Tag: nick-scott
Icons May 2020
Altitude Sickness: The Happy Valley Set
Originally featured in Issue 40 of The Rake, Nick Scott delves into the controversial lives (and deaths) of the Happy Valley set — a group of white, western expatriates who, between the 1920s and forties, turned a slice of Kenyan highlands into a hotbed of colonial debauchery.
Craft August 2017
The Hidden Genius of Norwegian Rain Coats
Hailing from the wettest city on Earth, Norwegian Rain produces beautifully tailored outerwear that hikes the phrase “rain proof” to the cirrostratus.
Craft July 2017
Principe di Eleganza: A Bastion of Neapolitan Tailoring
Neapolitan tailoring is no fait accompli: it’s a perpetual work in progress, thanks to the stylish mastery of companies such as the aptly named Principe di Eleganza.
Icons June 2017
Grey Pride: Sir Ian McKellen
Almost a decade and a half after Ian McKellen hung up Gandalf’s staff, the British actor has no plans to give up the craft that has made him a cultural icon.
Code March 2017
Contrarian: In Defense of Eating Meat
Between buffing up the knives and skewers in his blood-stained kitchen, one of our many pub table slappers extorts the sybaritic virtues of eating meat.
Icons October 2016
The Bootleg Brethren: Prohibition's Heroes
How the lesser-known ne’er-do-wells of The Prohibition wove, with their antics, some of the richest folklore in American history.
Speed June 2016
A Yacht on Wheels: The Bentley Mulsanne Part II
The 2017 iteration of Bentley’s flagship model – a veritable “yacht-on-wheels” – lives up to its bold billing, finds The Rake during a summer Alpine soiree.
Icons May 2016
KIRK AND MICHAEL DOUGLAS: CAST NO SHADOW
Kirk Douglas is the last living actor from the golden age of Hollywood; Michael Douglas has forged his own identity in the movies despite the pressure of following such a cinematic giant.…
Code May 2016
Peak Practise: The Question of Social Climbing
Professional impetus gave our man cause to scramble up the social ladder. So how did he handle the vertigo?
News April 2016
Shared Experiences
The Rake Online explores the inner workings of the swinging scene
Icons April 2016
Ava Gardner
If The Rake could track down any piece of missing movie paraphernalia on the planet, and give it pride of place in our offices, it would surely be the statue…
Code April 2016
SMOOTH MANOEUVERER
The Ricky Gervais movie, The Invention Of Lying, is set in a parallel universe that is utterly devoid of deceit. Banks accept customers’ word on what their balance is. Advertising…
