Hamish Bowles (born 22 June 1963)[citation needed] is an English fashion journalist. Since 1995 he has been the European editor-at-large for the American edition of Vogue. Read full biography of Hamish Bowles →
Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
My tastes formed quite early. All I ever wanted to do was go to costume museums.
When I started in 1992, I really thought the 'Vogue' fashion department was one of the most frightening places on the planet.
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... →
I kind of miss the hatchet days of Mr. Fairchild at 'WWD', when they really took no prisoners and there was sort of outrageous favoritism and... →
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... →
In the midst of applying for American citizenship, of finally attempting to get my presidents in a row, I felt it incumbent upon myself to explore... →
Lady Diana Spencer looked to relatively unknown designers - David and Elizabeth Emanuel, recently graduated from the Royal College of Art - when she... →
My interior is very, very dense - Proustian-looking, sort of Henry James. The walls are covered in pictures, and I transformed the big drawing room... →
Occasionally, I will come across something that has lost its label over the years - maybe the client didn't want to declare the dress at customs... →
There are so many different criteria for my collecting, and I have to confess that the goalposts do shift. But obviously, with my background, I am... →
We're obviously in a strange environment where practically anyone can set themselves up as a pundit of sorts. It's all about sorting the... →
When I was 14, I entered 'British Vogue''s annual talent contest and got a special mention. I went up to London to meet the editors and... →