The Rake

The world’s preeminent publication dedicated to the renaissance in gentlemanly sophistication and style, THE RAKE recaptures the codes of classic men’s elegance. Inspired by icons such as Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, the Duke of Windsor, Gianni Agnelli, Sean Connery, and their contemporary counterparts, THE RAKE provides incisive, in-depth commentary on magnificent menswear, and the many other elements of gentlemanly living, from manners and ethics, to art and design, tasteful travel, health and well-being, the intellectual and philosophical, to homes, modes of transport, entertainment, food and drink. THE RAKE is the modern voice of classic elegance.

Letter from the Founder

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

Contributors

The Rake

arbiter • PIERLESS; REGULAR JOE; JOHNNY’S GOT HIS GUN; SIMON SAYS; SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND; THE VOICE OF DOG; PERFECT.

THE ARTIST’S LIFE AND THE MEANING OF DEATH • Pier Paolo Pasolini was one of the most influential and controversial filmmakers of the 20th century. His brutal murder left an intellectual space in western culture that has not been filled since.

SMALL LIGHT, BIG EXPECTATIONS • Joe Cole, one of the stars of the BBC’s smash hit Peaky Blinders, tells THE RAKE how he hopes to do justice to his toughest ever role — as the hero of an Anne Frank-inspired second world war drama.

BURN, BABY, BURN • Johnny Hallyday had ‘something broken in his soul’ — you could see it when he belted out his Gallic-toned rock’n’roll. He had been an abandoned child, and the trauma never left him, though by the end he belonged to France.

MAN OF GÖT • Simon Berg was part of the team that helped save the esteemed Swedish tailor Götrich when it was in trouble. It meant that Stockholm retained a local bespoke destination to rival the traditional European powerhouses.

GO FORTH AND COGITATE • The modern adventurer has his work cut out — following in the footsteps of his intrepid forebears, that is. But if he fails, he will fail in style.

ROCK STARS • No, the Ibiza Hound isn’t that party animal you met in San Antonio last summer, though it did bear witness as the sunny Mediterranean outcrop cast off its dour mid-century reputation.

POWER AND THE GLORY • Whether it’s auditor of the month or best supporting actress (of the year), Jamie Lee Curtis is rocking her sixties. All hail the queen of everything…

atelier • EARNED DISTINCTION; WET DREAMS.

WHERE STILL WATERS RUN DEEP • The finest Scotch whisky flows like liquid gold in Scotland. Thanks to Diageo’s private client experience, THE RAKE had access to some of the most exclusive and historic drams you can find — in locations to match.

‘MERINO WOOL SWIMWEAR HANGS BEAUTIFULLY, LIKE A WELL-TAILORED SUIT’ • … Roland Herlory, the Vilebrequin boss, is not wrong. This season the French label has partnered with Woolmark to craft a swimwear collection that has been cut with as much care and elan as a piece of Savile Row’s finest.

articles • JUST AS WE WISH; CONSCIOUSLY COUPLED; CUBAISM; THIS IS THE WAY; LIVING ON A PRAIRIE.

‘MY HEART SANK — I THOUGHT, GREAT, MICHAEL CORLEONE HAS CALLED ME A DRIFTER’ • Corleone — or Al Pacino, to give him his other name — wouldn’t dare accuse Cary Elwes of a lack of focus these days. Then again, who would? The workaholic English actor talks fate, fortune and cult films with TOM CHAMBERLIN.

SUMMER LOVIN’ • The marriage of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward was long, hot and legendary. ED CRIPPS gets between the sheets to ask, How did they do it?

THE BIG SMOKE • The Habanos Festival, the Oscars of the Cuban cigar world, made its post-pandemic comeback this year. THE RAKE’s Editor-in-Chief, TOM CHAMBERLIN, was given privileged access to one of the biggest events in Cuba’s calendar.

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