Style, culture and the good life. The latest stories from Gentleman’s Journal.
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2014 has already seen London filled to the brim with restaurant openings, film premieres and cultural events. We handpick the finest of London’s brightest cultural and culinary offerings for the coming months to fill your calendar. Here is our choice of the best things to do in London right now. Olympic Studios, Barnes After four
Motorbikes, Gentlemen, what can we say – is there really anything more fundamentally manly? The danger, the adrenaline, the speed – just a man and the open road. It’s what real mens’ dreams are made of. Now we could tell you about the best bikes we saw in 2013, or the new releases soon to
This week’s superior property comes to you from the snowy mountains of the Alps. From an outsider’s view, the timber façade, faded wood finish and hand-carved balconies of Chalet Husky does not differentiate it from much of the other luxury illustrious houses bejewelling the Alpine hills. However, take a step inside and you will find a
Ah, we love it when two great brands representing impeccable design, unrivalled luxury and invariable elegance come together. The collaborators in question are legendary brands Bowers & Wilkins and Maserati. Bringing together their principles of style and reputations of quality, they have created the P5 Maserati Edition Headphones. Constructed using the fine-grain natural leather in
With the spectrum of accommodation widening as each year passes, from luxury rental homes to quick-stop house sharing solutions, it can be easy to forget the very bliss of residing in the glorious surroundings of hotel splendour. As the market toughens up, selecting somewhere to stay in the ocean of online reviews and word of
Whilst it is now officially a week to the day that we saw the last fresh faced models march down the runways at LC:M, we can’t help dwelling in the fun and frivolity of last weeks style with a little look back at the best dressed men of LC:M. David Gandy No list of this
Somewhere between the boundaries of masculinity and metro-sexuality lies a black hole that has been left relatively untouched – until now. TGJ were lucky enough to see the King of Cool, Mr Tom Ford, in person at LC:M last week and can report that he was just as suave in person as he is on
Politicians everywhere spend an inordinate amount of time trying to make their every phrase memorable. But be honest – can you ever actually remember anything they say? The harder they try to sound like ‘statesmen’, the more pompous and pathetic it gets – yes, Dave and Nick, I am talking to you. What’s painfully clear
Gone of the days where it was just women who had to bare the brunt of tweezing, waxing, trimming and shaving. No, no, Gentlemen, these days it is more than just gay men, triathletes and the boys of Geordie Shore. But in this new mine field of treatments, products and procedures, it can help to
The etiquette of tie-wearing is as complicated as a Windsor knot – if style can give moral direction (© Martin Amis), then the angle at which your neckwear dangles is a right old ethical tangle. Think about it: what is a tie if not a halfway house between a noose and an arrow pointing at
Finally! 2014 marks the end of our waiting for the next project by the genius that is Christopher Nolan. From the man that brought us Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Inception, here is the teaser trailer for his new film Interstellar, due for release later this year. As we have come to expect from
Classic or innovative, iconic or futuristic, the car has breached the necessities of transportation to become a symbol of power and elegance since Karl Benz brought us the first ever model in 1886. Since then, the market has remained one of the most animated and lucrative ones on earth. The world’s obsession with the motorcar
As quickly as London Collections: Men started the peacocks, the posers, and the photographers desperate for that perfect shot of David Gandy, have resumed to normality. Whilst the fun and frivolity of the three days is far behind us and detoxes and early nights are no doubt on the cards for those in attendance, we
It was a party for the Hollywood elite on Saturday night, as Mulberry sponsored the annual BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party. The exciting event, which celebrates all the actors and actresses nominated for the Golden Globe, SAG and EE British Academy Film Awards for 2014, was held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverley
While past experience may teach us to step away from our screens as we go to view yet another 7 minute ‘epic fail’ montage, YouTube has managed to reel us in time and time again with its endless array of vacuous brilliance. Be that as it may, if you’re looking to achieve anything today, The
Bang & Olufsen Form 2 This year, the technology gods at Bang & Olufsen deliver a spin on one of the world’s longest-loved headphone models; the Form 2. Weighing just over 3 ounces and released in a range of vibrant colours, this sleek headpiece will deliver a better sound than ever with all the aesthetically
He’s dripping in gold medallions, just short of two metres tall and… oh, yes, he’s the fastest man on the planet. If that’s not enough to scribble down on your CV, then he’s now been added to the payroll of one of the world’s largest car companies as its Director of Excitement. Correct, Usain Bolt’s
Style, culture and the good life. The latest stories from Gentleman’s Journal.
