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As stars wear black at Valentino’s funeral, tributes are dressed in red

Fashion designer’s death has brought the red dress – and his distinctive shade of the colour – back into the spotlight

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter review – a headlong rush through the turbulent Aids era

Porter’s urgent prose propels the reader into the gay scene of the 1980s and early 90s as his protagonist’s life is torn apart by the HIV crisis

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

Chic and unique: the best places in London to buy second-hand and vintage homewares now

Not only is second-hand furniture more eco-friendly than buying new, it will inject personality into your home, too. Here’s where to source the best pre-loved gems in London

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion by Charlie Porter review – style revolution

A fashion journalist links the sartorial choices of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, TS Eliot et al to their avant garde outlook on life

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

‘You’re not getting any’ – the secret sexual signals in the Bloomsbury Group’s clothes

The Bloomsbury Group weren’t just artistic and sexual pioneers. They also sparked a sartorial revolution. We meet the author of Bring No Clothes, a revealing book about fashion’s queer trailblazers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

‘The house sings with colour and with life’: how the fashion world fell for Charleston, the Bloomsbury set’s country home

From Virginia Woolf and her circle to Kate Moss’s Vogue shoot, the unconventional Sussex farmhouse has captured imaginations across the decades

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

Exhibition to explore the Bloomsbury Group through fashion

Supported by Dior, Charleston’s ‘Bring No Clothes’ explores the Bloomsbury Group’s use of – and influence on – fashion, featuring works by Dior, Fendi, Comme des Garçons and more, alongside original clothing and ephemera

Wallpaper · Aug 1, 2023

The Great Indoors: London’s freshest interior talents

Please allow Adam Bray to introduce you to the rising stars of London’s interior design scene

Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022

Why I live in Shepherd’s Bush: vintage shop owner Charlie Porter on Shepherd’s Bush — Notting Hill’s ‘more affordable and interesting’ neighbour

Charlie Porter is the founder of Tat London, a vintage and antique treasure shop. Here’s what Shepherd’s Bush has to offer beyond the Westfield Centre.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022