There’s something undeniably magnetic about the 1950s and 1970s, and not just aesthetically but emotionally. These were eras of guiltless pleasures, where resort life wasn’t just a pause from reality, but a lifestyle in itself — thoughtful, sensual, and deeply present. People dressed to travel, to dine, to lounge. There was ceremony in leisure, and that’s a spirit we feel is missing today.
about a decade ago when I started working in climate, very few economists in governments were actively engaged. Now, I routinely engage with people in important ministries of government that both care and can potentially do something about it, given the right tools.
It’s fair to say that men’s skincare has experienced a period of unprecedented and explosive growth in the past few years. While we can remember the men’s beauty section of even the more well-heeled department stores being little more than the corner of a shelf somewhere near the back, there’s now a hefty plethora of products, serums, creams, treatments, ointments and unguents to choose from.
Sat discreetly in the heart of Mayfair and set over 5,500 square feet with Old Bond Street a literal stone’s throw away, one makes their way up five floors to be released into an oasis of clean lines, cool tones, and – dare you miss it – two whacking great mock-ups of jet fuselages.
I have a wide range of interests, automotive being peak among them, but the list is long, and the glaring hole was that of the two-wheeled variety. Through conversation with people in the know and riding friends, I was directed towards BMW Motorrad UK, who through a dedicated group of training centres, provide a Rookie-to-Rider training, aimed at people exactly like me.
15 years in, Holland Cooper isn’t chasing trends, it’s building legacy: expanding into bespoke ateliers, menswear and a new 70,000 sq ft headquarters, all without a single external investor. We join Jade at the Cheltenham Festival as she shares insights into her strategic vision, the challenges of scaling a British luxury brand, and her approach to sustainable growth in a competitive market. Want to know why betting on yourself might be the most rewarding wager of all?
about a decade ago when I started working in climate, very few economists in governments were actively engaged. Now, I routinely engage with people in important ministries of government that both care and can potentially do something about it, given the right tools.
15 years in, Holland Cooper isn’t chasing trends, it’s building legacy: expanding into bespoke ateliers, menswear and a new 70,000 sq ft headquarters, all without a single external investor. We join Jade at the Cheltenham Festival as she shares insights into her strategic vision, the challenges of scaling a British luxury brand, and her approach to sustainable growth in a competitive market. Want to know why betting on yourself might be the most rewarding wager of all?
This is most evident in our cover star Jade Holland Cooper, whose designs are blazing new trails (although with plenty of timeless appeal) in the world of equestrian-adjacent fashion and beyond. Hers is a tale as old as time, told anew with ferociously literal horsepower: inspiration, heritage, foresight, hard work and relentless dedication, all resulting in something really rather remarkable.
about a decade ago when I started working in climate, very few economists in governments were actively engaged. Now, I routinely engage with people in important ministries of government that both care and can potentially do something about it, given the right tools.
At its inception, Revolut was a simple prepaid card and app designed to facilitate cost-effective currency exchanges for globetrotters. I haven’t, thankfully, had to call in the Winter sports insurance for a chopper ride off the mountain, but it’s a very slim card to zip into a ski jacket.
The proliferation of stablecoins, particularly those pegged to fiat currencies, has catalyzed adoption across transactional and settlement layers. These instruments offer a bridge between crypto-native liquidity and traditional finance, addressing key frictions around volatility and compliance.
I slip my slightly clammy hand gingerly into the slot, ease some pressure and pull gently skyward. That scissor-door entry is nothing less than muted pornography. So effortless in its execution, it’s part of the recipe that makes the Aventador just that little bit more special.
Quality, innovation and – by god, in this case – style. Casio’s reputation precedes it when it comes to its product development and, crucially, its product refinement. Their first electronic keyboard, The Casiotone CT-201, was birthed by Toshio Kashio and his team in January 1980.
Fresh from four days in Scotland driving the simply astonishing Ferrari F8 Spider, there are times in one’s life where you have to sit back, take some time, and genuinely let an experience wash over you. You need to take it in. Revel in it. The smells, the sights, the sheer visceral nature of it.
Like many Swiss watchmaking dynasties, Alpina can trace its founding back to the turn of the nineteenth century – 1883 to be precise – by Gottlieb Hauser, a watchmaker in Winterthur, who also established the Swiss Watchmakers Corporation (Union Horlogère Suisse).
It wasn’t until Stacia Suttles turned 19 and stepped into a boxing ring for the first time, that the amateur fighter realised she was exceptionally gifted in the combat sport.
I scanned the horizon of the Finnish race circuit but Charlie was possibly doing a few laps in the 500hp V8 110. “Let me see if I can find him Tony”. “Cool man”. This was the first of a handful of semi awkward exchanges I would have with Tony Hawk that week as we crossed from Finland into Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Austria and Monaco.
