Ape to Gentleman meets David Gandy

Mr Anthony Elliott, Senior Fashion Editor at Ape to Gentleman spent a few moments catching up with British model, David Gandy. Famed for being the lead male model for Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana he has appeared on magazine covers, in photo shoots, interviews and won many industry awards. Mr Gandy provides Ape to Gentleman with a brief insight into his life. AE: I can imagine it’s been a busy year, what’s been the highlight of it so... Read More

Oliver Spencer Spring/Summer 13

In front of a star-studded audience including Alexa Chung, Dermot O’Leary and David Gandy, Oliver Spencer presented his SS13 collection at the Old Sorting Office as part of the inaugural London Collections: Men. Inspired by Russian modernism and the work of painter Ben Nicholson, Spencer showed off a refined collection of tailoring, knitwear and jersey pieces in a colour palette of cobalt blue, racing green and burnt orange. #gallery-1... Read More

London Fashion Week: Autumn/Winter 2012 Menswear Day Round-up

With it being the last day of the London Fashion Week schedule menswear day is always one to remember. Therefore it only seemed right that Apes – in tandem with Gents – were out in strong force. Among an array of charcoal greys lay outbursts of colour, with the contrasting E.Tautz collection setting the standard. Red and black plaid jumpers were placed over simple white shirts while other ensembles played with exuberant uses of fabric. A... Read More

Friday Five: David Beckham, Stella Artois, Mr Gandy, Vitaman & Evian x Courrèges…

Stella Artois 9 Step Pouring Ritual Stella Artois are masters of portrayal and their latest ‘tongue in cheek’ video outlining the famed Stella Artois 9 Step Pouring Ritual is no exception. The video’s release is in anticipation of the Stella Artois World Draught Masters competition on October 26, 2011, in Buenos Aires. Magnifique! via Hypebeast Evian x Courrèges @ my-wardrobe Following  recent collaborations with Paul Smith, Issey Miyake,... Read More

[CLOSED] Win the fantastic D’Orsay Le Dandy fragrance

Dear fragrance loving Apes and Gentleman, we are delighted to have been offered by the experts over at fragrance store Les Senteurs a 50ml Eau de Toillette bottle of the fantastic D’Orsay Le Dandy to giveaway. What is D’Orsay Le Dandy? First launched by Count Alfred D’Orsay’s descendant, a second Alfred D’Orsay, in 1925, this is a classic scent of the period with unusual notes of tobacco, whisky, ginger and spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon... Read More

Male Model Skin Care – an Insider’s view

The overwhelming response to the question “what do you want from me” in last month’s column was (aside from the unprintable) that you wouldn’t mind a bit of insider information on the male grooming front, especially when it came to knowing what male models were doing to keep trim and tidy. As I am obviously someone who takes their work very seriously, I went all-out in the last four weeks to bring you some prime cuts of sizzling information... Read More

Tyson Ballou the face of Biotherm Homme ‘Force’ fragrance

Legendary supermodel Tyson Ballou has been named as the face of the new Biotherm Homme Force fragrance. Tyson Ballou has previously starred in campaigns for Jil Sanders, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani not to mention esteemed fashion magazines L’uomo, Vogue, Arena Homme Plus and Numero (to name a few). Tyson’s selection shows Biotherm’s statement of intent for this fragrance as they release their new luxury fragrance into the... Read More

8 Zirh sets. All perfect gifts.

Zirh Skin Nutrition helps to ease Christmas shopping with these go-to items that every man will appreciate. Zirh delivers on-the-go grooming with eight skincare sets – just in time for Christmas holiday traveling.  Each set features a custom combination of products that help to eliminate impurities, soothe and treat minor skin irritations and achieve the perfect shave. TRAVEL KIT £28.00 (*products are sized to meet airline guidelines) •Clean-... Read More