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thi year
ye r I received
r ceived a book, Sons S ns + Fathers,
athers, a
collection
le ion of personal
pe s n l essays by some some of the h worlds
wo l s best-
known
st-knowmen about
men abouttheir their
dads,dads,
including
including
a foreword
a foreword
by
Bono.Bono.Contributors
Contributors to this
to this
anthology
anthology include
includeBillBill
Clinton,
whose father, travelling
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William Jefferson
Blythe Jr,Blythe
was Jr,
killed
was killed
in aninautomobile
an automobileaccident
accident
threethree
months
months before before
Clinton
he was
was born,
born,
and who
w o he Clinton
describes
describes
as theas most
the most
important
importantperson person
I neverI never
met;met;
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Sal a Rushdie,
Rushdie who whoshows
showshow howhis hisdad
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raught
relationship
relations i with his father,dad,
d Clement,
Clement, reveals
revealsthethe complexity
complexity ofof
this
this
most
most
human human
of connections;
of connections;
and evenand my
even British
my
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counterpart
counterpart
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Jones, s
Jones,
who was who beaten
was beaten
as a child
as abychild
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by his dismissive,
laconiclaconic
father father
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narrative
that ends that
withends
the most
with tender
the most conclusion.
tender conclusion.
Inspired by these
t ese candid
ca did essays,
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decide to t explore
explo e the h
Father-Son
Fathe - o relationship
rel tio s p in n the
h Indian
Ind an context, a bond largely dei deined
ned
by weighty
ei hty societal
so eta expectations
expect tio s and nd role-play
ole-p ay rooted
ro ted in ancient
anci n
mor
moreses that
t at are reinforced
reinfo ce dailyda ly byy popular
popul r culture.
lt re. If Bollywood
Bollyw od is
any rel
r lect
ection,
on, were
we re a nation
n tion of benevolent
en vo ent patriarchs
patria chs and n sons withw th
Peter Pan
P n complexes.
com lexe . In reality,
r ali y, the dynamic
dy a i iss far fa more nuanced
nu n d and nd
less perfect
pe fect than we publicly blicl admit to. t . What iss it likeik being
b ing the sonso of o
a Nobel
No e laureate
laur ate and nd public
ublic intellectual
intelle ua like Amartya Sen, and how how
do you carve out your own identity dentity under
u der that great rea shadow? And
how much did d d having
a i g a lamboyant,
m o ant, extroverted
e trov r ed father
fat er like
l k Farooq
F r oq
Abdullah
Abdu lah deinee Omars a s more circumspect,
circu sp ct, discreet
discree personality?
p r onal ty
Does having
avi g a superstar
superst r dad ad like
ik Nagarjuna limit l m t your
y ur ability to have
real
rea friends?
fr ends? And what w a didd d itt mean forfo Rohan
Ro a to t have
h ve a i igure
gure as
authoritarian
authorita i n and successful
uccessf l as a Narayana MurthyMu t y as his hi dad?
d d? Our
O r hope
h p
is that these
the e stories
st r es will inspire a progressive
progressiv conversation
conversati n about b ut this
t is
most vital
it l of bonds.
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30 JUNE 2016
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RENZO
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Hes had one job for 40 years,
leading to the creation of a
conglomerate that could be the
next LVMH. Diesels boss man tells
Megha Shah how he became one of
the most powerful names in fashion
without designing a single thing
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LUNCH WITH GQ
LUNCH
with
gaps. The jeans also cost a whole
deal more than the irst pair he
created anywhere between
`20,000 to 1 lakh, more precisely.
Not so long ago it seemed
impossible to imagine how a pair
of jeans, especially a molested one
with abrasions, could be expensive or
be considered luxury. Rosso changed
that. Diesels designs suggested
expertise and whimsy and conidence
products of a crafty veteran who
tried everything else, and then tore
up the old playbook and tried to write
a new one.
importance belatedly and then goes
back to capturing pouty editors without
The fashion world saw Rosso ran evocative campaigns
targeted towards libertarians and
socks, starlets in couture and prominent me as a rebel, an outsider, rebels from an internet-only
bloggers fanning themselves campaign mocking the culture
decorously with programmes. a crazy person of reality TV to a print campaign
He strides past everyone onto the featuring two kissing sailors at the
stage, a little more gauche, a little less brand run by Adriano Goldschmied. peace celebration of WWII, at the
groomed, a cowboy amid urbanites, It didnt take him long to become height of the debate regarding the
most still unaware that he is the most indispensable, and when he wanted American governments refusal
important person in that room. The to leave to start his own enterprise, to allow openly gay persons entry
genius who changed the global denim Goldschmied convinced him to stay, into military service. Hes cultivated
industry forever. creating a new brand with him in celebrities and launched himself
which Rosso had a 40 per cent share into the party circuit. His love of
ttt and 100 per cent creative control. Rosso partying is legendary. Under him,
wanted their offering to be different
A
n hour before that, were being an alternative to the ubiquitous Levis
served sliders and falafel wraps that had captured the denim category.
for lunch. Can I start with (One of his most prized moments is
dessert? he enquires. A waiter opening a 15,000sqft store on Madison
brings him some chocolate Avenue, right opposite Levis, to
mousse in a pot and he plunges encourage the comparison.) He called
his spoon in. Even with food, he likes to it Diesel, the new alternative fuel to
get straight to the point. petrol during the oil crisis.
Few have started so far outside the It was hard, he mulls. No one
fashion establishment as Rosso and could understand the name. More
penetrated so deeply into its centres than that, people couldnt understand
of power and control. A farmers son, the man behind it. Rosso made the
he hails from a town that at one point fashion world uncomfortable. They
boasted two television sets and a car. saw me as a rebel, an outsider, a
The Americans saved Italy from the crazy person. And what they could
Second World War, he says in thickly understand even less was why his
accented and rather troubled English. jeans were selling.
To us, they were like heroes. On TV, Rosso decided he wanted his
I watched Hollywood movies and product to look old. So he began
James Dean strut about in jeans. I was rubbing the fabrics and stressing its
enamoured, continues the 60-year- threads. Distressed jeans were born. I
old father of seven (his youngest is never asked myself how do I become
just six months old). And so, using his bigger. I still dont. I only want to know
mothers sewing machine, he made how to become cooler. Hes pushed
a pair of denims with a 13-inch lare his chair back, away from the table,
and sold them to his friend for three allowing room for him to gesture
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dollars. I went to the discotheque with emphatically, his hands divulging the
the money, he grins. He continued to frustration at his diminished eloquence
make denims, soon creating a hyper- in this language.
local business for himself selling jeans, Since that time, the factories of
and the American dream, to anyone Diesel have been committed to the
with a few bucks. war on denim: stonewashed, ripped,
At 20, he joined a local clothing mended, patched, shiny, black denim
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LUNCH WITH GQ
ttt
W
hen Rosso chose Breganze
as Diesels HQ, a town in
Vicenza nestled deep in the
countryside of Italy, away
from the more obvious choice
of Milan, he anticipated his
top-level employees would have a
problem. Instead, he has the opposite
one. If I need to shift someone to New
York or Paris, they just dont want to
go, he exclaims, shaking his head, his
curls bouncing like livewires. You cant
blame them. Diesel HQ is a grown-up
fantasy land of sorts. Theres a gym, a
bar thats always open, tennis courts,
a spa, a service that cleans your car as
soon as you park it and a relaxed policy
that allows employees to come in late
or whenever they ind convenient.
I feel uncomfortable when the
environment gets too corporate, he not a detail that comes cheap. But among other things, is to keep him
says, his hand swatting away the word Rosso can afford a few eccentricities. intelligible. Sorry, he decides is the
as though it were an irritating ly. Along with Diesel, Rosso has right word. Im so sorry.
