SUITS you, sir. The story of a local boy who has made really good. Stenhouse product Peter Heggie joined American-owned tailors Brooks Brothers only seven months ago and, having just turned 40, he is the company's newly-appointed retail manager in the UK.
He had the makings of a likely lad in the trade from the day he left school. After 11 years at Jenners he managed Daks on Multrees Walk for two years.
And last November, when Brooks Brothers, an institution in the States, launched a branch in Scot
land for the first time, bringing a much-needed touch of class to George Street, Peter was their first-choice manager.
He'll be based in London, near their flagship store in Regent Street. "But most weeks I'll be up in George Street a couple of days. Chuffed to get the job? What do you think! It's a particularly good time to get the recognition because right now the UK is the most successful part of the company and Edinburgh's been very good for them."
Night before last Peter was at the heart of a champers-all-the-way celebration in the George Street store – not so much for himself, but for Brooks Brothers as a company. It was their 190th anniversary, formed in 1818.
And still they are trading, in a way dining out, on Cary Grant. He wore their clothes in every movie and they keep showing his classic films in store.
Now Demi Moore is in on the act. Husband Ashton Kutcher was in a well-publicised Brooks suit when they married three years ago. Seems like Mr Heggie is married to the firm.
Don't shout about it Long time since Lulu's been in the column. She must be distraught. Pushing 60, the lass, though, is back in with a shout today, talking about . . . why, herself! Who else?
"To me," she's saying, "feeling good about yourself as you get older is all about your attitude. If you think you're old, you'll feel old." I know, pet, I know. I'm dreading 50.
She makes it seem all so simple, so matter of fact. "I don't wake up in the morning and say 'oh, you gorgeous thing." Well, not until she looks in the mirror.
Afterwords . . . . . Fife man in the movies Dougray Scott is a big Hibs fan. He was at Easter Road on Saturday when, after their whirlwind two-goal start, he saw his team make further scoring look like Mission Impossible III.
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