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Queen Rania of Jordan Speaks Out on Islamophobia and the Need for More Compassion Towards Refugees
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Queen Rania of Jordan Speaks Out on Islamophobia and the Need for More Compassion Towards Refugees

On Twitter (where she has 7.1 million followers), she describes herself as “a mum and a wife with a really cool day job”. That job is being queen and she looks the part with her fabulous designer clothes, long glossy hair and teeny-tiny waist. Her Instagram account (3.5m followers) ofte…

24 Jul 2017 By Official Bespoke

Handed the Keys to Porsche's Finest for an Epic Road Trip
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Handed the Keys to Porsche's Finest for an Epic Road Trip

Car museums rarely wheel out their treasures and hand over the keys, even to seasoned motoring writers. Yet the Porsche Museum gifted our correspondent and a few fellow hacks precisely that rare adventure.

24 Jul 2017 By Official Bespoke

Fit for a King: Designer Francis Sultana Creates Sumptuous Homes for Modern Gentry
people · design

Fit for a King: Designer Francis Sultana Creates Sumptuous Homes for Modern Gentry

Interior designer Francis Sultana creates sumptuous homes and tailored furniture for modern-day gentry. Were Louis XIV around today, the architect of Versailles's splendour might well call on Sultana to design and furnish his fictitious twenty-first-century palace.

13 Jul 2017 By Official Bespoke

Less Is More: Searching for the Source of Indonesia's Happiness
places · Unusuals

Less Is More: Searching for the Source of Indonesia's Happiness

Danae Mercer travels through Indonesia, named among the world's happiest nations, to understand the joie de vivre of its island archipelago and how, in a place that has so little, contentment can amount to so much.

9 Jul 2017 By Official Bespoke

The Italian Job: Paolo Pininfarina on the Design House's Reinvention and Dubai Debut
people · design

The Italian Job: Paolo Pininfarina on the Design House's Reinvention and Dubai Debut

With a new presence in Dubai and its first large interior-design project under way in the Emirate, Pininfarina extends its Italian legacy across the GCC. Paolo Pininfarina reflects on reinventing the celebrated house after years of mounting debt.

1 Jul 2017 By Official Bespoke

Hot Wings: Happy Design Studio Turns Private Aircraft Into Canvases
products · Planes

Hot Wings: Happy Design Studio Turns Private Aircraft Into Canvases

France's Happy Design Studio creates bespoke liveries for private and corporate jets, founded by trained artist and pilot Didier Wolff, who wants aircraft exteriors to be as personal as their owners' cars.

24 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

Who is Jeff Koons? Let’s Let Double Oscar Award-Winning Actress Scarlett Johansson Explain
Videos · culture

Who is Jeff Koons? Let’s Let Double Oscar Award-Winning Actress Scarlett Johansson Explain

Jeff Koons is the most successful American artist since Andy Warhol, and this is a very brief but beautifully put together documentary about him. Narrated by Scarlett Johansson, the video was commissioned by MOCA Los Angeles for their 2017 gala honouring the artist.

20 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

The Once Perilously Fast Mille Miglia Road Race Will Still Get Your Adrenaline Going
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The Once Perilously Fast Mille Miglia Road Race Will Still Get Your Adrenaline Going

The once perilously fast Mille Miglia road race may have turned into a bit of beauty parade but it’s still a one-of-a-kind occasion that’ll get enthusiasts’ adrenaline pumping. The Mille Miglia (which means 1,000 miles in Italian) was an open-road endurance race that was established by …

12 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

Rubinacci’s Ever Expanding Range of Products Epitomises Neapolitan Dressing
people · fashion

Rubinacci’s Ever Expanding Range of Products Epitomises Neapolitan Dressing

As Luca Rubinacci tells it, his family’s eponymous menswear label was selling aspirational Italian lifestyle decades before it was a thing. It just so happens that the whole concept is very desirable right now. “Luxury today is all about uniqueness,” says the tailor and style icon who s…

12 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

Virgin’s Richard Branson Still has Lots of Tricks up his Sleeve
people · business

Virgin’s Richard Branson Still has Lots of Tricks up his Sleeve

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson ruled the skies with his airline. Now, the unconventional entrepreneur and philanthropist is aiming even higher. Sir Richard Branson could be forgiven for looking a little worn out. In the week prior up to our meeting, he visited Singapore, Malay…

10 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

Here’s How to Spend 24 Perfect Hours in Jewel-Hued Marrakech
places · Unusuals

Here’s How to Spend 24 Perfect Hours in Jewel-Hued Marrakech

Steeped in Moroccan history and culture, Marrakech is a city that also embraces modernity and creativity. CNN International’s James Williams, host of travel series ‘In 24 Hours’, takes us on a whirlwind tour. Marrakech is like a colourful jewel wrapped in a rich red dustiness, just wait…

10 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke

The Game of Love is Forever Changed Thanks to This Tinder Founder
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The Game of Love is Forever Changed Thanks to This Tinder Founder

Founded just four years ago, Tinder has launched a slew of offshoot platforms – including the exclusive and secretive Tinder Select – and has forever changed the game of love. Like many good love stories, this one begins on a night out. It is spring 2012, and a group of young men sit hu…

10 Jun 2017 By Official Bespoke