I am a London-based editor and writer, writing for the New York Times, Financial Times, Esquire, Telegraph and a long list of other international titles about design, travel and luxury lifestyle.
Maison Bonnet: behind the making of the world’s most recognisable eyewear
In the office above their Paris store in the Palais-Royal’s gardens, brothers Franck and Steven Bonnet are telling me about an American customer who has just come in and wants a pair of glasses. “He wants something today, right now,” says Franck. “And that’s not how it works.” While finding a good pair of glasses takes time and money, the perfect pair involves considerably more investment. At Maison Bonnet, which has been a family business since it was established in 1950, there’s almost noth...
Fashion’s Favorite London Canteen
The Rocha family — Max, Simone, John and Odette — opens a restaurant in Hackney
Inside the chicest apartment in Paris
The fashion designer Julie de Libran’s Left Bank apartment is big enough to work from and raise her family in — and for the odd catwalk show
‘Help, I’ve been discontinued…’ One man, in search of his smell
On the hunt for Giorgio Armani Eau Pour Homme, the titan of men’s fragrance
Diesel’s Glenn Martens does Gaultier haute couture: ‘It’s about pleasing myself to please the world’
As the designer shows his latest collection for the brand, he talks about balancing commercial with conceptual
Ramdane Touhami brings fonts back from the dead
The DJ, designer, Buly 1803 founder and publisher spells out his passion for print
De Beers – Building Forever
Sustainability and ethics for the future of De Beers – reporting on our Building Forever journey
World exclusive: What Frank Ocean did next
In his first interview for two years, the elusive music icon shares the first look at Homer, his debut luxury brand
Champion x Tremaine Emory
Copywriting for the Champion x Tremaine Emory Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater inspired collection, 2021
Grace & Savour – some visionary carpentry, and a whole lot of butter
Hampton Manor in Solihull has been quietly luring gastronomes for some while – now it has a new immersive dining experience to try
Anarchy, and $$$, in the Vintage Punk Clothing Market
Sid Vicious would never believe how much his old clothes are worth, and the lengths to which counterfeiters will go to fake them
Bob Mackie: ‘I’m the patron saint of drag queens’
As a new book chronicles his career, the designer reveals what it was like to dress Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich and Cher
Meet the dream makers: the extraordinary world of beyond bespoke
Want a palace for your parrot? A fantasy football table, or a rose-embroidered Rolls? Look no further
Michael Kors on the fight to save Broadway
When the curtain came down on Midtown’s theatres in March last year, no one anticipated New York would be without show tunes and Shakespeare for so long. For many New Yorkers, life without Broadway is no life at all.
For Michael Kors, one of fashion’s greatest showmen, the shutdown was felt especially acutely.
The world’s his stage: on set with David Rockwell
There are certain designers whose work is defined by communal pleasure. David Rockwell, known for his Oscar ceremonies, airport terminals and theatre staging, is one of them.