"The Lansdowne Club, with its peculiar fusion of Robert Adam's Georgian grandeur and 1930s Art Deco swagger, manages to be both stately and seductive; the sort of place where one half expects to see a ghostly diplomat still nursing a whisky after negotiating the Treaty of Paris which was famously signed in the Club's Round Room. The marble halls and mirrored ceilings of the Lansdowne Club somehow never descend into pomposity."
"Or perhaps it's the heritage of previous occupants this was the home of American retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge. It was here, amid gilded mirrors and marble halls, that Selfridge entertained London society, often in the company of the Dolly Sisters, the glamorous Hungarian-born showgirl twins whose beauty and extravagance captivated him. Their high-living romance symbolised Selfridge's own decline: as he lavished gifts and parties upon them within the stately rooms of Lansdowne House, his once-vast fortune ebbed away."
London's members' clubs are grand yet discreet enclaves of polished manners and quiet privilege that exist in a time warp of elegance and etiquette. The Lansdowne Club, celebrating its 90th anniversary, blends Robert Adam's Georgian grandeur with 1930s Art Deco flair to create a stately yet seductive atmosphere anchored by the Round Room where the Treaty of Paris was signed. The club balances heritage with modernity through extensive sports facilities and a forward-thinking 1935 membership policy admitting men and women equally. Lansdowne House was once home to Harry Gordon Selfridge and hosted the Dolly Sisters, whose extravagance coincided with Selfridge's decline. Executive Head Chef Henry Brosi joined the club from The Dorchester and offers culinary events such as white-truffle demonstrations.
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