[1] He has been referred to as "The Vintage King" by Vogue,[2] Harper's Bazaar,[3] The Independent,[4] and The New York Times,[5] among others.
During his time as the CEO of William Vintage, Banks-Blaney was a visiting Fellow at the London College of Fashion,[6] a guest lecturer at The Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design,[7][non-primary source needed] style ambassador to American Express,[8] and a lecturer at both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fashion and Textile Museum.
Barks-Blaney was also a Fashion Patron of Oxfam, creating master classes shown on Vogue.
[12] Banks-Blaney reportedly had a previous relationship with Gregory Barker, the former UK Climate Change Minister.
In October 2006, it was announced that Barker had left his wife for Banks-Blaney, stirring up intense media scrutiny.