Isabella Blow saw no good reason not to go around with a lobster on her head. But she had to admit it was hard to find a designer for this very special hat, before she discovered Philip Treacy the hatmaker.
A few facts about Henry Paget, a very extravagant and astoundingly rich aristocrat:
- He wore dozens of rings on his long, dainty fingers and used powder to blanche his face.
- He was so rich and self-indulgent that he had his motor cars modified to spout exhaust gases perfumed with patchouli and 'l'eau d'Espagne.'
- His wardrobe included: Thirty of the finest silk pyjamas, 100 dressing gowns, suits of every colour and kind (most unworn), smoking jackets, florid waistcoats, 260 pairs of white kids gloves, 280 sets of socks and 100 overcoats.
But you don’t have to be old to be eccentric: just look at the Camden market punks
You don’t even have to go to Camden to see eccentrics, I once saw a jogger dragging several tyres behind him!
These are a few other hilarious London eccentrics: the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a man who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, and the guy with the world’s biggest collection of pillar boxes!
Marie-Lou
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