A life in Vogue: Hamish Bowles Hamish Bowles’ uniform of suits and ties belies his past penchant for John Galliano men’s skirts. “I was certainly much more adventurous in the way I dressed in the ’80s,” said Bowles, Vogue international editor at large. “I think the first time (Vogue editor) Anna (Wintour) clapped eyes on me, I was wearing two Chanel jackets, one over the other as a twin set, and a kind of bifurcated skirt-pant, with an Hermes scarf as a pirate bandanna. For self-evident reasons, she didn’t offer me a job.” No skirt off his back side. Bowles, then fashion editor at Harpers & Queen, was traveling the world on fashion shoots with photographer Mario Testino. “And then Anna called completely out of the blue in ’92 and asked me to come and work for (American) Vogue,” he said. His vintage fashion collection has grown as renowned as his writing. The hobby, inspired by boyhood trips to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Costume Court in London, now encompasses 3,500 pieces and has earned him the unofficial title of resident fashion historian at Vogue. One recent acquisition is an 1860s Charles Frederick Worth dress. “It’s an evening bodice and bustled skirt in powder blue with [...] ilinnews/a-life-in-vogue-hamish-bowles/
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 12:02:52 +0000
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