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In Da Club By Brahms Chouity “Brahms ol’ chap, care to join me down at the Savile Club for a round of Mimosas and a spot of brunch? Just make sure you’re looking spruce.” These words still echo chillingly in my head. It was 1997 and a very dear childhood friend of mine, Rory Lapidus, prodi
La Vida Solo By Sue Hostetler It is my feeling, when it comes to men, that childhood officially ends at marriage. Being a bachelor is usually an exciting time but, as with most things, this footloose and fancy-free lifestyle has an expiration date – your wedding day. Sadly, most men don’t
With its Methuselahs of Champagne and unabashed ostentation, Crystal cornered the market in bringing high-end luxury to Beirut’s clubbing scene. Having taken dreams of glamour and sold them back, Circle Management Group and Dream Holding were then set up to export Crystal’s brand of quali
Powerboat racing is taking the Gulf by storm and creating new business opportunities in sports, tourism, marketing and sponsorships. Iyad Kayali investigates how this competitive sport has entrenched itself in minds of big businesses.
Luxury Air Travel used to be confined to First and Business Class cabins on national airlines. But as Habib Battah discovers, new private jet services are attracting discerning passengers while giving traditional companies a run for their money.
Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani is Bespoke’s first Ultimate Visionary. She finally brought herself into the fold to exclusively reveal to Bespoke the person behind the success.
By Rana Ballout Über Rules, OK! There is a new breed of Man afoot. Suave, calm, collected with an exuberant lifestyle to match. Red-blooded yet sensitive, he looks and acts like a cross between cool Clint Eastwood and heartwarming celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. In other words, he can cook so
DAMAC Properties has built a formidable reputation in this region, and beyond. Fiona Walshe talks to ceo Peter Riddoch about waterside living, the latest in luxury, and why Dubai is still the hottest development market around.
The age-old idiom ‘behind every successful man is a strong woman’ no longer rings as true as it used to. There are some men that are managing to move mountains on their own while still having a choice of damsels. Rana Ballout talks to pioneering investment banker Tarek Haffar about focus,
“I don’t believe things happen for a reason. I believe things happen for the right reason,” says Anthony Maalouf, the ceo of regional restaurant-café behemoth Casper & Gambini’s worldwide, leaning forward with purpose. At age 37, Maalouf embodies a rags-to-riches story that involved a sudd
Culture Speaking When you talk with Sheikha Hussah Sabah al Salem Al Sabah, director general of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI), three things are instantly evident. First, her passion is not for art, but for the ability of art to communicate and share cultural experiences. Second, she fee
As one of the region’s youngest ceos, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak has been leading Abu Dhabi’s aggressive investment strategy while racking in international attention.