Annabel’s Club Enlists Casely-Hayford, Testino and Tilbury as Creative Consultants

CLUBBABLE TYPES: As it prepares to move into new premises at 46 Berkeley Square, the legendary London private member’s club Annabel’s has enlisted a host of London-based creatives to give it some modern polish. Casely-Hayford and Racil Chalhoub have designed the new staff uniforms, while Mario Testino and Charlotte Tilbury, among others, have joined as creative consultants. Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford, the father and son design team behind the eponymous men’s wear label best known for its tailoring, have created bespoke suits for the club’s male staff. “Joe represents the established designer, while Charlie represents the new generation of Savile Row,” said Guillaume Glipa, executive director at the Birley Group, which owns Annabel’s. “Their look is powerful and strong, yet elegant and relaxed. They understand the theatrical approach to this project. It needs a cutting edge, but it needs to be approachable,” said Glipa. Racil Chalhoub  Courtesy Photo Chalhoub, whose young label Racil is best known for its fresh spin on the tuxedo, is doing the women’s uniforms. “Now, the woman wears the tuxedo. Private clubs are not about men anymore, women don’t need to be invited, the club is theirs, too,” said Glipa. Chalhoub, a longtime member of Annabel’s, said she tried to put herself into the customer’s

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