Tag: costume
Icons December 2020
BIG-TIME CHARLIE: The Beistegui Ball
One critic likened it to a ‘moral indecency’; those who were there were so consumed by the opulence and theatricality that they had no reason to care. The night in question — September 3, 1951, in Venice — has gone down in history as the party of the century. Originally published in Issue 42 of The Rake, Nick Foulkes delves into the life of Don Carlos de Beistegui, an aesthete of some repute who used his riches to keep the reality of war and sacrifice at bay.
Icons July 2017
Celluloid Style: The Talented Mr Ripley
Few films have encapsulated the intoxicating romance of the Riviera quite like The Talented Mr Ripley, a movie that boasts one of the finest wardrobes in cinematic history.
Icons July 2017
Celluloid Style: La Dolce Vita
In the first of a series celebrating the wonderful wardrobes of iconic movies, we raise a glass of Chianti to La Dolce Vita’s enduring contribution to menswear’s cultural canon.
