the star inn, vogue, how can i help?dly amused to receive a letter from fashion magazine vogue asking for the pub to change its name. i thought it was one of the locals having a bit of a laugh, i did. and then i looked further into it and found out, no, they were serious. they are serious. here i am leafing through vogue in the star inn, in vogue. i hope i can say that. i think i can say that. last year, the pub registered at companies house as the star inn vogue limited. but in march, the magazine's publisher, conde nast, wrote that that could cause a problem, fearing the public could think the two businesses were connected. they did not even bother to look into it. did not do research or anything, theyjust decided they needed to write a letter and get them to stop using the name without even checking up who we actually were. the letter also told the couple to reply within seven days or conde nast would take appropriate remedial steps. mark wrote back all right, promising a parish vogue magazine and maybe even a vogue f

the star inn at vogue — how can i help?ouse as the star inn vogue ltd. but in march, the magazine's publisher, conde nast, wrote that that could cause a problem, fearing the public could think the two businesses were connected. they didn't even bother to look into it. didn't do the research or anything. theyjust decided that, "ooh, right, we need to write them a letter and get them to stop using the name," without even checking up who we actually were. the letter also told the couple to reply within seven days, or conde nast would take appropriate remedial steps. mark wrote back, all right — promising a parish vogue magazine and maybe even a vogue fashion show — including regulars. i i'm going to be one of the firstl on the catwalk on fashion week. i've already booked my place and that's it. i should have done their research. this is the mining capital of the world. this name is not a new name. it's not a new village. and near the pub are clues to that — including vogue hill, wherejune's lived for years. you haven't ever ha

. >> wertheirm: pubs like the bell inns and the old stars have done what they've always done, served does the rest of the country fit in? nigerian-born clement ogbonnaya is proud owner of the prince of peckham in south london. he has taken the magic of the pub and adapted it to multicultural, 21st century britain. >> wertheirm: you hear the word "pub" 20 years ago. what are you thinking? >> clement ogbonnaya: i'm thinking, i'm not going there. ( laughs ) >> wertheirm: so, play that out for me. you walk into a conventional pub and, what happens? >> ogbonnaya: think of clint eastwood in a western movie. like, everyone looks at the door swinging-- "who's that guy?" that's how-- that's how i felt in some pubs i walked in. >> wertheirm: piano stops playing? >> ogbonnaya: absolutely. absolutely. >> wertheirm: four years ago, clement bought up a neighborhood joint destined to be turned into an apartment block or a mini- market. >> ogbonnaya: pubs play a massive part in representing the communities, representing the under-represented, the marginalized, and giving them a space, giving them so