
Richard MacKichan
Richard was the long-standing editor-in-chief at Mr & Mrs Smith and is now a freelance writer on travel, culture, and lifestyle for the likes of Mr Porter, The Standard, The Gentleman's Journal, BA's High Life, Suitcase, Time Out and more. He also consults for a number of luxury brands, has appeared on BBC radio, hosted Q&As at hotels and members clubs in London, New York and LA, and appeared on a number of panels for London Design Festival. Occasionally he DJs, too, and most people call him Richie.
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The world is your oyster and here is the pearl: How to spend £100,000 on a holiday
Big budget travel is on the rise. Here's why, and how to do it properly.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Horology with horsepower: Girard-Perregaux unveils new watch in collaboration with Aston Martin
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph Aston Martin Edition is covered in 15 ultra-fine layers of automotive paint.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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When London was beginning to establish itself as modern cultural powerhouse: The 1980s according to David Bailey
In his new book ‘Eighties Bailey’, ‘era-defining’ photographer David Bailey explores a time when London and the UK were at the centre of the fashion, art and publishing worlds.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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'The country’s coasts are long-hailed as some of the most desirable destinations on the planet': Where was the third season of 'The White Lotus' filmed?
Pack your bags because The White Lotus is back.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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What happens to an A-list ski resort when it stops getting snow? In Megève, they've done amazing things in figuring it out
A couple of generations ago, Megève was blanketed in snow every year without fail, becoming a favourite with the rich, famous and fashionable. But with climate change taking hold across Europe, the resort's low altitude — at barely 1,000m above sea level, it's lower than Snowdon — the resort is at risk of soon having no snow. Richard MacKichan finds out what they’re planning to do about it.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Is there anywhere understated left in the Cotswolds?
Plum Sykes’s semi-fictional 'Wives Like Us' — the author's sort of satirical take on life in the Cotswolds — reads like a death knell to normalcy, but there are quiet pockets, free from private members clubs, if only you know where to looks, says Richard MacKichan.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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At last, a new chapter for the Reading Room at the British Museum
The British Museum’s Reading Room — where Sylvia Pankhurst and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once worked — has reopened at last. Richard MacKichan celebrates.
By Richard MacKichan Published