I am again partnering with Sonos for a fresh brace of exhibitions at the home audio specialist’s London and New York stores.

Following the successful Song Stories: David Bowie displays in each outlet, I have organised two shows to mark the recent publication of my book The Story Of The Face. Each has site-tailored exhibits, including original articles and covers from my magazine library, scaled-up enlargements and precious archival material provided by The Face founder, editor and publisher Nick Logan.

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Tags: Annie Lennox, Chloë Sevigny, Greene Street, International Women's Day, Madness, Method Man, Mobb Deep, New York Fashion Week, New York Times, Nick Logan, Peter Ashworth, Seven Dials, Soho, Sonos, Village Voice

Tomorrow (October 11) is the publication date of The Look Of London, my map collaboration with the pre-eminent modern guide-makers Herb Lester Associates.

“This map is a reminder that London, with all its individuality and character, is still very exciting,” writes Paul Smith in the foreword; he opened at 44 Floral Street WC2 in 1979.

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Tags: Andrew Spyropoulos, Bazaar, Bill Green, Burro, Cecil Gee, East End, Harry Bilgorri, Herb lester Associates, House Of Beauty & Culture, Jack Geach, John Michael, John Stephen, Kensington, Lew Rose, Louis Austin, Mary Quant, Michael and Gerlinde Kostiff, Moda3, Paul Smith, Peder Bernhardt, Shop, Soho, Soul II Soul, Vince Man's Shop, World

This advert for Vince Man’s Shop – the small Soho boutique which sparked the modernisation of menswear design and retailing in the second half of the 20th century – was designed by Gordon Moore for issue 20 of the Royal College Of Art magazine ARK, published in autumn 1957.

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Tags: Alex Seago, Any Day Now, ARK, Bill Green, Burning The Box Of Beautiful Things, David Bowie, David Collins, Design, FReddie Burretti, Gordon Moore, Helen Hanley Centre, Independent Group, John Bratby, Kevin Cann, Oui, Peter Blake, Playboy, Richard Smith, Robyn Denny, Rodney Bennett-England, Roger Coleman, Royal College Of Art, Sean Connery, Soho, Soup Kitchen, Terence Conran, The Sombrero, Toni del Renzio, Vince Man's Shop