Turnbull & Asser has long been labelled quintessentially British. The brand’s flagship store, located on London’s iconic Jermyn Street, is a pillar
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The Innovative Fabrics Shaping Menswear
“This cloth does not crease” is a claim I have heard proudly associated with many wool and wool-blend fabrics over the years
Marco Dal Maso: Fit for Battle
Says second generation Italian jeweller Marco Dal Maso, “I wanted to create something totemic, simultaneously ancient yet modern, simultaneously elegant yet brutal, and something that evoked a very primal masculine
How To Wear Black
“Whatever is difficult, heavy or expensive,” Michael Chow told The Rake some years back, “is usually good.” Black clothing once fell firmly
Oliver Reed: The Best Bond We Never Had
The actor Oliver Reed was a gentleman bruiser, a Rabelaisian belly under a field-marshal accent. Ted Hughes could have invented him: the
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2017
DGR Founder Mark Hawwa‘s mission statement is simple: to raise as much money as possible in aid of prostate cancer research and
An Ode to British Heroes
As he tied his thin, double-ended, black satin tie, he paused for a moment and examined himself levelly in the mirror. His
Hadleigh’s: In The Navy
Texas, the Lone Star state, where the stars at night are big and bright. It might not be renowned as a fashion
Huntsman and The Rake’s New York-Inspired Collection
Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl hits you like a concussive hollow-point double-tap to the soul. This is his paean and plea, his discourse
Fast Forward: 40 Years of the BMW 7 Series
The Godfather of Evolution’s philosophically seismic treaties focussed on the biological entities that first crawled from the primordial soup some three-and-a-half billion

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