Page 606
2014 has already seen London filled to the brim with restaurant openings, film premieres and cultural events. We handpick the finest of London’s brightest cultural and culinary offerings for the coming months to fill your calendar. Here is our choice of the best things to do in London right now. Olympic Studios, Barnes After four
Motorbikes, Gentlemen, what can we say – is there really anything more fundamentally manly? The danger, the adrenaline, the speed – just a man and the open road. It’s what real mens’ dreams are made of. Now we could tell you about the best bikes we saw in 2013, or the new releases soon to
This week’s superior property comes to you from the snowy mountains of the Alps. From an outsider’s view, the timber façade, faded wood finish and hand-carved balconies of Chalet Husky does not differentiate it from much of the other luxury illustrious houses bejewelling the Alpine hills. However, take a step inside and you will find a
Ah, we love it when two great brands representing impeccable design, unrivalled luxury and invariable elegance come together. The collaborators in question are legendary brands Bowers & Wilkins and Maserati. Bringing together their principles of style and reputations of quality, they have created the P5 Maserati Edition Headphones. Constructed using the fine-grain natural leather in
With the spectrum of accommodation widening as each year passes, from luxury rental homes to quick-stop house sharing solutions, it can be easy to forget the very bliss of residing in the glorious surroundings of hotel splendour. As the market toughens up, selecting somewhere to stay in the ocean of online reviews and word of
Whilst it is now officially a week to the day that we saw the last fresh faced models march down the runways at LC:M, we can’t help dwelling in the fun and frivolity of last weeks style with a little look back at the best dressed men of LC:M. David Gandy No list of this
Somewhere between the boundaries of masculinity and metro-sexuality lies a black hole that has been left relatively untouched – until now. TGJ were lucky enough to see the King of Cool, Mr Tom Ford, in person at LC:M last week and can report that he was just as suave in person as he is on
Politicians everywhere spend an inordinate amount of time trying to make their every phrase memorable. But be honest – can you ever actually remember anything they say? The harder they try to sound like ‘statesmen’, the more pompous and pathetic it gets – yes, Dave and Nick, I am talking to you. What’s painfully clear
Gone of the days where it was just women who had to bare the brunt of tweezing, waxing, trimming and shaving. No, no, Gentlemen, these days it is more than just gay men, triathletes and the boys of Geordie Shore. But in this new mine field of treatments, products and procedures, it can help to
The etiquette of tie-wearing is as complicated as a Windsor knot – if style can give moral direction (© Martin Amis), then the angle at which your neckwear dangles is a right old ethical tangle. Think about it: what is a tie if not a halfway house between a noose and an arrow pointing at
Finally! 2014 marks the end of our waiting for the next project by the genius that is Christopher Nolan. From the man that brought us Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Inception, here is the teaser trailer for his new film Interstellar, due for release later this year. As we have come to expect from
Classic or innovative, iconic or futuristic, the car has breached the necessities of transportation to become a symbol of power and elegance since Karl Benz brought us the first ever model in 1886. Since then, the market has remained one of the most animated and lucrative ones on earth. The world’s obsession with the motorcar
As quickly as London Collections: Men started the peacocks, the posers, and the photographers desperate for that perfect shot of David Gandy, have resumed to normality. Whilst the fun and frivolity of the three days is far behind us and detoxes and early nights are no doubt on the cards for those in attendance, we
It was a party for the Hollywood elite on Saturday night, as Mulberry sponsored the annual BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party. The exciting event, which celebrates all the actors and actresses nominated for the Golden Globe, SAG and EE British Academy Film Awards for 2014, was held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverley
While past experience may teach us to step away from our screens as we go to view yet another 7 minute ‘epic fail’ montage, YouTube has managed to reel us in time and time again with its endless array of vacuous brilliance. Be that as it may, if you’re looking to achieve anything today, The
Bang & Olufsen Form 2 This year, the technology gods at Bang & Olufsen deliver a spin on one of the world’s longest-loved headphone models; the Form 2. Weighing just over 3 ounces and released in a range of vibrant colours, this sleek headpiece will deliver a better sound than ever with all the aesthetically
He’s dripping in gold medallions, just short of two metres tall and… oh, yes, he’s the fastest man on the planet. If that’s not enough to scribble down on your CV, then he’s now been added to the payroll of one of the world’s largest car companies as its Director of Excitement. Correct, Usain Bolt’s