At the start of 1959, Fulgencio Batista, the brutal dictator of Cuba was unseated from power. An armed revolt conducted by Fidel
The kaleidoscopic escalation of the Beatle Boot
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Five Core Boot Styles
Boots come with connotations: military, biker, skinhead, musician, manual worker, ranch hand – all of which are pastimes that require some element
ALTITUDE AND STYLE
I find it mesmerising that fashion trends always come full circle. If you study the image opposite of the photographer Lindsay McCrum
Unbuttoning the History of the Shirt
“They’re so functional as well as beautiful,” says Jermyn Street shirt-maker Emma Willis of the male shirt – a garment which is
The History of the Chukka Boot
It is, unarguably, the most famous of chukka boots. If Nathan Clark (of Clarks’ shoes) hadn’t spotted a preference for this two
LOUIS XIII: BELIEVE IN TIME
When innovation and heritage clash, the wise and virtuous see it as an opportunity, the dullard and the fool sees it as
John Lobb hit the slopes of Courchevel 1850
Late February in Courchevel 1850, one of Europe’s most exclusive winter hideaways is the time when the globetrotting crowd arrive for a
THE WAY TO A MAN’S HEAD
Over a baffling 35 years, starting in 1968, a faintly emetic television ad campaign ran in Britain in which an oily action
SETTING THE WORLD ALIGHT
There are rumours that when Jemma Freeman arrives in Havana, she is greeted by some kind of People’s Fanfare. The court of
It takes a pair to frame a tango
Addressing the audience during a dance concert at Suvretta House in St. Moritz in 1919, Kiev-born Vaslav Nijinsky said: “Now I will
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