My love affair with Barbados

I’ve always been in love with the historical romance of Barbados. From a small child sitting and listening to stories of the old Plantation days, corn beef from the tin with biscuits after bringing in the sugar cane and images of crisp white cotton and linens worn for Sunday church.

Fast forward a few years and my love for all things vintage and classic movies brought me to the wonderful “It Happened One Night” with Claudette Colbert. Barbados became home to this legendary Hollywood Actress with a glitterati list of guests to boot. Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow honeymooned at Bellerive.

A highlight was with the official visit of the President and Nancy Reagan to a group of Caribbean islands of which Barbados was chosen as the base. Colbert was the quintessential hostess to the Regans and Lord Bernstein of Granada Television and the commentator William Buckley and his wife, Patricia.

Barbados still provides the opportunity for glamour and nostalgia of times gone past, particularly hosting dinner parties on the terraces or in the lawned garden. Inspired by the brilliantly clever French designer Paul Poiret’s summer garden parties when all of Paris’ elite came out to play.

Whenever I am on the island, a dinner party for friends is on the agenda and yes dressing for dinner is a must.

In creating Hildred House we wanted a space that was congruent and reminiscent of the great Barbadian houses of the past and we look forward to you joining us too to share the experience.

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