As the cost-of-living crisis ripples across Britain, the literacy chasm for children living in poverty deepens. With thousands of families facing the harrowing choice between keeping a warm home or putting dinner on the table this Christmas, reading for pleasure is one of the sources of magic facing extinguishment for children across the country. Doorstep Library is keen to change that story and keep the reading light on throughout the festive season and into the New Year.  According to a new report cited by Doorstep Library, over fifty-percent of parents say books are too expensive. Ano ..read more

Whether an autumn weekend away in The Cotswolds or enduring maddening holiday dashes on King’s Road, the buttery suede capsule collection launched by Penelope Chilvers and India Hicks is a timeless answer for all calls of duty in town and country. Penelope Chilvers, designer behind the tassled leather boots which steadily soared to the winning enclosure of iconic British fashion upon a young Catherine Middleton’s loyalty to her own pair, has converged her design brilliance with modern British royalty. Designer, entrepreneur and the daughter of celebrated designer David Hicks and Lady Pamela H ..read more

Dearest Readers, When we conjured our next issue, one threaded with golden celebratory notes of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, we couldn’t imagine during such a euphoric year where the effervescent pleasures of the British summer were felt with such sharpened rapture, that our joy would be stunted by the stark ending of Britain’s most iconic reign.  We’ve spent much time reflecting on those ten days of mourning. Whether it was moments from The Queue, where businesses running along London’s South Bank banded together in a community spirit one can only liken to wartime years, providing cu ..read more

For those who treasure a home as a main character in a family legacy or simply relish in scouting potential properties for a castle of one’s own, we are introducing a new series to Society Chronicles in which we explore homes throughout Britain which marry the preservation of history with the splendour of English interiors. In the case of our first featured estate, Lartington Hall, the property is currently on the market with Savills and awaiting the next family to shepherd its walls through the current century (and onward into the next). As a publication, we believe in the preservation and r ..read more

We at The Modern Jetsetter are delighted to introduce Society Chronicles, a weekly online column to sustain reader appetite in between print issues. Brimming with society happenings in London, production postcards and other news and musings from the Jetsetter world, we hope these entries create a new vessel to connect with our readers as the years unfold. The pandemic created an enormous challenge and pause in the the British wedding industry. As such, our first chronicle is a glimpse into our editor’s long-awaited (a mere eight years after eloping) winter wedding at Cliveden House to give gr ..read more

Advertorial Feature: The Goring Hotel provided our editorial team with a press stay. To arrive for a stay or occasion at The Goring hotel, the beloved doorman’s hand extended as he opens the taxi door, is undeniably one of the most classic pleasures to be had in London. And throughout 2022, this British enchantment and regal hospitality heightens as the town becomes main stage for one of the kingdom’s most historical royal celebrations. Located mere steps from the gilded gates of Buckingham Palace, The Goring hotel has endured as a beloved address for the British Royal Family and London socie ..read more

Dearest Readers, Like so many of you, our family has spent most these past days unable to fully breathe in the normal pleasures of daily life. For instead of spring gently descending upon the towns and cities as it does in this country, horrific violence and unfathomable pain fall upon Ukraine. My husband and I fell asleep most nights this week to the sounds of blocked traffic on Bayswater Road. Honking, sirens, and the distant chanting of protestors in front of the Russian Embassy have not stopped filling our corner of London since the senseless aggression started. In Ukraine, instead of honk ..read more

We come to you this week from the Austrian Alps, where we are indulging in both cheeky piste pursuits and the first production trip for our rather lofty winter release — one which will come with an exciting new path in The Modern Jetsetter world, to be announced in autumn. Our intention as we produce this forthcoming release is to tell the true story of the Tyrolean lifestyle, a classic narrative coloured in shades of the past,all whilst outlining the future of an alpine culture. From where we sit (a cosy corner in the Bergland Hotel, overlooking over the main street in Sölden as snow falls t ..read more

We at The Modern Jetsetter are delighted to introduce Society Chronicles, a weekly online column to sustain reader appetite in between print issues. Brimming with society happenings in London, production postcards and other news and musings from the Jetsetter world, we hope these entries create a new vessel to connect with our readers as the years unfold. The pandmic created an enormous challenge and pause in the the British wedding industry. As such, our first chronicle is a glimpse into our editor Kortney Gruenwald’s long-awaited (a mere eight years after eloping) winter wedding at Cliveden ..read more

Dearest Readers, As I type this small chronicle to you at 5:26AM on a Friday morning — the birdsong commenced, the sun not yet risen — London’s first Magnolia bloom is nearly behind us. The pastel petals we dutifully awaited all winter are scattered in their glorious iridescence on the footpaths of Notting Hill, the chocolate egg hunts of Easter now a cheeky indulgence of weekend past, the freedoms for which our spirits pine slowly returned to us in a matter of days. (For those of us in England, we are particularly keen for the holiest of institutions: the pub.) Nature is dependable in its sy ..read more