What To Buy This Week: The Cannes Edit
In honour of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, here’s our pick of what to pack, from the ultimate dinner jacket to a cognac investment you won’t want to miss.
Chester Barrie Cream Dinner Jacket
Made in Italy, Chester Barrie’s latest eveningwear offering cuts a sleek silhouette on the red carpet. Whether you’re charming your way into the VIP area, being ushered through the exclusive entrance or gracefully welcoming guests to the party of the year, you’ll look the part no matter what. The worsted wool provides a subtle texture and the sculpted shawl lapels are fittingly reminiscent of Casablanca’s Rick Blaine. Oscar season saw the white dinner jacket make a serious sartorial comeback, so keep one step ahead and be the cad who got the cream. £995.00, www.therake.com.
Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Quantième Annuel
Keep time on your side whilst you travel to and from Cannes with Montblanc’s elegant Chronométrie Quantième Annuel. Discreet enough to wear under the half-turned sleeve of your Chester Barrie jacket, the alligator skin strap and elegant 40mm case keeps your wrist uncluttered. The silver-white sunburst pattern dial and red-gold bezel, indices and hands bring a luxurious finish to your attire, whilst the highly legible annual calendar sub-dials powered by a caliber MB 29.18, mean you’ve got no excuse to miss this year’s Palme D’Or frontrunner, Le Redoutable. (Never forget though, a rake is never late, everybody else is simply early.) Price on request, www.montblanc.com.
Remy Martin XO Cannes 2017
Seventy years of Cannes Film Festival deserves nothing less than one of the finest cognacs on the market launching a limited edition bottle to celebrate the milestone, a covetable investment for culture vultures and cognac connoisseurs. The decanter’s gold accents are a nod to the Palme d’Or award, but, as ever, it’s what’s inside that counts. With intense, festive flavours of plums, figs and candied orange, no doubt a few glasses will be raised to this year’s success stories – be one of the first to invest, and enjoy the memories for years to come. www.remymartin.com.
