• Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box

    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…

  • Mr Porter Paperback – Volume One

    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…

  • Montblanc Black Mystery Notebook

    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 –…

  • Gifts of Note

    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,…

  • Alfred Dunhill: Portraits of Achievement

    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…

  • Diane von Furstenberg 2013 evian Limited Edition Bottle

    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…

  • Grenson + Chivas Regal: Tim Little Interview

    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…

  • Tim Little Presents Chivas 12 ‘Made for Gentlemen

    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…

  • Leica Ultravid 8×20 and 10×25 Edition Binoculars

    Leica Ultravid 8×20 and 10×25 Edition Binoculars

    Sometimes when asked the question “Why?” the only veritable answer is “…Because we can.”. This is almost certainly the case with Leica and their special limited edition high-performance binoculars, the Leica Ultravid 8×20 and 10×25 BL; finished in a natural calfskin with an ostrich-style embossed pattern. That said, in the places we aspire to frequent…

  • À La Carte: Leica X2

    À La Carte: Leica X2

    We all aspire to own something in sync with our own personal tastes, something that we can truly call ‘our own’. This oneness of product is what drives the bespoke market and customers alike looking to create something that has never been seen before, something that evokes that question – ‘Where did you get that…

  • Leica X2: Paul Smith Edition

    Leica X2: Paul Smith Edition

    Paul Smith is a designer that has somehow managed to lay claim to a sequence of colours, colours that transcend fashion to all aspects of design, colours, which upon seeing we can instantly recognise as being part of Paul Smith’s unique brand. This season Paul Smith has combined his creative mind with Leica and created…

  • Alfred Dunhill: Provenance

    Alfred Dunhill: Provenance

    At a time where budget is King, there is extra joy to be found in heritage, quality of fabrication, and most of all, loyalty. Loyalty to your suppliers yes, but also loyalty to your custom by retaining the quality of produce for which you are renown; the finer details that create the ‘magic’. The two…

  • Alfred Dunhill: West of England Flannel Mill

    Alfred Dunhill: West of England Flannel Mill

    Alfred Dunhill use a West of England flannel that has been woven at the same mill in Somerset for over two centuries, a mill credited with inventing wool flannel back in 1803. An exceptional fabric that has slowly evolved over the last 200 years using time honoured craftsmanship. Their flannel is a luxurious cloth that…