’!

One & Other

One & Other

One & Other

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