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All-in-One: The Super-SUVs Blending Everyday Practicality, Luxury and Genuine Sporting Thrills
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All-in-One: The Super-SUVs Blending Everyday Practicality, Luxury and Genuine Sporting Thrills

Once buyers chose between an SUV, a saloon and a sportscar. Today machines such as the Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Bentayga Speed promise all three at once, provided you can reach the very summit of the market.

16 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

Dubai Watch Week: How Seddiqi Built the Anti-Trade-Fair Where Horology Comes First

Dubai Watch Week: How Seddiqi Built the Anti-Trade-Fair Where Horology Comes First

As traditional luxury fairs falter, Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons' free, non-commercial Dubai Watch Week keeps gaining momentum, drawing collectors, retailers and industry legends to share ideas rather than chase sales.

13 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

A Canadian Company Called Taiga Has Just Launched the World’s First Electric PWC. Here’s Why We Love it
products · boats

A Canadian Company Called Taiga Has Just Launched the World’s First Electric PWC. Here’s Why We Love it

Just another personal watercraft (PWC)? Certainly not. Taiga’s Orca’s suspended “floating” seat design betrays how this one has no engine and instead relies on electric power for a quiet yet powerful ride.   Taiga’s Orca isn’t cheap – at 24,000 USD (for the carbon vesion) – b…

11 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

Alphabetics: An A-Z Guide to the People, Places and Ideas Defining 2020
culture · products

Alphabetics: An A-Z Guide to the People, Places and Ideas Defining 2020

From Saudi Arabia's G20 presidency and a debut Global AI Summit to Kaia Gerber, Yeezy's billions, electric Porsches, recycled cotton and Caribbean hideaways, here is the year ahead, letter by letter.

9 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

Breitling Has Grounded its Jet Team For Good and in its Place They’ve Launched the Aviation Pioneers Squad
products · Watches

Breitling Has Grounded its Jet Team For Good and in its Place They’ve Launched the Aviation Pioneers Squad

For the better part of a century, Breitling has enjoyed a global reputation for its links to the world of aviation and of course its pilot’s watches. But though that relationship used to be manifested in the form of the Breitling Jet Team, new CEO Georges Kern has grounded the old squad…

6 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

Kenneth Ize, The Fashion Designer Loved By Naomi Campbell, Is Putting Africa On The Fashion Map

Kenneth Ize, The Fashion Designer Loved By Naomi Campbell, Is Putting Africa On The Fashion Map

Kenneth Ize, remember the name. The Lagos-born and based designer was a finalist of the LVMH Prize for emerging talent, and he’s putting Africa on the fashion map. It’s the kind of exuberant  fabric you might see at a Nigerian wedding. Hand-woven by artisans using a techniqu…

6 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

The Talented Franco-Lebanese Architect Lina Ghotmeh Pulls the Safety Nets Back on Her First Design in Beirut

The Talented Franco-Lebanese Architect Lina Ghotmeh Pulls the Safety Nets Back on Her First Design in Beirut

Architect Lina Ghotmeh digs into Lebanon’s heritage to create a contemporary landmark that’s as innovative as it is nostalgic. The urban landscape across from the Port of Beirut has undergone a small but significant change. At the edge of Saifi and just beyond Downtown Beirut’s eastern …

3 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

Breitling Launched A Limited Edition Eastern Arabic Numeral Watch
products · Watches

Breitling Launched A Limited Edition Eastern Arabic Numeral Watch

Last September, Breitling announced it had become Etihad’s official timekeeper and to fête the partnership they launched the 5,000 USD Aviator 8 Day & Date 41, which was at the DWW. It runs on Breitling’s Caliber 45 (which is an automatic movement with more than 40 hours of power re…

3 Mar 2020 By Official Bespoke

We Take a Look Inside Nada Debs Beirut Home and Discuss Her New Ikea Collection

We Take a Look Inside Nada Debs Beirut Home and Discuss Her New Ikea Collection

World renowned for her ability to merge Japanese austerity and Middle Eastern ornamentation, we couldn’t resist the chance to see inside Nada Debs’ Beirut home, as it revealed another chapter in the story of this designer with a vision. Nada Debs has an eye for colour. It’s evident from…

26 Feb 2020 By Official Bespoke

Meet Bernie Sanders’ Unlikely Palestinian-American Campaign Supporter
people · culture

Meet Bernie Sanders’ Unlikely Palestinian-American Campaign Supporter

Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian-American who simultaneously criticises Israel while working on the campaign of a Democratic candidate who might well be the first Jewish US president. Few phrases in the world of politics are wheeled out more commonly than the cry of anti-Semitism. While m…

26 Feb 2020 By Official Bespoke

Mr. P’s Spring Collection Has Timeless Building Blocks For Your Wardrobe
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Mr. P’s Spring Collection Has Timeless Building Blocks For Your Wardrobe

Mr. Porter is the biggest and most popular menswear e-tailer around but they also have an in-house brand called Mr. P. Well, they just launched their spring collection and it’s got everything we like from easy pieces and smart details to enduring style. Check it out. LEFT: Checked Twill…

26 Feb 2020 By Official Bespoke

Looking For a Different Sort of Hotel in Paris? Created by Philippe Starck, This is One You Won’t Have Heard of Before

Looking For a Different Sort of Hotel in Paris? Created by Philippe Starck, This is One You Won’t Have Heard of Before

Tucked away in a residential neighbourhood, Brach Paris is an eclectic and unpretentious new hotel by Philippe Starck that’s shaking up the city’s straitlaced 16th arrondissement.  YOU’RE KNOWN TO DISLIKE TALKING ABOUT DESIGN, AS JUST DESIGN, SO WHAT WERE YOUR STARTING POINT…

20 Feb 2020 By Official Bespoke