Over the past year, like everyone reading this, I’ve done a lot of imagining. I have imagined the places I’ll visit and
sdsdsdsdsdMonth: March 2021
THE SUMMER OF ’68: Gigi Rizzi
In its valedictory round-up of 1968’s most notable people, the magazine Newsweek singled out the year’s headliners: Che Guevara, Christiaan Barnard, and
Spring Tailoring: A Breath of Fresh air
At last, we’re on the precipice of freedom. And considering the sight of flourishing yellow daffodils and clear blue skies, now is
Cromford Leather: Stirling Jackets
Derek Jarman’s, 1987 film, The Last of England, is a portrayal of a dismantling of England, mainly caused by Thatcherism. He felt
Ask The Rake: To All The Martinis I’ve Loved Before
Whilst there are no international martini laws, and no martini police enforcing strict codes of conduct, I can’t help but get more
LORENZO CIFONELLI FOR THE RAKE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION
Why has Lorenzo Cifonelli, the creator of some of the most mythical and coveted tailoring in the world, whose family invented the
De Petrillo: In his own style
The landscape of men’s fashion pre-Covid was already becoming more splintered. The pandemic has only accelerated this drive towards informality. It is
The Reference Library: Shades of progression
Many will recall the crusty old wood-panelled libraries at school or university, where the bespectacled professors roam in corduroy trousers, telling the
Ask The Rake: What Shirts Do I Wear This Summer?
It was on joining British shirtmaker, Turnbull & Asser, that I fully immersed myself into the world of luxury menswear and bespoke
THE SHEER GAUL
In 1966, the magazine Paris Match photographed Jacques Dutronc in a less-than-unenviable position. He is reclining on a bed in the offices

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