Editor’s Letter
Welcome to Emirates Man FW21.
This is your guide to being in the know. From grooming to tech we’ll ensure you’re ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest gadgets. If you’re into watches, our resident watch geeks will deliver all the details you need to make the right investment, we interview the guys making moves on a global and local scale and we’ll tell you where the coolest places are to hangout. Welcome to the club.
For the cover we have chosen Evgeny Kuzin in The Innovators on page 74.
This issue looks to a fresh season ahead with timeless tailoring for FW21 from Loro Piano in The Gentleman on page 26, the latest drops from OUNASS in The Time Is Now on page 50, and off-duty essentials from new brand By Smiths in Downtime on page 58. Damien Paul, Head of Menswear at MATCHESFASHION tells us how we should approach dressing in Bold Choices on page 42 and we speak to Max Girombelli about bringing Italian sartorial heritage to the UAE in Making Tailoring Great Again on page 54.
Watch obsessives will enjoy the latest installment from The Watch Addict on page 18 while The Elements of Time on page 30 highlights the pieces you should be investing wisely in. We also have exclusive interviews with the CEOs of Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie in The Rise of the Independents on page 46 and Breitling in Shaping Time on page 40. The coolest kit you can buy is curated in The Boys Toys on page 14, the essentials for a modern man’s beauty regime in Well Groomed on page 20 and the best edit of FW21 fragrances in A Fine Fall on page 60 to give you staying power, even after you’ve left the room.
In terms of excellence, we look at the winning mindset and how it drives physical performance in Speed & Spirt on page 72 with Puma’s Brand Ambassador Ahmas Daham and speak to the F&B moguls and Founders of Kitch-In in The Innovators on page 74.
Style and substance are intrinsically linked, Emirates Man delivers both.
Look smart, live smarter.
LOOK SMART, LIVE SMARTER.
Amy Sessions EDITOR / ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER