Tag: fred-astaire
Style September 2020
Hallmark of the Sartorial Rebel: The 6x1 Double-Breasted Jacket
Some of the 20th century’s most celebrated tailors mastered the rules, only to break them; the 6×1 double-breasted suit being one of The Rake‘s personal favourite transgressions.
Style November 2019
The Legends of Anderson & Sheppard: Fred Astaire
In the first installment of an ongoing series, we look at an iconic customer who put Anderson & Sheppard’s supple tailoring to the most rigorous of tests.
Style August 2017
The Men Who Wore Double-Breasted Tailoring Best
These ‘DB’ heroes show that men of all shapes and sizes – and stylistic bents – can sport double-breasted suiting successfully.
Speed June 2017
Centre Stage: Fred Astaire's 1928 Rolls Royce
An upcoming Rolls-Royce exhibition in London collects the greatest Phantoms from the past 92 years — including this jazz-age beauty commissioned by Hollywood great, Fred Astaire.
