Tag: james-dean
Style December 2017
The History Of The Double-Breasted Overcoat
If double-breasted outerwear isn’t already a major part of your winter sartorial arsenal, it’s time to wheel in the big guns – at the double!
Style August 2017
Style 101: The Harrington Jacket
Popular amongst 1950s Hollywood stars and skinheads alike, the Harrington jacket is a British-designed garment that has well and truly surpassed its colloquial origins.
Icons August 2017
Style Heroes: James Dean
A figurehead for the disaffected youth of 1950s America, James Dean’s style was incredibly simple, yet remains a perpetual benchmark for the art of dressing casually.
Code August 2017
An Ode to Rebellion
This month The Rake will celebrate the notion of ‘rebellion’, highlighting important figures who broke free from the status quo, and innovated within their respective fields.
Style May 2017
How The Breton Shirt Earned Its Stripes
The Rake shines a light on a garment that has transcended time, sailed through changes in fashion, has adorned some of the most rakish icons of the past, and continues to influence luxury menswear today.
Icons October 2016
Dead Cool: Seven Lost American Legends
Seven American icons who lived fast and died young in high style.
Style April 2016
Rake Commends: The Penny Loafer
The penny loafer, made widely popular in the ’50s, celebrates its 80th birthday this year. The Rake explores this classic shoe style, once enjoyed by rock stars, presidents and Hollywood icons…
