Tag: suit
Style September 2021
How to style a suit this autumn
Contrary to some opinion, the suit isn’t dead. Firmly back on the radar for the new season, there’s tremendous fun to be had with the way you style it.
Style October 2018
Exclusive! Drake's for The Rake Corduroy Suit
Inspired by the aesthetic of 1970s New York, Drake’s has created a tobacco-coloured corduroy suit and accompanying shirt and tie, available exclusively from The Rake.
Style September 2018
Exclusive! Rubinacci for The Rake Double-Breasted Houndstooth Suit
The Rake has collaborated with Rubinacci to create a unique and exclusive two-piece suit, consisting of a double-breasted jacket with matching Manny trousers in a grey houndstooth.
Craft May 2018
The Secret To Crease-free Travel: Bennett Winch x Simon Crompton Suit Carrier Holdall
Why, in a world of very few limitations on where and how we travel, has no-one invented a practical way to get our suits from A to B without creasing…
Style September 2017
Rakish Transitions: How to Pair Shoes and Socks
Our sartorial menswear expert explores the relationship between the trouser cuff, sock and shoe – and how to get it right.
Craft May 2017
Zaremba Bespoke: Survival of the Fitter
The name Zaremba is a derivative of Polish zarabac ‘to hack or chop’, belying the beautifully cut suits on offer at a tailoring house whose history is entwined with politics, performance art and personality.
Style October 2016
Chester Barrie for The Rake: The Kingly Dinner Suit
The Rake has joined forces with Savile Row firm Chester Barrie to produce an outstanding collection of versatile eveningwear.
Style September 2016
History Boy: George Skeggs
Gentlemen with truly unique style can be hard to come by, but George Skeggs is a master of owning your individuality and not apologising for standing out from the (usually admiring) crowd.
Style August 2016
On The Selvedge: Fernando Garcia de la Calera
The Rake talks to The Concrete Tailoring Co’s founder and Spanish artisan Fernando Garcia de la Calera on how he is breathing new life into the age-old art form of…
Style August 2016
America The Beautiful: Dennis E. Armstead
‘You’ve gotta walk into a place looking like something,’ says Dennis E. Armstead, the United States’ most dashing septuagenarian. ‘Aim to provoke an emotion from people who are scared to…
Style August 2016
Halcyon Greys: The Power of the Grey Suit
This month we are championing all things ‘grise’, so our sartorial specialist contemplates the nuances of the grey suit and offers a little inspiration.
Style July 2016
Altarations: The Rake's Guide to Wedding Suits, Part I
One may well be accustomed to acquiring the perfect tailored suit but wedding attire has a rule book of its own, as broken down by The Rake’s very own sartorial…
