sdsdsdsdsdMonth: April 2018

Luca Avitabile: Collar Code

The Rake Luca Avitabile Polo Shirts 2 copy

The Luca Avitabile brand of bespoke shirting is relatively new. Luca struck out on his own a few years ago, after having

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Francesco Marino’s Family Ties

The Rake Francesco Marino Film 01 copy

The patriarch of respected Neapolitan tie-making house Francesco Marino got his start not adorning men’s necks, but shaving them. Patrick Marino, the

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The History of the Polo Shirt

The Rake, Polo Shirt

The history of the polo shirt centres on three individuals: an American heritage haberdasher, a dashing French sportsman and a visionary menswear

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How to Wear Purple

How to Wear Purple

A few millennia back, purple dye was extracted using a long, labour-intensive process involving sea-snails. Thousands were required to produce even the

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Picks of the Week: Suede

The Rake, Picks of Week, Suede

Suede’s vulnerability to rain damage makes wearing it a bit tricky, however, now that we’re on the other side of winter, it’s

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