Preparing for a photoshoot back in 2003 I met with the head of clothing design, Sid Mashburn, to review the styled outfits we were shooting for the new season. (Sid went on from Lands' End to create his own beautiful brand with his wife Ann. He has impeccable taste and I was very lucky to have worked with him and his team of talented designers on several campaigns over the years). As we reviewed the outfits we discussed props, and it was during that conversation I first learn

In 1980 I was living with my family on an RAF base in North Wales, in my final year of primary school and doing the usual things eleven year old kids do, playing football, watching cartoons on a Saturday morning and spending my pocket money on Blackjacks and Fruit Salads with the occaisional Sherbert Fountain thrown in. One Saturday evening my parents were heading out, and had asked our next door neighbour's sixteen year old son to babysit for me and my younger brother. His n

I like driving but don't really care about cars. I don't spend time worrying about how fast they go. I don't spend Sundays cleaning them. I don't really pay much attention to them at all. However, I had one vehicle that I absolutely loved. When we moved back to the UK from the USA in 2007 we were looking for a large family car, ideally with more than five seats. We'd become used to seven-seaters in America, enjoyed the extra space and being able to have grandparents in the ca

One of the biggest influences on my life was 'The Face' magazine. I started reading it as a teenager in my bedroom at home in Lincolnshire, dreaming of moving to London where everything was more exciting. The Face influenced me in more than one way though. I was a graphic design student at Lincoln College of Art, and 'The Face' made me want to design magazines. The Art Director was the legendary Neville Brody whose creativity, typography and layouts set the standard for young

Ever since I was a kid I've loved pocket knives. Something about the mechanism, the satisfying click as the blade opens up fully, or clunks back into the handle. Over the years I've had plenty of them, from Swiss and British Army knives to basic penknifes, from Leatherman Multitools to Japanese folding knifes. I still have all of them, but I've never been able to find the knife that takes me back to my childhood, that feels handmade and authentic. A few years ago I came acros