Frieze and the Frenchman: Revisiting Bernard Buffet’s Paris at Opera Gallery
As Frieze descends on London once more, I find myself on the other side of the looking glass, showcasing a starving young artist wracked by existential…
October 6, 2025
Nicholas Foulkes
Nicholas Foulkes has written around 20 books on subjects as diverse as James Bond, the Battle of Waterloo, and the trenchcoat. He also writes regularly for Country Life, The FT’s How To Spend It Magazine and Vanity Fair; In 2007 he was named Havana Man of the Year by the Cuban government.
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‘I have become hopelessly obsessed with the losange’: the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of neckwear
May 6, 2025
Mapping the world of Rolex
January 15, 2025
Are hyperbaric chambers worth the hype?
October 11, 2024
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Inside the theatrical branding of ‘Mayfair’s most decadent cocktail’
Revery’s Maven of Mayfair at the Park Lane Hilton promises velvety effervescence with a sprinkle of edible gold -…
July 26, 2024
Remembering Princess Ira von Fürstenberg
Nicholas Foulkes recalls the 'remarkable personality' of his friend Ira von Fürstenberg, who died in February
April 5, 2024
Banishing the February blues at El Festival del Habano in Havana
From the magazine: Nick Foulkes has finally found a use for February at the intoxicating El Festival del Habano…
February 15, 2024
‘One of the masters of our times’: Nick Foulkes remembers his friend Thierry Despont
Nick Foulkes reflects on the loss of his friend Thierry Despont, who died in August
December 20, 2023
Has Nick Foulkes finally realised his brand ambassador ambitions?
Flattered to be asked to lend his name to a brand, the Spear's columnist's experience wasn't quite all luxury…
July 10, 2023
Why ‘stealth wealth’ is over. Unless you’re being ironic
Nicholas Foulkes explains why expensive T-shirts and sneakers have long been signifiers of contemporary wealth
May 31, 2023
Clinique La Prairie: my reluctant stay at the world-leading medical health spa
Clinique La Prairie sits in an enviable location overlooking Lake Geneva. Nick Foulkes visits the Swiss luxury clinic and…
February 27, 2023
Nicholas Foulkes: My lifelong love affair with Geneva
Historian Nicholas Foulkes explores his passion for Geneva and reflects on being made a president of the jury of…
January 20, 2023
