Innholdsfortegnelse for January - February 2018 i Maxim

A beautiful timepiece on your wrist has always been a fashion statement, and it’s never been easier to accessorize in style, with top fashion brands producing exquisitely designed watches. Salvatore Ferragamo offers a visually appealing contrast between its blue face and guilloche dial, and its gold accents. It’s a hybrid smart watch that can connect to your mobile device for activity and sleep tracking. The Michael Kors Lexington achieves beauty via its monotone simplicity and, thanks to its stainless steel bracelet strap and bezel, its durability. Not to be outdone, the Louis Vuitton Voyager is crafted from 18k pink gold, featuring a deep-blue dial with pink-gold accents, and a blue alligator strap. The Hugo Boss Navigator takes the modern chronograph look to the peak of refinement, with a scratch-resistant sapphire…

It’s a sunny Monday morning in November and I’ve just flown 3,800 miles from New York to Spain to play tennis. I’m not alone. Beside me on the court are five men and three women from seven different countries. Racquets in hand, we listen attentively to our smiling new coach standing before us. “It’s not too easy to improve so much in one week, so I want you to learn a little and have fun,” he says in his raspy voice. I can’t help being a little anxious anyway: This isn’t just any tennis coach, but Toni Nadal, the man responsible for molding his nephew Rafael into one of the greatest to ever play the game. And this court is at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, in the gorgeous…

A man’s first trip to Savile Row is akin to a second baptism—a rite of passage into the world of bespoke tailoring. The process is no less exacting than it was when Henry Poole & Co. first set up shop on the unassuming London street in 1846. Tailors often require that clients sit through multiple fittings, fabrics are cut and stitched by hand for up to 12 weeks, and three-piece suits typically cost more than $5,000. No client—not a Hollywood movie star or a member of the British nobility—is exempt from these customs. The immediacy of a ready-to-wear lounge coat may seem more appealing (and less intimidating), but men of taste continue to make the pilgrimage to the Row, and with good reason: The result is an impeccably bespoke suit…

RUGBY NatWest 6 Nations Championship | February 3–March 17, 2018 The NatWest 6 Nations Championship is an annual international rugby competition between the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. It is considered one of the world’s most exciting rugby spectacles, given that some of the rivalries date back more than 140 years. England’s home matches are played at southwest London’s Twickenham, the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom, the fourth largest in Europe, and the largest dedicated rugby venue in the world. It boasts a capacity of 82,000 people, and is sure to be packed for each match. TENNIS The Championships, Wimbledon | July 2–15, 2018 The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known as Wimbledon (because of the village where it’s held), is arguably the world’s most prestigious tennis…

As with famous people, in real life the American Bar in the Savoy is smaller than you might expect. London’s oldest surviving cocktail bar— so named because it serves “American-style” mixed drinks—is a peculiar shape, curved like a pill capsule that has been pinched in the middle. Its decor is art deco futurism; the armchairs are low and the cushions are velvet. The bar itself has just four stools. The host attends to the four seated patrons, while the “dispenser” mixes up to 1,000 drinks a night. “It’s so old,” says senior bartender Pippa Guy. “It’s not like a purpose-built new bar. But it is how it is; you have to work around it.” Other things about the American Bar are equally antiquated and unyielding. The establishment currently employs four…

Most of the time, the Goodwood Estate is a working estate, complete with an organic meat and dairy farm. But once a year the private grounds are transformed into a raceway for the Festival of Speed, known around the globe colloquially as simply Goodwood. What began as a small gathering of motoring enthusiasts in 1993 has transformed into a “garden party for the gods,” featuring automotive masterpieces both current and classic. The main event is the Hillclimb, a narrow, winding 1.16-mile course confined by hay bales, cattle fencing, and crowds that line the route. Everything from vintage Mercedes-Benz models puttering along at a few miles an hour to the newest speed demons from the Koenigsegg, Ferrari, and Le Mans racing teams participate in the Hillclimb. A McLaren Formula 1 car…

Daniella Midenge is not your typical photographer. She’s also not your typical model. In fact, Midenge isn’t your typical anything. “I don’t believe in titles,” explains the striking Swede. “I’m not a photographer or a model. I am a lover of multiple things.” The renaissance woman took an unusual path to the heights of the photography industry. She began as an art restorer and a hair and makeup stylist (a role she still performs at her own shoots) and never imagined a career in photography. “I thought I’d be a painter or a director,” she says. “Maybe I still will.” Midenge tried modeling as a young woman, but as she points out, “everyone doesn’t blossom at 15.” It would be years before she went in front of the camera again…

In Italy, two national obsessions—fine footwear and il calcio, a.k.a. soccer—are finally coming together: Members of AS Roma will be kicking off their muddied cleats for leather dress shoes from Fratelli Rossetti. The Lombard shoemaker synonymous with Italian elegance was recently named the formal shoe partner of the famed Rome soccer team. Players will receive customized shoes with their name inscribed on the soles, which they will wear off the field during all official appointments. “We are proud of the partnership with AS Roma, a name that represents Italy all over the world,” managing director Luca Rossetti said in a statement. “The idea is to link the brand with the world of sport, the first love of our father Renzo. Not everyone knows that it was with technical sports shoes…

Everybody knows how to get out of Oz—just follow the yellow brick road. At this point, the path from Australia’s local acting community to Hollywood fame is practically a well-trod thoroughfare. Starting in the 1980s, folks like Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson made the antipodean voyage, and they were soon followed by wave after wave of improbably good-looking blokes and sheilas, all practicing their North Midland accents. And as with any good immigrant community, they will occasionally lend one another a hand. At least, that’s what Ben O’Toole discovered when Gibson cast him alongside a slew of other Aussies in 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge. O’Toole is poised to become the latest to go from Down Under to the top. He stars in 12 Strong (in theaters Jan. 19), based on the…

