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Tag: fred-astaire

  • Hallmark of the Sartorial Rebel: The 6x1 Double-Breasted Jacket

    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.

  • The Legends of Anderson & Sheppard: Fred Astaire

    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.

  • The Men Who Wore Double-Breasted Tailoring Best

    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.

  • Centre Stage: Fred Astaire's 1928 Rolls Royce

    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.

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