by fogeyunlimited | Dec 12, 2024
CHAP Winter 2024 Zack Pinsent: Gustav Temple meets the period clothier and host of the Grand Regency Ball The Lady and the Vamp: The rise of the vamp from Theda Bara to Helena Bonham Carter The Grand Silver Jubilee Ball: The immaculately attired guests at this...
by fogeyunlimited | Sep 6, 2024
CHAP Autumn 2024 Joe Jackson: Gustav Temple meets the music-hall loving eighties pop star Patrick Leigh Fermor: A visit to the author and WWII hero’s house in Greece The Grand Flaneur Walk: This year’s saunter sans purpose captured in photographs Ian Fleming: The...
by fogeyunlimited | Aug 23, 2024
The Hardback Book The second of three books published by Fourth Estate, The Chap Almanac picks up from where The Chap Manifesto left off, taking the budding anarcho-dandyist into the realm of the spiritual, the mystical and the philosophical. Each chapter is named...
by fogeyunlimited | Aug 23, 2024
The Hardback Book Revolutionary Etiquette for the Modern Gentleman, declared this first tome from Temple & Darkwood, published by Fourth Estate in 2001. Inside, you will find everything an anarcho-dandyist needs to know in order to transform their life and that of...
by fogeyunlimited | Apr 2, 2024
Spring 24: Silver Jubilee Edition. Issue 119 25 Years of The Chap: A gallop through the last quarter century of Chappism Silver Foxes: From Cary Grant to David Niven, the men who went grey with panache Silver Vixens: Ladies of the silver screen who let their locks...
by fogeyunlimited | Dec 23, 2023
CHAP Winter 23 Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer: An exclusive and extensive interview with the Chap Hop superstar The Top Hat: We visit Lock & Co to see whether a tatty Edwardian topper can be restored Casanova: The many other strings to the legendary lover’s bow...
by fogeyunlimited | Sep 29, 2023
CHAP Autumn 23 Gracing the cover of our 117th edition is former Clash bassist, fine artist and solo musician Paul Simonon, who reveals how he styled the Clash in the early days and the importance of trilbies and pin stripes in one incarnation. Berets rather than...
by fogeyunlimited | Jun 12, 2023
CHAP Summer 23 The Chap takes its first look at the folklore of Britain, delving into the heart of ancient Albion via Green Men, pagan priests and folk horror films. Our starting point is The Wicker Man, which celebrates 50 years since its release in 1973, as well as...
by fogeyunlimited | Mar 10, 2023
CHAP Spring 23 leads with an interview with House of the Dragon star Paddy Considine, who also discusses his rise to fame after appearing in Shane Meadows’ early British indie films like Dead Man’s Shoes. Taking Game of Thrones’ nod to the mediaeval era, we explore...
by fogeyunlimited | Feb 23, 2023
Chap Summer 20 The Summer of Lockdown edition of The Chap leads with a profile of Honor Blackman and her roles as Cathy Gale in the Avengers and Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. Also profiled are art deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, monocled dystopian film-maker Fritz Lang...
by fogeyunlimited | Nov 25, 2022
CHAP Autumn 22 The Chap’s Autumn edition meets Troy Hawke, the man who has picked up the baton of anarcho-dandyism by non-consensually greeting shoppers outside British chain stores, dressed in smoking jacket, cravat and co-respondent shoes. Other cravats encountered...
by fogeyunlimited | Nov 25, 2022
CHAP 114 Winter 2022 CHAP Winter 22 is spearheaded by an interview with cinematic legend Sir Michael Caine, who speaks at length about his entire career. In the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, Vintage Egyptologist Colleen Darnell explains...
by alan.owen | Jul 8, 2022
CHAP 112 Summer 2022 Damon Hill: Gustav Temple meets the former Formula 1 world champion Belfast Dandy: A photographic tour of Belfast with resident dandy Paul Stafford Romeo Coates: The life and work of the worst actor who ever lived Spy School: Torquil Arbuthnot on...
by alan.owen | Mar 14, 2022
CHAP 111 Spring 2022 Anna Friel: Meet the star of Pushing Daisies, The Look of Love and Marcella La Bowtique: A photographic encounter with bespoke bow tie makers on Savile Row Katie Thomas: The founder of vintage lingerie brand What Katie Did Valerie Leon: An...
by alan.owen | Dec 14, 2021
CHAP 110 Winter 2021 Jason Watkins: The actor discusses his role in Around The World in 80 Days Jeremy Hackett: A meeting with the legendary menswear maestro in his Savile Row townhouse Around The World in Eight Cocktails: Follow in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg via a...
by alan.owen | Aug 10, 2021
The Chap magazine is the favoured reading material in the UK and around the world for those with a penchant for pedigree. Am I A Chap? seeks to classify every species and sub-species of English gentleman that one may observe throughout the seasons, from the flamboyant...
by alan.owen | Jun 22, 2021
CHAP Summer 21 Daniel Day-Lewis: The actor reveals the secrets of his immersion into demanding roles in films such as There Will Be Blood and Gangs of New York Helen McCrory: A tribute to the late actress by Gustav Temple Get The Look: How to achieve the Riviera Style...
by alan.owen | Mar 17, 2021
CHAP Spring 21 Chap Spring 21 delves into the explosion of music, dance, literature, art and cinema that came just after the First World War and the Spanish Flu pandemic, starting with the force of nature that was Josephine Baker, who took Paris by storm in 1925 as an...
