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 into a library lined with books. Hamish Bowles bigbookcover Change image and share on social
Lady Diana Spencer looked to relatively unknown designers - David and Elizabeth Emanuel, recently graduated from the Royal College of Art - when she wed Prince Charles in 1981. Hamish Bowles artcharlecollege Change image and share on social
After student years of flat-sharing and living with other people's taste, I went into decorating overdrive when I acquired my first apartment - its floor plan not much bigger than the vintage Hermes scarves I then wore side-knotted on my head, pirate-style. Hamish Bowles acquireapartmentbig share on social
My childhood memories seem to be wreathed in the twin and far from harmonious olfactory sensations of patchouli oil and caustic soda. Hamish Bowles causticchildhoodharmonious Change image and share on social
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 its inverse. Hamish Bowles dayfairchildfavoritism Change image and share on social
I have a confession to make. In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon. Hamish Bowles beginconfessionkate Change image and share on social
Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot. Hamish Bowles hotmarrakechtagine Change image and share on social
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 the national psyche in every way. Hamish Bowles americanapplyattempt Change image and share on social
Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party. Hamish Bowles europeexasperatefashion Change image and share on social
I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another. Hamish Bowles bewitchcityclinic share on social