After conquering American and assembled a variety of power brands Its a rare moment. Business
Japanese markets, India and China under the OTB Group (Only The tycoons and heads of fashion
are most important. Diesel initially Brave) including Marni, Victor & Rolf empires dont often apologize for
entered India six years ago in a and his most prized, Maison Martin their failures. I have learned my
partnership with Reliance brands. Margiela. He insists that while he owns lesson, he continues seriously. See,
The Indian market is slower. Chinas majority stakes in these brands, he I am not a designer. I have never
growth is rapid, but India is more... doesnt interfere in creative decisions. really designed anything in my life.
he stands up and spreads his feet In 2009, however,Margielaannounced But I can appreciate beauty. I know
irmly to show me he means steady. that he was leaving his company. exactly what I want. Im obsessed
He sits back down and takes a sip of Many interpreted the departure as the with what I want. This makes me
wine. The bottle of red on the table result of a fallout with Rosso the shy dificult to work with sometimes.
carries his name too. Along with jeans, purist dominated by the commercially
sunglasses, underwear and chairs, minded vulgarian who was rumored ttt
Rosso also makes wine. Inspired by his to have pressuredMargielato, among
A
lucky number and the year of his birth, other sacrileges, sign his name to a s soon as he inishes his
he releases each vintage in uneconomic line of suits. Rosso claims heleft for talk with Indian designer
annual batches of 55. Each case holds personal reasons. Sabyasachi a special show at
ive rather than the usual six bottles In 2011, Rosso also tried to acquire Fashion Week and gets up to
Valentino, but lost the bid to an leave, a different photographer
investment vehicle backed by Qatars rushes up to greet him. Sir,
I feel uncomfortable when
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royal family. Its possibly one of the he says, his breathing heavy. I own
the environment gets too rare defeats hes faced in life. When
I mention it, he leans back and shuts
ten pairs of Diesel jeans. I save up for
them. Rosso looks at him without
corporate, he says, his hand his eyes. His energy drops for just a surprise or any heightened pleasure.
swatting away the word as second. Im... How do you say...?
he looks at his communications
He simply nods at him, as though he
understands the instinct. They are
though it were an irritating ly oficer whos nearby and whose job, products of the same dream.
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no actual cannabis in this (or maybe In a city where Pan-Asian is synonymous with Chinjabi, it takes some scouting to find
there is and we cant actually conirm a restaurant thats true to the moniker. This swanky new eatery makes the cut. Honks
it). Its a combination of vodka and menu may be a hotpot of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Singaporean and even some
Vietnamese staples, but it is, for the most part, legit. But even before the food, the one
a home-made mix that resembles
thing that sets it apart is the cocktail list. Pairing drinks with Asian cuisine is a space
thandai, served in a skull (thats the
that has for long gone unexplored, but thanks to bartender Topesh Chatterjees rather
Bollywood part of it) and enveloped quirky resourcefulness, the concoctions here manage to go beyond the regular kaffir
in dragon smoke basically a lime and lemongrass infusions. And while extensive menus intimidate the best of us,
basil-infused vodka thats heated Honks tablet-like (no, not the e kind) one is welcome. But just because its 2D does
up, vaporized and then smoked. It not mean it doesnt have depth. Heres what we suggest:
might jog memories of the last time The Honk Sour is a subtle blend of gin, chamomile and dehydrated egg white. The
you woke up in a strange bathtub in bell-pepper forward Shanghai Bell is rather addictive. In the sushi selection, the Chu Toro
Manali. MEGHA SHAH (medium fat tuna) and Sake (salmon) are especially good. The Trufe Salmon with yuzu
is a winner too. End with an Evening in Kentucky, a gently spiced bourbon drink to pair
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64 JUNE 2016
Where GQ
THE RETREAT has been eating
ATMANTAN | Mulshi this month
Maharashtra now has its very own wellness
retreat that combines healing and ve-star
luxury for a pretty ne result. Its austere,
design-led and lled with all sorts of magic
folk like Pranic healers, Ayurveda doctors,
body composition analysts, accupressurists,
yoga teachers, Taoist trainers, massage
therapists and excellent chefs, adept at
medicinal gastronomy to prod and pamper Fitness Challenge and the Spa Life, and have a
your body and mind into their better detailed daily itinerary crafted for your body
selves. The 40-acre property sits high in type. If you start missing the bar, Pune is only
the Sahyadris, with a 180-degree view of 50 minutes away. MEGHA SHAH
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Choose from one of eight packages, including Taluka, Mulshi Road, Pune, Maharashtra
Aallia Hospitality, down the road from
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One Street Over, makes seafood cool. The
old favourites Gajalee and Mahesh Lunch
Home are the only options in the city.
This is my take, to show the city just how
good and imaginative seafood can be.
THE BLENDER
How has blending changed since the What does the rise of single malts as
1850s, when the irst bottle of Chivas was well as hipper whiskies from countries SORRENTO AT
produced by James and John Chivas? like Japan and Canada mean for the SHANGRI-LAS - EROS
In the old days, youd go to whisky brokers Scotch industry? HOTEL, Delhi
and buy aged whiskies from them, and sell Japanese whisky is in fact very traditional. A new fine-dine that does innovative
them yours. That doesnt happen anymore. Theres a popular TV show there, Massan, Neapolitan fare, but gets the classics
Today, each brand has its own distillery, or which is a bit like Downton Abbey. Its about right, too. The pasta is made fresh, the
several of them. Chivas owns 116 across the founder of Nikka whisky, who studied at the pizzas are wood-fired and the imported
Scotland, which gives us an amazing range to university of Glasgow and eventually married a cheeses and meats are sold at a little
choose from. Scottish woman. When he returned, he set up counter, where they slice it up real fine
his own whisky brand in the Twenties. Its true for you to take home.
What goes into the blending of a that Japanese whisky has suddenly become
new whisky? very fashionable. Its the same with Irish
Once we know what kind of whisky were trying and Canadian. But 90 per cent of the whisky
to create, we look at our inventory to see what consumed in the world is not single malt at all
we have. The inal blend will be a mix of a grain its blended. And Scotch stands out because its
whisky plus a combination of the four malt got universal recognition and respect.
families, Speyside (fruity and loral), Highland SHIKHA SETHI
8 MOUNT STREET
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Amid a soire of posh members-on
clubs and private lounges, 8 Moun
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addresses. You dont need to be a VIP to enter, but youll still
get the Mayfair treatment inside: white glove service, carved
chairs and a luxe bar that wont need you to be on any guest
list. Owned by Varun Talreja, whos got Bollywood ties and
a penchant for glamour, the space has lots of leather, marble
and brass, closely packed tables and a counter for solo eating.
The menu goes big on classic European brasserie-style fare,
which means dishes ranging from onion soup and foie gras
with quince and toasted brioche to a pecorino crme brulee,
pithivier of root vegetables with chestnuts, thyme and a beurre
blanc, Dover sole with brown butter and chives and loin of veni
with celeriac, baby onions and crispy kale, which you can pair w
old-world wine list. Its a quintessential London Mayfair experie
all the extravagance, but less of the snoot. MEGHA SHAH
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the retractable roof, with this one.
Things are chill on the weekdays, but
with a dedicated dance floor and new
DJs every weekend, it transforms into
an oontz-oontz nightclub. The cocktail
bar is in good hands with Charly, the
mixologist from Shangri-la Hong Kongs
award-winning Lobster Bar.
TURN UP: Just before sunset on a
weeknight after a rough day at work. Reserve
the weekends for letting off some steam.
GET ON POINT: Dress easy; you might
need to be more dapper on the weekends when
the rest of the city tries hard to look sharp.
BIG SOUNDS: Retro and lounge rule the
roost on weekdays, but expect funkier sounds
on Saturday night.
DRINK THIS: The Zodiac cocktails are its
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with an Old Fashioned Hype also has one of
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TECH THIS OUT!
INTRODUCING
y Q&A
y TV
y TECH
y FILM
y SOCIAL MEDIA
y ART
THE
U
B SYBODY
You saw a lot of Radhika Apte in 2015.
Even a bit too much, if you remember
that scene in Badlapur, some might argue.
INTERVIEW: NIDHI GUPTA. PHOTO: BIKRAMJIT BOSE. STYLIST: TANYA VOHRA. HAIR & MAKE-UP: MONA ANAND/BBLUNT. ASSISTANT STYLIST: DESIREE FERNANDES
TRENCH BY
BURBERRY
JUNE 2016 71
Q&A
You spent much of Phobia stuck in a house, Hollywood projects: Rohit Karn Batras The Field,
in loops of panic attacks. What was the most with Ronit Roy and Neeraj Kabi. And Guneet
challenging part of such a (geographically) Mongas collaborative project, The Ashram,
restricted role? with Kal Penn. And theres this little Film
It was a task to understand the disorder itself. I London-commissioned short called Oysters,
watched a lot of documentaries; and I come from IM A directed by Pratyusha Gupta, that were raising
a family of doctors so that helped. But the really funds for at the moment. Im particularly kicked
tough part was the schedule: We shot the whole
DIRECTORS about that one.
ilm in 26 days, with hardly any breaks. There was ACTOR. Yeah, Im being offered all kinds of roles now.
a time when I fell sick, and shot two panic attack Theres a lot of female protagonists not just
scenes while I had a fever. But by the end of it, I I LIKE TO feminist roles, but those where its simply a
realized I like this hectic way of working. Also, Im SURRENDER female lead. Like Phobia. And I now have the
a directors actor: I like to surrender. privilege of picking the ones I want to go with.
