Style
'There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.' Ralph Waldo Emerson
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 July 2020
The King is Dead – Long Live The King!
Ross Povey tracks the lineage of Rolex’s most regal Oyster, the Air King, and discovers its reign has been nothing short of remarkable.
Style July 2020
LA VIDA BELLA: The Marbella Club
It was once so cut off from real life that its guests slept, sunbathed and partied while the Cuban missile crisis took the rest of the world to the brink of nuclear war. Originally written by NICK FOULKES in Issue 45 of The Rake, he asserts that The Marbella Club’s communications have improved dramatically since then, but this little piece of Spanish heaven remains a perfect refuge in uncertain times.
Style July 2020
London Calling
The Rake’s Social Media Manager Rikesh Chauhan explores London following the reopening of our favourite brands, friends and partners.
Style July 2020
Crockett & Jones: SKIN IN THE GAME
Thanks to four stunning new additions to Crockett & Jones’s range of loafers, summer chic starts from the ground up.
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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Alfonso von Hohenlohe: Prince of Clubs
Originally published in Issue 52 of The Rake, Nick Foulkes delves into the life of Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe zu Langenburg, who was the founder of the Marbella Club and was amongst the most Rakish individuals to have ever graced our fair planet.
Style June 2020
Brunello Cucinelli: New Bond Street Store Reopens after lockdown
With ornamental balustrades and a column-framed entrance, Umbrian brand Brunello Cucinelli reopens their magnificent New Bond Street strore after Covid-19 restrictions.
Style June 2020
Alexander Kraft Monte Carlo: Summer Drop
Alexander Kraft continues his ethical revolution by launching a summer assortment under “Alexander Kraft Monte Carlo”, his sartorial line of supremely elegant, timeless clothing which now comes in a range of pieces made from exclusive Irish linen as well as three designs of slipper and a navy double-breasted blazer in New Zealand wool.
Style June 2020
Donations from #WatchFam for Covid-19 Solidarity Auction
A thank you note to the few who contributed their personal watches to the Revolution x The Rake Covid-19 Solidarity Auction
Style June 2020
Rakes At Home: Pitti Edition
With Pitti Uomo postponed until 2021 due to Covid-19, we got a few of our friends together in London to take us through the outfits they would’ve worn to Florence this week.
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.
