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Coordinated Style: Why Shoes and Handbags Are a Woman's Keystone Accessories

Certain everyday accessories speak volumes about our ambitions and aesthetic education. If a man's secret identity lies in his wristwatch, a woman's greatest ally is her handbag, inextricably linked to the shoes granting her mobility.

21 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Double Acts
people · business

Double Acts

The best things often come in pairs, and it’s no different in the world of business. Here Bespoke looks at visionary partnerships that historically changed industries.

17 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 4 min

people · Tech

Anonymous proximity

In August 2010, an Egyptian smartphone application called The Circle Tie, popped up on the radar and promised to serve as a GPS-based people finder, as well as a Twitter-style micro-blogging option for that vague sounding term ‘status updates’, and for locating WiFi hotspots in your area.

15 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

people · hotels

The Sophist’s Suite

This may be the sort of thing that one wouldn't and shouldn't, reveal, but let’s say we look at the subject from an entirely hypothetical point of view. And in this day and age we don’t even pretend to assume that the extramarital affair is a subject of curiosity that only pertains to the

13 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

people · beauty

A larger pair

In spite of it being one of the most widely performed cosmetic procedures in the world, debate continues to swirl about its safety. Many people are justifiably confused by the conflicting information they hear about this procedure. Some might have already guessed what we are talking about…

12 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

people · culture

Unpaired

While it has now become common practise to label each one of our feelings, that of ‘Lonely’ is one that very few will own up to. The notion that in a world of approximately 7 billion inhabitants one can still feel emotionally isolated is absurd, and altogether embarrassing. Anxiety, depres

10 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

The noose around your neck
fashion · people

The noose around your neck

It’s a revival of sorts, neither the first, nor the last. Men of many generations tried to shake the obligation to wear tie, and while ‘La Cravate’, has never been entirely gone from the corporate landscape, its reign was less pronounced in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, male employees are no

9 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

people · culture

‘icon’ with Monita Rajpal

When I was eight, my mother enrolled me in ballet classes. I loved it. Saturdays, we would trek across town to the building that housed the big bright room with the large mirrors. We would sit in the waiting room with the other girls, all of us in our pink leotards and soft pink satin shoe

8 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Rhythm and lead
people · culture

Rhythm and lead

It seems that it really does take two, at least when it comes to music. Two of the most successful bands of all time, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones were formed on one-on-one relationships.

4 Mar 2011 By Official Bespoke 3 min

Haute Horsey
people · design

Haute Horsey

Why are so many luxury brands getting involved with equestrian events? Product is part of the luxury brand story, yet as Bespoke discovers, the heart of the sponsorships is not commerce but the soul of the brands. At a moment when luxury has become associated with a period of extravagance

22 Feb 2011 By Official Bespoke 3 min

Ahead of the Curve
people · design

Ahead of the Curve

London’s Tate Gallery has propelled them to stardom, but Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the Swiss masters of architecture are not done with their peaceable and splendid revolution of the way we view buildings – not by a long shot. Here Bespoke shines a light on the architects’ path t

19 Feb 2011 By Official Bespoke 5 min

Name: Diane Kruger
people · culture

Name: Diane Kruger

Profession: Actress and Calvin Klein brand ambassador for the new fragrance ‘Beauty’

17 Feb 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min