In your next ilm, Pa Ranjiths Tamil What have you said no to in the last year?
blockbuster Kabali, youre paired opposite After that stripping scene for Badlapur, I was,
superstar Rajinikanth. Was that intimidating? oddly, offered a lot of sex comedies. Im not fond
Not at all. Everything youve heard about that of that genre no, Hunterr was not a sex comedy
mans niceness its all true! Hes so down to and I said no to all of them. Then, after Ahalya,
earth, so humble, so hardworking. Can you I suddenly began getting calls for roles in
imagine: He still has only about two men in his thrillers. And shorts. Id get a call a day, and
entourage, the same guys whove worked with theyd say, Madam, theres a short ilm, there
him for the past decade? My irst day shooting isnt any money, but will you do it? Its still
for Kabali, he escorted me to the set and did happening. But Ive got enough friends in the
all the introductions. When he won the Padma industry now, who have my back: Pawan, Leena,
Vibhushan, and I called him on his landline to Kalki, Vinay [Pathak] is a really good friend,
congratulate him, he wasnt available. But he Gulshan [Devaiah], Anurag Kashyap
called me back at night. Who does that?! I... just
think hes amazing. Youve been quoted saying that youve got
Kashyap on speed dial.
And then theres Leena Yadavs Parched, as [Laughs] Anurag? No. The only people I have on
well as Anurag Kashyaps Clean Shaven, from speed dial are my driver and maid.
the anthology Madly, for which you won the
Best Actress award at Tribeca Film Festival. Ever wonder what youd have done if you
Do you not believe in downtime? hadnt made it as an actor?
I do, of course, but that usually means going home Id have been a mathematician. No, really my
[to Pune] or London [where her husband lives], to grandmothers a mathematician, and I was
chill. And eat: Man, I eat a lot. pretty good at it in school. I think I might still
But, its a busy year. Im also shooting two give it a shot later in life.
TV
B ros, you know that TV show about a bunch of crazy women in prison?
The one that gets your girlfriend going on about important stuff that you
stop listening to 30 seconds in? The one with that hot-as-a-sexy-wet-
summer Ruby Rose in it? Yeah, that one. You need to start paying more attention
to it, because Jenji Kohan and the Nice Guys Of OITNBTM have a lot to teach you
about being a non-asshole.
For instance, when a cute girl comes to you for life advice, dont just tell her
INTERVIEW: NIDHI GUPTA
to do drugs because no one likes sad women. Giggling at your jokes isnt your cue
to bone her behind a hedge. And binge-watching Mad Men alone, when you were
supposed to watch it with bae? Thats the kind of dickhead move thatll leave you
with not much more than apple pie for company.
Season 4 is on Netix this month
72 JUNE 2016
COACH TO THE WORLDS BEST PLAYERS
WELLNESS AMBASSADOR
OF KANAKIA PARIS
ZINEDINE ZIDANE
set to conceptualize and plan the iconic
Z Wellness Holistic programme, spread
LIVE THE DREAM: across approximately 51,000sqft. It will
Imagine living in Paris. The winding focus on the mind, body and soul and
cobbled pathways, the beautiful lush aims to rejuvenate you, inside out.
green gardens, the charming alfresco cafs
serving delectable macaroons. Kanakia This is the first time that a footballer is
Spaces, one of the top ten developers in going to be involved in the conceptualizing
the country known for its theme-based of a real estate project. This association
residences, makes this a reality with therefore is different and stands us apart
the stunning new real estate project, from the other brand endorsements that
Kanakia Paris @ BKC, Mumbai. Located are being announced. His involvement
in the heart of Bandra-Kurla Complex is a lot deeper and positions the brand caf, spa and salon, a mini theatre and
in Mumbai, the property recreates the and project more sharply. Mr Ashish the iconic celebrity gym, Kanakia Paris
Parisian experience, through art, romance, Kanakia, Director of Kanakia Spaces promises to leave you utterly spoiled.
architecture, monuments, fashion and
food. Spread across approximately 2 acres, LIVE THE LUXURY: The real estate sector has grown
Kanakia Paris will have 7 wings with Chic style. Stunning location. And tremendously and is witnessing a
around 463 luxe apartments in 2- and inimitable design. Olivier Vecchierini, a positive change in the coming years.
3-bedroom options. renowned architect from Paris, has been We at Kanakia have always focused on
appointed to design the landscape and a developing the landscape of Mumbai.
LIVE THE GOOD LIFE: few interior spaces of the project. Kanakia Kanakia Spaces is a pioneer in developing
As a first in real estate history, football Paris takes the idea of luxury living a theme-based projects across Mumbai and
superstar Zinedine Zidane has been notch higher, offering residents the best the acceptance amongst the customers is
unveiled as the face of Kanakia experiences, the finest extravagances, the best testimony for us. Kanakia Paris
Paris @ BKC, Mumbai. It was Ashish lavishly pampering them with services is our tribute to mans quest for artistic
Kanakias passion for the sport and and amenities that have been tailor- impressions and we are confident of it
the Paris project that was instrumental made for their discerning taste. From a being a man-made wonder in the city.
in identifying the legend as the right designer clubhouse and 24/7 concierge to Mr. Himanshu Kanakia, The Managing
person to associate with. Zidane is all a luxe swimming pool, party hall, French Director of Kanakia Spaces
FILM
HOW TO
SAVE THE EARTH
AND EVERYTHING 1976
We always knew they were coming back. You know, Jeff Goldblum,
Mr President and their entourage of predatory aliens, screeching
bloody annihilation. Dont fret if youve got no exosuits, Bear Grylls
survival skills or Will Smiths swag: Life hacks and a trip to the
supermarket are all you need to neutralize the ET apocalypse. You
know, according to Hollywood schlock. #Not
1953 CAT-WOMEN OF
THE MOON
t BE THE WHOLE PACKAGE
THE MAN WHO
If your ALFs got FELL TO EARTH
boobs, wears tight t BUY THEM A DRINK.
black leotards and
OR MANY
uses flirtation as a
When David Bowie
manipulation device,
took his cool space
youve got to play the
cadet status a little too
charmer. Never mind if
literally, and tried to
theyre evil lunar bitches
steal all our water, there
trying to sabotage your
was only one rule of
space mission; once
engagement: Alcohol.
they fall for you, the
Lots and lots of it.
only thing theyll wanna
hijack is your junk.
WORDS: NIDHI GUPTA. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES, REX FEATURES, AFP, EVERETT COLLECTION
DUDE, IS THAT A
BIRD? A PLANE?
IS IT...
... DONALD TRUMPS
TOUPEE?!
1957
INVASION
OF THE
SAUCER
MEN
t KEEP YOUR CAR
BATTERIES CHARGED
Because you
never know
when a chance
for a kinky nooky
on lovers lane
will crop up. Or
when alcohol-
injecting aliens
that can be
incinerated by
something basic
like high beam
headlights will
cross your path.
76 JUNE 2016
1988
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
t SCRATCH THE ITCH
If youve called clowns for your brats next birthday,
scratch their noses first. You know, to check if theyre
actually space vampires who dropped out of a circus
tent spaceship. If they dont explode, you can offer
them a puff of whatever youre smoking.
1988
THE BLOB
t KEEP LN2 ON HAND
All that unused
liquid nitrogen from
that epic pool party
(because unconscious
people do not a good
bash make) can now
be emptied out on
the giant blob of goo
sucking everyones
brains out. And voil!
An ice sculpture to
class things up.
1996
INDEPENDENCE DAY
t BOND WITH THE IT GUY
When mind-reading tech-savvy predators are
demolishing everything you love, the nerd will
save the day, sometimes with a simple Mac
virus. Trouble getting the sloth out of his moms
basement? Try Cuban cigars.
2001
EVOLUTION
t STOCK UP ON HEAD &
SHOULDERS
And memorize the
periodic table. How
else will you know
that the only way to
hose down a giant
anus-shaped ALF is
an enema made out
of selenium sulfide,
found in abundance
in this super-
shampoo?
