Josh Sims

Journalist

Josh Sims's articles

Genuine lightsabers from the Star Wars franchise tend to sell for around the £50,000-£100,000 mark

Lights, camera, auction! How film memorabilia became big business

Film memorabilia is no longer just fodder for fanboys. From iconic movie props to scene-stealing costumes, the market has become a serious business – with prices worthy of a Hollywood ending

Published: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Gibson guitars

Handcrafted icons: inside Gibson’s custom guitar experience

At the flagship Gibson Garage London, guitar lovers can commission bespoke instruments built to their dream specifications capturing the look, feel and legacy of rock’s most iconic sounds, says Josh Sims

Published: Tuesday 4th November 2025
Simon Cundey, Managing Director, Henry Poole

Simon Cundey: “You can overwork the heritage story”

Henry Poole is the oldest bespoke tailor in the world. But Simon Cundey, the seventh generation to run the company, is on a mission to modernise this historic institution. Josh Sims discovers more

Published: Thursday 31st July 2025
Grand Seiko Kodo

The best skeleton watches: why less is more

The open dial and skeleton movement is the perfect combination for a company to show off its watch-making chops. Here is a selection of our favourites

Published: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Roger W Smith, British independent watchmaker, Square Mile Watch Awards 2024

Roger W Smith, British independent watchmaker: “I’m not beholden to the ideas of other watchmakers”

Roger W Smith is one of the very few watchmakers to make his watches in their entirety. The only apprentice of the legendary George Daniels, Smith is now considered one of the best watchmakers in the world.

Published: Thursday 12th December 2024
Finbarr Notte aka Fin DAC

From streets to showrooms: how Fin DAC conquered the art world

His pieces can sell for more than £50k; Idris Elba is a client; luxury brands from Bang & Olufsen to Armani are queuing up to work with him: Fin DAC is an artist at the top of his game

Published: Friday 1st November 2024
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

How to invest in rare books

As an asset class, rare books are now outperforming the likes of cars and wine – they’re easier to store, typically much rarer, and more approachable for beginners. We talk to the industry’s most renowned experts

Published: Wednesday 17th July 2024

The perpetual peerlessness of the pearl

Toshikazu Tajima, the CEO of Tasaki, is here to change your perception of the pearl. What was once a symbol of formality is now being brought into the 21st century by the progressive Japanese jewellery company

Published: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Linda Evangelista, British Vogue, London, 1990 by Michel Haddi

Michel Haddi: “My life has been ‘What am I doing here?’”

Michel Haddi has been held at gun point, crossed paths with Osama Bin Laden, and photographed war-torn territories. Yet it’s his fearless celebrity portraiture for which he’s best known. Josh Sims meets the master

Published: Friday 13th October 2023
Invest in vintage clothing

How to invest in vintage clothing

A decade ago, the auction houses weren’t bothered by fashion. But as investors continue to look for new asset classes, vintage attire and accessories are becoming an increasingly more attractive proposition

Published: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Anders Warming, director of design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Anders Warming: “Wow, we’ve really moved on!”

Anders Warming has traded little for large – Mini for Rolls-Royce. We meet the British marque’s new director of design – and find out how you can improve upon perfection

Published: Thursday 8th June 2023

Why you should invest in a Stradivarius violin

Not all artworks are hung on the wall; some are played in a concert hall. With the ever-rising prices of Stradivari, high-rollers are starting to think philharmonically when it comes to where to put their money

Published: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Mick Jagger by by Denis O'Regan

Denis O’Regan’s life on tour

Photographer Denis O’Regan has captured the tours of numerous musical icons. Josh Sims hears his memories

Published: Tuesday 20th December 2022
ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge

The best titanium watches in the world

Titanium has been a go-to material in every industry from automotive to aeronautical for decades. But not so with watchmaking – until now. Josh Sims takes a look at the best titanium watches on the market

Published: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Mr Brainwash

"The art world is a big game." And Mr Brainwash is winning

His street art sells before it dries. He creates album covers for Madonna. He’s painted with everyone from Pelé to the Pope. But he’s definitely not Banksy. Or is he? This is French street artist Thierry Guetta, better known as Mr Brainwash

Published: Wednesday 16th February 2022

David Rockwell is the coolest architect on the planet

When you need to make the Oscars look glitzy, you call on David Rockwell. When you want your museum to have gravitas, or need Grand Central Station to be renovated, or your West End show to have real pizzazz, you go to David Rockwell. Meet the one-man creative tour de force

Published: Friday 13th August 2021
David Bowie photographed by Mick Rock

"LSD opened me up to the metaphysical." Mick Rock on stars, drugs and rock 'n' roll

Rock music photographer Mick Rock is known as ‘The Man Who Shot the Seventies’. But he didn’t stop there. We catch up with a legend who has been there, shot that…

Published: Friday 25th June 2021
Paolo Pininfarina

The power of Pininfarina | Inside the world's greatest design house

Pininfarina has designed some of the most beautiful cars ever made. More recently, it’s reinvented itself as a world-leading design studio in all things – from architecture to yachts. As the company turns 90, we meet its chairman, Paolo Pininfarina

Published: Wednesday 2nd September 2020

The tailor to the Beetles: Douglas Millings – and his enduring legacy

Douglas Millings was a defining tailor of the 1960s – the man who dressed the Beatles. Josh Sims meets his son – a chip off the old block

Published: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Kenzo Takada

Kenzo Takada: “I brought something worthwhile to the world.”

Kenzo Takada isn’t just a fashion designer – he’s a revolutionary in the industry, paving the way for Japanese designers in the west and leading the high-fashion-meets-high-street charge, says Josh Sims

Published: Wednesday 4th September 2019