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While it is true that the gentleman affects a blithe disregard towards the movements of the crowd, and generally makes an enemy of frivolity, sometimes, the chance coincidence of good...

The second short film in our series on gentlemanly pastimes is live.Watch ‘Facing the Flash’ now. In a world suffuse with selfies and numberless photos, the gentleman prefers that those memories...

A modern gentleman is by definition critical, discerning, for he is a lonely soldier in the war against poor taste. However, to remain true to the banner, he must be...

Is the ’t’ silent in Valet magazine?  @chrismodoo furnished us with this question recently, while waiting for his copy of issue 1 to arrive. Being a true gentleman, in his preparation...

5/8 : radio · Valet - 5/8 Radio #165     Valet mixtape vol. 1 In his spare time, our otherwise classicly inclined co-founder and creative director, Kirill Savateev, creates mixes...

In our era, the simple practice of solitary drinking takes on a heroic aspect. To seek a comfortable corner bivouac in which to indulge one's genius is a pastime we must...

Some have postulated that a certain pandemic is responsible for a palpable shift towards dressing down and generally caring less about what one puts on. Indeed, the shift to working...

One of the more eyebrow-raising and sideways-glance-inducing practices is to wear a tie bearing the colours and insignia of a school or regiment to which one has no connection.