Drusilla beyfus biography

Drusilla Beyfus might be one of the longest-serving residents of Eaton Square, having moved to her first home there in the s. Her future husband, the late Milton Shulman, a prominent Evening Standard theatre critic, had just left Canadian intelligence and was looking for somewhere to live. Then we got married, I had a baby and we lived and worked there very happily.

We needed somewhere bigger when I had my second daughter but the idea of moving away was just heartbreaking. Born in , Givenchy is the same age as Beyfus, one of the reasons Vogue — whom Beyfus regularly writes for — felt the pair were well matched.

Drusilla Norman Beyfus (born ) is a British etiquette writer.

She was also in Paris working for the Daily Express when Givenchy launched in the city. There was a tremendous sense that beautiful clothes and wonderful food really mattered; they were part of the city. I was completely seduced by it. I remember having my first omelette in Paris and I suddenly realised, having been brought up on boring school food, that there was something more!

Balenciaga was the king of Paris couture but was too busy to see her. She had heard of Givenchy because he was the buzzy, young name, which I think tells one something about her, and so was determined to go and have a look for herself.

Drusilla Norman Beyfus is a British etiquette writer.

In every way she responded to his design philosophy. What was interesting about Givenchy is that he was both chief executive and designer. She says the area is a great place to work because of the transport links. Beyfus was born in London but her first job was as a reporter for the Reading Mercury and Berkshire Chronicle when her mother lived in Henley-on-Thames.