Summer of Rockets is one of the highest profile television events of Summer on the BBC. A new work by Stephen Poliakoff, the series is set in 1958 and is concerned with numerous topics including spying, race, class and disability. I have only just started watching, but am already hooked, loving the star turns by Toby Stephens, Timothy Spall, Lucy Cohu, Claire Bloom, and the always fabulous Keeley Hawes. Once again, it is the fashion that is catching my eye. 1958 was the last year that debutantes were presented to the Queen, and this is one of the events covered in the series. Lily Sacofsky plays Hannah Petrukhin, the eldest…

Debt. It is a bane of adult lives, something that many of us have to deal with in our lives, and most definitely something that can’t be ignored, it wont simply go away if you ignore it. This is, unfortunately, something that many adults do, tucking letters and final demands in the draw hoping they will somehow disappear, ignoring the problem until the bailiffs come knocking at the door. And, if you think this sounds melodramatic, you only need to watch programmes like ‘Can’t Pay, We’ll Take It Away’ to know this is a sad but true fact. Getting Help If you are struggling with your finances, you may need…

British design is filled with icons of great style and legendary status. From the Spitfire to the traditional red telephone box, from the Mini to our road traffic signs, there are so many instantly recognisable symbols of Britain and Britishness that deserve to be applauded and celebrated. Now, in a beautiful hardback book from Charlotte and Peter Fiell, with a forward by a knight of British design, Sir Terence Conran, those symbols are finally being recognised and cherished. ‘Mastepieces of British Design’ that can be found at Carlton Books, is a wonderful celebration of all that is weird, wonderful and cool about British design icons. With a cover dust jacket…

You seem to wait for years for a Royal Wedding to come along, and then, like buses, they just keep on coming. Last weekend saw one of the most glamorous of European royals, Charlotte Casiraghi, get married to her beau, film producer Dimitri Rassam. Charlotte, the daughter of Princess Caroline and the granddaughter of the legendary Grace Kelly, is no slouch in the style stakes, having been the face of Gucci and Saint Laurent fashion brands. Her wedding style, both for the civil ceremony and reception, shows that she has all the style, as well as the wonderful looks of her grandmother. For the civil ceremony, Charlotte kept it very sleek…