Style

Trend watch – yellow soles

Trend watch – yellow soles

When we buy shoes the last thing on our minds is ‘if only the soles were bright yellow’. But that hasn’t stopped them from popping up in a few different places right now. Mark McNairy’s latest collection, for example, combines classic uppers with electrifyingly bright soles. If nothing else, they’ll ensure drivers can see you in the dark when you cross the road.

20th anniversary special

The Take Cover Project – Rockstar Games

The Take Cover Project – Rockstar Games

No, you’re not having some sort of hallucination, that’s a hummingbird with a skull and somewhere in there amongst the insects, there’s also a caffeine-hungry Statue Of Liberty, an eagle and a helicopter. This fantastical work of art is what the creative team at gaming kingpin Rockstar has created for our 20th Anniversary Take Cover Project. [Read more...]

Design & Technology

Gadget doctor – the stereo all-rounder

Gadget doctor – the stereo all-rounder

On this blog, we often write about the music that soundtracks our work here in the Esquire office on a day-to-day basis. Today however, we turn our attentions toward the source of that music and, as of late, it has been the duty of the incredibly room-filling speakers of the Vita Audio R4i. [Read more...]

20th anniversary special

Take Cover Project – Christopher Bailey

Take Cover Project – Christopher Bailey

This cover is thanks to multi-award winning chief creative director of Burberry, Christopher Bailey. Only two days left this week to show the remaining designs – a couple of crackers coming up tomorrow. [Read more...]

Style & Grooming

Label watch – Elka

Label watch – Elka

Here’s something for a rainy day. Before Norse Projects came along, we admit to not being very familiar with Elka in the Esquire office. Apparently a world-famous name in the fishing, agriculture and construction industries, the Danish company’s clothes have been protecting outdoorsy types from the harshest of conditions for decades. [Read more...]

20th anniversary special

Take Cover Project – Paul Smith

Take Cover Project – Paul Smith

A typically stylish contribution to our 20th anniversary covers from Knight of the realm and British menswear pioneer for more than 40 years, Paul Smith.

Style & Grooming

It’s a satchel – but not as you know it

It’s a satchel – but not as you know it

After enjoying considerable media attention recently, the rise of esteemed bag makers The Cambridge Satchel Company shows little sign of slowing, as they have now launched a dazzling collaboration with London fashion institution Dover Street Market.
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Style

Cover by Rob Del Naja of Massive Attack

Cover by Rob Del Naja of Massive Attack

ounder member of Massive Attack
Can you believe your debut album Blue Lines is 20 years old this month?
Twenty minutes is a long time in show business.
What are your memories of that spring of 1991?
Analogue. The cassette in the picture is a “Blue Lines” master… taken home and listened to on the M4 back down to Bristol, played to mates on car stereos and a Walkman in the park.
How have the last 20 years been for you?
They have been defined by the information age. The microchip and the internet have completely changed everything. Meanwhile, all my experiences and memories are of people — in studios, on tour, in countless rooms and cities, crazy festivals and shows and parties. I guess it doesn’t matter how far technology transforms the world, my brain isn’t wired into it… yet!
What’s next?
Cognitive behavioural therapy.
Founder member of Massive Attack Rob Del Naja, aka 3D, contributed this striking cover for our 20th anniversary Take Cover Project. Here he explains the idea behind it. [Read more...]