Getting pumped
Christian Louboutin designs have caught the attention of, well, just about everybody. Almost single-handedly bringing stilettos back into fashion, Bespoke finds out that there’s more to his creations than meets the eye.
Daring is caring
Brothers Fabrice and Patrick Tardieu are the faces behind the elegant, chic stylings of Bogosse. Bringing a young, exotic approach to men’s shirts, Bogosse offers something a little different.
What lies beneath
Chantal Thomass is a fashion designer and founder of her eponymously named luxury lingerie label. Since 1975, she’s been the creative force behind some of the world’s most beautiful, seductive and sensual female underwear. Bespoke was granted an audience with this one of a kind designer.
Get to Know Elie Saab in this Rare and Exclusive Interview
A darling of the red carpet and a purveyor of exquisite style and glamour, Elie Saab – the Middle East’s greatest fashion export – took time off from his busy schedule to talk to Bespoke. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WORK IN FASHION? I think working in fashion was more my destiny th…
Recessionistas secrets
Okay these may be trying times but you’d never know it just by looking at the elegantly put-together beauties casually strolling through the streets of Paris, Beirut, Milan or Manhattan. While budgets shrink, homes turn minimalistic (by necessity) and companies consolidate into Lilliputian
Shop till you drop
Though the mall may be the major player when it comes to Arabian retail therapy, knowing how and where to shop in the Middle East can sometimes feel like a fine art. Bespoke is here to help in uncovering the best places to splash some cash.
Stitch in time
The Zegna Group, with its annual sales of 1.75 billion USD a year, is almost exclusively devoted to menswear. Still run as a family business, Bespoke takes a closer look at one of the prime leaders in fine men’s clothing production.
Urban trendsetters
Founded in 1994 by half-Canadian, half-Italian, identical twins Dean and Dan Caten (born Catenacci), DSquared2 has become one of the funkiest, hip and trendy labels of the moment. Here, the sought after duo sat down for an exclusive with Bespoke.
Underground Talent: Saudi Designer Mohammed Ashi's Avant-Garde Stitchery and Deconstructed Splendour
In a region where few designers achieve international success, Saudi wonder Mohammed Ashi is surprising the globe with avant-garde stitchery and deconstructed splendour, inviting others to share his unique utopian vision and its imaginative stories.
Fashionable service
With Dubai just having been voted the world’s second favourite shopping destination, it is not surprising that a new concept has been introduced here that smoothly combines travel and shopping. Basically, a certain Dubai hotel has taken advantage of the fact its attached to the world’s lar
Hybrid Elegance: How Parisian Tailor Camps de Luca Marries English and Italian Traditions
England gave menswear its dark palette and form-fitting jacket; Italy added colour and dramatic pockets. Yet it is the French, and Camps de Luca in particular, who have tastefully found the very best of both worlds.
Way of the future
Most probably you’ve heard some mention of the newest and hottest form of interpersonal communication – blogging. For those of you who somehow have not, a blog is a soapbox from which anyone can be heard. By simply creating a website and by continually updating it with entries, you create