After a two-and-a-half year absence, I headed back to Florence for another edition of the iconic sartorial showcase, Pitti Uomo, written for Tempus Magazine.
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It’s only when making an active decision to step back, take it all in, and enjoy the moment, can you truly appreciate the simple and the finer things. The cigars we’re discussing today provide the perfect balance of both.
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There’s a reason the process of ageing is synonymous with quality. As the old adage goes, the best things are born from it. I write about an assortment of reserva and gran reserva cigars for EGM.
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In celebration of the 25th instalment of Bond, Leica Camera launched the new Q2 ‘007 Edition’, limited to 250 pieces. The Rake team were invited down to the unveiling, and upcoming exhibition, held at Leica’s London Gallery.
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Celebrating a passion for all things classic, Saxon precision watchmaking met the world’s most beautiful vintage cars. With Hampton Court Palace as its setting, we spent an afternoon with A. Lange & Söhne at the Concours of Elegance.
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My first cigar experience was quite picturesque. My father and I were on the rooftop of a restaurant in Singapore just before sunset, drinking Old Fashioneds, when the waiter handed us a cigar menu. Knowing absolutely nothing about cigars at the time, I asked him to recommend something that was on the lighter side.
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This Father’s Day, the team at The Rake and our friends reflect on the stories and advice our fathers gave us growing up, and how they shaped us to become who we are today.
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Friends of The Rake, Richard Biedul and Melissa Jane Tarling, picked out their favourite clothes from our online offering to create some incredibly rakish #RakesAtHome looks.
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I met up with the talented Luke Alland to shoot this tone-on-tone combination in East London.
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Topshop, Topman and long-term charity partner, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, launch the Care Sewn In initiative and 13-piece capsule collection to coincide with World Mental Health Day and their Let What’s Inside Out campaign.
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At the beginning of this year, I decided to make a conceited effort to shoot more on film. Specifically 35mm. I’ve had the camera for a few years and have used it relatively sparingly. Rolls of film would be developed, and I’d go through the images which often captured fleeting little moments, often months apart. See how 2019 unfolded.
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When it comes to gifting, the general consensus is that men are the hardest to shop for. Whilst I admit that gifting for men isn’t exactly a walk in the park, I wouldn’t completely underestimate the difficulty in finding the perfect gift for her. I run you through the best pieces from jeweller, Alice Made This.
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Ten years, 587 projects and 1085 collaborators. Wallpaper* Handmade has curated and paired some of the finest creative talents and rising stars with the most outstanding makers and manufacturers, including Turnbull & Asser.
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We were recently invited by Walpole to visit the new Manolo Blahník exhibition, An Enquiring Mind, at The Wallace Collection. Built during the 18th and 19th Centuries by the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the museum is steeped in artistic excellence which spans over 800 years.
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The Old Truman Brewery played host to 2019’s London Coffee Festival. The big guns were out in full force over the course of the weekend with espressos, teas, cocktails and flyers being dished out left, right and centre. Read how it all went down.
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As part of #MoreThanABarber, Murdock have trained some of their staff in Mental Health First Aid, and are selling an exclusive CALM grooming kit. Decent. I went down to Murdock, camera in hand, to find out more and to recount my experiences of the barbershop environment. Featured in the shoot are Anthony Komodikis and Singh Gentry.
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Vintage shopping is usually more miss than hit, but on the odd occasion, hidden amongst the relics, in a dimmed corner of a leather-scented wood-panelled store overrun with shadows, slogan wall hangings, rolls of film and films of dust, your gaze will stumble across the smallest spec of colour shying away behind the brown and green bombers.
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I was invited down to Boots Opticians’ #FeelGoodFrames Studio in London to explore their new selection of designer glasses.
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A random impulse enabled us to embark on our first ever couple’s shoot, and the outcome was rather dreamy. Check out the blog and photos courtesy of Tales by Varun.
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Sustainability is the fashion buzzword of 2019, and I’m absolutely here for it. From the situation at hand, to buying better, creating capsule wardrobes and decluttering, I talk all things sustainability in my latest blog post.
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