sdsdsdsdsdMonth: February 2017

I Spy: John Le Carré

The Rake, John Le Carre, Icon

Has ever an occupation been as inextricably linked to sartorial elegance in popular culture as spycraft? At least in popular culture –

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Sewing The Seeds of Time

The Rake, Sir Patrick Stewart, Issue 50

Shakespearean gravitas is Patrick Stewart’s stock-in-trade. Applying it to roles in two blockbuster sci-fi franchises — X-Men and Star Trek: The Next

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Motoluxe And The Teddy Bear Coat

The Rake Mason and Sons Motolux Teddy Bear Coat

Every now and then, something crops up on the sartorial radar that gets me properly hot under the collar. Mason & Sons

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Contrarian: Bores Celebres

Contrarian, The Rake, Nick Scott

There’s an episode of Black Mirror – a UK TV series which predicts, with tongue firmly in its cheek, the grim realities

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