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8 34 31 ILLUMINATING THE Backes & Strauss THE RISE OF THE MASTERS OF DIAMONDS FASHION LANDSCAPE Lucia van der Post S I N C E 1 7 8 9 BRITISH PERFUMER From enfant terrible to head girl, For those who truly love fine perfume, LUCIA VAN DER POST British womenswear is now Lucia van der Post thinks a new wave Lucia van der Post was born and educated at the forefront of the 36 of rule-breaking British perfumers in South Africa where she spent the first international fashion scene, Royal Salute is definitely worth watching 20 years of her life before moving to . She began her career as a writer notes Alexandra Shulman EXCEPTIONALLY CRAFTED WHISKY in 1963 on interior design matters for the newly launched Sunday Telegraph 12 newspaper. In 1968 she joined The Sunday 38 Times and then in 1973 she became the Harrods editor and main feature writer on the REDEFINING LUXURY Halcyon Days pages of the weekend Alexandra Shulman Alexandra CELEBRATING How To Spend It 14 ALL THINGS BRITISH section of the Financial Times. She was ALEXANDRA SHULMAN the launch editor of its award-winning Clive Christian Alexandra Shulman is editor of British monthly colour supplement ~ also called DESIGNING THE BEST OF . Her career in journalism began How To Spend It. Today, she continues to BRITISH LUXURY Vogue 40 at Over-21 magazine. She joined Glenmorangie write about all things bright and beautiful. Married with two grown-up children, she in 1982, becoming features editor two TRADITION AND INNOVATION 16 years later, and in 1987 moved to the UNITE IN WHISKY 42 has an abiding love of Africa, which she Tanqueray Sunday Telegraph as editor of its BRITISH LUXURY: visits as often as she can. women’s page. She originally joined CREATED WITH THE DISCERNING TO HAVE AND BEHOLD DRINKER IN MIND as features editor in 1988, then Vogue British designers lead the way when it comes moved to GQ as editor in 1990. 18 She was appointed editor of British to creating highly coveted heirloom pieces. Vogue in 1992. During her time at Michelle Ogundehin sheds light on Britain’s Boodles , she has been awarded BSME CREATING THE EXTRAORDINARY Vogue best maverick makers to invest in now DYLAN JONES Editor of the Year, as well as being MICHELLE EMMERSON MICHELLE OGUNDEHIN Dylan Jones studied at Chelsea granted an OBE in the 2005 New Year’s Michelle Emmerson is CEO of Walpole, Internationally respected as an authority School of Art and then at St. Martin's honours for her services to the the British luxury brands alliance. on interiors, style and design, writer and School of Art. He is the award-winning 20 magazine industry. She has also She is managing editor of The Allure of TV presenter Michelle Ogundehin has written two novels and lives in London. and Chairman of the editor of GQ magazine, and Chairman British Luxury been editor-in-chief of ELLE Decoration THE MARCH OF Walpole British Luxury Awards, the of London Collections Men. He has UK since 2004. During her tenure she has won the BSME Editor of the Year BRITISH MENSWEAR annual ceremony that honours the led the title to repeatedly win the coveted Award a record nine times. A former Dylan Jones muses on the upward trajectory of UK’s finest luxury brands. With a consumer lifestyle magazine of the year passion for ‘Brand Britain’, Emmerson editor at i-D, The Face, Arena, The menswear in the UK and the runaway success award, as well as personally receiving the has spent the majority of her career Observer and The Sunday Times, he of London Collections Men 23 accolades of both Lifestyle, and Consumer, has also written several bestselling in board-level and senior roles at Editor of the Year. Originally trained as an Ardbeg global British businesses including music biographies and has WHISKY THAT REWRITES architect, she has worked in New York, BBC Worldwide, EMI Music and collaborated with David Cameron on THE RULEBOOK shuttled for several years between ASOS.com, the trend-spotting online Cameron on Cameron: Conversations Los Angeles and London and is now settled fashion retailer. 45 with Dylan Jones. In June 2013 he was in Brighton with her son and two beautiful honoured with an OBE for services to 24 BRITISH LUXURY: basset hounds. A former trustee of publishing and the fashion industry. Smallbone A WORTHY INVESTMENT? the V&A, she is a INSPIRATION TO INSTALLATION self-confessed In July 2014 he was awarded Editor of Walpole CEO Michelle Emmerson the Year at the PPA Awards. He was interiors fiend, charts the novel customer experiences once nearly a member of the 26 detail queen and Buzzcocks. and captivating brand stories clutter-clearing Wedgwood obsessive. ELEGANCE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP which make British design so desirable 28 48 Dylan Jones Cadogan Estate Church’s HELPING LUXURY BRANDS THRIVE DISTINGUISHED FOOTWEAR 30 51 Hamilton & Inches Johnston’s of Elgin PURE CRAFTSMANSHIP WEAVING ENDURING BEAUTY Michelle Ogundehin Michelle Emmerson

