Chris Beastall

Welcome to Ape to Gentleman’s Top 10 of the Month feature, where we curate the standout trends, insights and recommendations to help you live well and stay ahead of the curve. In this instalment, we’ve handpicked 10 essential talking points spanning every... See more

Padel has gone from curiosity to capital-wide obsession, and London’s clubs have upped their game accordingly. From King’s Cross clubhouses to riverside glass cathedrals, this is Ape’s edit of the most stylish places to play in London. Padel is to modern ... See more

Italian men have a habit of making summer dressing look suspiciously easy. While the rest of us are negotiating sweat patches, awkward shorts and shirts that resemble collapsed tents by lunchtime, they appear to glide through the heat in soft tailoring, b... See more

Summer is where designer menswear either earns its keep or gets found out. Heavy fabrics, stiff tailoring, overdesigned trainers and anything that requires “breaking in” suddenly look like very expensive mistakes when the temperature climbs. The best summ... See more

Summer footwear is a treacherous little business. Trainers can look too casual, sandals are not always welcome once you move more than 12 feet from a pool, and formal lace-ups have a habit of making even a good outfit feel stiff, sweaty and faintly apolog... See more