Starting as a moto-enthusiast blog back in 2011, the Bike Shed (thebikeshed.cc) has become a cornerstone of its Shoreditch neighborhood. Founded by Anthony “Dutch” van Someren, the site began as a community of like-minded riders, customizers, and mechanics, progressed into an annual custom bike exhibition, and has developed into a motorcycle mecca, complete with a retail store, gallery, restaurant, lounge, event space, and even a barbershop. The Shed hosts raucous, sold-out gatherings for every MotoGP race and serves as a meeting spot for moto-crazed Londoners seven days a week. “London has such a rich heritage in motorcycling,” says Ross Sharp, the Bike Shed’s editor. “It seems barely a week goes by where there isn’t a ride-out event, product launch, or just some form of get-together.” The group is planning to…

The late American banker and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller had an opinion on everything, and on the subject of yachts, he was a Hinckley man through and through. “As any sailor will tell you, most of the pleasure of sailing is in the quality of the boat,” Rockefeller once said, referring to his love of Hinckleys. Maker of some of the most coveted boats in the world, Hinckley has been plying its trade on the coast of Maine since 1928. Although known for its stately crafts, which are a mainstay of traditional American sailing, the company recently announced the debut of Dasher, the first fully electric luxury yacht of its kind. For the 28.6-foot craft, priced at upwards of half a million dollars, Hinckley developed a new material dubbed Artisanal…

England’s domestic auto industry is as moribund as the British Empire. Yes, you can still buy stylish Jaguars and hand-built Rolls-Royces, but technically speaking, none of these legendary auto badges belong to a Brit. For example: Jag and Land Rover, two of the U.K.’s automotive crown jewels, are owned by India’s Tata Group conglomerate. Sir James Dyson wants to restore England’s automotive heritage. And more. The inventor of the Dyson Dual Cyclone, the bagless vacuum cleaner that brought him fame and fortune, has long been a one-man reindustrialization movement in the U.K. Which is also why he backed Brexit, the campaign to leave the European Union. “Britain needs to change, and we should have done so a long time ago,” he says. “We’ve ignored manufacturing, we’ve ignored engineering, and we’ve…

If the computing power of an iPhone is enough to send a man to the moon, the multiple computers on modern supercars might be able to solve the conundrums of quantum physics. These cars’ systems are constantly monitored and analyzed, allowing them to adjust for maximum performance and enhanced stability. But more important: That technology is what allows us nonprofessional drivers to get behind the wheel (at least those of us with the means). Noble Automotive will have none of that. If you want to drive their hand-built M600, you’ll need not only the $281,000 it costs, but the skills to keep the 650 horsepower thunderbolt on the road and out of the ditch. Noble has forgone the typical driver assists; you won’t find stability control or even anti-lock braking.…

Even in London’s frenzied dining scene, few openings have ever been as buzzed about as Ollie Dabbous’ first restaurant, launched in 2012 on such a tight budget that he had to bring pots and pans from home. In a spartan, central London space that one reviewer noted looked like a car park, Dabbous’ fresh, pared-back dishes had critics salivating into their sourdough-brown paper bags; the London Evening Standard’s Fay Maschler, the hard-to-please grande dame of London restaurant critics, gave it a full five stars, something she’d done only a handful of times. A Michelin star followed eight months later, as Dabbous was hailed as a new culinary messiah who’d appeared out of nowhere to slay stuffy fine dining with his unpretentious enterprise. Soon, it seemed every London opening was about…

“Waking up in Walthamstow” is something Londoners dread—it means to nod off on the Underground after a night out only to revive at the line’s end. Until recently, it seemed there was little reason to venture the nearly seven miles from the city center to the far-flung district in the northeast. But in the past half decade, Walthamstow has undergone a spectacular renaissance. Greatly diminished are the drugs and drunks, in are the art spaces and artisanal distilleries. As local resident Marcus Bracey put it: “It’s on the up.” If surging property prices are a measure, then Walthamstow is up there with the South London district of Peckham in terms of cachet. Both areas have seen average prices rise by around 130 percent in the past eight years, outpacing the…

I knew I had seen a photo of him in a letterman sweater somewhere, and I found it online with a simple search. He must have been 19 or 20 years old then, smiling, California sunshine chiseling his lean face with steely shadows. He rowed for UC Berkeley before acting, before he had my father. Framed on the wall of my father’s office are two images: one of my dad baring his teeth, pinning his opponent to win a high school wrestling league championship; the second, a photo of his brother, my uncle Johnny, capturing the moment he won a Southern California CIF 880-yard final at a high school track meet. Like my grandfather, they were both accomplished lettermen. Lettering is an American ritual in which an athlete is recognized…

Morgan Motor Company strives to be an outlier. In fact, the company flips a metaphorical bird at its peers with eclectic designs that defy sports car norms. While the competition uses carbon fiber and composite materials invented by NASA, Morgan sticks to its classic combination of steel chassis, wood frame, and lightweight aluminum body panels, which still offers a one-of-a-kind driving experience. Since H. F. S. Morgan founded his eponymous company with the launch of his first three-wheeler in 1909, the firm has continually improved its offerings to keep up with technological advances, while never forgetting its heritage. With Morgan’s current 3 Wheeler, relaunched in 2011 and continually upgraded since, Morgan has perfected this balance: vintage style, modern performance. Morgan’s 3 Wheeler was designed for a single purpose: to squeeze…