Remembering Alber Elbaz: We Look Back at Colin McDowell’s Interview with the Spellbinding Designer Inside Our 10th Anniversary Issue
Alber Elbaz had the biggest heart in fashion. His warmth and kindness were legendary and seeped into everything he did. Love and humanity were at the core of his creativity. His beautifully crafted clothes made you feel better. Not just
Bringing Sexy Back: Colin McDowell Gives A History Lesson In How Hot Men Dress, From Ten Men 51
Misfits (Domestic Arrangements) by David Lock Music and dancing have always been central to the fashionable life. Think of the waltz, the tango and jive, all of which had an impact on the individual’s approach to dress. At the end of
Issue 63 it OUT NOW! As Seen Inside, Colin McDowell Remembers the Original Ladies Who Lunch
In 1968, the American tobacco company Philip Morris came up with one of advertising’s most memorable slogans, created by the famed Leo Burnett Agency, to publicise Virginia Slims, a new cigarette brand aimed at the American market. It was a
Where Do We Go From Here? Colin McDowell Writes About The March of Fashion
Every moment needs a uniform, every warrior needs an armour; every leader needs a panoply. On the morning of February 12, 1947, when a virtually unknown designer launched his first collection, could anyone have imagined the changes in fashion that would
Versace: Master Of The House By Colin McDowell
Back in the 1970s I was living in Rome and working with a couturier called Pino Lancetti. Now dead, he was considered one of the very best of the dwindling number of Roman couturiers still working, and I learnt everything
From The Issue: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes By Colin McDowell
The need for change is the driver of that change. Someone – philosopher, scientist, political leader, whoever – sees a new and different possibility in something already present in the world and sets out to prove their new discovery. Nothing