Eight unmissable places to dress up for

After 14 months of subsisting in loungewear, with a social life largely provided by Netflix box sets and Deliveroo, many would gladly attend the opening of an envelope in order to get out of the house.

Thanks to the vagaries of British weather, ‘dressing up’ has hitherto meant extra layers and grabbing the blanket off the end of the bed to go and sit outside the pub for a couple of hours.

But from Monday 17 May we can drink and dine and dance indoors once more in fabulous destinations for which we’ll definitely need to slough off the jeans…

The Candlelight Club

We keep being told that the post-Covid world will give way to a new Roaring 20s. With their pop-up speakeasies, the Candlelight Club have been rekindling the spirit of Jay Gatsby for the past decade. Their next extravaganza, at a secret central London location, is planned for 16th and 17th July.