Nicholas Foulkes

Nicholas Foulkes is a British historian, author, and journalist who has written books on subjects as diverse as James Bond, porcelain, and the trench coat. He is best known for his critically acclaimed trilogy of 19th century histories: Scandalous Society, a biography of Count d’Orsay; Dancing Into Battle; and Gentlemen and Blackguards. In addition to Bals and High Society, he has written four other books for Assouline. Mr. Foulkes is luxury editor at British GQ, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Finch’s Quarterly Review, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.