JUNE 2016 77
ART
T
heres a irst time for everything. Enjoy the art (but dont take a selfie beside because you might be foisted with something
Yes, we know where your minds the `10 crore Raza): Any auction worth its expensive you never bid for? Just because
going to, but think opera instead, salt will display the art being sold ahead of you moved, or raised a hand to summon a
or classical string ensemble, the actual event, and have a catalogue with friend from across the room, doesnt mean
your debut alien food experience or, details about the work, including low and high you can be accused of actually making a bid
indeed, attending an art auction. Theres estimates. Pick out the blockbusters and appeal just of bad manners. Placing a bid requires
little more intimidating or exciting than for help from the many assistants conveniently you to register, get a paddle, raise that and
attending your irst-ever auction. And at hand to cue you into why its priced so confirm your number. So feel free to get up,
woe betide you look like an interloper, the high, comparables in the market, the politics move around and try to make sense of why
newbie who walked in without any idea of markets, rarity and trending artists. Its the a distorted bowl of unrecognizable fruit gets
about what to expect. But because every quickest lesson in art youll get for free. the art cognoscentis knickers in a twist.
gentleman must pass this trial by ire,
heres a guide to cruising under the radar Enjoy your drink (but never, ever get drunk): Get in with the insiders: Indias most
instead of standing out like a square peg Alcohol is intended to lubricate those with fat important collectors, or at least a few of them,
in a round hole. wallets and motivate them to extend their bids are likely to be in the room. As are those who
from one incremental level to the next, but the invest in art. And many more who are art
Dressing up vs dressing down: Theres no astute buyer is not so easily swayed. Drinking, consultants and advisors to the biggest names
such thing as casual or relaxed style when therefore, is for amateurs. A glass of wine, even in business and entertainment. Get friendly
attending a live auction, particularly an two, is fine, but this isnt a social occasion as with people in the room and youll soon know
evening one (which is considerably more much as a commercial one. And you can always who bought the Souza, who picked up the
glamorous than a morning sale). When in hit the bar at the after party, to mull over why Husain. And why Amrita
doubt, stick to formal. Ladies, precious the `40 lakh sculpture sold for `4 crore. Sher-Gil still sets the pulses
solitaires in those lobes speak of refinement; of a young punter racing,
gentlemen, jackets are preferred. But if youre The auctioneer is a frenemy: He (or she) 75 years after she died.
bidding for the cover lot, no one will care that oozes warmth and confidence, but dont be Kishore Singh is a curator and
you came in sneakers. fooled theyve probably trained with theatre art auctioneer
Sharply tailored clothes, sleek shoes and stylish accessories create a compelling vision of the quintessential Nexa Man. And just
like the new experiences at the Nexa Showroom, the things that define this man run deep. Hes fashionable yet selects styles
that accentuate his mood. Hes talented but still believes that art (be it music or a painting) should be timeless. Hes not afraid of
experimenting but he appreciates the emotions attached to a classic. Furthermore, just like the Nexa Showroom hes always on top
of international trends. Heres a look at some of the many facets of his personality and how he dresses it.
A classic, be it a book or a style, is The Nexa Man owns a collection of the If he isnt cracking a business deal, hes
timeless. The Nexa Man understands rarest LPs, an autographed poster of probably painting a canvas or playing
this, which is why youll probably see Coldplay and a Victorian chair that he the saxophone. He can be analytical,
him wearing an heirloom watch with picked up at an auction. His tastes are but he has a creative side. Just like his
pride. For a fund-raising event, he knows unpredictable and he has an eye for the expertise, which spans different subjects,
that a black tux works like magic. At the unusual, even with his wardrobe. But the his dressing style is an unlikely fusion of
annual derby, youll see him making an manner in which he brings it all together is diverse elements. Think blue jeans with
entrance in a Baleno Nexas flagship what defines him. Cream trousers, a crisp a gingham shirt, a polka-dotted bow tie,
car dressed in a grey three-piece suit, white shirt, a textured vest, a chequered a vest and a bomber jacket. On a casual
because hes aware of the fact that while bow tie and navy jacket is something the day, the Nexa Man lets his clothes reflect
fashion fades, style is eternal. Nexa Man will pull off in style. his state of mind.
Shady
Characters Who Tweeted It:
Jaden Smith or Cher?
Can you match the
riddles below to the correct
Twitter oracle?
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is it
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3,000 condoms in JNU everyday? Well,
3,000 tissues in IIT everyday. Take that JNU.
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@frankiemuniz
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wid d Pope dan @ThatKevinSmith
any of d (Im sure [describing sex
Even when he isnt facing butt-play wonderful)women with his wife]
allegations, no one is more thrilling d media hs ben Ten years in
on Twitter than Kanye West. Yes, naming. Thanks but and we bone
he has a tendency to delete tweets no thanks. like were
when he thinks no one is watching cheating
(never mind the 19 million followers), on each
but his feed still offers everything other WITH
you want from a celeb account: Flash each other.
floods of 140-character confessions; Sometimes A decade-
a behind-the-scenes look at his I get emotional plus and her
private life; a look at the behind of over fonts clit/brown/ Ickiest
his private wife; public catfights; I have no interest taint-area
I hate when Im on a in working with Overshare
outlandish and totally unrelatable
anyone who is
still pOwns
flight and I wake up with
complaints about the trappings of his a water bottle next to me too important or my dick.
wealth. Enjoy this sampling of our like oh great now I gotta too good or too
favourite masterpieces from Twitters be responsible for this traditional to
frenzied Van Gogh. water bottle take a call at 3am *Tweet later deleted.
Rita claimed she was
hacked.
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TECH
JAEGER BOMBS
This month, watch two giant piloted robots take each other down,
Pacific Rim-style, in the worlds first mech duel. Euro 2016 who?
A robot-maker
Karugo Kuratas
made history by
uttering four words: Yeah,
Ill ight. Absolutely. He
pugilists pound on each
other in an arena on neutral
ground (ie, not the US or
Japan) until KO.
The contenders: The US
The arsenal: Paintball
guns; but Kuratas, amused
by the super-Americanness
of it all (make big things
and put guns on them, he
declared this in a YouTube grungy, two-person-piloted scoffed), wants to spice things
video, accepting American Megabot Mk II, 12,000 up with a melee combat.
startup Megabots challenge pounds of gasoline-powered The reward: Bot supremacy.
to a giant bot duel. And just fury, vs Japans slick black And, if this whole shebang
like that, a generation of Tony Kuratas, a single-pilot, lasts for more than 60
Stark-worshippers found new 9,000lb monster with twin seconds, an exciting new
purpose to life. gattling guns and a full spectator sport.
86 JUNE 2016
EXCLUSIVE
ATHERS
AND
SONS
NO TWO FAMILY DYNAMICS ARE THE SAME, BUT SOME ARE DEFINITELY MORE INTERESTING THAN
OTHERS. THE SON OF INDIA S MOST WELL-KNOWN TECH GIANT CANT HAVE HAD THE SAME CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES AS A MAN WHO GREW UP BEING QUIZZED BY ONE OF THE SUBCONTINENTS SHARPEST
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC MINDS. THE INNER WORKINGS OF A KASHMIRI POLITICAL DYNASTY CANT
RESEMBLE THOSE OF A SOUTH INDIAN CINEMA FAMILY. OR CAN THEY?
EDITED BY DAVE BESSELING
OMAR ABDULLAH
T
he street entrance is like a wine shop at closing Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, and Im here to speak with the
time: the squeaky grille three-quarters shut to Dr and his son, Omar Abdullah, family slacker at one six-year
mitigate an evenings hooch rush. But on the stint as J&K CM, things could have been far more invasive.
misty tilt of Srinagars Gupkar Road at 11am, As an individual, or as a member of this family, says Omar,
its not Royal Challenge in anyones hands but gazing up at the gathering grey clouds, our lives are on the line
walkie-talkies. Its security pat-downs, not pervy-uncle touches. every time we step outside the four walls of our house.
