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A snob's guide to the village fêteSophia Money-Coutts waxes lyrical about the most English of summer countryside traditions. Illustration by John Holder.
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'Do you want to be known as someone who’s simply too uptight to take lunch?' A snob’s guide to midweek diningIn her recurring column, Sophia Money-Coutts praises the midweek lunch.
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'It’s a very convivial and helpful place to hang out, although I remember when they said that about Twitter': A snob’s guide to SubstackIn her regular column, Sophia Money-Coutts provides a guide to the internet's most popular self-publishing platform.
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'If you're lucky, you might experience four seasons in the space of four hours': The snob's guide to summer dressingWhat to wear to weddings, park picnics, Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, Henley Festival, according to Sophia Money-Coutts.
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'There's a reason Andie MacDowell gets chatted up by everyone at that wedding — the hat': A snob's guide to hat etiquetteWedding season is upon us — and ignoring the words 'hats encouraged' on an invite is not an option, says Sophia Money-Coutts.
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Have you considered a dog? A snob's guide to heartbreakSophia Money-Coutts on how to make it through the early days of a break up.
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'It’s very ageing to sneer at Essex, now': A snob's guide to the Home CountiesSophia Money-Coutts ranks and rate the Home Counties (after confirming what they actually are).
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A snob's guide to what to wear to workSpoiler alert: shorts and sandals are out.
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'You don't want to be cast out of Car Park One, do you? A snob's guide to Royal Ascot picnicsSophia Money-Coutts goes through the dos and don'ts of Royal Ascot.
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'Who wouldn’t want a full head of hair like Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr in "Love Story"?': A snob's guide to hair transplantsSophia Money-Coutt answers all of your pressing hairy questions, such as: should you get a transplant, and, what should you say to a friend who has clearly had one?
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A snob's guide to out of office messagesHumorous out of office messages are a step too far for our resident modern etiquette columnist.
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'Without wishing to sound like a terrible show-off, I’ve been in public with the odd famous person before': A snob's guide to approaching a celebrityUnless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard whisperings of a Chappell Roan encounter gone very wrong. Our resident modern etiquette expert, Sophia Money-Coutts, has some sage advice.
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'A flash of skull-print sock is my equivalent of a six pack': A snob's guide to socksTo show your socks or to hide them away? It depends on who you asks, finds Sophia Money-Coutts.
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'When I worked out how to turn the car on, its backside roared like a lion in the Masai Mara': A snob's guide to sports carsSpoiler alert: vintage is in, green Lotus's are out.
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'Do not be afraid of looking like a tweed factory has thrown up on you': A snob’s guide to what to wear for CheltenhamNine fail-safe tips for looking your best at Cheltenham Festival 2026.
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'It’s come to my attention that standards are slipping': Sophia Money-Coutts on how to behave at the theatreOur weekly columnist is calling out badly-behaved theatre goers.
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'Short beards can be extremely becoming on a man (see: The Prince of Wales), but they can carry more bacteria than a dog’s fur': A snob's guide to facial hairOur weekly columnist, Sophia Money-Coutts, dives head-first into the hairy world of men's beards, moustaches and more.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to airport etiquette'Is any holiday worth this, I think, as I stand in a line at Luton Airport.'
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no WaitroseFirst step: Do not panic.
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'I do understand, however, that some people like skiing. Weirdos, if you ask me, but each to their own': A snob's guide to skiingRisk of death, freezing temperatures, and too much cheese apparently does a good holiday make.
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Posh people do well on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! because they survived boarding school: Sophia Money-Coutt's snob's guide to reality television'One of my least favourite forms of snobbery is television snobbery,' says our weekly columnist — who also reveals what her favourite reality television shows are.
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'Why do the Americans insist on calling a perfectly ordinary walk a hike?': A snob's guide to staying fitSophia Money-Coutts reveals her 'permissible forms of movement'. Spoiler alert: the gym and Zumba are out.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to making it through Dry JanuaryScience says that one month without alcohol does make a difference — but at what cost, asks Sophia Money-Coutts.
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How posh is your Christmas stocking?A shooting sock makes the perfect Christmas stocking, says Sophia Money-Coutts.
