Gustav Temple treads in Bogie’s footsteps to be fitted with a Borsalino Fedora. “When your head says one thing and your whole life says another, your head always loses.”Humphrey Bogart’s line from Key Largo (1948) rang in my head as I mounted the steps to Burlington Arcade in London. I may have been a long… … Keep Reading
Billy Zane, in a 2019 interview with Gustav Temple, discussed his forthcoming film Waltzing With Brando in its earliest inception Gustav Temple met the actor in London in 2019 to discuss Curfew, the new series he was starring in for Sky TV. They also discussed his plans to play Marlon Brando in a film that… … Keep Reading
Gustav Temple reviews the new documentary about the life of Humphrey Bogart. “I like people, yachts, chess, politics, a good drink, a good wife, nice kids. I had those.”Humphrey Bogart Hollywood’s ultimate man’s man, and his troubled relationship with alcohol and history of treating his many wives roughly, may not seem the ideal subject for… … Keep Reading
The new edition brings together vamps, Regency dandies, Saints, Victorian bathers and musical Guardsmen. CHAP Winter 24 heralds a new era for The Chap, looking at the next 25 years of dandyism, gentlemanliness and vintage style. Our cover star is Regency dandy Zack Pinsent, who discusses life as a costume tailor and host of the… … Keep Reading
I still find the Eurostar really rather wonderful. You get on a train at St. Pancras and alight some two hours later at Le Gare Du Nord into a different world, where the attitudes, tastes, smells, people and culture are as different from London as sand is to salt. Undeniably, it is quite an anomalous… … Keep Reading
From the eleventh floor balcony of a hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the horizon flashing with lightning, brassy wisps of Mariachi music wafting up from somewhere through the heat of the night, was the sense that we were definitely in Mexico. It had taken nearly 20 hours to reach this moment of Mexican awareness, though… … Keep Reading
On a recent trip to Rajasthan, I discovered that not only does India possess its famous wealth of history and architecture, but it is also one of the most natural habitats for the travelling Chap. My journey took me first to Delhi, only nine hours away by plane but, as soon as you land, the… … Keep Reading
Steve Pittard: England slow bowler by day and gentleman thief by night, A.J. Raffles, is cricket’s most enduring fictional character. His exploits shocked late Victorian society, who found it unthinkable that a burglar might play cricket – a sport synonymous with ‘fair play’. A.J. resides in bachelor chambers at Albany (just off Piccadilly). He can…
“Inspired by the Olympiad,” writes Mark Skinner, “I have taken my first faltering forays in Chapdom. Any hints that I am heading in the right direction?” Sir, you are standing far too close to a market stall selling T-shirts to be heading in the direction of Chapdom. A true Chap would steer well clear of…
The Chap, in collaboration with expert cook Clare Gabbett-Mulhallen, has written a cook book aimed at reviving the lost art of British cookery. Cooking For Chaps trawls through the greatest British recipes from the last 200 years to bring you the finest selection of meals to prepare for breakfast, elevenses, lunch, afternoon tea, high tea,…
Following a 43-date UK Tour and sell-out run at St James Theatre, European Arts Company is delighted to announce that The Trials of Oscar Wilde is transferring to Trafalgar Studios for a strictly limited four-week run. The production will open on Monday 13th October, in celebration of Oscar Wilde’s 160th birthday that same week, and…