Considering this is the home purchased in 1974 by legendary Having pounced from his black Land Rover, buttoning
statesman and two-time leader of Jammu & Kashmir, Sheikh his black jacket over a pastel T-shirt and quick to apologize
Abdullah, now residence of his son, three-time J&K Chief for his delayed light the once youngest CM in India schleps
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AS A MEMBER OF
THIS FAMILY, OUR
LIVES ARE ON THE
LINE EVERY TIME
WE STEP OUTSIDE
THE FOUR WALLS
OF OUR HOUSE
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it commercial these days Omar leads us up a steep set of son, baiting and joking and teasing each other. Just that in
stairs. Above is a double-dormered house behind a small ofice their case, the roles are reversed. Abdullah Senior is the antsy
complex, the Abdullah familys the Abdullah partys legacy one, playfully petulant that the rain is going to cost him his
in wood and brick. I accept a hold on the open front door, afternoon round of golf:
asking, Does that word bother you, Legacy?
It would be impossible to deny that there is one, says the Do you go goling with your father?
46-year-old, leading us onto the soft beige carpet of the living Much to his eternal disappointment, sighs Omar, the bug
room. There is the legacy that one inherits through the family, didnt catch. I even took lessons, bought a couple sets of clubs
as well as through the party. Its dificult to understand that in from him, which are now gathering dust.
a democracy you can have a system of inherited leadership, Farooq is quick to interject. Just like I dont go to the gym.
but particularlyin the Subcontinent, you see it inall spheres
sport, cinema, business and politics. People tend to forget that if Do you ever try to take him to the gym, Omar?
you dont perform, you perish. Who me? The gym? Farooq wrings his hands, My god.
Today the second day after swearing in Mehbooba Mufti, Shaking his head like Santa Claus has just been introduced to
head of a PSP-BJP alliance, the states irst female CM and the Skrillex, he pouts, Can we go now? Are we inished?
daughter of the former CM who passed away this January Omar is as measured as he is candid, but always friendly,
the National Conferences 15 seats look closer to perishable and reassures me, after Farooq makes a quick escape from the
than performative. bright photographers lights in the Lalits Maharaja suite, Dont
That means its an even more important time for us, worry, I wont let him run away.
says Omar as party spokesman, but, on a purely human Just one of many instances where Omar plays herder,
level, I cant help but have a certain amount of sympathy for timekeeper, conversation-subject returner. Essentially, the
Mehbooba Mufti. parent. Or at least the upstanding uncle to an incorrigible
Farooq joins us, smoothing his black bandhgala to sit, scamp hes been left to babysit for the day.In more political
his signature karakul perched off the north-east side of terms, a handler tamping the blowhard. But at his age, Farooqs
his dome. The 78-year-old iddles simultaneously with two earned his ease of speech.
mobile devices, an iPhone 6 and a far-lesser handset that Omar is very balanced, he quips, Im the one who is
would have been described on The Wire as a burner. unbalanced. Quite frequently.
We settle in around the glasstop coffee table, on which lie [Omar shakes his head, chin in his chest.]
newspapers with headlines like Mehbooba Lists Security
As A Major Challenge. Is there ever a problem separating family from politics?
She will be missing her fathers counsel and advice at a It doesnt happen, laughs Farooq.
time like this, says Omar, while Farooq uses his iPhone to My mom used to try sometimes, grins Omar. Shed say
request a mug of tea. The biggest advantage Ive had is such Keep the politics away from the dining table, but it was not a
an extended period of time to rely on Dads advice and counsel, hugely successful venture on her part.
which is something that he didnt have because he started in
1980 as a Member of Parliament, and my grandfather passed What would be a subject you guys wouldnt feel
in 82. Ive had it my entire career. I doubt very much that comfortable talking about?
Mehbooba has anybody who she can turn to in that way. My dad and I are close, we work together, but I am not one of
My father? responds Farooq when I turn Omars comment those who believes my parents also have to be my best friends,
to him. While I was growing up he was always in jail. It was that I have to share every emotion, every action of mine with
my mother who raised us Advice? Not to get into politics. He them. Nor would I expect them to share theirs with me. So it is a
told me it would take away my entire life. parent-child relationship.
The space is a modest presentation of knick-knacks and
family photos, a TV atop an unremarkable wooden cabinet, So that family model carries over to working together?
a few shelves with dominoed books a Gandhi tome or two, It does. It removes the chances of any misunderstanding.
Dan Browns Da Vinci Code and a couple dozen DVD cases Because there are any number of people who would like to take
spanning oeuvres from Bari to The Hangover parts 2 and 3. advantage of a breakdown of communication between the two
Sometimes when my wife is away, I try to set up some of of us. And if there isnt, they would like to create one.
these things, says Farooq with a mischievous snicker that And they have always tried, says Farooq. They will do
wont be the days last while Omar throws his head back, as ridiculous things.
if to laugh, but on mute. Ive been trying to get Dad more into Like just by chance, the cameraman has caught us when
streaming and Netlix, says Omar. Dad is looking left and I am looking right. Which happens. We
I like some of these American series very much, says are not supposed to be staring at each other all the time, but
Farooq. Ive just inished House Of Cards. then people say, Look there is a rift, a ight.
Whats unsettling here isnt the private proximity to
Kashmirs most signiicant political family, no doubt party What about your children, Omar. How are their political
to some Underwood-esque scenarios in their time. Its that ambitions shaping up?
over the course of our day together, from private moments I dont know, its too early to tell. But I would say to them what
like sharing an umbrella with Farooq down the front stairs, has been passed on through the generations.
holding his arm lightly, juuuust in case of a slip, to shooting the
pair at the Lalit Grand Palace, surrounded by a full dozen- Which is?
agent security detail, the pair behave like any other father and Dont.
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OMAR IS VERY BALANCED, QUIPS FAROOQ,
I AM THE ONE WHO IS UNBALANCED.
QUITE FREQUENTLY
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SHOES BY ERMENEGILDO
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ON CHAITANYA: SHIRT BY
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NAGARJUNA
CHAITANYA AND
AKHIL AKKINENI
PHOTOGRAPHED BY MANISH MANSINH STYLED BY TANYA VOHRA INTERVIEWED BY DAVE BESSELING
JUNE 2016 97
ROHAN MURTY ON
NR NARAYANA MURTHY
Over the years my relationship with myfatherhas evolved and transformed signicantly from
strictly hierarchical to that of an equal: From an authoritative gure who commanded I do as he says, to a friend
who merely gives advice when I seek it. From afatherwho seemed incapable of talking about anything
but computer science, physics or mathematics, to a friend who discusses life, philosophy and my social pursuits.
Advice from my father has existed in two different phases, and though his more memorable quotations
might not include the precise words he said at the time, they capture the spirit of conversations that have
remained etched in my mind.
NRN, MY FATHER
You dont know what youre doing, this is not how you write code!
NRN commenting on my C code. Age 8
This, Rohan, is not how you solve the problem. Where are the steps that demonstrate the
thought process?
The problem statement? Write them neatly! Let me show you how.
A very strict (and upset) NRN despairing at my attempt to solve a physics homework problem. Age 12
You must under-promise and over-deliver. Not the other way around.
NRNs reaction when I proclaimed I would achieve a certain rank in class. Age 13
Do not take random classes in college. Listen to me. Take freshman physics and other
required courses.
Or else, you will never graduate!
A very upset NRN disapproving of the advanced and unconventional coursework I took during my freshman
year in college. Age 17
I bought a wonderful mathematics book for you. Its about this classical theorem
NRNs abrupt change (again) in conversation when I attempted to talk about a girl I met in college
NRN, MY FRIEND
Your class was way too complex for me to understand. But it was fantastic! How did you learn
all this material?
NRN after sitting through a class I taught in college
Have you met anybody in graduate school? Or after? How are things on the social front?
An inquisitive NRN on whether I've met a nice girl yet
Its Friday night! Why dont you go take a break from work and go out?
NRNs advice to me on many Friday nights
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BECOMES
THE FATHER
AND THE
FATHER
BECOMES
THE SON.
MARLON BRANDO,
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KABIR SEN ON
AMARTYA SEN
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANNA TABAKOVA
O ne of my earliest childhood
memories is of playing with my
father in the garden of our family
home in London. When I was
three or four, I remember how excited I would be when my
father would return from work and slam shut the front door
of my mother made my childhood relationship with my father
even more robust, as it forced us into developing a much
closer personal relationship than we had enjoyed previously.
