What’s your favourite city to visit or live in? Dubai and London. Favourite place for a cocktail (what do you order?) The Chiltern Firehouse, a martini. Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?) Ostadi Special Kebab in Dubai. Hotel of choice? And why? Ellerman House, it has the best views ever.

What's your favourite design store/museum or gallery to visit?

Most national parks. The best art is in nature.

What are your top 5 movies?

Charlie Wilson’s War, Spy Games 83, The Godfather 2, Goldfinger and Something’s Gotta Give.

Who is your style icon or hero?

Paul Newman.

Pele or Maradona? Jordan or Lebron?

Jordan.

What's your favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Sharpening the saw".

What's your favourite Thom Sweeney item of clothing?

Unstructured and unlined double breast navy hopsack blazer and my bespoke wedding tux.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in? New York. Favourite place for a cocktail? Rome. Favoutite place for dinner (and item on the menu?) Blue Ribbon Sushi, the ebi tempura roll. Hotel of choice? And why? The Dunton Hot Springs, it's the most unique hotel in the world.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

The National Portrait Gallery.

Top 5 movies?

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. The English Patient. The Godfather. A Good Year. Rocky.

Who is your style icon or hero?

King Charles III.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Pelé. Jordan.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Great minds talk about ideas. Medium minds talk about past events, small minds talk about other people".

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

The Chocolate Corduroy Double Breasted Suit.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

New York.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

The Bowery hotel.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Sant Ambrose (West Village).

Hotel of choice? And why?

Habitas (of course).

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

The MET.

Top 5 movies?

Bond.

Who is your style icon or hero?

Spiderman.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Pele. Jordan.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Once a mind has been expanded by a new idea it never goes back to its former size".

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

Jacket.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

Los Angeles to visit.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

The Roger Room in West Hollywood. Dark, discreet, non-sceney, but serious cocktail making. Try the Black Dahlia (vodka, fresh Italian espresso, etc) as it's a perfect (and lethal) cure for jet-lag.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Chi Spacca. Nicknamed "a meat speakeasy", this Italian restaurant serves the best red meats and most delicious red wines in an intimate, bottle-lined space on the corner of Melrose and Highland. Try the Focaccia di Recco Stracchino as an appetiser and the Spacca burger (only served at lunchtime on the first Saturday of each month).

Hotel of choice? And why?

Hotel Per La is a beautifully-restored, old Hollywood-style, five star hotel that's recently opened downtown where the NoMad was. It has a real sense of place with dramatic double-height ceilings, an opulent dining room, a film set-style rooftop pool and well-appointed, light-filled bedrooms. It's eye-catching design sits comfortably between bonkers and brilliant.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

Regen Projects, the ginormous, brutalist-looking art gallery in Hollywood. Always worth popping by to see which contemporary artists they're championing within their 20,000 square feet of space.

Top 5 movies?

A Bug's Life (1998); Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King (2003); The Godfather (1972); Les Enfants du Paradis (1945); I Am Love (2009); The Jerk (1979).

Who is your style icon or hero?

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1977. Exemplary Savile Row tailoring; the most be-medalled and titled man in the world; impeccably-attired Imperial bodyguards. Also, Paul Newman. The Hollywood star managed to give everything from chinos to sweatshirts a bit of star quality with the effortless elegance he lent them.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Pele.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"It is what it is." Used effectively by everyone from Shakespeare to Michelle Obama. You can't really argue with that.

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

Any TS double-breasted jacket. Instantly gives you the form and shape no amount of hard gym work or strict diets could ever achieve.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

New York.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

An Old Fashioned from Fleming.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Fleming or Via Carota.

Hotel of choice? And why?

Connaught - cozy, impeccable service, get amenities in FnB.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

De La Cruz collection.

Top 5 movies?

Legends of the Fall, Carlitos Way, Dark Knight, Wedding Crashers.

Who is your style icon or hero?

Luke Sweeney.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Jordan.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Happiness is not getting what you want but wanting what you have".

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

A cream sweater.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

London.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

The American Bar - The Savoy Pisco Sour.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

The Palomar Aubergine Carpaccio.

Hotel of choice? And why?

I live in London so have never stayed in a London hotel. My favourite hotel in the world is Villa Treville in Italy.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

The Tate Britain and The Photographer's Gallery.

Top 5 movies?

True Romance. Leon. Man on Wire. La Haine. Licorice Pizza.

Who is your style icon or hero?

Paul Weller.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Maradona and Lebron.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Chips and peas with pea wet, ta".

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

Merino wool crew neck sweater.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

London.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

Four Seasons Hotel rooftop, Tokyo.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Omakase at Nakazawa NY.

Hotel of choice? And why?

Soho house Berlin - because it still feels like mini Babylon.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

Mori Art Museum Roppongi. Neue National Gallerie Berlin.

Top 5 movies?

Impossible!

Who is your style icon or hero?

Luke and Thom.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Maradona & Jordan.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"ABC."

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

A blue cashmere cardigan from early RTW (they’ll say it’s brown).

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

London.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

Berners Tavern - Dill or no Dill.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Cantinetta Antinori in Florence.

Hotel of choice? And why?

Hotel Four Seasons, Florence so I can wear my Sweeney 😊

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

Furniture stores in Italy and Sweden.

Top 5 movies?

Goodfellas, Talented Mr Ripley, The Godfather, The Notebook, Drive.

Who is your style icon or hero?

Paul Newman and Giovanni Agnelli.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Pele. Jordan.

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

"Always work harder to be better then yesterday".

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

I have a tailored overcoat in herringbone black and grey, it’s 6 years old but I love it.

What’s your favourite city to visit or live in?

London.

Favourite place for a cocktail?

Groucho - Espresso Martini (but with tequila not vodka) an upper on an upper.

Favourite place for dinner (and item on the menu?)

Kai Mayfair, wasabi prawns.

Hotel of choice? And why?

Grosvenor House Hotel London - just the sheer number of after dinner corporate shows I’ve done in that place - it’s basically a cash point.

Favourite design store, museum or gallery to visit?

Musée d'Orsay Paris - the Louvre is too big. Musée d'Orsay just knocks out the hits.

Top 5 movies?

True Romance, Team America: World Police, Magnolia, The Royal Tenenbaums, (5th movie has been...redacted).

Who is your style icon or hero?

Johnny Carson - phenomenal sports jackets, Johnny alway came correct.

Pelé or Maradona. Jordan or Lebron?

Pele & Jordan (fun fact Muhammad Ali actually coined the phrase G.O.A.T).

Favourite saying or lesson learned?

“Prioritise later” - that’s it, all self help boils down to those two words. “Disposition is as important as position” is another good one. “Never complain never explain” essential advice if you find yourself in show business.

What's your favourite item of Thom Sweeney clothing?

All my favourite cloths are things that I saw Luke wearing when I came into the store & said ‘make me one of those’. Currently the three piece navy suit I wore on Dark Material special - really that suit was 40% of the production design.