she was so welcoming, warm and genuine. Not long after editing Vogue she was headhunted to edit the old, stale Harper’s Bazaar in the States - she turned it on its head. It became the cutting-edge fashion magazine. Unfortunately, Liz died of ovarian cancer while still at the helm of the beautiful magazine. She was only 51-years-old (during her battle she became a champion of women with cancer and wrote a book No Time to Die: Living with Ovarian Cancer).

Peter Beard – Visionary artist and photographerHe was a champion of wildlife conservation and recorded this passion in Kenya through photographs embellished with drawings, diary notes and clippings. He also used animal blood like paint sometimes splattered over his pictures. As the blood aged the patina changed to aFlair USAThis has to be the most beautiful magazine ever created. It was born in the 50s and cost so much money to produce that it only lasted a year – a magazine like this will never happen again unless, of course, another crazy passionate creator comes along with a pocketful of dollars. I am inspired by her creation and her passion for publishing something seriously beautiful.

Fabien Baron – Art director He has the EYE. He moved from Paris to New York to become art director of Self and GQ magazines and at the same time was made the creative director of Italian Vogue, which was where I noticed him – his use of typography was fresh and exciting. He started his own company Baron & Baron and