- Etiquette
How to dress for Royal Ascot 2026
Ahead of the big event, we discuss the dos and do nots of race day morning dress
Etiquette
From your table manners to your dress codes, put your life in line with our men's etiquette guides.
- How to
The Gentleman’s Journal Betting Guide to Royal Ascot 2026
- Etiquette
The Gentleman’s Journal Guide to Ascot Etiquette
With invaluable input from our friends at Debrett’s, the final social arbiters
- Etiquette
The Naff Index Winter 2025
A holiday & hosting special
- How to
How to Read a Cigar Label
A cigar’s label carries more information than most people realise, if you know where to look. Learning how to read a cigar label turns a purchase into an informed choice.
- Etiquette
The fads to avoid this January (and every January)
Dry January, new languages, fresh dating accounts, Instagram 'honesty' – here are the fads to avoid this New Year
- Etiquette
Is it ever acceptable to propose at Christmas?
Under the mistletoe, down on one knee – is a tinsel-trimmed question-pop ever a good idea?
- Etiquette
How to survive the drive home for Christmas
From Christmas coffee and seasonal snacks to the perfect festive playlist
- Lifestyle
Why Every Man Needs a Signet Ring
A signet ring is not jewellery in the common sense but punctuation, the final, deliberate mark in a sentence written in one’s own style.
- Etiquette
20 things that make a man a gentleman
Ever asked yourself how to be a gentleman? Here's our list on what defines one, from holding open doors to a firm handshake
- Etiquette
The gentleman's guide to proposing and selecting the perfect ring
Before you dive in with a Haribo ring and half-hearted speech, follow our guide to getting the proposal right
- Etiquette
The best places to buy a bespoke engagement ring in London
Here’s our list of the top London jewellers to go to for a truly one-of-a-kind engagement ring
- Etiquette
A gentleman’s guide to the best man speech
Leave your impressions, blue humour and musical numbers at the door
- Etiquette
10 things a gentleman should know before boarding a private jet
Here's what to know before you take to the skies in a private jet
- Members
How to crash parties and impersonate people
In an extract from his brilliant new book, Seth Alexander Thevoz gives us his for-educational-purposes-only guide to gaining entry to London’s vaunted private members’ clubs
- Etiquette
7 simple rules of being a successful online dater
Put the aubergine emoji away, keep things honest, and save the complaining for the fourth date
- Etiquette
How to be the perfect dinner party guest
With heightened standards of respectability come heightened standards of expected behaviour
- Etiquette
London’s most thoughtful jeweller on why details matter to your partner
‘The one that matters most is meaning’
