Today, neither women nor men need to explain why they aren’t married. But in the Victorian era, there was immense pressure for women to tie the knot. Those who didn’t were described as ‘Spinsters’ and were the subject of cruel jokes. But a popular weekly magazine from the 1880s shows that unmarried women were perfectly … Read more
The dapper ladies and gentlemen of the Congo: Immaculate ‘Sapeurs’ turn heads as they stroll through slums in their incredible outfits Photographs have captured the dapper ladies and gentlemen of the Congo who dress as debonair dandies British photographer Tariq Zaidi presents a fashion subculture whose followers are known as ‘Sapeurs’ Sashaying through the streets … Read more
Trainee lawyer, 25, praises ‘gentlemen’ Chris Eubank and David Haye for coming to her rescue when she was hit by a Mercedes as BOTH boxing champions happened to be passing by Armandine Pohecoula, 25, was struck by the car on Albert Embankment, London Eubank, 54, and Haye, 39, happened to both be in the area … Read more
Murdered garda Colm Horkan was hailed as ‘one of nature’s gentlemen’ who never let his family or friends walk alone during the state funeral today. Colm Horkan, nicknamed ‘The Bear’, was carried through his hometown at the state funeral held in Charlestown, Co Mayo, today. The coffin of the detective garda was draped in the Irish … Read more