Lauded as the greatest artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was born with exceptional talent, able to deftly work across in
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Wandering Hands: Five Truly Rakish Erotic Watches
Erotic watches are nothing new. The earliest can be traced back to the late 17th century, when the wealthy would commission painted or engraved scenes of a saucy nature
Post Haste: Reflecting on Tailored Wedding Tails
So I got married a few weeks ago. Contrary to a popular cultural trope that the bride is somehow the diva, as
The Most Rakish Menswear Stores On The Planet: Trunk Clothiers
Trunk Clothiers, tucked away on Fitzrovia’s fashionable Chiltern Street, is something of an anomaly. In a city populated almost entirely by mass
Puttin’ On The Biarritz: Hotel Du Palais
Originally called the Villa Eugenie, the Hotel du Palais was built by Napoleon III for his Spanish bride Eugenie de Montijo who
Raising The Teutonic: Veruschka von Lehndorff
Back in the day, you knew you’d made it when the world knew you by only one name: Twiggy, Prince, Cher, Liberace. Today,
Further Altarations: The Rake’s Guide to Wedding Suits, Part II
Having taken some time in my last column to expound the virtues of morning dress, it is perhaps worth acknowledging that tails
Blue Suede Shoes: Living With the Corthay For The Rake Patinaed Suede Loafers
Elvis really was on to something, the blue suede shoe is particularly versatile
Working It: The Romance of Vintage Workwear
Ryan Martin sits in his atelier, in the American mid-west, toiling at a vintage machine. It’s painstaking work, and all the more
Age and Guile Get The Girl
A good friend of mine once took his then 22-year-old girlfriend to a friend’s barbecue in Sydney. There, the couple encountered Paul,

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