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Amer Ejjeh is One of the Reasons Middle Eastern Men are Among the World’s Best Dressed
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Amer Ejjeh is One of the Reasons Middle Eastern Men are Among the World’s Best Dressed

Dapper in his own right, 38-year-old Amer Ejjeh is the scion of the Ejjeh family, known for its men’s tailoring business that dates back to 1926. Offering off-the-rack suits, ready-to-wear clothes, shoes, ties and accessories as well as fully bespoke suiting, the Ejjeh label has evolved…

24 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Cairo-Based Label Okhtein Makes the Unexpected Bag That’s on Everyone’s Radar
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Cairo-Based Label Okhtein Makes the Unexpected Bag That’s on Everyone’s Radar

There’s something about an Okhtein bag. Once you’ve seen one, you’ll never forget it. It challenges the status quo and is somewhat disruptive in an industry usually driven by trends. But an Okhtein bag unfailingly makes you feel something, and at least in terms of marketing, that’s noth…

24 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

The McLaren 720S is The Multi-Talented Supercar You’ll Want To Drive Every Day
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The McLaren 720S is The Multi-Talented Supercar You’ll Want To Drive Every Day

The McLaren 720S is the new benchmark of supercars, beating the best of what Ferrari and Lamborghini have to offer with a wider breadth of ability. That’s quite something considering the company has only been around eight years. (Okay so they’ve actually been around as a race team…

24 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

A Global Competition to Reimagine Saudi Arabia's Ageing Dar Al-Uloum Library
Unusuals · places

A Global Competition to Reimagine Saudi Arabia's Ageing Dar Al-Uloum Library

When Saudi Arabia's Abdulrahman Al Sudairy Cultural Centre resolved to renovate its ageing library, it launched a global architectural competition drawing 150 applicants. The Dar Al-Uloum Library sits within a compound created in 1983.

20 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Loro Piana's Pursuit of Cloth Softer Than Anything You've Touched

Loro Piana's Pursuit of Cloth Softer Than Anything You've Touched

Casual usually means comfort over polish. Loro Piana proposes both: the heavenly softness of an extraordinary cloth married to effortless Italian elegance, as our writer discovered touching the chief executive's sleeve in Dubai.

12 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Now You Can Visit Historical Landmarks Long After They’ve Vanished Thanks to the Audi Innovation Award
people · design

Now You Can Visit Historical Landmarks Long After They’ve Vanished Thanks to the Audi Innovation Award

The Lebanese architect Elias Soueidi has won the third annual Audi Innovation Award. Soueidi’s project was selected from over 450 registrations to apply for this year’s competition. His idea, ‘Ruin to Reality’, is an application intended to allow access to virtual 3D models of ruined hi…

10 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Louis Vuitton’s New Candles are So Minimal Yet You Won’t Believe All That Goes into Making Them
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Louis Vuitton’s New Candles are So Minimal Yet You Won’t Believe All That Goes into Making Them

Louis Vuitton has just revealed a beautiful new line of candles. Cast in handmade ceramic, the luxury decorations get a unique shape that is complemented with hand-sewn leather handles at their side. From left to right Dehors Il Neige, Feuilles d’Or, Île Blanche, L’Air du Jardin. LV Can…

8 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Karl Lagerfeld Proves He’s Still on Top of the Game With Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2019 Runway Show
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Karl Lagerfeld Proves He’s Still on Top of the Game With Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2019 Runway Show

For Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2019 runway show, Karl Lagerfeld transformed Paris’ Grand Palais into a sandy beach, complete with azure skies and lapping waves. Notable looks included oversize 1980s tweeds, LBDs, straw hats and logos a-go-go.  

8 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Rami Malek on becoming Freddie Mercury for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody
people · culture

Rami Malek on becoming Freddie Mercury for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody

The Egyptian-American Mr. Robot star, now an Oscar contender, describes the daunting Live Aid recreation, flying out fake teeth and chasing the vulnerability beneath one of rock's most godlike performers.

8 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Harley-Davidson's FXDR, the Cruiser Built to Tackle Tight Mountain Corners
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Harley-Davidson's FXDR, the Cruiser Built to Tackle Tight Mountain Corners

Harleys are loved for torque, style and easy cruising, but rarely for aggressive riding. The thirty-thousand-dollar FXDR changes that, a new machine engineered for tight corners and switchbacks. Purists may have their questions.

4 Jan 2019 By Official Bespoke

Drama Queen: Finding A Hero And An Identity In Freddie Mercury

Drama Queen: Finding A Hero And An Identity In Freddie Mercury

In conversation, our subject reflects on Freddie Mercury as a formative hero, exploring how his struggle for identity and fearless stagecraft sent the message that it is perfectly fine to be yourself.

28 Dec 2018 By Official Bespoke

Ellen von Unwerth on Beauty, Fame and the Lost Age of Supermodels
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Ellen von Unwerth on Beauty, Fame and the Lost Age of Supermodels

Supermodel feels antiquated now, a relic of a golden era when the world's most beautiful women were beyond question. Modelling has changed, says Ellen von Unwerth in Beirut; today it is all Gigi and Bella.

20 Dec 2018 By Official Bespoke