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Tag Archives: Vogue
The White Album by Joan Didion
We tell ourselves stories in order to live – Joan Didion – I’ve always been a massive fan of Joan Didion’s writing. Many people associate the author with The Year of Magical Thinking, which garnered numerous accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Panther Party, Charles Manson, Clear Light, Ernest Hemmingway, Esquire, George Eliot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henry James, Hover Dam, jim morrison, Joan Didion, Lake Mead, Life, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Pulitzer Prize, Sharon Tate, The Doors, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, The Saturday Evening Post, The White Album, The Year of Magical Thinking, Vogue
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Lifework: Norman Parkinson’s Century of Style, National Theatre
I’ve always been a huge fan of Norman Parkinson, and distinctly remember having a large poster of Young Velvets, Young Prices on my bedroom wall as a teenager. It was shot in 1949 on the roof of the Conde Nast building, … Continue reading
Grace: A Memoir by Grace Coddington
One of the favourite books in my Christmas stocking this year, was Grace Coddington’s memoir. My ever thoughtful beau – knowing that I had missed Grace’s London book signing last month – arranged for a personally dedicated copy to be … Continue reading
Tim Walker: Story Teller, Somerset House
To its earliest audience the most magical aspect of photography was its ability to open windows onto the world: distant landscapes, undiscovered peoples, savage fauna and exotic flora that had been till then as remote as the stars. Wandering around … Continue reading
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Tagged Mulberry, Richard Avedon, Shirley Temple, Somerset House, Tim Burton, Tim Walker, Tim Walker:Story Teller, Vogue
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Fashionable Faces at Claridges
I was excited to hear that my favourite London hotel: Claridges is to install one of my favourite fashion illustrators: David Downton as its first “fashion artist in residence”. The artist will sketch the famous and fashionable faces who regularly glide across the glossy chequered floor … Continue reading
