The Rake – Issue 105

A Coffee Table Mags pick for men who dress with history in mind — The Rake is the sharpest case for classic elegance in a world that keeps forgetting why it matters.

The Modern Voice of Classic Elegance

Founded in 2008, The Rake is the world’s preeminent publication dedicated to the education and arbitration of men's style. Recapturing the codes of classic men’s elegance, The Rake is inspired by icons such as Cary Grant, Gianni Agnelli, Sean Connery and their contemporary counterparts. It provides incisive, in-depth commentary on menswear and the many other elements of gentlemanly living, from manners and ethics to art and design, travel, the intellectual and the philosophical, entertainment, food and drink.

In this issue:

The Rake is honoured to welcome our friend Rafe Spall as Issue 105’s cover star.

In contrast to an exponentially disquieting news cycle, we are relieved that today’s luxury enthusiast arrives informed, inquisitive, and quietly exacting – part of a growing fraternity that treats knowledge as both currency and pleasure. Whether mastering the subtleties of tailoring, tipples or timepieces, these pursuits blur the line between the trivial and the essential, revealing that discernment itself is the true indulgence.

It is into this world that The Rake continues to venture, presenting a compendium of enduring stories and cultivated curiosities; from Spall’s calculated and compelling choices to the legacy of Vincent Price, the genius and discord of the Beach Boys, and the ever-evolving craft of Savile Row. In the end, this issue is a celebration not just of style, but of attention, and of the optimism that can be found in adopting the outlook of man’s best friend: to look up, learn, and savour. 

Cover Star: Rafe Spall