Hamish Bowles quotes

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)
I don't have an off-duty wardrobe. View quote
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The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. Whats thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting. View quote
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I have Tom Ford, Gucci, Saint Laurent, McQueen, and odd pieces that Ive just acquired because I happened to have come across them and felt they have some historical resonance. View quote
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot. View quote
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My childhood memories seem to be wreathed in the twin and far from harmonious olfactory sensations of patchouli oil and caustic soda. View quote
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I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962. View quote
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I literally in the New York flea market - just when I was despairing of ever having a great serendipitous find - found a 1926 Chanel. View quote
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Six feet three in her stocking feet, LWren Scott was every inch a great lady. View quote
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For reasons that baffle me still, my high school sports coaches put me in the first division of the rugby, cricket, and soccer teams. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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