Homage to Hamish.

Mr. Bowles with Carolina Herrera

I have recently become OBsessed with Hamish Bowles. I read an old article about him in the UK Times and I am astounded by all that he has done in his life. He has been such a grand figure in the fashion world for the greater majority of his life that it becomes very difficult to name all of his accomplishments, but I shall attempt to. At 13, Bowles' unusual interests in fashion paraphernalia began to emerge. He read British Vogue religiously, collected chain mail purses, and was fascinated with Edwardian style shoes. Needless to say, he was the male version of Tavi in the 70s. Hamish won a contest at 19 to assist in editing an issue of Harpers and Queen, where he became the fashion editor at the age of 22, phenomenal. From here, Bowles was invited to work for American Vogue by Anna Wintour after she saw a spread of his London apartment in Harpers and Queen magazine in 1992. Four years later, he was launched to the position of European editor-at-large replacing the ever exuberant André Leon Talley, who in turn took the same position at American Vogue. Hamish has edited about 7 books, including "Vogue Living: House, Gardens, and People". Anna Wintour dubbed him as, "one of the greatest chroniclers of fashion and decor or our time." He has innumerable contacts in New York, Paris, London, Jaipur, and Tangier, ranging from Queen Rania of Jordan to the Lacroix family. He currently has reign over Vogue Living and he lives in New York, Paris, and London. Sensational, dashing man. I cannot wait to one day hold a conversation with him and talk about his lovely, editor-at-large life.

Hamish's Parisian flat

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