How has a masterpiece of sculpture been hiding in plain sight in a convent in far flung Newfoundland? Click here to go to the article in AirMail News.
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Stringer for the likes of Vanity Fair and Esquire: see some archives below
Author of two books: see here.
Small selection of my articles…
A League of Their Own
The beautiful game. The American infiltration of European soccer clubs goes far beyond Ted Lasso. Welcome to Copenhagen’s A.B. team. Click here to go to the article in Airmail News.
Riding High
Horse-world dispatch. Museum-quality saddles, free-flowing champagne, and the finest show jumping in the world make the Saut Hermès competition much more than an equestrian’s paradise. Click here to go to the article in Airmail News.
Bombshell
Making waves. A 7,600-pound nuclear weapon has been languishing off the coast of Georgia since 1958, when it was lost by the U.S. Air Force during a Cold War training exercise. What could possibly go wrong? Click here to go to the article in Airmail News.
Voting with Your Gut
Politics on the rocks. The straw vote at Harry’s Bar, in Paris, has predicted the results of the American presidential election as accurately—if more drunkenly—than many more scientific polls. Click here to go to the article in Airmail News.
L’Affaire Negresco
In her final years, Hotel Negresco owner Jeanne Augier was surrounded by all sorts of interlopers. What’s to become of her $500 million fortune—and one of the crown jewels of the French Riviera? Click here to go to the article in AirMail News.
In Gad We Trust
Four years ago, Gad Elmaleh, France’s biggest comedian, arrived on US shores with the dream of becoming a stand-up comic in English. The funny part? He actually did it. On a dreary October evening in 2015, Gad Elmaleh, France’s biggest comedian and one of its most recognized stars found himself doing stand up in English in a shopping mall outside … Read more
Gloria Vanderbilt: The last American aristocrat
Vanity Fair. Heiress to one of the richest American dynasties, Gloria Vanderbilt has seen it all. Fame, fortune, love, and tragedy. JOHN VON SOTHEN retraces the destiny of the woman who inspired Breakfast at Tiffany’s and designer jeans, while harkening back to a lost age – when America once had royalty. There must have been a moment when the last … Read more
The Risk-Taking, Mood-Making Magic of Haider Ackermann
Born in Colombia, raised in Africa, schooled in Belgium and based in Paris, fashion’s favorite nomad has found a new home as creative director of Berluti. I can’t remember why, but Haider Ackermann and I are talking horses. He’s a big fan of riding, which is odd, considering he’s only been on a horse once. “I was in Colombia recently, … Read more
Stella McCartney leads the next British Invasion
Most celebrity interviews fit a certain template. They are polite. Guarded. Brief. Perfunctory. Stella McCartney’s having none of that shit. Before I even start recording, she’s snuggled on a banquette, flipping through a lookbook of her latest collection. For the next 45 minutes, we sit and point and laugh and talk while the pages turn. It doesn’t feel like an … Read more