Books

The Thick Of It – The Missing DoSAC Files

The Thick Of It – The Missing DoSAC Files

It’s the stuff of nightmares for every politician in Whitehall. That dossier – that innocuous file chock-full of policy drafts, smear tactics, transcripts and mood boards, misplaced on the nation’s resolutely reliable public transport system. [Read more...]

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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...]

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Look book of the week – D.S. Dundee

Look book of the week – D.S. Dundee

There is never a morning here at Esquire HQ when the postbags (note the plural) are not bulging. Most of the time it’s a nusance, but occasionally something pops out of the shoddily knitted plastic crapbags which catches our attention. [Read more...]

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Book of the week – Take Ivy

Book of the week – Take Ivy

We’ve been waiting six months but we have finally taken delivery of a copy of Take Ivy. It’s a must have, not least because there’s been so much hype around it – you can read our contribution to that hype here. [Read more...]

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Albam and Esquire party into the night

Albam and Esquire party into the night

A few weeks back we offered you the chance to party with Esquire at an intimate event hosted by menswear brand Albam. The response was overwhelming, with hoards of you sending in emails, eager to attend. [Read more...]

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Back to The Hacienda with Peter Hook

Back to The Hacienda with Peter Hook

Former New Order bassist Peter Hook is to publish three, limited edition versions of his book The Hacienda How Not To Run A Club. The Special Editions contain signed and individually numbered volumes with previously unpublished material, and a vinyl 10” record in which Hooky revisits classic New Order tracks and records a new one, The Viking. [Read more...]

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Couture in the 21st Century

Couture in the 21st Century

Roland Mouret

In times like these, craft is king. Rightfully fed-up with factory farmed nosh and booze closer in its chemistry to urine than wine, there’s been a shift in values, and of course, our clothing is far from exempt.

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Middle Class Handbook – Knowing One’s Place

Middle Class Handbook – Knowing One’s Place

Class is a particularly British preoccupation – whether agonising over one’s own status or scrutinising the ranking of others, no other nation devotes quite as much of its time to analysing society’s social hierarchy. [Read more...]