4 52 80 Redman Whiteley Dixon The Savoy BRITISH YACHTING EXCELLENCE LONDON’S MOST GLAMOROUS HOTEL 54 82 Hackett James Cropper IMPECCABLE BRITISH MENSWEAR BRITISH MASTER PAPERMAKERS 56 84 Fortnum & Mason Belmond Royal Scotsman WHERE EVERY DAY IS EXTRAORDINARY TRADITION AND EXCELLENCE Fiona Kerr FIONA KERR

58 Lucie Muir BEYOND THE BEDROOM Fiona Kerr is features editor at Condé 86 Nast Traveller UK, covering all that is LUCIE MUIR ~ COMMISSIONING EDITOR As Britain’s top hotels bring more and more new, cool and curious in the world of TOP SPIN Lucie Muir is a luxury fashion journalist and cultural happenings within their own walls, travel. Despite originally studying to Simon de Burton finds luxurious commissioning editor who began her writing Fiona Kerr asks, is this the true meaning be an economist, she saw the light in British automobiles, jets and career in Milan. There she spent seven years of intelligent luxury? student journalism and plumped superyachts being assembled with the covering the Italian fashion business for Women’s instead for a life of magazines rather Wear Daily and the International Herald Tribune. than monetary policy. As well as same care and devotion with which Now based in London, her articles appear on the Condé Nast Traveller, her work has they will undoubtedly be treated by style pages of the Financial Times, where she has 61 appeared in Sunday Times Travel their owners for decades to come also worked as acting deputy fashion editor. In Magazine, Stylist, Stella Magazine and addition to commissioning seasoned writers for Lily & Lionel Condé Nast Brides. On honeymoon this edition of the Walpole yearbook, she also edits ICONIC PRINTS

she trekked the Himalayas. She lives Simon de Burton the Bond Street Association’s monthly consumer in London with her husband. newsletter and contributes to and 62 89 SIMON DE BURTON Billionaire.com. Ormonde Jayne Simon de Burton is a freelance Jo Malone journalist and author whose work CELEBRATING THE UNEXPECTED DEDICATED TO PERFECTION appears in publications around the world, including the Financial Times, 64 90 , Vanity Fair and GQ. Echlin Goodwood He lives on Dartmoor, Devon, with his VISIONARY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STUDIO HOME OF GREAT EXPERIENCES wife, Helen, their children Cosmo and Daisy, a dog called Harley and a motley 66 92 collection of old cars and motorcycles. Hamptons INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY EXPERTISE Thomas Pink MODERN BRITISH SHIRTMAKER 97 68 94 John Galvin Design Caverswall China A PASSION FOR DESIGN COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE Grace Belgravia INVESTING IN YOUR HEALTH 98 70 96 Savoir Beds Brown’s Hotel SLEEP BEAUTIFULLY THE OLDEST HOTEL IN LONDON Trunk Clothiers Ian Buxton SETTING NEW STANDARDS 100 IAN BUXTON Home House An established writer and commentator, A T R U LY The Allure of British Luxury is published 72 UNIQUE EXPERIENCE Ian Buxton has varied experience in by The Walpole Committee Limited, drinks marketing, from marketing AGAINST THE GRAIN 2nd Floor, Riverside Building, County Hall, director of one of Scotland’s leading Steeped in history and brimming with 102 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JA. single malts to independent brand innovation, the worlds of British consultant and creator of the World 75 Wimbledon Brewery HERITAGE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP Reproduction in whole or part (including storage Whiskies Conference. His whisky and gin are closer than 101 Whiskies Rachel Vosper I N B R E W I N G by any electronic means) is prohibited without series, published by Hachette, is the you think, writes Ian Buxton LEADING CONTEMPORARY CHANDLER prior permission of Walpole. Walpole accepts UK’s bestselling whisky title and 104 no responsibility for the views expressed by he has recently published 101 Gins 76 contributors to this publication. to Try Before You Die. He is a Keeper Ettinger Victor of the Quaich and a liveryman of A NEW BENCHMARK Page design by magicbox creative. Cover design by TO EACH THEIR OWN I N T R A V E L the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Leagas Delaney. Paper by James Cropper. Print by His work appears internationally and Stephens & George Print Group. We have printed he has also written corporate 78 106 this book in accordance with the internationally histories for John Dewar & Sons; Design Centre, Walpole accepted environmental standard ISO14001 Glenglassaugh; Glenfarclas and Chelsea Harbour A UNIQUE ALLIANCE OF and continue to promote sustainable forest Morrison Bowmore Distillers. ICONIC DESIGN IN ICONIC DOMES BRITAIN’S LUXURY BRANDS management through FSC and PEFC certification.

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