Tag: style-icons
Style January 2022
The Check's In The Post: Prince of Wales Check
The Rake’s Sartorial Guru Chris Modoo muses on the most generous of masculine patterns, the large-format Prince of Wales check.
Icons December 2019
Barbanera: Influences On Their Sleeve, Part 1
Inspired by dandies, banditos, ramblers, rockers and rebels, designer Sergio Guardi explains how music has affected his menswear creations.
Icons August 2016
Golden Ageing: Prince Michael of Kent
When it comes to demeanour, deportment, intelligence and dress sense, Prince Michael of Kent is arguably the finest of his stock. We cast an eye over some of his most remarkable features.
Icons August 2016
Golden Ageing: Charlie Watts
Charlie Watts has always marched to the beat of his own drum, and we at The Rake think his sartorial choices stand heads and well-tailored shoulders above those of your…
Icons August 2016
Words of Wisdom: Bernard Fouquet
Continuing our exploration of rakish eminence grises, The Rake meets menswear model Bernard Fouquet and attempts to pin down his inimitable joie de vivre.
News June 2016
Contrarian: The Posturing Pitti Report
The Rake’s Online Editor reflects on Pitti Uomo 90, and the problematical phenomenon of the ‘Pitti Peacock’.
Style May 2016
The Most Rakish Power Suits in History
The art of power dressing is an arcane one, mastered only by the select few. With sources of inspiration few and far between, permit The Rake to recommend these ten superlative proponents of the power suit.
