Columns on fashion, culture and ideas
  • The pool at Gourock continues to attract swimmers

    In Pictures | The Story of Swimming

    Whether in lidos, lakes or oceans, outdoor swimming has long been enjoyed as a British pastime but recent decades have seen it increasingly neglected in favour of swimming in indoor...

  • Louis Vuitton S/S12

    In the Cut | Hyperfeminine Pastels

    What better antidote to all the deep, dark sexiness of autumn 2011 than a pale and pastel palette cleanser for the summer months?...

  • Apple Soup by Mauro Colagreco

    The Hunger | Chefs in London for the World's 50 Best Restaurants list

    Last week the world's top chefs left their restaurants in the safe hands of their sous chefs and congregated at the Guildhall in London for the announcement of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012...

  • Daphne Guinness

    Inner Chic | Daphne Guinness

    A few months ago, Daphne Guinness moved to Paris. And although staying put and clipping her metalized wings sounds unlikely this summer, I hope she’ll return in September and start a salon of sorts...

  • Jess Hallett

    Insiders | Jess Hallett, Casting Director

    “Sarah Burton really wanted Kristen to play that role,” explains casting director Jess Hallett of the decision to give the pivotal closing slot for the recent McQ spectacular to iconic supermodel, Kristen McMenamy...

  • Balenciaga A/W12

    Fashion Equations | Balenciaga A/W11 Womenswear

    The corporate office – with its aesthetics, dynamics, structures, business jargon and stereotypes – has long provided a source of inspiration. For A/W12, Nicolas Ghesquière offered up his own...

  • Cloud Greeting Card

    AnOther's Lovers | Cloud Greeting Cards

    With all this overcast and rainy weather of late, it is no wonder that these Cloud Greeting Cards, chosen by Patternity’s Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham, have been voted most Loved on the AnOther Loves stream...

  • Vidal Sassoon cutting Mia Farrow's hair for Rosemary's Baby, 1967

    Who, What, Why | In Memory of Vidal Sassoon

    This week marks the death of legendary hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, one of the most revolutionary and influential stylists of our time...

  • Beastie Boys: Michael (Mike D) Diamond, Adam (MCA) Yauch and Adam (Ad-Rock) Horovitz

    Vintage Style | Adam Yauch

    Last week mourned the tragic loss of Adam - MCA - Yauch as he lost a three-year battle with cancer, aged just 47. Director, activist and one third of the Beastie Boys, his style was widely imitated the world over...

  • Bella Heathcote in Dark Shadows, 2012

    AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You | Bella Heathcote on Tim Burton's Dark Shadows

    "I remember exactly where I was when I got the part, I was on the street in New York and I got a phone call..."

  • Hermès Ireland Passe-Guide handbag

    In Pictures | Hermès Leather Forever

    Celebrating 175 years, since the house was founded by Thierry Hermès in Paris, Hermès has taken residency at London's Royal Academy, with an exhibition dedicated to the brand's history and dedication to craftmanship. Alongside iconic...

  • Kate in the Wheelbarrow

    In Pictures | On The Road With Juergen Teller

    For over a year, Teller sent in photographs for his column entitled On The Road With Juergen Teller accompanied by short descriptive texts – blunt, some of them funny, some poignant, others controversial – which gave new dimensions to the...