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Dean Hearne In a parallel world, the aristocratic Mitford sisters might have set up a highly profitable decorating business. Exhibit A is the transformation of Chatsworth by the late Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, née Deborah Mitford, from a dark, unlived-in temporary school - the state rooms became dormitories during the Second World War - into one of the finest country houses in England, where simple clay pots of geraniums enlivened rooms furnished with antique treasures. Exhibit B is the trailer for Emily Mortimer’s upcoming BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel The Pursuit of Love, with a line-up of stars including Lily James, Dominic West and Andrew Scott - and a wealth of covetable interiors, from a gilt-drenched, mirrored drawing room to a gold-tiled Art Deco bathroom. ....
The Pursuit of Love: Why are we still so obsessed with the Mitford sisters? Jessie Thompson Is there any greater example of the Problematic Fave than the Mitford sisters? They were posh, gossipy, fabulous, stylish and politically extreme. Were a couple of them – let’s just say it – outrageously right-wing? Yes. But are we still – myself included – completely fascinated by them? Very much yes. I don’t know how I’d have got through the darkest moments of winter lockdown without devouring a doorstop 500-page biography of them. Next week, a gorgeous-looking adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s best and most-loved novel, The Pursuit of Love, will finally air on BBC One – and it’s only bound to renew interest in the sisters. Nothing seems less important right now than the private lives of the landed gentry. And yet, to use their parlance, do admit: the allure prevails. ....
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The Pursuit of Love: Why are we still so obsessed with the Mitford sisters? Jessie Thompson Is there any greater example of the Problematic Fave than the Mitford sisters? They were posh, gossipy, fabulous, stylish and politically extreme. Were a couple of them – let’s just say it – outrageously right-wing? Yes. But are we still – myself included – completely fascinated by them? Very much yes. I don’t know how I’d have got through the darkest moments of winter lockdown without devouring a doorstop 500-page biography of them. Next week, a gorgeous-looking adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s best and most-loved novel, The Pursuit of Love, will finally air on BBC One – and it’s only bound to renew interest in the sisters. Nothing seems less important right now than the private lives of the landed gentry. And yet, to use their parlance, do admit: the allure prevails. ....
Stella Tennant, Aristocratic British Model, Is Dead at 50 Noble lineage, classic beauty and punk attitude combined in a model who stood at fashion’s apex for three decades. The model Stella Tennant at her last show, the Valentino haute couture spring 2020 event in Paris. She was a favorite of a wide variety of designers.Credit.Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Dec. 23, 2020 Stella Tennant, the unimpeachably aristocratic model and inspiration to designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died on Tuesday in Duns, Scotland. She was 50. Her death was announced by her family, which did not provide a cause. Police reports noted no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, according to the BBC. ....