Hamish Bowles
Hamish Bowles
Hamish Bowlesis an English fashion journalist. Since 1995 he has been the European editor-at-large for the American edition of Vogue...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth3 March 1963
age miss
In Miss Catherine Middleton we have the faintest, intoxicating glimmer of a New Age Cinderella story.
across clothing country dreams elizabeth face sent
In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the dress of their dreams.
although decades oblivion remained since
Although I have lived in Manhattan since 1992, for the better part of two decades I have remained in blissful oblivion of all matters sportif.
cup exactly hoops
Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
fashion mirrors trying
Essentially what you're doing is collaborating with the photographer to create an image that reflects the fashion you're trying to capture and also hold a mirror up to the zeitgeist at the moment.
fashion years rocks
I was ten years old when my first Vogue cover sang me its siren call and dashed me against the treacherous rocks of fashion obsession.
memories oil childhood
My childhood memories seem to be wreathed in the twin and far from harmonious olfactory sensations of patchouli oil and caustic soda.
historical saint pieces
I have Tom Ford, Gucci, Saint Laurent, McQueen, and odd pieces that Ive just acquired because I happened to have come across them and felt they have some historical resonance.
uplifting country fashion
The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. Whats thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting.
feet six three
Six feet three in her stocking feet, LWren Scott was every inch a great lady.
may hot marrakech
Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
duty wardrobe
I don't have an off-duty wardrobe.
years firsts suits
I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.
new-york fleas found
I literally in the New York flea market - just when I was despairing of ever having a great serendipitous find - found a 1926 Chanel.