Tatler UK - 08.2019

M AT T HI N D

This issue Matt Hind photo-

graphed James Middleton, who

‘rocked up in his classic Land

Rover with his five immaculately

behaved dogs – Cocker Spaniels

Ella, Zula, Inca and Luna and

Golden Retriever Mabel.’ he says.

‘Everyone knew immediately that

the dogs would be a key part of the

shoot.’ Matt found the location

especially inspiring: ‘Richmond

Park on a glorious summer’s day –

a quintessential English backdrop.’

LOUIS WISE

Freelance style and arts writer Louis

Wise speaks to Jean Paul Gaultier

about his recent theatrical debut,

Fashion Freak Show, the Met Ball,

and Eurotrash nostalgia. ‘He’s the

perfect person to comment on the

Met Ball’s recent camp theme. No

one (or almost no one) does camp

quite like Gaultier,’ says Louis.

‘When people have achieved as

much as he has – and on their

own terms – they tend to be more

relaxed and fun. There’s nothing

more enjoyable than hearing a

veteran’s war stories...’

TAT L E R

CONTRIBUTORS

DANIELLE

L AWLER

This month, Tatler’s Commissioning

Editor, Danielle Lawler, headed to

Newmarket to meet racing presenter

Francesca Cumani at her new home.

‘Everything she wore for our shoot

looked totally incredible, but when

she nuzzled up to the horses in a

Christian Dior frock coat, it was

clear she was on to a winner. Her

heart absolutely belongs in horse

racing,’ Danielle says. ‘She lives and

breathes the sport.’

N ATA L IE

LIVINGSTONE

Natalie Livingstone is a London-

based journalist, author and Special

Correspondent at Tatler. Her debut

book, Mistresses of Cliveden, was a

Sunday Times bestseller. This issue,

she reconsiders Cliveden’s most

famous chatelaine – the first female

MP to take her seat, Nancy Astor,

who received the house as a wedding

gift. ‘The spirit of Nancy pervades

Cliveden,’ says its current owner. ‘It’s

the most magical place. I love every

single alcove, nook and crevice.’

respect shown and the incredible

food – raw fish and warm miso

soup for breakfast is my favourite,’

he says. What was he most gripped

by during his visit? ‘The Korakuen

Garden, in Okayama, which is

serenity defined.’

Journalist Nicolas Niarchos works

between the US and the UK, for

the likes of The New Yorker and

The Nation. He ventured across

the world to Japan for this month’s

travel piece. ‘I love so much of

Japanese culture: the politeness, the

NICOLAS NIARCHOS

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