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“How many thread-counts did you say? You’ve got to be kidding me!” I used to become quite a bit irritated when people around me devoted considerable attention to such seemingly banal items. Call me a metro-dinosaur if you must, but I always thought there were more essential things to lengt
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there are many ways to wear your shemagh or headgear. Seeing that it is a trend that may fast catch on, Bespoke selects four of the most popular and most telling of your status.
By Monita Rajpal Spring Cleaning Believe it or not the weather in London has been beautiful. So beautiful one might be mistaken into thinking we are entering spring. For the past few days there hasn’t been a cloud in the sky and it has been relatively mild-especially for February. All this
Playing Powerful By Rana Ballout I shudder at the very idea of agreeing with Henry Kissinger. For one thing, the master Machiavellian has a vision of life, politics and a world order that does not fit with either my rosy complexion or the shade of glasses I like to wear. But the old spin-m
As Is Customary Following a trip to Japan Bespoke’s Outsider explains some common protocol that need to be followed to clinch that all-important deal and to be well received in society. Wear presentable socks Always remove your shoes at the entrance and leave them at the doorway, a practic
By Sue Hostetler The Pillars of Power The famous nineteenth century politician and writer Lord Macaulay once said “The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.” When I came across this quote I couldn’t help but wonder what I would do if I was granted unlimi
From power pariah to green lifeline, nuclear energy’s image has gone full circle in the past couple of decades, Lucy Fielder finds.
The markets are still flustering over the possibility and consequences of a recession in the world’s largest economy and with reason. But Dr. Marwan Iskandar argues that the depreciation in the US dollar could and should whet your appetite for investment.
First there was an outline of life, then came a first draft of life, and finally life itself.
“Put four women in a room and you’ll get laughter and one thousand stories. Put four men in a room together and all you’ll get is talk of money and women. I find that boring,” says Mohammed Saeed Harib, the maverick creator of 3-D animation Freej – one of the UAE’s most successful exports.
Face It! There must be no other region in the world where facial hair is so prevalent. Perhaps it is our virility. Perhaps it is just laziness. Either way what does a particular style say about you? For anything half-decent you need to grow your hair for close to four weeks without trimmin
24 Hours in Shanghai It's been 20 years since I left Hong Kong for Canada. I never went back to the Far East until a few weeks ago. Art of Life decided it was time to do a show out of China and a Fendi fashion show on the Great Wall was the perfect backdrop to what was to be a thrilling, e