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The History of the Cunard Line

The History of the Cunard Line

From Charles Dickens to Churchill, and Bowie to Bond, Cunard's Atlantic crossings chart fame, power, and imagination, revealing how travel shapes history, identity, and myth....

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The Birth of the Conduit Cut

The Birth of the Conduit Cut

During the 1950s, Anthony Sinclair established a bespoke tailoring business in London’s Mayfair district, an area renowned for exclusive shops, hotels, clubs and restaurants.  ...

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100 Years of the Rolls Royce Phantom

100 Years of the Rolls Royce Phantom

From Gatsby and Goldfinger to Goodwood, the Rolls-Royce Phantom has shaped a hundred years of culture, carrying royalty, rebels, visionaries, and villains with effortless grace....

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Soft Power: A Century of Flannel

Soft Power: A Century of Flannel

For a hundred years, flannel has clothed powerful men in gentle wool: proof that true authority is never loud, but soft, warm and quietly assured....

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The Universal Wine Glass

The Universal Wine Glass

Designed to end wine-glass excess, Richard Brendon and Jancis Robinson’s Original Universal Wine Glass proves that true luxury lies not in choice, but intelligent restraint....

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The Cool-Ray Comeback

The Cool-Ray Comeback

Cool-Ray, the legendary 20th century eyewear brand, returns—reviving their iconic polarised sunglasses famously worn by Sean Connery in the 1965 classic James Bond film, Thunderball....

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To Die For: The Lombe Legacy in Silk and Style

To Die For: The Lombe Legacy in Silk and Style

Exactly 300 years since Derby’s Silk Mill gates opened, the Lombe brothers’ daring legacy inspires a modern wardrobe of bespoke finery - to die for.  ...

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James Bond's Monogrammed Cufflinks

James Bond's Monogrammed Cufflinks

In 1963, a single photoshoot for From Russia With Love immortalised Bond’s elegance - Sinclair tailoring, Walther pistol, and monogrammed cufflinks defining cinematic style forever....

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How to Colour Code Black Tie

How to Colour Code Black Tie

With party season not too far ahead of us, we thought it would be useful to run a review of the various options available when...

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Licence to Swim: Jantzen X Anthony Sinclair recreate Connery's trunks from Thunderball

Licence to Swim: Jantzen X Anthony Sinclair recreate Connery's trunks from Thunderball

To mark Thunderball’s 60th anniversary, Anthony Sinclair and Jantzen have recreated Sean Connery’s iconic “Bondi Colt” swim shorts - faithfully reproduced from Jantzen's extensive archives....

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Two Strokes of Genius: The History and Rebirth of the BSA Bantam

Two Strokes of Genius: The History and Rebirth of the BSA Bantam

Born of German ingenuity and Birmingham grit, the BSA Bantam carried post-war Britain on two-strokes. Now - half a century later - it rides again....

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Jantzen: The Original Swim Suit

Jantzen: The Original Swim Suit

From Tarzan to Thunderball, Presley to Princess Diana - Jantzen clothed a century of icons, transforming Portland wool into Hollywood glamour and cinematic legend.  ...

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Métier Arrives in Manhattan

Métier Arrives in Manhattan

Métier opens in Manhattan, bringing its luxurious leather goods from Mayfair to New York. A new chapter for a house defined by refinement and style....

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A Fan of Flannel

A Fan of Flannel

Flannel remains the ultimate winter suiting: warm, comfortable, and refined. Pair it with Anthony Sinclair’s Conduit Cut tailoring for timeless elegance during the cooler months....

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Any Colour, As Long As It's Scarlett

Any Colour, As Long As It's Scarlett

From Soho’s Georgian streets to today’s London workshops, Ed Scarlett’s legacy endures - celebrated in countless kaleidoscopic hues. Any colour, as long as it’s Scarlett....

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Relaunch of the Meyers Manx

Relaunch of the Meyers Manx

Reborn for a new era, Meyers Manx blends heritage with innovation, unveiling the all-electric 2.0 alongside faithful revivals of the Classic Buggy and Classic Resorter....

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The Land Rover: Churchill Edition

The Land Rover: Churchill Edition

Limited to just ten examples, the Classic Defender V8 Churchill Edition revives Sir Winston’s iconic Land Rover, combining Bronze Green heritage with modern V8 power...

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The Meyers Manx: Freedom on Four Wheels

The Meyers Manx: Freedom on Four Wheels

From Baja 1000 triumph to Hollywood stardom with Elvis and McQueen, the Meyers Manx became the dune buggy that defined freedom, rebellion, and 1960s style....

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Masters of the Rolex GMT

Masters of the Rolex GMT

From Picasso to Pussy Galore, Brando to Brad Pitt, the Rolex GMT-Master became the cosmopolitan watch of legends; uniting art, cinema, politics, sport, and style....

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Pan Am & the Rolex GMT-Master

Pan Am & the Rolex GMT-Master

Created for Pan Am’s jet-age pilots, the Rolex GMT-Master combined dual time precision with its signature “Pepsi” bezel, securing its place as aviation’s definitive wristwatch....

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Pan Am: The Skyline's Brightest Comeback

Pan Am: The Skyline's Brightest Comeback

Pan Am’s golden-age glamour returns as an immersive experience, celebrating its storied history and enduring allure, while charting nostalgic journeys for a discerning new generation....

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Fit for a King: Elvis Presley’s Omega Constellation

Fit for a King: Elvis Presley’s Omega Constellation

Few watches rival the quiet charisma of Elvis Presley’s Omega Constellation—a refined mid-century classic whose timeless style echoes the legacy of its legendary owner.  ...

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The Vanquish 25 Shooting Brake

The Vanquish 25 Shooting Brake

Ian Callum revisits his most celebrated design, transforming the Vanquish 25 into a coachbuilt shooting brake of rare elegance, performance, and practicality.   The Vanquish...

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The Camp Collar Shirt

The Camp Collar Shirt

James Bond's style was naturally influenced by the personal taste of his creator, Ian Fleming, who favoured camp collar shirts when at home in Jamaica.   ...

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Tying the Knot

Tying the Knot

We are delighted to announce the marriage of Elliot Mason to Iona Judd, who now joins the Mason & Sons family with love and celebration....

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The Curious Case of James Bond's Breitling

The Curious Case of James Bond's Breitling

A Cold War chronograph turned cinematic icon, the Breitling Top Time 2002 in Thunderball (1965) is a tale of espionage, elegance, and horological resurrection.  ...

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The Wood & Pickett Mini by CALLUM

The Wood & Pickett Mini by CALLUM

The result of a new, groundbreaking collaboration between the legendary coachbuilders Wood & Pickett and the renowned design house CALLUM, founded by Ian Callum CBE. ...

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Blow the Bloody Doors Off!

Blow the Bloody Doors Off!

The Oxfordshire home that was extensively refurbished by Sir Michael Caine and his wife Shakira in the 1980s is on the market... but you may...

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Fight or Flight? Flannel Covers All

Fight or Flight? Flannel Covers All

In the pre-title sequence of Thunderball, Connery's Bond was engaged in both "fight" AND "flight", naturally accomplished with aplomb in his Anthony Sinclair flannel suit....

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Radford Returns

Radford Returns

If, in the mid-1960s, James Bond had decided to settle down with a wife, two children and a dog, he may have felt obliged to...

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