More from: Ed Cripps
Style November 2022
The Rake Style Guide: The Enduring Influence of Mad Men
Over a decade after it first aired, the legacy of AMC’s Mad Men lives on, through both the show’s sublime storytelling and the classic, tailored style of its lead protagonists.
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Party Animals: The Rothschild Surrealist Ball
The Rake revisits the Surrealist Ball of 1972, hosted by Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild and her husband Guy at the Chateau de Ferrières.
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Double Act: Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy
How do you sum up a love affair kept secret for three decades? Ed Cripps examines Katharine Hepburn and her clandestine relationship with the moody, mercurial (and married) Spencer Tracy.
Style January 2022
THE PINT-SIZED BARBARIAN
He ‘fought big’ and ‘dreamed big’, according to David Lynch, and was, his daughter said, the master of Italian guilt. Dino de Laurentiis was a five-foot-something giant of the movies, the legendary producer behind classics such as Serpico and the careers of Lynch and Cronenberg.
Style January 2022
THE DEFIANT ONE
His films may feel a bit old fashioned now, but in this age of male introspection, Sidney Poitier’s uncomplicated heroism is a welcome reassurance.
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Tender Scoundrel: Jean-Paul Belmondo
Boxer turned acting heavyweight Jean-Paul Belmondo was no stranger to holding his own in the cinematic ring.
Style February 2021
AMAZING GRACE
She has wowed, aroused and confounded in equal measure for half a century. And Grace Beverly Jones — grandmother, septuagenarian, original — isn’t done.
Style July 2020
ROBERT EVANS: THE LAST TYCOON
Robert Evans was the film producer turned myth maker who brought classics such as The Godfather, Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown to the screen. By the end of a life that was both glorious and turbulent, he’d ensured Hollywood would never be the same again.
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Gordon Parks: Through the Lens
We examine the work – and exceptional style – of photographer, filmmaker, musician and writer Gordon Parks, whose legacy is being embraced by a new generation of influential artists.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes may not be as obvious a British hero as James Bond, but what he lacks in charm and sexual prowess, he more than makes up for with open-mindedness and sharp intellect.
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Liam Gallagher: Britain's Songbird
With the release of his first solo album, The Rake looks back (not in anger) at the career of 2017’s favourite Gallagher brother.
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Oliver Reed: The Best Bond We Never Had
Oliver Reed was an eloquent dyslexic, charming sexist and high-souled jester. Today, the most interesting leading men evoke the spirit of some of his savage paradoxes.
