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Chapter IX – Making a Toast with Champagne
JOSHUA’s like to acknowledge the passing of another calendar year with a reminiscing commemoration to welcome the New – it’s in keeping with our lifestyle. Many activities will be transpiring as the clock strikes twelve, but one more omnipresent at this time more then at any other is the ‘Toast’. In medieval times, the person…
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Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box
This time of year is always one of joy and reflection of the months gone past, with Christmas serving as the pinnacle event. The colour red is one – thanks to St Nicklaus – associated with Christmas, but also a colour that stimulates a sense of occasion and gifting. Experts in fine wine and owners…
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Mr Porter Paperback – Volume One
Mr Porter arrived at a time when online fashion retail struggled to provide that functional stimulus and emotive connection with male consumer. Now over a year into their carnation Mr Porter continues to examine new ways of catering for those that pine for that aspirational lifestyle; a connection deeper than solely the sartorial, with interests…
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Montblanc Black Mystery Notebook
All ideas are worth cherishing in some guise, but that said some much more so than others. Be it that eureka moment that sits you bolt upright at night, or that idea that grows in clarity like light shining through a dispersing fog, they are all seeds that just might germinate. Our advice to you –…
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Gifts of Note
The word ‘gift’ means many things to many people but at this time of year one particular meaning tends to surface more than most. Despite Christmas being a religious occasion – the hint being in the name – the ceremonial opening of gifts on the 25th seems to take precedence. In accordance with this ritual,…
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Le Beau Male Perfumer – Francis Kurkdjian
Over the course of nearly twenty years of collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier, Francis Kurkdjian has created several fragrances of desire, true to the designer’s signature. In anticipation of the arrival of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new fragrance, Francis Kurkdjian talks about Le Beau Male. Isn’t it risky to reinterpret a legendary fragrance? Not at all…
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Le Beau Male by Jean Paul Gaultier
The focus of the Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male fragrances has always been on the sensuality and inherent sexuality embodied in the scent; a celebration of the ‘homme fatal’. The newest and all the more icy incarnation of the record selling Jean Paul Gaultier scent called Le Beau Male has now been unveiled. JOSHUA’s opted…
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Movember: The Barbershop
MOVEMBER: THE BARBERSHOP The month of November is in danger of being renamed in favour of the mighty and all consuming ‘Movember’ escalating in magnitude each year of its existence. This Crusade against male specific illnesses, has brought a camaraderie to its worldwide participants, with a knowing look, polite smile or abbreviated nod between fellow…
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Penhaligon’s Moustache Wax
Royal warranted perfumery Penhaligon’s have given us another reason to smile this Movember with their lightly scented moustache wax. For JOSHUA’s it is the contemporary interpretive scent of Sartorial imbued in the wax that makes for a particularly pleasant wear on one’s ‘tasche. Penhaligon’s Sartorial: Traditional notes of oakmoss, tonka bean and lavender exquisitely blended…
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Alfred Dunhill: Portraits of Achievement
People with aspirations are all exceptional, but JOSHUA’s harbor a special place for those that actually achieve the unthinkable and turn those aspirations into reality. Such is the case of Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur racehorse jockey who became a champion. Yes there have been many outstanding victors over the years, but Sam is different – for…
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Diane von Furstenberg 2013 evian Limited Edition Bottle
While we pondering on the topic of our health – or at least how healthy we aspire to be – Evian made their timely announcement of their latest collaborative edition, this time with the lauded Diane von Furstenberg. Admittedly, this it’s one of those collaborations which is clear in it’s ambitions to target the female…
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It’s an Issue of Health: Maximuscle Lean Definition
The idea of training has developed from a neanderthalic pursuit of size and strength to a more aspirational type goal, one of good health and functional mass. The once common goal of size augmentation – at any cost – is less prevalent, with the mentality erring more towards keeping fit, athletic – in short, it’s more…
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Grenson + Chivas Regal: Tim Little Interview
‘Made for Gentlemen’ in so far as every brogue that has been handcrafted in times past has been made for men that, at the very least, aspire to be gents. Chivas Regal understand gentlemen, and have chosen the craftsmanship of Grenson owner and lauded shoemaker Tim Little to interpret his art form in the guise…
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Tim Little Presents Chivas 12 ‘Made for Gentlemen
Having taken one step into the office – a warm environment, warmth reified by the crackling wood on the fire – a plethora of photographs greet you, each serving as an indicator the personality of the man who calls it home. After just one panoramic glance around the room you get an rare, alternative insight into the shoemaker…
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