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Zack Pinsent, long-time associate and friend of The Chap, finally made it to the front cover of this edition, photobombed by a mysterious woman who had attended the Grand Silver Jubilee Ball. This quarter-century celebration was captured in a series of photographs, including of The Dammed singer Dave Vanian, before we sat down to some Gunpowder tea with Mr. Pinsent to find out about his Grand Regency Ball at Brighton Pavilion. Tim Garner, musician in the Band of the Scots Guards, explains how he conducted a sartorial shake-up of the band when he joined them, observing their disappointing raiment. A brief history of Fortean Times was provided by the magazine’s news editor, while Torquil Arbuthnot provided a round-up of gentlemanly phobias. Leslie Charteris’s connection with his creation Simon Templar as the Saint was the subject of a feature, along with the kohl-lined history of the vamp in popular culture. We visit a Victorian bathing lagoon in Devon and hear about an Italian fashion house Sartoria Lirico.
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