Tag: culture
News February 2023
Magic of The Baftas
BAFTA season is upon us. Britain’s glamorous version of the Oscars is often a precursor for what is to come, who is going to win at the Academy Awards, and where grand stars find themselves honoured for their craft.
Icons February 2023
The Ultimate National Treasure?
Universally lauded British notables tend to be either entertainers or athletes. But arguably the country’s most deserving cultural asset — Princess Anne — has been both. And there are bonus points for being royalty.
Craft February 2023
The Rake's Takes: Pep Williams
Pep Williams is an artist who has always been immersed in what is culturally relevant. Perhaps some of it, as he acknowledges, is a matter of ‘right place, right time’, but his eye as a photographer, and as a creator able to see between the lines of subcultures and important moments, is a trait that one does not happen on by chance.
Style January 2023
Pitti Uomo: All You Need To Know
This year marks the 103rd edition of Pitti Uomo. That’s 103 examples of menswear’s greatest gathering of brands and designers congregated in Florence to launch an event that preceded Milan’s fashion elite.
Style December 2022
Coming To Town
Now is a chance to reflect, a chance to dance, a chance to love, and a chance to be together. This is the time of year when we must do away with bad habits and make decisions that bring us closer to those we love. Make sure you dress with this in mind.
Icons December 2022
A Flair for Funk
Funk music originated from an African-American medley of jazz, soul, and primarily RnB sounds that were popular in the USA in the 1960s. But few genres can be pinpointed so clearly to one artist.
Icons December 2022
Rakish Icons: Steven Meisel
For those of us who came to admire Steven Meisel’s covers of the famous fashion magazines in the nineties and noughties, revisiting them again elicits a feeling of warm nostalgia.
Watches December 2022
THE RAKE X RALPH LAUREN DUBAI LIMITED EDITION RL867 WATCH LAUNCH EVENT
Last night, The Rake and Ralph Lauren celebrated the launch of The Rake x Ralph Lauren Dubai Limited Edition RL867 Watch at an intimate event in Dubai.
News November 2022
King of Clubs
Among London clubs, all with their idiosyncrasies, there remains a Bastion of elegant and sophisticated comfort which stands out amongst the crowds, it’s the birthday boy, Mark’s Club.
Icons November 2022
Rakish Icons: Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons’ photography presented the lives of the rich and the famous. He captured the Jetset and the glitterati at the Cap du Eden Roc hotel or in Positano and Mustique, his work remains an iconic window into an enviable period of affluence and glamour. Yet Aarons’ beginnings were rooted in poverty and war.
Icons October 2022
Life was shit. everybody was horrible. but wasn't he wonderful!
Jacques Brel sang of sex, death and bruised romance with the kind of mordant humour that’s to die for. ‘It is the intensity of life,’ the Belgian chanson decided, ‘not the duration.’
Pleasure August 2022
The Rake Dispatch: Santa Barbara - The Secluded Surfer’s Heaven
Santa Barbara embodies the best of the Golden State. Go north, and the wilds of Big Sur offer epic views of thrashing waves, mountains and Mamas-and-Papas spiritual escapes.
