I started looking at fashion magazines, specifically 'British Vogue.' I was reading a lot about Cecil Beaton. Then I thought maybe I should start collecting. Hamish Bowles beatonbritishcecil Change image and share on social
I was ten years old when my first 'Vogue' cover sang me its siren call and dashed me against the treacherous rocks of fashion obsession. Hamish Bowles callcoverdash 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
Six feet three in her stocking feet, L'Wren Scott was every inch a great lady. Hamish Bowles footgreatinch Change image and share on social
When I started in 1992, I really thought the 'Vogue' fashion department was one of the most frightening places on the planet. Hamish Bowles departmentfashionfrighten Change image and share on social
Although I have lived in Manhattan since 1992, for the better part of two decades I have remained in blissful oblivion of all matters sportif. Hamish Bowles blissfuldecadelive Change image and share on social
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 wheat from the chaff, and I'm very interested in reading different points of view, and certainly different generations than my own that have such a very different world view. Hamish Bowles chaffenvironmentgeneration 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
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 wrote about it in my high school magazine. Hamish Bowles annualbritishcontest Change image and share on social