Dora Davies-Evitt

4 weeks ago | tatler.com | Dora Davies-Evitt

A queue snakes down East 77th Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side, the air buzzing with a medley of accents: Southern drawls, unmistakable New York quips, and crisp British flexes - sharply pronounced T's slicing through the city's hum. The group is eclectic: Brooklyn girls in Gucci glasses chewing gum, older couples in comfortable walking shoes and waterproof jackets (the forecast predicts rain), and West Village intellectuals peering over reading glasses. The draw?

1 month ago | tatler.com | Dora Davies-Evitt

It’s a warm May day for the Soho House Summit - a balmy 23 degrees Celsius, though it feels more like 33 inside the whitewashed barn of Chipping Norton’s Farmhouse. Attendees fan themselves with programs as James Corden jests with founder Nick Jones about the lack of air conditioning. Outside, regulars sip coffee beneath doily-esque parasols, while newcomers navigate the tarmac on those infamous turquoise bicycles.

1 month ago | tatler.com | Dora Davies-Evitt

Ah, the 2000s - the decade that brought with it the Spice Girls, New Labour, ecstasy, Sex and the City, and the indestructible Nokia 6110. It also gave us an era of naughty, sexy nightclubs for the well-heeled and wild at heart. Royalty let loose, the Primrose Hill set partied (hard), and glamorous hedonism ruled West London.

2 months ago | tatler.com | Dora Davies-Evitt

There is no home so fine in all of England as Yorkshire’s Castle Howard - a Baroque palace of turrets, marble, and a dome to rival St Paul’s Cathedral. Famous as the backdrop for 1981's Brideshead Revisited starring Jeremy Irons and as the Duke of Hastings' home in Bridgerton, this stately dream was built in the 17th century and remains, remarkably, a home, lived in by the Howard family.

2 months ago | glamour.com | Dora Davies-Evitt

The Yanks and Brits have plenty of differences, but among the biggest ones? The British teeth versus American teeth debate. Since the dawn of Hollywood, perfectly straight, blindingly white smiles have been the gold standard—just look at Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, and George Clooney. Lately, the ‘British teeth’ side of the debate has resurfaced with The White Lotus Season 3, featuring Manchester-born Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea, who's naturally prominent smile has been trending.