The Gaucho Restaurant at Broadgate has temporarily been converted into a pop-up showroom for H.R. Owen, one of the biggest the luxury cars dealers in the country. I was invited to have breakfast and have a look at the latest models from Bentley Motors which included the Bentley GT3 race concept which are on public display in the heart of Broadgate from 7am on May 22nd until 9pm on Friday 24th. I was delighted to be there as I have always dreamed of owning a Bentley. I remember how, over the years, I used to look and admire the cars through the glass of the showroom in Berkeley Square. Of the four cars on display at the pop-up, I fell in love with the orange Bentley. It really is a thing of beauty. Class, size, build and it looks very sexy.

Walk along the New Bond Street store and you will be dazzled by the enormous, bright windows of the New Bond Street Maison. Women with beehives are holding bags with checker board grids from a collection that is inspired by Les Deux Plateaux, more commonly known as Colonnes de Buren (“Buren’s Columns”), which is an art installation in the courtyard of the Palais Royal in Paris. They are grand and impressive in appearance.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting the lady in charge of all the designs for Aspinal of London’s handbags and accessories. She spent some time talking me through the design process and where she got her ideas for the luxury brand’s new collections from. Looking through the autumn and winter 2013 collections, I asked about her favourite bags. She told me that one of them is the Catherine Bag which is largely inspired by the architecture of Hampton Court, the home of King Henry VIII.

There will be a blog post about Aspinal of London’s autumn and winter 2013 collection in a few days.