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More from: Tom Chamberlin

Pleasure December 2020

Christmas Cigars

The Rake’s Editor Tom Chamberlin picks out a consummate selection of newly available cigars that the good folk at Hunters & Frankau, Britain’s Cuban cigar importers, assure him are in good stock and available for Yuletide smokes that are equally excellent Christmas gifts as they’re for one’s own consumption.
Style November 2020

PAST IS PROLOGUE

Your boyhood dreams have finally come true: behold the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation, inspired by Bond and kitted out with spinning licence plates, smokescreen and ‘machine gun’. It takes 4,500 hours to build each of the 25 limited-edition models, and a minute to fall in love with them.
Style November 2020

THE RAKE X RALPH LAUREN ‘NEGRONI BEAR’ POLO BEAR WATCH AT RALPH LAUREN FLAGSHIP STORE

The Rake’s Editor, Tom Chamberlin, spent the day at the Ralph Lauren’s flagship store on New Bond Street, in recognition of the special collaboration between Ralph Lauren and The Rake with our Negroni Bear timepiece.
Style October 2020

Thom Sweeney Townhouse

British tailor Thom Sweeney opens up four-storey townhouse. Nestled behind Savile Row on Old Burlington Street, it splinters the finest aspects of an old-fashioned tailor, modern boutique and inclusive members club.
Style October 2020

The Whole World Is Watching: Eddie Redmayne

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne is back with a new film — The Trial of The Chicago 7 — whose tagline reads ‘In 1968 democracy refused’. Little wonder its release coincides with this year’s U.S. presidential election. As Eddie Redmayne tells Tom Chamberlin, it is an urgent movement.
Style August 2020

FIRST FAMILY

Brothers Solomon Golding and Kidane Cousland emerged from a typical urban British background to become pioneers in ballet dancing and the military. They may not be household names, writes TOM CHAMBERLIN, but their stories need to be heard.
Style August 2020

E. B. Meyrowitz: Shades of California

The Rake is honoured to welcome into its e-commerce fold, E.B. Meyrowitz – the world’s foremost purveyor of luxury optical goods since 1875. Inspired by The Golden State of California you can now find their new limited edition range on The.Rake.com.
Style August 2020

History of the handkerchief

Perhaps considered a simple accessory in the modern era, the history of the handkerchief tells us it is anything but, where its multifarious symbolisms throughout historical culture is quite something to behold.
Style July 2020

ROLE MODELS: Oriol Elcacho and Davinia Pelegri

The husband and wife pairing of Oriol Elcacho and Davinia Pelegri talk to THE RAKE about their new venture: passing on years of hard-won experience to the next generation of leading talent.
Style June 2020

Brunello Cucinelli opens up impressive Store on New Bond Street

With ornamental balustrades and a column-framed entrance, Umbrian brand Brunello Cucinelli open their magnificent New Bond Street strore.
Stories June 2020

Pocket Guide: Foulkes & Sons

THE RAKE’s Contributing Editor Nick Foulkes and his sons, Max and Freddie, have kept spirits high during the coronavirus lockdown with their popular cigar reviews on YouTube. We asked them to show us their finest before they get any bigger…
Style June 2020

Graydon Carter: A New Kind of Fare

Graydon Carter’s start-up newsletter, Air Mail, celebrates its first birthday this summer. Can the beast of magazine publishing crack the digital nut? Interview by Tom Chamberlin.