I will never forget his response on the day my mother died,
when I asked him, Who will be my mummy? I will, he
answered with certainty, I will be both.
of our Victorian house in Kentish Town. I would beg him When our family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in
to immediately come and play with me on the living-room the summer of 1987, I remember feeling very resistant. I had
carpet probably exactly what he wanted to do after a long developed close friendships with classmates and neighbours
drive back from Oxford! I remember thinking how much in London and I didnt want to lose them. The thought of
I missed him when he was away at work, and also recall making new friends in the Boston area felt intimidating, but
wishing he didnt work so far away from where we lived. in retrospect, my fathers decision to move to America was
Although I probably had mixed feelings about it at just the fresh start we needed as a family. In addition to
the time, I now have very fond childhood memories quickly developing friendships as a student at the Shady
of my father challenging us to, in his words, exercise Hill School in Cambridge (which is also where Ive been
your minds. While waiting for a plane or a train working for the past seventeen years since 1999), I began to
(when travelling in India, Italy or elsewhere), it was not fall deeply in love with all things music-related. I sang lots of
uncommon for him to perplex us with math riddles or Beatles songs as a boy, wrote original lyrics, played piano,
problem-solving scenarios. He always expected us to learned the guitar and drums. As someone who has now built
put forth our best effort in anything we took part in, and a professional career around teaching music to children, as
we knew no other way. Whether it was debating social well as writing and performing original hip-hop music, it is
justice issues, British politics, Nicomachean ethics or even easy to look back on my fathers decision to move his family,
extra math practice (as he liked to call it) even at the and that period of my life in particular, as being extremely
dinner table my father took great pleasure in asking us inluential. To quote some lyrics from the title track of my
to consider different perspectives, remain open-minded, most recent solo album, No More Excuses, it was time to start
and he almost always asked us to explain our thinking on living for the moment, its your life you can control it, its your
a particular subject. These are values that I continue to world make sure to own it, take a risk, do something rare,
hold in high regard today as a music teacher, a professional no more excuses about the past.
musician/songwriter, and a father of three. I remember the immense sense of pride I felt in 1999
My mother, Eva Colorni, left us far too soon she died when my father was awarded both the Nobel Prize and the
of cancer on July 3, 1985, when I was eight-and-a-half years Bharat Ratna. I was a senior at Wesleyan University at the
old. Needless to say, this was an extremely dificult period time. Another highlight was travelling to the White House
in all our lives. In the short time that I was lucky enough to and watching him receive a National Humanities Medal from
have my mother in my life, it was easy to understand that President Barack Obama in 2012.
she was an absolutely amazing Italian woman: brilliant, As my wife Rebecca and I raise our three children in an
beautiful, creative, loving, funny, courageous, adventurous ever-increasingly complex world, I hope to weave my fathers
and passionate. The loss of my mother was, and continues values of kindness, intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness
to be, the most harrowing experience of my life, but it also and social justice into the fabric of our own childrens lives.
remains a source of empowerment for me when I am in need And, in order to exercise their minds, I may even have to
of summoning personal strength. Not surprisingly, the loss include a little extra math practice to go with it.
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Joshua Kimmich
GERMANY
Six months ago, Joshua Kimmich had racked up just one
minute of playing time in the Bundesliga. Now hes all set to
get his first national cap at Euro 2016. Much of the credit goes
to Pep Guardiola, who recognized the 20-year-olds talent
as a defensive midfielder and helped turn him into a strong
central defender just like he did with Javier Mascherano at
Barcelona. Two things set Kimmich apart from other German
fullbacks: First, he boasts some of the best passing stats
alongside veteran Bayern teammate Xabi Alonso. Second,
and perhaps more importantly, hes willing to take part in an
attack by drifting forward, joining an elite class of ball-playing
defenders that includes Franz Beckenbauer and Gerard Pique.
The world champions back line has looked shaky since Per
ILLUSTRATION: BY TWO DESIGN. IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK
Andriy Yarmolenko
UKRAINE
You probably havent heard of Andriy Yarmolenko. And its
probably because the 26-year-old plies his trade at Ukranian
club Dynamo Kiev, far from the shutterbugs of English or
Spanish football. Thats no reason to underestimate the winger
though. Linked to the Premier League for the past three years,
Yarmolenko is most likened to Arjen Robben for his belter of a
left foot, which he likes to use after cutting in from the right. At
six feet tall, Yarmolenko is an unorthodox winger, with a quick
turn of pace and an insatiable appetite for goals. But perhaps it
his versatility of deputizing at centre forward that makes him
key to Ukraines continued upward progression at the Euros.
Dele Alli
ENGLAND
Its easy to get caught up in the media hype for an English player
any young gun who can kick a ball decently is crowned the
next George Best. But when Manuel Neuer, the best goalkeeper
in the world right now, tells you hes impressed by a kid from
England, you take him seriously especially considering that
this 20-year-old was not even on Tottenhams bench until this
season. Turns out Alli is more old-school compared to modern
midfielders, because he doesnt specialize in just one aspect of
the game: If he isnt helping out the attack with a thunderous
strike or a pinpoint assist, Allis more than willing to track back,
snap at the oppositions heels and lunge for a challenge.
ovember 2015. Stade de France, Paris. Longest Day, France had witnessed its Longest Night.
France v Germany, friendly. This night, Friday the 13th. Paris, Hemingways muse, his
Eighty thousand spectators, which includes moveable feast, was now a horror story.
the countrys president Francois Hollande and
prime minister Manuel Valls, have their gaze
fixed on Patrice Evra, who is standing on the
ball by the right flank. Evra, though, has his gaze fixed on his n 2014, just two years prior to France hosting the 2016
mortality.
The right-backs neck is twisted 180 degrees; each of his
five heightened senses now focusing in the direction of a most
IUEFA European Championship this month, the country
was the most visited on the face of this planet 83.7 million
footfalls. The Euro was at its peak, nearly matching the
morbid disturbance. International footballers are accustomed British pound. And its favourite son was still Michel Platini.
to the guttural boom of firecrackers and the burning touch Platini the man who gave France its first major trophy,
of a hooligans flare. In his bones, Evra knows the current Euro 84, on home soil no less, by scoring nine times (the
occurrence is neither. next best in the tournament was three), including in the final
Outside, between gates J against Spain was also
and H, a caf owner named the second most powerful
Engin has just witnessed a man man in all of football.
dressed in a Bayern Munich But 12 months is a long
jersey blow himself up. Within time. By December 2015,
seconds, Engin will hear two a month after the attacks,
more explosions in the vicinity. Platini usurped from
Within minutes, he will hear his UEFA presidency and
about the attacks in cafs and banned from the sport for
theatres across central Paris six years on the charges of
that will go on to cost 130 corruption had become
innocent lives. Within hours he the second most hated
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F
championship to be played
in the shadow of fear and
overwhelming security. In 2010, on
of two behemoths and Frances
leading goal-scorers, Franck Ribery
and Karim Benzema Ribery to an
the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations, unforeseen retirement, Benzema to an
Togos team bus was attacked by terrorists in Angola, the host indefinite ban by the French football federation for allegedly
nation. Three were killed Togos assistant manager Abalo blackmailing his teammate, Mathieu Valbuena, with a
Amelete, a media officer and the bus driver and the team sex-tape.
pulled out. Deschamps and France will now rely on Kante and
Yet, the show went on in Angola. Manchester Uniteds Anthony Martial, two first-timers at
Hollande, for one, echoes that sentiment. We must the majors, to fill that void. Saut these rising talents in a
show that sport, like culture, like our lifestyle, will not yield pan of pure cream (Juventus Paul Pogba, Atletico Madrids
to this pressure and this threat, he said, immediately after Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrids Raphael Varane and
taking his seat in the royal box of the Stade de France, Arsenals Olivier Giroud) and you have a delicious spread. An
perched high above a ground capsuled in the metal of immoveable feast.
sniper rifles. Within this ring of unprecedented security, in
the very spot that the French players and coaching staff had
spread mattresses on which to spend the night of the attacks
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(in solidarity with the German team, who werent allowed to July 10, 2016. Stade de France, Paris. France v *insert
leave the stadium), Les Bleus took on Russia for a friendly opponent*, Final
in March. If France were to achieve said perfection on said stage,
They won 4-2. Leicester Citys NGolo Kante, featuring in Deschamps and a football-loving country will breathe an
his first ever international starting XI, opened the scoring. hour finer than their finest.
WORDS: LANIE GOODMAN, MERYL D'SOUZA (STADE VELODROME). IMAGE: ALAMY, GETTY IMAGES, REX FEATURES
Indulge in whimsical accompanied by polenta
cuisine at LAromat, fries and soup in a glass.
