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Moving in nicely
places · Decor

Moving in nicely

Furnishing your apartment can be a logistical nightmare, especially if you spend most of your time at work. Enter Move-in, the one-stop-furniture-package-shop that promises to have you moved in within a couple of weeks as Bespoke discovers.

9 Feb 2008 By Official Bespoke

Make mine a Triple
products · Bikes

Make mine a Triple

With a new distributor in the Middle East, the UK’s Triumph motorcycle company is fast regaining its position as a major motorcycle manufacturer with its alluring range of motorbikes. And as Karim El Imad discovers, the Street Triple in particular is worth closer inspection.

7 Feb 2008 By Official Bespoke

products · Essentials

Dressed to Thrill

Zuhair Murad has never come up short in the style department. The Lebanese designer’s Ready-to-Wear 2007-2008 Fall/Winter Collection is a fascinating and captivating assortment of knee-length and long dresses, for the smart, sophisticated and sassy woman. Prices are reasonable for an haute

6 Feb 2008 By Official Bespoke

products · Essentials

Keep Walking

Founded over a century ago, French shoe-manufacturer J.M. Weston has held on to its craft-based traditions. As Raja Farah writes, there is more than one reason to sport these most elegant and masculine prêt-a-porter shoes.

3 Feb 2008 By Official Bespoke

High Flyers
people · business

High Flyers

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.

31 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

Right to Reply
people · business

Right to Reply

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.

30 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

people · culture

The Flip Side

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

27 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

products · Essentials

Cutting Edge

Better known for creating stylish dresses for women from the ghutra, Essa is preparing to launch a men’s collection that, as Rasha Shaath discovers, will create a stir among the region’s riskier male fashion aficionados.

26 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

The Process
places · culture

The Process

American husband and wife designers Charles and Ray Eames were two of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Active in a flurry of domains including industrial and graphic design, art, film and architecture, Dr. Abdallah Kahil takes a look at their best furniture design.

23 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

Towering Dreams
people · business

Towering Dreams

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.

21 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

places · business

Up in smoke

With governments worldwide hiking up the price of a pack of cigarettes, locally-produced brands may yet see the light of day. But do they have the blend it takes to play with the big boys, asks Helen Assaf.

17 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke

Best of all Worlds
people · business

Best of all Worlds

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,

12 Jan 2008 By Official Bespoke