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  • How Ray-Ban Invented Sunglasses And Framed 20th Century Style

    Style April 2017

    How Ray-Ban Invented Sunglasses And Framed 20th Century Style

    The story of Ray-Ban’s most iconic styles starts in the military, but the signature designs quickly transcended their original purpose.

  • The Chapal for The Rake USAAF Jacket

    Style January 2017

    The Chapal for The Rake USAAF Jacket

    There are many fine makers of leather blousons in luxury menswear, but few come with the prestige, precision or the artistry of heritage French manufacturer Chapal, as The Rake’s Founder…

  • Rogue One: Harrison Ford

    Icons January 2017

    Rogue One: Harrison Ford

    Harrison Ford is as central to modern cinema as the films he has performed in. The Rake finds out why the force has been with him from the start.

  • The Sky Devil: Howard Hughes

    Icons November 2016

    The Sky Devil: Howard Hughes

    Pilot, petrol-head and womaniser, Howard Hughes’ had an impressive repertoire, but there was a darker side to the director, The Rake discovers.

  • Working It: The Romance of Vintage Workwear

    Style July 2016

    Working It: The Romance of Vintage Workwear

    Work clothes may have originally been intended for welding sky-scrapers together and herding bovine creatures, but that’s all part of their enduring romance, and their recent renaissance, says The Rake’s resident fashion history expert,…

  • Invest: Chapal A2 Bomber Jacket

    Style June 2016

    Invest: Chapal A2 Bomber Jacket

    Still feeling the ‘need for speed’ thirty years after Tom Cruise brought the bomber jacket back with a bang, The Rake proposes the ultimate in leatherwear with Chapal’s A2 for…

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