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The Chap was founded in 1999 and is the longest-serving British magazine dedicated to the gentlemanly way of life, with its own quirky, satirical take on a style that has recently entered the mainstream.
Am I chap
Am I Chap?

Vinnicent Jones

This fellow, who happens to hail from New Zealand, probably thinks he is terribly louche and debonair in a smoking jacket. He is, in fact, wearing a dressing gown and strikes the sort of pose one would expect from Mr. Vinnicent Jones while relaxing on the set of one of his appalling motion pictures. … Keep Reading

Am I chap
Am I Chap?

Richard Pye

Richard Pye’s accompanying missive read: “I submit this picture of my self relaxing at home over Christmas. Am I a Chap?” Without getting too spiritual, a picture of your “self” would hopefully not contain an unnecessary (and unattractive) plastic pipe and a cravat that is the wrong size for you. And it you are “relaxing… … Keep Reading

Am I chap
Am I Chap?

Philip John

“Is my acquaintance, Philip John, chap or not?” asks Nick Brickett. One could equally pose the question: if a perfectly ordinary-looking man who hasn’t shaved for a week places a stethoscope around his neck, does that make him a doctor? … Keep Reading

Am I chap
Am I Chap?

Blazer and Slacks

Everything about this creepy man is horrific, from the way he stores his things in plastic boxes to the way he has thrown a half eaten apple on the floor. Living with him must be a combination of utter tedium and constant static electric shocks from his synthetic soft furnishings and his clothes. … Keep Reading

Chap Protest
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The Siege of Savile Row

On the morning of St George’s Day, April 23rd, swathes of immaculately dressed chaps and chapettes gathered outside No. 3 Savile Row to demonstrate peacefully – but firmly – against Abercrombie & Fitch’s proposed plans to open a children’s store there. The protest began in earnest at 10:15am, when chumrades in arms marched around the… … Keep Reading

Croatia
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Croatia Promotes Anti-Chap Legislation

It is a sad day indeed when a chap cannot recline post-stroll on a weather-wood bench and strike up his loyal briar. So when Mr. Gaute Hauglid-Formo from Norway alerted Chap HQ to this provocative sign banning pipe smoking in a scenic park on the island of Sipan – just off the Dubrovnik coast of… … Keep Reading

Movember
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Moustaches Become Good for your Health

Every November, normal men all over the world get the chance to take the first step towards Chapdom by cultivating a moustache for charity. The aim of the campaign is to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. From 1st November, men can register at Movember.com… … Keep Reading

John Wayne
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Dorset Hatter Crowns Cowboy Legend

A British wax sculptor working for an American waxwork museum on a waxwork of cowboy legend John Wayne was in need of the right kind of stetson for the deceased Hollywood actor’s formidable bonce. Mike Wade, world-renowned Bridport wax sculptor, contacted Roger Snook of Bridport Hatters to seek advice. Mr. Wade was trying to locate… … Keep Reading

Scotch Whisky
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Chap’s drinks writer bottles own single malt

Neil Ridley, esteemed and, surprisingly, occasionally sober beverage editor for The Chap, has seized the opportunity to release his very first single cask Scotch Whisky, cutting out the middle man betwixt he and the tempting barrels of whisky in the Scottish Highlands. The bottling, labelled ‘Cask Strength And Carry On’, is a 1998 vintage single… … Keep Reading

Mr. B
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Chap Hop Turns Slightly Nasty

The foremost purveyors of the genre of music known as “Chap-hop” have allowed their personal differences to escalate into a full-blown turf war. Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, well known to readers of the Chap and always a favourite at our annual shindigs, has been issued a terse challenge by his arch-rival, Professor Elemental, in… … Keep Reading

Mr B Gentleman Rhymer
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Night of 1,000 Waistcoats

The Bloomsbury Ballroom Bloomsbury Square London WC1B 4DA Saturday 4th December 2010 8pm-2am The Chap’s legendary “Night of a Thousand Waistcoats” returned for its second incarnation after last year’s tenth anniversary party. Moving the location to the much larger and grander Bloomsbury Ballroom, London’s only remaining original Art-deco ballroom, this year’s extravaganza set the precedent… … Keep Reading

Harris Tweed
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Harris Tweed Turnaround

Sales in Harris Tweed, one of Britain’s last remaining cottage industries, are soaring. This year, more than 630 thousand metres of tweed have been sold, compared with 450 thousand last year. Harris Tweed has had its brush with the doldrums in recent years but, despite the recession, the Hebridean island industry forecasts a healthy future,… … Keep Reading

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