The Rake 100
As we planned the party for our 100th issue, we realised a special occasion required a special look at the men’s luxury industry. After much internal debate, politicking and at least three office fights, we present the 100 luminaries who rock THE RAKE's world...
Watches & jewellery
Raynald Aeschlimann
President & Chief Executive Officer, Omega
Aurel Bacs
Senior Consultant, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
George Bamford
Founder, Bamford Watch Department and Bamford London
Jean-Claude Biver
Watch industry luminary
Nicolas Bos
Chief Executive Officer, Richemont
Matthias Breschan
Chief Executive Officer, Longines
Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani
Executive Director of Product Creation, Bulgari Watches
Brian Duffy
Chief Executive Officer, Watches of Switzerland
Jean-Frédéric Dufour
Chief Executive Officer, Rolex
Laurent Feniou
Managing Director, Cartier U.K.
Louis Ferla
Chief Executive Officer, Cartier
Laurence Graff
Founder & Chairman, Graff Diamonds
Christoph Grainger-Herr
Chief Executive Officer, IWC Schaffhausen
Peter Harrison
Chief Executive Officer, Richard Mille EMEA
Marc A. Hayek
President, Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original and Jaquet Droz
Nick Hayek Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Swatch Group
François-Paul Journe
Founder & Master Watchmaker, F.P. Journe
Georges Kern
Chief Executive Officer, Breitling
Jérôme Lambert
Group Chief Operating Officer, Richemont; Chief Executive Officer, Jaeger-LeCoultre
Charles Leung
Chief Executive Officer, Chaumet
Richard Mille
Founder, Richard Mille
Leena Nair
Chief Executive Officer, Chanel
Emmanuel Perrin
Chief Executive Officer, Panerai
Laurent Perves
Chief Executive Officer, Vacheron Constantin
Ilaria Resta
Chief Executive Officer, Audemars Piguet
Caroline Scheufele & Karl-Friedrich Scheufele
Co-Presidents, Chopard
Wilhelm Schmid
Chief Executive Officer, A. Lange & Söhne
Hind Seddiqi
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Seddiqi Holding; Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Watch Week
Glenn Spiro
Founder, Glenn Spiro
Thierry Stern
President, Patek Philippe
Mike Tay
Group Managing Director, The Hour Glass
Cyrille Vigneron
Chairman of Cartier Culture & Philanthropy
Cigars & alcohol
Debra Crew
Chief Executive Officer, Diageo
Paul Feig
Film director; founder, Artingstall’s Gin
Jemma Freeman
Chairman, Hunters & Frankau
Sacha Lichine
Owner, Château d’Esclans; creator of Whispering Angel rosé
Sam Lin
Chief Executive Officer, Madison Auction
Motoring
Thomas Flohr
Founder & Chairman, VistaJet
Alberto Galassi
Chief Executive Officer, Ferretti Group
Charles Gordon-Lennox
11th Duke of Richmond and owner of Goodwood Estate
Gerry McGovern
Chief Creative Officer, Jaguar Land Rover
Marek Reichman
Chief Creative Officer, Aston Martin Lagonda
Lawrence Stroll
Executive Chairman, Aston Martin Lagonda; owner, Aston Martin F1
Style & accessories
The Arnault family
Various positions, LVMH
Bernard Arnault.
L-R: Frédéric Arnault, Antoine Arnault, Jean Arnault.
Delphine Arnault.
Alexandre Arnault.
Freddie Briance
Chief Executive Officer, New & Lingwood
Kristina Blahnik
Chief Executive Officer, Manolo Blahnik
Stefano Canali
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canali
Charlie Casely-Hayford
Director, Casely-Hayford
Mark Cho
Co-founder, The Armoury; co-owner, Drake’s
Massimo and Lorenzo Cifonelli
Co-owners & Master Tailors, Cifonelli
Anne-Marie Colban & Jean-Claude Colban
Co-owners, Charvet
Brunello Cucinelli
Founder & Executive Chairman, Brunello Cucinelli
Isabel Ettedgui
Owner, Connolly
James Fayed
Owner of Turnbull & Asser
Tom Ford
Legendary designer and filmmaker
Philippe Fortunato
Chief Executive Officer, Richemont’s Fashion & Accessories Maisons
Yohei Fukuda
Bespoke shoemaker; founder, Yohei Fukuda
Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana
Co-founders & designers, Dolce & Gabbana
David Gandy
Model; founder, David Gandy Wellwear
Tony Gaziano & Dean Girling
Co-founders, Gaziano & Girling
George Glasgow Jr.
Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director, George Cleverley
Terry Haste
Master Tailor, Kent & Haste
Roland Herlory
Chief Executive Officer, Vilebrequin
Simon Holloway
Creative Director, Dunhill
Dan Jago
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James Purdey & Sons
Pierre Lagrange
Owner, Huntsman
Ralph Lauren
Style titan, fashion designer, philanthropist
François-Henri Pinault
Chief Executive Officer, Kering
Luca Rubinacci
Creative Director, Rubinacci
Johann Rupert
Chairman, Richemont
Alain & Gérard Wertheimer
Co-owners, Chanel
Media & communications
Kirby Allison
Founder, KirbyAllison.com; content creator
Graydon Carter
Editor-in-Chief, Air Mail
Paula Fitzherbert
Global Head of Communications, Maybourne
Nick Foulkes
Luxury author and historian
Peter Howarth
Co-founder, Show Media; former Editor, Esquire U.K.
Wei Koh
Founder, The Rake & Revolution
James Massey
Media communications expert and founder, Massey Style
Lara Mingay
Public relations guru and founder, LM Communications
Bill Prince
Editor-in-Chief, Wallpaper
Kate Reardon
Editor-in-Chief, Luxx
Guy Ritchie
Film director
Sasha Slater
Head of Magazines, The Telegraph
Sir Matthew Vaughn
Film producer and director; founder, Marv Studios
Art
Mo Coppoletta
Tattoo artist; founder, The Family Business
Larry Gagosian
Owner, Gagosian Gallery
The Earl of Snowdon (David Armstrong-Jones)
Honorary Chairman, Christie’s U.K.
Simon de Pury
Art auctioneer; founder, De Pury
Craig Robins
Chief Executive Officer & President, Dacra; Developer, Miami Design District
Iwan and Manuela Wirth
Co-Presidents, Hauser & Wirth Gallery
Hospitality
André Balazs
Hotelier; founder, André Balazs Properties
Robin Birley
Proprietor, 5 Hertford Street, Oswald’s, Maxime’s, Birley Bakery
Richard Caring
Chairman, Caprice Holdings and The Ivy Collection
Troy Hickox
Head of Hotels and Lifestyle Development, Galaxy Entertainment Group
Jeremy King
Restaurateur, owner of Arlington and The Park
Thomas Kochs
Managing Director, Claridge’s
