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These Shoes by Poise Will Make you Rethink the Kaffiya
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These Shoes by Poise Will Make you Rethink the Kaffiya

Poise Design Creative Director Emma Boutros gives women more than must-have footwear. Balancing a nod to Arab culture with her unrestrained design philosophy, she’s creating shoes that make an unabashed statement. The kaffiya pattern that’s on heavy rotation and has been the brand’s cla…

1 Apr 2017 By Official Bespoke

The Art of the Q&A: Six Remarkable Minds on What They Cannot Live Without

The Art of the Q&A: Six Remarkable Minds on What They Cannot Live Without

Bespoke breaks its own rule against the interview format, gathering a hand-picked cast — a journalist, a designer, a Bugatti man, a singer, a mountaineer and a hotelier — to reveal what each finds truly indispensable.

1 Apr 2017 By Official Bespoke

Bridging The Gaps: Zovighian Partnership Gives Millennials A Sense Of Purpose

Bridging The Gaps: Zovighian Partnership Gives Millennials A Sense Of Purpose

The Beirut-based Zovighian family's youth-focused venture treats social responsibility as core business, working with millennials who crave meaning at work to cultivate the kind of employee profiles employers increasingly seek.

28 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Hot as Hull: Mercedes and Aston Martin Take Their Marques Offshore at Monaco

Hot as Hull: Mercedes and Aston Martin Take Their Marques Offshore at Monaco

Mercedes and Aston Martin rocked the boat with new yacht partnerships unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show. Silver Arrows Marine's 460 Granturismo and Quintessence's AM37 are covetable speedsters that are far more than they first appear.

27 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Face Up: Taylor Hill Joins the New Wave of Model Beauty Ambassadors
products · fashion

Face Up: Taylor Hill Joins the New Wave of Model Beauty Ambassadors

At twenty, Colorado native Taylor Hill landed an ambassadorship at French beauty giant Lancome, joining a social-media-savvy generation of models, from Bella Hadid at Dior to Kendall Jenner at Estee Lauder, claiming lucrative beauty contracts.

22 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Nanu Al Hamad: The Kuwaiti-American Artist Who Refuses Every Label

Nanu Al Hamad: The Kuwaiti-American Artist Who Refuses Every Label

The Kuwait-born, California-raised and Brooklyn-based designer makes furniture and objects that defy categorisation, moving from acoustics to medical-inspired provocations while rejecting both the millennial tag and the expectations placed on Arab art.

21 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Fine Tuning: South Korean Pop Star CL and the Millennial Path to Fame

Fine Tuning: South Korean Pop Star CL and the Millennial Path to Fame

CL is a young South Korean singer making music the millennial way, with millions of followers on social media. But making it in the brick-and-mortar world brings a whole different set of challenges.

18 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Business On Top: How The Porsche Panamera Finally Won Us Over
products · cars

Business On Top: How The Porsche Panamera Finally Won Us Over

Our writer never warmed to the original 2009 Panamera, an ungainly caricature of the 911. Yet Porsche's four-door has matured, and the latest incarnation makes a compelling case for changing one's mind.

17 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Why We Love Rouba Mhaissen: The Economist Fighting For Syria's Refugees

Why We Love Rouba Mhaissen: The Economist Fighting For Syria's Refugees

At just 28, the Syrian-Lebanese economist and activist has built the Sawa Foundation on dignity and ownership, drafting laws and rallying donors to support refugees the world too often forgets.

13 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Breaking the Ice: A Close Encounter with a Curious Arctic Polar Bear

Breaking the Ice: A Close Encounter with a Curious Arctic Polar Bear

It is a special, daunting experience when a curious adolescent polar bear plods over to say hello. Our writer wonders whether five metres of icy water is quite enough, yet refuses to lower the camera.

11 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

A Legacy in Gold: The Mouzannar Jewellery Dynasty's Dazzling Recent Years

A Legacy in Gold: The Mouzannar Jewellery Dynasty's Dazzling Recent Years

The venerable Lebanese house Aziz & Walid Mouzannar, with roots in the eighteenth century, has lately collaborated with the late Zaha Hadid and crafted Victoria's Secret's multimillion-dollar Fantasy Bra under its sixth generation.

5 Mar 2017 By Official Bespoke

Young Blood: The Rapid Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman
business · people

Young Blood: The Rapid Rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Born in 1985, Prince Mohammed bin Salman grew up overshadowed by three accomplished half-brothers, among them an astronaut and an Oxford-educated scholar, before his father, King Salman, transformed his prospects entirely.

27 Feb 2017 By Official Bespoke