Writing
A selection of work, including features, profiles, essays, and radio.
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The Dramatic Rise-Fall-and-Rise of John Galliano
Mary and George: The Mother and Son Schemers Who Seduced a King
Saltburn and the Bizarre Life of Britain’s Stately Homes
Why Sequins Are so Exhilarating to Wear
Scott Covert: Why One Artist Has Made It His Life Mission to Hunt Down Dead Celebrities
Why We are Drawn to Mending Things
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris: The Fairy-Tale Myth That Endures
Stonehenge and the Eerie Allure of Stone Circles
The People Who ‘Danced Themselves to Death’
Louise Bourgeois and How Old Clothes Can Haunt Us
Literature’s Greatest Fashion Disasters
Short Cuts: The Watchers
Short Cuts: Known For…
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Be Original or Die: Yevonde’s ‘30s Portraits of High-Society Beauties and Hollywood Stars Are Finally Getting the Attention They Deserve
Remembering Karl Lagerfeld’s Career as a Costume Designer
A New London Exhibition Revisits the Wardrobes of Celebrated Female Poets
The Brontë Sisters’ Real-Life Wardrobes Were Surprisingly Fashion-Forward
15 Necessary Queer Classics for Every Bookshelf
13 Spectacular Queer Catwalk Moments Worth Revisiting
“She Always Had Such a Strong Sense of Personal Style”: 5 Fashion Designers on How Their Mother Influenced Their Work
5 Writers on Starting New Festive Traditions
How Designers Fell in Love with the Great Outdoors
Why Alice in Wonderland is One of Fashion’s Most Enduring Muses
A Beautiful New Book for Azzedine Alaïa and Peter Lindbergh Fans
The Perennial Patchwork Trend isn’t Going Anywhere this Summer
Fashion’s Obsession with the Ocean is More than Just a Trend
The Role a Margate AirBnB Packed to the Rafters with Gay Books Played in My Own Coming Out Story
Peek inside Loewe’s ‘Show in a Book’ with Jonathan Anderson
13 Items That Defined Audrey Hepburn’s Wardrobe
Escape The Lockdown News Cycle With the World’s Leading Ballerinas and Carolina Herrera
Inside the Dream Factory: What I’ve Learned from a Decade as a Model
The Aran Knit is Having a Pop Culture Renaissance - Here’s the Mythology Behind it
The Fashion Mannequin Needs to be Rethought Now
Maria Grazia Chiuri on the Healing Supernatural Nature of Dior’s Latest Collection
Jonathan Anderson Discusses the Changing Rules of Fashion and its Digital Future
The Forgotten Reign of Radical British Vogue Editor Dorothy Todd
Maria Grazia Chiuri on How Dior is Coping in the Time of Coronavirus
Erdem on Cecil Beaton, His AW20 Muse
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Most Talked About Catwalk Moments of All Time
How Fashion Fell out of Love with Fur: The Complete Timeline
In Defence of Public Snogging
Will Instagram’s Ban on ‘Plastic Surgery’ Filters Make Us Accept Our IRL Looks?
A Brief History of New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week
Remembering Robert Frank: One of the 20th Century’s Titans of Photography
From Dorothy to Dior: A History of Fashion's Obsession with Red Shoes
Shakespeare's Influence on Runway Fashion
Inside the Eerie, Dreamy World of Petra Collins
Everything to Know about the History of The Pencil Skirt, The Headband, The Bikini, Sandals, Trainers, Aviator Sunglasses
To The Moon And Back: The Best Space-Inspired Fashion Through the Years
Why Sharon Tate Should Be Remembered For More Than Her Tragic Death
Why Is it that Fashion Looks to Queer Icons for Inspiration?
12 Times Fashion Designers Were Inspired by Superheroes
Why Poetry is Back in Fashion
From Jackie to Melania: The Politics of a First Lady's Wardrobe
How Graphic Novels are Articulating Modern-Day Angst
The Enduring Influence of Frankenstein on Fashion -
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The Jewish Designers Who Had Success All Sewn Up
The Outsize Influence of the Little Black Dress
When the Wearing of White is a Morally Grey Affair
The British Fondness For Fancy Dress
When Clothes Really Do Make the Man - ‘Fashioning Masculinities’ at the V&A, Reviewed
Fashion Could do with More of Thierry Mugler’s Thrilling Sense of Drama
Vivienne Westwood’s Rococo Ways
What We Say When We Say it With Flowers
Diana was a Fashion Icon, so Why is Her Statue in Kensington Gardens So Badly Dressed?
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Lost Colours: The Forgotten Artist who Shaped Our Living Rooms
Miami Twice: A Pair of Photographers Grasp at Florida’s Sugary Promise
Some Like it or Not: What Happened When Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn Monroe’s Dress?
Uncommon Threads: What Happens When Art Becomes Wearable?
The Road Less Travelled: Bringing Female Street Photographers into Focus
Fancy a Visit to the Country Estate of the King of Kitsch?
Celebrating the Knitwear of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp -
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The Mystery of Britain’s Most Famous Funeral Poet
Brigid Brophy’s The Snow Ball is a Festive Love Letter to the Masked Ball - and the Perfect Tonic to 2020
The Hidden Pleasures of Book Hunting
Beyond the Kingdom the the Sick: What Literature Teaches Us About Illness
The Pleasures of Cat-Watching Under Lockdown -
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The Pleasures and Denials of Window Shopping
Florals: Through the Magnum Archive
Glitter: Through the Magnum Archive
Winter: A Season of Visual Contrasts
Trench Coats: Through the Magnum Archive
Reading: The Gratification of Watching Others Absorbed
Fall: A Photographic Appreciation
Heels: Through the Magnum Archive
Housecoats, Bathrobes and Dressing Gowns: Through the Magnum Archive
Gloves: Through the Magnum Archive
Dressing Up: Through the Magnum Archive
Nylons: Through the Magnum Archive
Leopard Print: Through the Magnum Archive
Denim: Through the Magnum Archive -
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