What should you wear at Christmas parties? And how should you look presentable without looking vain?
I stumbled upon the answer at the inaugural Idler of the Year Awards, recently held by the Idler magazine in Pushkin House, a charming, 18th-century building in Bloomsbury.
The Idler celebrates not so much lethargy as the need to turn away from dreary work to worthwhile pursuits, both professional and amateur. And the winner of the Idler Award this year was Brett Anderson, the lead singer of Suede (a very successful pop group, m’lud). He’d won the prize for the relaxed title of his memoirs – Afternoons with the Blinds Drawn – and his song, Lazy.
