Architecture, fashion, furniture and fine type
Gunfire, war, hip hop, a Satanist architect, a church in Spitalfields and the most incredible clothes that London had seen in a decade – Mark C.O'Flaherty remembers Alexander McQueen's finest moment
"City hotels that become miniature cities themselves are my Umberto Eco chambers of delight"
Karim Rashid’s first hotel project, Semiramis, opened in Athens in 2004. It looks older – yet is all the bolder for it
"My look is very Yves Saint Laurent. I don't have a single piece of Chanel."
"I did a fashion shoot at the Lexington Street Chipperfield space. Every surface and frosted glass corridor was sleek and lovely"
"I like a mix of the country tradesman and the flamboyant lunatic aristocrat. Historically, I feel both were very true to themselves in the clothes they wore"
How Vivienne Westwood's interpretation of the red, white and blue became an icon for post-punk British creativity
"Even when worn by bandits and fools in old Japanese movies, they suggest ease and style"
"To see it engulfed in front of a dramatic monochrome Pollock or a colourfield Rothko is pleasing indeed"
Gaetano Pesce: "Look at Michael Kors! He’s a disaster!"
Simon Foxton on his work on John Galliano's debut "men's couture" collection at Maison Margiela