WHERE TO STAY IN where Sylvain
MARSEILLE Robert creates the 49 rue Sainte,
Escape the urban buzz by the bouillabaisse burger: Marseille (00 33 4 91
palm-shaded pool of the four- A reined twist on a 55 09 06; laromat.com).
bedroom Casa Honor. This local dish, it is ish Dinner for two about 70
elegant, riad-style B&B is owned served on a bun with without wine
CASA HONOR (AND BELOW)
by the designer Annick Lestrohan
(her interiors boutique is next
door), who transformed a former
printing factory into a sunny oasis
of tranquillity. The property is
decorated with original furnishings
and the rooms have Lestrohans
monogrammed white linens.
123 rue Sainte (00 33 4 96 11 01 62;
casahonore.com)
MAMA SHELTER (AND RIGHT)
A 10-minute stroll from
Marseilles port is Mama Shelter
Marseille. The southern sister of the
Philippe Starck-designed low-cost
hotel in Paris already has a buzzing
bar scene.
64 rue de La Loubire (mamashelter.
com/marseille)
QUARTIER DU PANIER
Explore the crooked, narrow streets of the PARC BORLY
Quartier du Panier, the oldest part of the city,
where the Greeks built their temples. This leads
became an infamous prison for galley slaves
to the Centre de la Vieille Charit, probably the
and rufians, then thousands of Huguenot
most beautiful poorhouse ever conceived.
prisoners. Its most famous inmate, in iction,
was Alexandre Dumas Count of Monte
MUSE DES DOCK ROMAINS
Cristo. It is an impressively bleak spot which
The Muse des Dock Romains, Place de
commands great views of Marseille.
Vivaux, is a unique and intimate museum
where the vast dolia (grain storage jars) share
THE ARAB QUARTER
space with Roman treasures mainly found in
For a different angle on the city, visit the
shipwrecks. NTRE DAME DE LA GARDE Arab quarter: Wander past the stores selling
spices and fresh almonds in bulk in the rue
JARDIN DES VESTIGES
dAubagne.
For a picture of an even earlier civilization, visit
the Jardin des Vestiges (rue Henri-Barbusse),
LESTAQUE
where a public garden, loodlit at night, has
LEstaque (which means connection in
been created in the remains of the original
Provenal), is a small working-class port in
Greek port.
the northernmost part of the city which for
60 years attracted painters such as Czanne,
BASILIQUE ST-VICTOR
Braque, Derain and Renoir. With its colourful
On the south side of the port lies the Basilique
character, it is still one of the most picturesque
St-Victor, a Romanesque basilica built in the
areas of the city. Families congregate here
5th century by St Cassien, then destroyed by
QUARTIER DU PANIER on summer evenings over the weekend, the
the Saracens; the fortiied Gothic church was a
parents settling at one of the cafs for an
later addition. The restored abbey remains are
aperitif and giving the children money to buy
still used for worship. PARC BORLY
a panisse (chickpea-lour fritter: circular and
On the eastern edge of the city near the
slightly salted), or a chichi fregi (a doughnut
NTRE DAME DE LA GARDE Corniche is Parc Borly, a peaceful oasis. It
sprinkled with sugar); both are specialities of
Towering on the highest point of the city is boasts a lake, with a good restaurant on an
the port.
the Neo-Byzantine Ntre Dame de la Garde, island that you can reach by rowing boat,
built in the 19th century in the same style as as well as a botanical garden, a splendid
the uninspiring cathedral of Sainte Marie rose garden, the citys nurseries and a ine
WHERE TO DRINK
Majeure on the opposite side of the port. view. Recently it was decided to convert the
Les Buvards is a friendly, retro-style wine
How it looks is less important than what it 18th century Chteau Borly into a ine arts bar where well-heeled professionals sip
represents to the people of Marseille: known museum. Bicycles are for hire here. organic vintages and rare wines from
affectionately as La Bonne Mre, the church small vineyards. Theres also a chalkboard
is a repository for sailors votive offerings, IF menu of bistro-style dishes and cheese and
cured-meat platters for late-night snacks.
many very touching. It is also worth a visit for Boats leave every half hour from Vieux
the car or trolley ride up through a gracious Port to If, three kilometres off the coast. 34 Grand rue, Marseille
neighbourhood, and for its stunning views FranoisI discovered the rocky island in 1516 (00 33 4 91 90 69 98)
over the city and the Mediterranean beyond. and had a fortress built there, which soon
2016
The modern Indian man is no stranger to spas and salons: In fact,
THE
UPGRADE
OLIVIER GIROUD
COUNTRY: FRANCE
CLUB: ARSENAL
STYLE: THE UNDERCUT, WITH A
ROUND TOP
SAYS
Its fitting that a footballer who idolizes David
Beckham took over from where the Brit left off.
Ever since Giroud donned the Arsenal colours in
2012, his hair has been talked about more than
his on-field performances. So infatuated is the
world with his hairdo that its been the go-to cut
across the planet for the last three years.
Yes, hes inconsistent as a player. Yes, hes
infuriating as a striker. Yes, he makes you want
to unplug and break your TV set when he misses
sitters. But at least the man voted the Premier
Leagues hottest player in 2015 looks in his own
words gorgeous while doing it.
LEROY SAN
COUNTRY: GERMANY
CLUB: SCHALKE 04
STYLE: AFRO
SAYS
At 20, Sane is proving to be another prodigy rising through the
ranks at Schalke, following in the footsteps of Manuel Neuer and
Mesut zil. He may be a little too young to make the switch to
IMAGE: REX FEATURES, GETTY IMAGES, CORBIS
clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona, but even his manager has
praised the cool demeanour with which the attacking midfielder
has handled all the attention. The truth is, we always knew he could.
After all, very few guys can pull off an afro without looking like
Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons.
IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES, CORBIS, REX FEATURES. ZLATAN (SUIT): PHOTO: ERIC BROMS. STYLIST: JAMES SLEAFORD. MAKE-UP: JEANETTE TRNQVIST/LUNDLUND. HAIR: HANS NILSSON/MIKAS. PRODUCTION: STOCKHOLM LUNDLUND
behind petulant gamesmanship and that angsty he invented the man bun,
teenage faux hawk to become a dignified team step aside, son. Zlatans been
player with a twist on 2016s go-to hair trend: the rocking one before you even
disconnected cut. started sprouting stubble. And
hes wearing it better than
TELL YOUR BARBER: Use clippers all the anyone else even now. And
way up the sides, leaving it very long on top thats just one of a whole list of
without any fade hence the name. If you can things only he can dare to do
rock the hawk, achieve it by using an iron to (see: #DareToZlatan). Just like
straighten your hair. Style with wax or gel to no striker, even in his wildest
spike the ends slightly, shape the length as dreams, would dare to try an
desired and then freeze with hairspray. Works overhead kick from 30 yards
well on rounder face shapes. out. But Zlatan does. And he
scores. And then runs his hand
over his man bun to make sure
its still in place. Because openly
celebrating achievements is for
people who arent the best.
GRAZIANO PELL
COUNTRY: ITALY
CLUB: SOUTHAMPTON
STYLE: SIDE-PART POMPADOUR
SAYS
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ram, but you wont find a strand out of place on
that mane.
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chubby new recruit, Kohlis
been dealing with the
dark side of stardom. His
fans (Viratians, he calls them) adore him with
hints of fanaticism. But hes been attacked often
for his aggressive and arrogant tendencies on
and off the ield. I am short-tempered, he
admits. Weve seen Kohlis temper run a-ly
numerous times on camera. Hes gotten into a
near-physical ight with fellow Delhiite Gautam
Gambhir on two occasions, and hes also taken
the Aussie sledge machine head on.
Theres some charm to be found, if you were
keen on it, in his cocksure demeanour. His
temper though may be both his power, and,
according to his internet parodists, his Achilles
heel: his willingness to show emotion, to
sometimes react petulantly and to demonstrate a
lash of raw emotion in a game once renowned
for gentlemanly grace. And somewhere
between castigating a senior Hindustan Times
journalist, publicly, in March 2015 for writing an
article about his private life (turns out it wasnt
the correct journalist), and getting ined for
disrespecting an umpire, his brand of special
badass waned into regular bad.
But Kohlis working hard to ix things. Hes
visiting old age homes and setting up charities
and sending out strangely touching tweets
protecting his rumoured girlfriend. And then
this year he did the most prudent thing he
could have ever done to quiet the haters: He
played the best cricket of his life. Kohlis form
is unmatched, his focus unwavering and his
style glorious. For every expletive caught by the
microphone on the stumps, theres a shot thats
pure poetry. He plays short formats with the
technique and grace of a Test master. Much as
the marketers would like to take the cricket out
of T20, Kohli keeps putting it back. SUIT, T-SHIRT; BOTH
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unconsciously.
