Competitions

Win a Samsung NX10 camera (and £400 worth of climbing gear)

Win a Samsung NX10 camera (and £400 worth of climbing gear)

In celebration the British Annapurna III Expedition 2010, Esquire has teamed up with Samsung to offer one of you lot a Samsung NX10 digital camera, in addition to over £400 worth of climbing equipment courtesy of Patagonia, Osprey, Scarpa, Lorpen and Maxifuel. [Read more...]

Books,Style

Vuitton cooks the books

Vuitton cooks the books

Brand extension, brand extension, brand extension. It’s a mantra chanted in the halls of every fashion house these days, and the monogrammed monolith that is Louis Vuitton is no exception. [Read more...]

How Tos

The Manual – How to chop through a brick

The Manual – How to chop through a brick

1 Starting position Position the brick the way you would lay it, so the angled side is downwards and the flat side is up. Kneel down on one knee. In this position, you can rise up on the other leg to generate extra power and by being lower, you can use the stronger centre of gravity. [Read more...]

Competitions

Win the ultimate flying experience with Braun

Win the ultimate flying experience with Braun

If you’ve ever fancied yourself an ace pilot Braun are offering up a treat which will be right up your street. [Read more...]

Style

Double duty

Double duty

Much has been made of the current “make do and mend” mentality, so much so that it’s even extended to people expecting more from the clothes on their back. It’s no longer enough for a piece of clothing to function as either a jacket or a gillet, now they have to do both (but don’t think for a second that this extends to shorts and trousers). [Read more...]

Best-dressed man,Style

Le Ross, le Blog – Say it with flowers

Le Ross, le Blog – Say it with flowers

Flowers. Strange aren’t they? If television is to be believed, every time we’re in the doghouse we should be bursting through the door with arms full of expensive blooms for the Missus. Our Best-Dressed Real Man In Britain 2010, Ross Hancock, shares his thoughts.  [Read more...]

Gaming

Red Undead Redemption

Red Undead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption has been something of an Esquire obsession since it first rode into town last May, blending the hallmarks of every famous Western worth its spurs with Rockstar’s enthralling, open-world gaming style and sharp social commentary. While three subsequent add-on packs have already provided even more ways to carve up the Wild West, today heralds the release of its final slice of downloadable content. And it’s a bloody triumph. [Read more...]

Style,Where to buy

Seeking vintage with Vintage Seekers

Seeking vintage with Vintage Seekers

With a strap line like “desirable, stylish, authentic, often iconic and always original” you know Vintage Seekers – a brand new site peddling a curated array of 20th century design and collectables – is going to be either really good or really deluded. [Read more...]