The Rake

The world’s preeminent publication dedicated to the renaissance in gentlemanly sophistication and style, THE RAKE recaptures the codes of classic men’s elegance. Inspired by icons such as Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, the Duke of Windsor, Gianni Agnelli, Sean Connery, and their contemporary counterparts, THE RAKE provides incisive, in-depth commentary on magnificent menswear, and the many other elements of gentlemanly living, from manners and ethics, to art and design, tasteful travel, health and well-being, the intellectual and philosophical, to homes, modes of transport, entertainment, food and drink. THE RAKE is the modern voice of classic elegance.

Lette from the Founder

Letter from the Editor

Contributors

The Rake SG

arbiter • GREAT SCOTT; SALIM ALAIKUM; A BIT OF A COWBOY; MISSED A SETTER; THE MAKING OF A DYNASTY; DUKES PALAZZI; BEBE, PLEASE DON’T GO.

BADMAN FOREVER • Randolph Scott was once synonymous with the classic ideal of American manhood: steely, forbearing, straight-shootin’. But off screen, his lifestyle as a sharp-dressing gentleman-financier set a template for Hollywood to follow.

‘GAMING HAS SHAPED MY CREATIVITY. IT WAS MY ONLY WAY OF INGESTING STORIES’ • The British actor Abubakar Salim, one of the stars of Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves, talks to the rake about awkward auditions, his Kenyan heritage, and why the gaming world doesn’t deserve its bad reputation.

THE MAN WITH NO FAME • While Terence Hill has entertained millions in Europe and Asia over several decades with his crafty cowboys and comic cops, Hollywood has remained an impenetrable frontier. Yet maybe this son of Italy always knew something they didn’t…

MR. CONGENIALITY • A fictional member of our species once scared the Dickens out of a canine re-embodiment of Scrooge, but we Irish Setters are in fact the perfect companion — for Christmas and for life.

AN EQUAL REACTION • Brunello Cucinelli’s daughter Carolina and her husband, Alessio Piastrelli, ensured the house’s community-first philosophy was not mislaid when life under lockdown revealed itself.

SPIRIT HEALER • The hospitality industry is navigating one of the most challenging periods in its history, yet its standard bearers give it reason to hope. One such figure is the eminent London bartender Alessandro Palazzi.

THE CONQUERING HEROINE • Her first four dates on moving to New York were Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Todd Rundgren. It was the early 1970s: free love reigned, and the singer, muse and model Bebe Buell was queen.

atelier • INVESTMENT HANKER; EAST MEETS WEST.

INVEST • Investments can be unpredictable, but not so with these seven winners, which we have handpicked to provide you with sound and secure appreciation — aesthetically, spiritually and financially.

A BLISSFUL SILENCE • For their 2021 spring-summer collection, Lardini have fused their native Italian imaginations with Japan’s sense of natural grace. The result speaks for itself.

articles • JUST JOSHING; NO RIFF-RAF; RAKES OF THE YEAR; FLOWER OF SCOTLAND.

HOPE FLOATS • Until recently, he says, he was thinking of quitting acting, before a night of Scorsese and De Niro helped change his mind. It sounds like the kind of reawakening we’d all appreciate for a new year — and if anyone can pull us along with him, it’s Josh Brolin. Interview by TOM CHAMBERLIN.

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN • They had been a bunch of aristocratic, rule-breaking aviation hobbyists swept along on their wealth, privilege and free time. But when the second world war broke out, they took their private planes into combat and risked their lives for the Allied effort. NICK SCOTT takes us inside the unforgettable story of the Millionaires’ Squadron.

The RAKES of the YEAR • THE RAKE honours those who personify our...