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Speed September 2017

Ride Out: The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2017

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, with the 2017 event looking set to be the most popular and ambitious affair to date.
Icons August 2017

The Ballad of Justin and Twiggy

Great rake and sixties face Justin de Villeneuve recounts how he met, invented, loved and lost the world’s first supermodel, Twiggy.
Icons August 2017

A Class Of Their Own: The Cockney Uprising

The eastern section of the British capital, and the working class accent associated with it, has been strangely prolific when it comes to spawning cultural icons. So what’s the Bobby Moore with that eh, guv?
Speed August 2017

Invest: Kevil's BMW R100/7 Street Scrambler Z

Kevin Hill, proprietor of Kevil’s Speed Shop, doesn’t just fabricate custom motorcycles; he creates rolling works of mechanical art that rival the builds of any workshop on the planet.
Icons August 2017

Paul Simonon: The Clash's Ace of Bass

Without him, The Clash would still have been a great band, but with him they became iconic. Paul Simonon was built for rock ‘n’ roll and his cultural influence is felt to this day.
Code May 2017

Iron Jaw: Johnny Harris

Writing and starring in his latest gritty thriller, Jawbone, Johnny Harris sits down with The Rake to discuss addiction and the importance of teamwork.
Craft May 2017

Six Things To See And Do At London Craft Week

The Rake presents a carefully considered edit of the most interesting, intriguing and indulgent events on at this year’s London Craft Week.
Icons April 2017

Jarvis Cocker: A Different Class

“The great thing about music is that anybody can do it”, Jarvis Cocker once said. But if Cocker is the one setting the bar, we’d hate to test the theory of Pulp’s lyrical frontman.
Style March 2017

Watching The Detectives: Film Noir's Enduring Influence on Style

Josh Sims tips his hat to a cinematic era in which style told half the story.
Icons March 2017

The Importance of Being Rupert

An unpredictable magnet for scandal and far too intelligent for his own good, Rupert Everett’s career has always crackled with the energy of a storm about to break.
Icons March 2017

The One True King: Chuck Berry

Transgressor of genres, pioneer of rock ‘n’ roll, and the man Sir Mick Jagger credits with blowing “life into our dreams of being musicians” – The Rake honours rock deity Chuck Berry.
Icons March 2017

The Beautiful Scarecrow: Cillian Murphy

With features that could cut glass – and frequently a wardrobe to match – Cillian Murphy has become one of cinema’s most absorbing presences.