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    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
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      Dancer and choreographer Léo Walk talks taste

      The Paris-based choreographer collects stones, admires JFK Jr, and smells of Terre d’Hermès

    • Monday, 26 December, 2022
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      ‘My best discovery of 2022’ by the HTSI Aesthetes

      From coffee shops to skincare tools, stylish people share their favourite finds of the year 

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      Lily Cole on growing up in fashion and giving back to the land

      The actor and activist talks personal taste

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      Master pâtissier Cédric Grolet talks taste

      The pastry chef loves his tattoos, snowboarding in the Alps and Tahitian vanilla

    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
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      Björn Kuipers: ‘As a referee you get criticised, no matter how well you’ve whistled’

      The Dutch football referee – who retired after officiating the UEFA Euro 2020 final – enjoys Grolsch beer, long rides on his ebike and getting to work with Marco van Basten

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      Entrepreneur Mandy Madden Kelley talks personal taste

      The skincare guru and founder of pet-wear brand Pagerie loves a Khaite clutch, the Kaufmann House and Vito’s Pizza

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
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      Jeweller Solange Azagury-Partridge: ‘Being glossy takes too much time!’

      The British jewellery and interiors designer loves Lucio Fontana, smudged eyeliner and Chaka Khan 

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
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      Peter Marino: ‘It might be easier to talk about what I don’t collect’

      The architect loves his meat cleavers, the Seagram Building and Elvis

    • Saturday, 29 October, 2022
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      Hotelier Will Cooper: ‘Creativity is constant contradiction’

      The co-founder of design firm ASH NYC buys crystals in Pantelleria, white pants from Texas and is in love with Vienna

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    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
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      Moncler chief Remo Ruffini talks taste

      The chairman and chief executive loves motocross, Bloody Marys and his monochromatic wardrobe

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
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      Corin Mellor on why ‘the best designs come naturally’

      The creative director of David Mellor Design collects old cars, wears Levi’s jeans and can’t live without his milling machine

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
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      Artist Tschabalala Self: ‘I tend to be a bit nosy’

      As her new London exhibition opens, the artist shares her neo-soul favourites, the ultimate red lipstick and the enigmatic art of David Hammons

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      Gilbert & George: ‘What do you think we are, middle class?’

      Two people but one artist, Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore discuss Tibetan tailors, Victorian furniture and their new foundation

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      HTSIThe autumn men’s style special 2022
      Harry Lambert, the man behind Harry Styles’ wardrobe, talks taste

      The boundary-defying stylist loves top-tier KitKats, making a statement and sending his designer cast-offs to his dad

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
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      Jonathan Saunders: ‘Whatever you do, do it to the nth degree’

      The Glaswegian designer loves rare art books, Texan band Khruangbin and Kurt Cobain’s cardigan

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
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      ‘I courted Samantha with white truffles’: the Moro chefs talk taste

      Sam and Sam Clark on Hu-Kwa tea, the Sierra Nevada and cooking for Francis Bacon

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
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      Food writer Juana Pepa on her favourite things

      The cookbook author rates Columbia Road Flower Market, Thai massages and dulce de leche

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
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      Face masks in the fridge, Moroccan rose oil and the secret to an even skin tone... 

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
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      Bernar Venet: ‘In another life I would be a saint’

      The French artist and collector on sardines, silence and his secret calling

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      Gallerists, actresses, architects and writers share their favourite books, podcasts and music

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      Blackberry Farm’s Mary Celeste Beall: ‘You can move beyond loss eventually’

      The proprietor of the Tennessee resort on solo parenting, Silk Sonic and why condiments are key

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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      The style secrets of Swedish pop star Lykke Li 

      The LA-based musician pursues perfection, buys Prada and takes life advice from David Lynch

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
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      Haeckels founder Dom Bridges: ‘Margate changed my life’ 

      The skincare entrepreneur on farming podcasts, his drum kit and his rescue dog Sharon 

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
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      Martha Freud: ‘The best advice I ever received? ‘Go to bed!’

      The ceramicist loves mini cornichons, collects words and swear by the beauty tips of her grandmother

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