by alan.owen | Nov 20, 2020
Issue #106 Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Gustav Temple discusses climbing Everest, navigating Antarctica with a sextant and being kicked out of the SAS with the great explorer Diana Rigg: Sunday Swift’s dandizette tribute to the late lamented Mrs Peel Blakesby Hats: A meeting...
by alan.owen | Feb 17, 2020
Issue #103 Interview: Alec Baldwin, interviewed by Gustav Temple Ava Gardner: The life and career of the Hollywood legend Robert Mitchum: Chris Sullivan on the bad boy of Hollywood Travel: The Hollywood establishments that recall the Golden Age Sartorial London:...
by alan.owen | Nov 12, 2019
Chap Winter 2019 Edition Published on 15th November 2019 Issue 102 of The Chap celebrates the mad, the eccentric and the maverick artiste, commencing with a surreal conversation between actor Tony Pitts and comedian Vic Reeves. We also meet Dexys frontman Kevin...
by alan.owen | Sep 9, 2019
Best of The Chap is a 300-page collection of the best articles, interviews and photoshoots from the last 20 years of The Chap. This hardback tome includes features from the earliest editions, when The Chap was a slim pamphlet taken by a discreet handful of dissolute...
by alan.owen | Aug 28, 2019
Chap Autumn 19 Edition Published on 14th August 2019 The Chap gallops into its second century, hot on the heels of publication of our 100th edition this May, with issue 101. Helen McCrory reveals the dark secrets of creating the role of Aunt Polly in Peaky...
by alan.owen | Jun 12, 2019
We have a very limited copies of The Chap Magazine Long since out of print and when they are gone.. thats it.. Don’t forget the more recent issues and the hardback books too! We suggest you buy them all! (This sale is for the magazine only.. other Gentleman’s...
by alan.owen | May 16, 2019
The centenary edition of this publication contains a suitably grand sweep over 20 years of Chappism, with a history of the publication from its launch in 1999. Our cover star is celebrated in a 12-page feature on the life and work of Terry-Thomas. The main interview...
by alan.owen | May 16, 2019
The centenary edition of this publication contains a suitably grand sweep over 20 years of Chappism, with a history of the publication from its launch in 1999. Our cover star is celebrated in a 12-page feature on the life and work of Terry-Thomas. The main interview...
by alan.owen | Feb 25, 2019
Interview: Billy Zane, interviewed by Gustav Temple Ace of Spies: The true story behind Sidney Reilly, Ace of Spies Chapmanship: Monty Delaunay on surviving the modern world LA Constitutional: The Los Angeles Tweed Pub Crawl Dandizette: The Doctor of Dandyism on...
by alan.owen | Nov 16, 2018
Interview: John Malkovich, interviewed by Gustav Temple Stilyagi: Russian street style in the 1940s The King’s Wardrobe: A close encounter with the Duke of Windsor’s clothes The Gentleman Adventurer: Steve Payne, the man who crossed the Alps on a Space Hopper The Blue...
by alan.owen | Sep 20, 2018
The Chap Autumn 18 Interview: Timothy Spall, interviewed by Gustav Temple Dandy Wellington: The New York bandleader and dandy Blitz Kidz: Dandyism in the 1980s club scene Old Shanghai: Author Paul French takes a stroll around 1930s Shanghai Get the Look: Country wear,...
by alan.owen | Sep 2, 2018
The Chap Summer 18 Pythons, Playboys, Poets & Hep Cats: interview with Michael Palin, plus features on Juliette Greco, Ocean Liner chic, Philip Larkin, Rupert Everett, Oscar Wilde, Jason King, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Tweed on Film, The Dam Busters, Rowing Blazers...
by alan.owen | Feb 21, 2018
Issue #95 The 95th edition of The Chap is full of royalty, rakes and archaeology THE CHAP SPRING 2018 Interview:Colleen Darnell, the Egyptologist who always excavates in vintage clothing Vanessa Kirby:The actress who played Princess Margaret in The Crown on how she...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
Issue #83The 83rd edition of The Chap whispers from behind a mask. Contents include Vic Darkwood: The Chap’s co-founder on the Semiotics of Falling Over Hats: what cloth to park on one’s bonce Waxing Lyrical: the history and practical usage of the waxed jacket Tom...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
The 84th edition of The Chap has both a lady and a dalek on the coverWe meet Katy Manning, who played Jo Grant alongside Jon Pertwee’s DoctorVic Darkwood, co-founder of the Chap Magazine, examines the art of drinking in a British pub.Laszlo Krass, reporting from...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
The Chap February EditionPublished on February 15th, 2016The Chap’s latest fop-packed issue has hit the nation’s magazine shelves, powered entirely by good old-fashioned steam. We meet Mycroft Milverton, who has converted real briar pipes into electronic vapour-fired...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
The 87th edition of The Chap carries on screaming. Contents include Interview: Michael “Atters” Attree meets eccentric 60s screen icon Fenella Fielding Grooming: we compare the new Wilkinson Sword Hydro 5 with a traditional safety razor Doctor of Dandyism Sunday Swift...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
Bumper 90th Edition Published on December 16th, 2016 The Chap’s 90th print edition is out now, with Neil Hannon on the cover and a full-length interview inside. We also have a long-overdue profile of Louise Brooks by our resident Doctor of Dandyism; some tips...
by alan.owen | Sep 12, 2017
The 91st edition of The Chap adds a sprinkle of rock ‘n’ roll to its pages Interview: Gustav Temple meets rockabilly drummer Slim Jim Phantom Mr. Erbil: radical Chappism in war-torn Kurdish Iraq Brief Encounters: a discreet peek into gentlemen’s undergarments A...
