sdsdsdsdsdMonth: October 2015

The Naked Truth

Naturism, naturalism or just plain nudism – call it what you will, but with summer here, de Montague feels an overwhelming sense

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Distinguished Parisian’s Ride

For one day a year, thousands of distinguished gentlemen (and genteel ladyfolk) in hundreds of cities worldwide don their cravats, press their

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SEXUAL REVOLUTION

A conversation I had some time ago with Blancpain’s Vice President and Head of Marketing, Alain Delamuraz, brought to light a rather

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LIBERTY, DEBAUCHERY, FRATERNITY

A Rake’s Progress, a series of eight paintings by 18th- century English artist William Hogarth, details the roguish antics of its well-heeled

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A SADE STATE OF AFFAIRS

Here, at the beginning of the 21st century, the Marquis de Sade seems a quaint figure, mildly humorous in his taboo breaking

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Rake Commends: Exemplary Timepieces

Like most industries, the world of fine watches is constantly looking to improve itself, changing and evolving on a seemingly continual basis.

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The modern-day Beau Brummell

Darius Namdar is the fast rising star in hospitality, and a snappily dressed one at that. Having left a career in finance,

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(NOT) EVERYONE’S A CRITIC

There’s an old meme that reads: ‘You’re not deep. You’re not an intellectual. You’re not an artist. You’re not a critic. You’re not

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