he media and the soothsayers have been warning it was going to happen – 2022 was going to be the year of meaningful change. According to pundits, post-pandemic, everyone was going to size up their situation, assess their life ledger and make seismic shifts. I usually have scant belief in these predictions, but now see this is a natural movement. Many industries, including publishing, are in perpetual pivot mode or from reading his intelligent and beautifully written Art pages, wittily designed Man and Woman section or myriad pieces in the magazine, is moving on. He will still be a contributing editor and our Art editor, but he won’t be here every day. From the moment Harry walked into the office 12 years ago, he made a statement. Turning up for work as an intern in a vintage fur-trimmed silver suede coat borrowed from his aunt, we knew that just watching his daily parade of ensembles would be compelling. But there was a lot more to this fashionista than met the eye – a keen intelligence, a passion for art, architecture and design and a thirst for learning about them, and a snappy way with words came with the glam package. And when most of his generation were dropping in and out of jobs and full-time employment like skittish guests at lacklustre parties, he has stayed the distance and carved out an impressive career. We will be watching from the sidelines to see his next move and dare say benefit from some global reporting from our man at large.
