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Weekly Edit No. 39 — The suit is dead
WEEKLY EDIT
A suit is one of the most powerful weapons in your sartorial artillery. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon, but Ermenegildo Zegna embraces the evolution of fashion by rethinking this garment for the modern era. Plus, we seek out the best shirts in Dubai, try a new form of yoga and take a closer look at BMW’s first true off-road vehicle.
Zegna reimagines the suit
Ermenegildo Zegna reimagines the suit for its Summer 2019 Couture collection, as it looks back on 50 years of ready-to-wear creations
02.08.18 —
By Eduan R. Maggo
Edit Essentials
Gentleman’s Guide to Dubai: Shirts
More than just a garment that complements your suit, your shirt says a lot about you
22.07.18 —
By Thomas Billinghurst
Your Literature Cheat Sheet
You don’t have to trawl through unending pages of dry prose to know a text well enough to fake your way through conversation
24.07.18 —
By Bilal Shadani
Why you should take up swing yoga
The best way to get into yoga is by swinging blithely in a hammock. And here’s why
24.07.18 —
By Mark Smith
Zorawar Kalra: The Prince of Indian Cuisine
Debonair shares a table with the restaurateur who spearheads modernist Indian cuisine with his father Jiggs Kalra through celebrated concepts such as Masala Library, Pa Pa Ya and Farzi Café
25.07.18 —
By Eduan R. Maggo
Barbary: The Brunch Affair review
Barbary’s new brunch menu goes back to the original concept initiated by the English and gluttonously perfected by the Americans: simply a big breakfast for lunch
19.07.18 —
By Thomas Billinghurst
Dubai Square to be two thirds bigger than The Dubai Mall
Emaar and Dubai Holding announce 30 million square foot Dubai Square, to be located in Dubai Creek Harbour
25.07.18 —
By Alex Daniels
Automotive
BMW X5: A BAVARIAN SAND MASTER
BMW sightings in the Empty Quarter are about to become a lot more common. Meet the new X5, the German marque’s first true off-road vehicle
01.08.18 —
By Lance Branquinho
PORTRAITS: Check out how to rock plaid patterns
Whether it’s gingham, tattersall or a classic plaid, stand out from the madding crowd like these fashion-forward vanguards with a flash of the checked flag
Check Mate
Richard James
Seishin Jacket Self Prince of Wales
AED 3,900.00
Code of London
Berkeley grey and blue check 'self fabric' waistcoat
AED 875.00
Emmett London
Light Blue Large Check
AED 600.00
Portfolio
Fit for Business
Functioning at your peak in the boardroom is not just down to your mental drive and determination, you must be physically fit, too
Inside Stelios Mousarris’ upside-down world
The designer behind the nature-inspired Wave City coffee table and other reality-bending creations shares some of his favourite places and spaces in Cyprus
Precision
The Watchmakers celebrating their heritages in 2018
The Debonair selection of the 2018 novelties that salute individual brands’ illustrious histories and key moments in humanity’s with with classy timepieces
Omega releases new denim-inspired Railmaster
Latest Omega Railmaster pays homage to original 1950’s timepiece
Pinpoint Precision: Meet the maker
Dubai Watch Week brings some of horology’s finest to our sandy shores. These are some of our favourite pieces by watchmakers speaking at the event
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