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Riva 88 Florida: Mauro Micheli's Convertible-Top Coupe Debuts in Dubai
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Riva 88 Florida: Mauro Micheli's Convertible-Top Coupe Debuts in Dubai

Unveiled by ART Marine ahead of the Dubai International Boat Show, Riva's largest open yacht hides a 27-metre powerboat behind impeccable proportions and a patented, automotive-inspired retractable hardtop.

1 May 2016 By Official Bespoke

Picture This: A Menswear Blogger on Turning Passion into Profession
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Picture This: A Menswear Blogger on Turning Passion into Profession

Begun as an ode to the sartorial peacocking of Florence's Pitti Uomo, one menswear blog has, two years on, become a fully fledged profession, powered by a devoted following on Instagram and Facebook.

26 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Lens on the World: Honouring Leila Alaoui at Dubai's Photo Exhibition
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Lens on the World: Honouring Leila Alaoui at Dubai's Photo Exhibition

Susan Sontag's line that everything exists to end in a photograph came to mind at the first Dubai Photo Exhibition, where the Moroccan showcase paid moving tribute to the late photographer Leila Alaoui.

20 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Positive Aptitude: Bugatti's Chiron Continues a History of Technical Automotive Art
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Positive Aptitude: Bugatti's Chiron Continues a History of Technical Automotive Art

Bugatti is a name with a long history of fast, elegant, luxurious and brilliantly technical automotive works of art. Now part of the Volkswagen Group, the French marque is still doing exactly what it does best.

16 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Breaking Cover: Rethinking Judgement, the Veil and Our Easy Cultural Assumptions
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Breaking Cover: Rethinking Judgement, the Veil and Our Easy Cultural Assumptions

Kiwi cartoonist Malcolm Evans once drew two women, one in a bikini, one veiled, each pitying the other's oppression. Humorous yet pointed, the image opens a thoughtful reflection on covering, freedom and cultural prejudice.

15 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Donatella Versace Reveals Her Deeper Side And It’s Not What You’d Expect
people · fashion

Donatella Versace Reveals Her Deeper Side And It’s Not What You’d Expect

Donatella Versace has confronted death and addiction and come out the other side. Still staying true to the baroque-inspired sexualised and glamorous aesthetic established by her late brother, Gianni, she is staging the ultimate comeback, one that is totally Donatella. Donatella Versace…

11 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Cause for Celebration: A Centenary Showdown at BMW's Birthday Bash
people · culture

Cause for Celebration: A Centenary Showdown at BMW's Birthday Bash

Flown to Munich for BMW's centenary, our writer braced for two days of M3s, Hofmeister kinks and ultimate driving machines, but never expected a rival marque to muscle in on the carmaker's big day.

9 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

From Anarchist to A-List: Inside PETA's Uncompromising Mission for Animals
people · culture

From Anarchist to A-List: Inside PETA's Uncompromising Mission for Animals

Founded in 1980, PETA lives and breathes a single mission: animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment. Whatever you make of their tactics, you cannot but respect their dedication.

6 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Breaking Cover: Braving a Rare Kyushu Blizzard in Search of Design
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Breaking Cover: Braving a Rare Kyushu Blizzard in Search of Design

The sun blazed over Tokyo's airport, yet a freak blizzard had hit western Japan. Amid travel disruption almost unheard of in the country, our design writer pressed on towards snowbound Fukuoka and Kyushu.

4 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Knowledge is Power: It’s True that the Founder of Wikipedia is No Billionaire But He Also Doesn’t Give a Damn
people · business

Knowledge is Power: It’s True that the Founder of Wikipedia is No Billionaire But He Also Doesn’t Give a Damn

As Wikipedia – the free, open content digital encyclopaedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of online users – celebrates its 15th anniversary, its co-founder, Jimmy Wales, says his dream is that every single person on the planet has free access to knowledge. Acco…

2 Apr 2016 By Official Bespoke

Trust the Japanese to Come Up with the Idea of Drifting a Ferrari F40 on Snow
Videos · cars

Trust the Japanese to Come Up with the Idea of Drifting a Ferrari F40 on Snow

One of the coolest pieces of classic car footage ever made, this video is the result of a collaboration between Red Bull Japan and Takeshi Kimura of Car Guy along with the director Luke Huxham, who apparently wanted to see what it would be like to set off from Tokyo and charge up the sn…

31 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke

The Heat Is On: A Sweltering Rail Journey Down Sri Lanka's Coast
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The Heat Is On: A Sweltering Rail Journey Down Sri Lanka's Coast

Riding a hot, slow train towards Weligama along the southwestern coast, our writer trades air-conditioned comfort for the glue-thick heat of summer, rewarded by chilli-sprinkled pineapple and the unhurried life beyond the window.

25 Mar 2016 By Official Bespoke