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More from: Josh Sims

  • The History of the Chukka Boot

    Style February 2022

    The History of the Chukka Boot

    From mods to McQueen, the chukka boot has made the rounds in menswear throughout history, and is still going strong today; The Rake discovers how.

  • Worn To Be Wild

    Style February 2022

    Worn To Be Wild

    The history of the biker jacket packs plenty of Tarmac-shredding rebellion – but plenty of sartorial nuance, too.

  • How to Combine Tailoring and Workwear

    Style February 2022

    How to Combine Tailoring and Workwear

    The details and designs may have evolved, but tailoring and workwear have always been inextricably linked.

  • How to Dress for a Meeting

    Style February 2022

    How to Dress for a Meeting

    The economist Thomas Sowell famously hates them, but work meetings are an unavoidable reality. Here’s how to dress for them and spin them to your advantage.

  • The Battle of Boxers Vs. Briefs

    Style January 2022

    The Battle of Boxers Vs. Briefs

    Breezy boxers or tighty-whities – which variety of undergarment do you favour? Josh Sims weighs in on an age-old debate.

  • How to Style a V-Neck Sweater

    Style January 2022

    How to Style a V-Neck Sweater

    The V-neck sweater has come a long way since its sporting roots. Taking inspiration from some of its notable proponents, we explore how to style the versatile sweater today.

  • The boundless appeal of the Waistcoat

    Style January 2022

    The boundless appeal of the Waistcoat

    The waistcoat has a storied history that dates back hundreds of years, but the beloved garment continues to endure as a staple of sartorial menswear.

  • BOX CLEVER

    Style January 2022

    BOX CLEVER

    Every valuable accessory or heirloom needs a container for safekeeping. No, your sock drawer will no longer do — think more like luxury cases with Bluetooth-enabled locks. This is where the family-run specialists Wolf 1834 come in…

  • The Cardigan: Knitwear's Unsung Hero

    Style January 2022

    The Cardigan: Knitwear's Unsung Hero

    Although once favoured by Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen, the cardigan has had a hard time shaking its fusty associations. Here, The Rake makes a case for this practical garment.

  • HEREDITARY BEER

    Style September 2021

    HEREDITARY BEER

    Murder, madness, myth, and a flow of money as rich and plentiful as the ‘black stuff’ itself: the Guinness family has seen it all in the 250 years since Arthur poured the brand’s first glass of stout. Originally published in Issue 41 of The Rake, Josh Sims writes it’s a good job there’s no such thing as a normal family …

  • Meurtre et mode sur la Méd

    Style April 2021

    Meurtre et mode sur la Méd

    Originally featured in Issue 38 of The Rake, the 1960 French thriller Plein Soleil – remade for a modern audience as The Talented Mr. Ripley – was a sartorial celluloid spectacle, a kind of anti-noir for which the adage ‘clothes maketh the man’ (or, in this case, the murderer) has never been more apt.

  • THE RIDE OF OUR LIVES

    Style July 2020

    THE RIDE OF OUR LIVES

    If the seas off Cornwall are full in September and October, something must be going on. Surfing, once a cultish pursuit associated with exotic locales, has gone mainstream, and its huge cultural wave is taking everyone with it. No wonder, writes JOSH SIMS in Issue 48 of The Rake when the idea of a board and a wave embodies the dream of escape and an endless summer…

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