Style

Why it’s worth heading to Knightsbridge

Why it’s worth heading to Knightsbridge

A quick heads up that Harrods newly redesigned and refurbished menswear department opens tomorrow (that’s Saturday 31st October) and to mark the occasion, the first 300 people to spend over £50 will go home with a complimentary goody bag including bits and bobs from the likes of Acqua di Parma and Bond No.9. There’ll also be some in-store exclusives on the day. www.harrods.com

Behind the scenes,Design

First look at the December issue

First look at the December issue

We’ve just cut open the first boxes of the newstand and subscribers’ issues for our December issue, revealing two shots of the rather fantastic Megan Fox. Subscribers will be getting their copies about now – otherwise you’ll have to wait until it hits the shops on 5 November.

Books,Culture

Approach this book with caution

Approach this book with caution

You may have come across The Diary Will Change Your Life, the series of journals produced by ingenious duo Benrik. Each day or week comes with a task, be it “Threaten A Foreign Country” or “Go Dogging as a Jehovah’s Witness”. We didn’t think people actually followed the instructions. Then we went to last night’s launch of this “Best Of”. How wrong we were. [Read more...]

Music,What we're listening to

What we’re listening to – The Drums

Click to playWhat we’re listening to – The Drums

Want to know how those indie hipsters manage to fit into those skinny jeans? Watch and learn with this impressive work-out video from New York band The Drums to accompany their track “Let’s Go Surfing”. [Read more...]

Design,Food & Drink

A breakthrough for coffee addicts?

A breakthrough for coffee addicts?

Made by Aerobie, the company that makes the brilliantly moron-proof version of the Frisbee, the Aero Press is a 21st century take on the cafetière – or as Americans and Francophobes would have it, the French press. [Read more...]

Competitions,Film

Get free tickets to Harry Brown

Get free tickets to Harry Brown

We’ve got access to 50 free tickets for preview screenings of Michael Caine’s new thriller Harry Brown (out 11 November), the story of a man taking the law into his own hands on a crime-ridden housing estate. Just click on this link and choose your nearest Odeon cinema. The screenings are on Monday 2 November – there’s a maximum of 2 tickets per person and it’s first come, first served so be quick. Read an interview with Michael Caine on page 53 of the December issue, out 5 November

Books

What we’re reading – David Vann

What we’re reading – David Vann

A radical take on the familiar subject of the father-son relationship, Legend of a Suicide (out today) by American writer David Vann, is an astonishing literary debut, says Esquire’s books critic David Mills. [Read more...]

Style,Tailoring

How to launch a label

How to launch a label

This autumn Patrick Grant, who’s spent the last couple of years revitalising Savile Row tailors Norton & Sons, is resurrecting a ready-to-wear brand, E. Tautz. The label started life in 1867 making hunting breeches and its customers included Winston Churchill and Edward VII before it ran out of puff in the years following World War II. We spoke to him recently about the new venture: [Read more...]