Its tough, but Im working on it. Thats been
one of my weaknesses. Im too open. Im too
out there. But then, as we drive through the
populous streets of Dadar, he asks me with some
urgency, Why am I bad, or a bad boy? I dont
understand these terms. In my head being a rebel
isnt bad. Why the hatred? His voice is imploring,
almost childlike.
Im reminded at this point of a video that did
the rounds of YouTube in 2013, shot on a phone
camera. Its the end of an RCB match against the
Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium and the
RCB players are returning to the dressing room
after a crushing loss. A group of youths, who can
only be heard, are waiting for a particular player
to pass them by. When he does, they hoot and boo
and laugh raucously. Kohli strides past them and
then comes back into view, furious. He threatens
them, offers up some expletives and asks them
to repeat what they ind so funny. The boys only
laugh harder, which frustrates him further. The
video ends without any evidence of what happens
next. But its enough to show you that Kohli cares.
He really cares. He cares about what people think,
about why they dislike him, about losing and
about winning. Its oddly heart-wrenching, to see
a talented, hardworking young sportsman, who
showed up to win a match for Delhi when he was
18, a few hours after his father passed away, ind
incredible success, but also at times ind himself
a victim of that success. For the most leeting of
moments, he seems vulnerable.
Then there is banging. A few street urchins have
recognized him and theyre pounding their ists
on the car window, delighted. Several onlookers
on the street have also come to attention and
have begun to surround the car, yelling, waving.
His agent is nervous, shouting at the driver for
forgetting to put the black shades on the windows.
For a minute it seems as though the situation may
get out of control, but then the trafic clears and
the car is moving again. Kohli seems unbothered,
reaches into his box and pulls out a darker pair of
shades, looking resolutely ahead.
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THE TASTEMAKER
LOUDER THAN
BOMBS
Philipp Plein has always been a rebel and a rabble-rouser a fashion
firebrand whose take on menswear has ignited the industry, not least for
his legendary runway shows, which feature rappers, pyrotechnics and
anything thats very, very noisy
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xploding monster trucks, Lil universe like one of his models wearing a jet
Wayne throwing a tantrum on pack. Meanwhile, his shows have become
stage, tuxedoed dudes riding on one of the hottest tickets during Milans mens
Jet Skis with rapper Theophilus fashion week. And with all the previously
London performing on the back, mentioned attractions to be surpassed (no
Snoop Dogg rapping Drop It doubt), we cant wait for the next one.
Like Its Hot while Paris Hilton sings along in Plein, now 38, was born in Munich, where
the audience Welcome to the high-octane his father was a doctor. It was a conventional
world of Philipp Plein. Whats not to love? upbringing and he attended the elite Schloss
IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES
Until around two years ago, if you Salem school, alma mater of Prince Philip. He
mentioned the name of this German designer, started to study law but, inding it unfulilling,
you would most likely have been greeted with he decided to become a furniture designer. I
blank looks, but in what feels like the blink of wanted to do something that made me happy Philipp Plein revs up
the menswear game
an eye, his name has rocketed into the fashion and maybe even eventually rich.
Lil Wayne
B
y 2007, Plein was also making
cushions; his bestseller was
decorated with a crystal skull. And
to dress the stainless steel clothes
rails on his stands, he bought a
load of old military jackets and decorated
them with a crystal skull too. Soon, it was
the jacket that people were asking for, rather
than the rail.
So after a few days, I said, OK, lets sell Supermodel Lucky Blue
Smith rips down the runway
this stupid jacket. I made up a stupidly high
price and assumed that no one would buy it.
But people started to buy it and they bought successful brands in Harrods and next year
a lot. It was a unisex piece and everybody he is opening a store on Bond Street. His
was asking for it. I sold so many of them that early advertising campaigns were all about
IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES, REX FEATURES
I made at least a million (dollars) in a few Hollywood bad girls and featured Mischa
months. The Philipp Plein fashion monster Barton and Lindsay Lohan. The DJs at his
truck had got itself into gear. after parties have included the likes of ex-
One of his irst shows was actually a French presidents son Pierre Sarkozy (DJ
presentation in a brothel, but soon he had name: Mosey) and Peaches Geldof. Along
opened his irst store in Monaco. And the with Snoop Dogg, Grace Jones, Rita Ora
rest, as they say, is history he now has and Iggy Azalea have also performed at
more than 40 stores worldwide, from Baku his events. The womens show in February
to Beverly Hills. He is one of the most 2015 featured a spectacular, full-sized roller
P
erhaps the most attractive thing say I think we have all the soccer players in They didnt give me a slot. They told me
about Plein is that he so obviously the world right now, from Lionel Messi to they didnt like me and they didnt want
enjoys his success. Today, his Cristiano Ronaldo. Theyre young, theyre me. When he was inally admitted, he
headquarters are in Lugano good-looking and they have money. If I didnt was given the last slot of the day. When I
the Swiss answer to Monaco sell, I wouldnt be here. The only reason we saw this huge cost to produce a show that
overlooking the lake of the same name in the exist is because people buy our clothes. would be over in ten minutes, I thought,
Alps. Just 15 minutes from the Italian border, Today, he has homes in Cannes, Bel Air, Thats crazy! If I am spending that much
it is a favourite bolt hole for the more tax- New York and Switzerland. He crackles with money, I want to have fun. All you need
conscious among the Milanese fashion pack. energy though many people would argue is a crate of vodka and everybody has
The building itself could be described as that this has a lot to do with his prestigious fun afterwards. And now his shows are
a backstreet Bond baddie HQ. The marble- intake of Red Bull. Plein doesnt drink himself among the most eagerly anticipated events
lined reception boasts enormous black glass but serves guests what he calls champlein on the fashion calendar.
champagne and Red bull. Interviewing him For Plein, the only sin is to become
is easy you merely ask him the irst question boring. As you get old, you lose clients
and off he goes and does all the work for you. this is why brands try to stay young. I
He is larger than life in every way and knows compare them to the ladies who lunch and
that his success is based on standing out from arrive at the restaurant completely redone
the rest of the fashion crowd. with new boobs, new lips and lifted faces.
I found myself in the industry by They look artiicial. But right now, we are
mistake, he laughs, and found myself in an the 20-year-old girl walking in the room
industry where everything already seemed that everybody want to f***.
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THE CHARVET
If youre getting
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Having jeans
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DIARIES
Fashions current icons Ranveer Singh,
Virat Kohli will tell you that wearing a
denim shirt is a no-brainer style move.
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airport; Kohli, at a press event; and guys
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You can skip wearing
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RAGHAVENDRA RATHORE
TAKE A BOW
A coloured or subtly
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dapper mans alternative
to the skinny tie. Best
rocked with sprezzatura
(mismatched) suits.
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Go all black
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Sharp-as-hell
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Every multi-millionaire worth his
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yacht bobbing listlessly somewhere
along the Cte dAzur. Heres Ulysse
Nardins nod to that ocean toy. The
wood marquetry dial resembles
a deck, and includes miniature
winches, lines and a boom. The blue
aluminium minute hand is guided
along the retrograde counter by a
series of nano fibres that are thinner
than a strand of hair and tougher
than steel (each can support more
than a kilogram, without stretching).
Captained by an in-house UN 630
movement, the flying tourbillon adds
to the visual drama of this stunning
$280,000 timepiece.
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RADO HYPERCHROME ULTRA LIGHT
Although watch collectors readily pair
a high-end watch with a NATO strap,
manufacturers are less eager to sell
timepieces off-the-shelf with one. Rado
has smartly chosen, for the first time in
its nearly century-long existence, to deb
a watch with the humble and dapper
NATO strap, in a bid to make the timepie
super light: Besides using a fabric strap,
the case, buckles and lugs are made from
a combination of ceramic, titanium and
aluminium, resulting in a 56g featherwei
package on your wrist.
HIGH SHINE
HUBLOT X BERLUTI
Berlutis flagship Paris store is where Dean Martin and
Frank Sinatra frequently popped in to buy sleek leather
shoes. The legendary shoemaker and menswear specialist
has now teamed up with fellow LVMH heavyweight Hublot
to turn up this spiffy, limited-edition Hublot Classic Fusion
Berluti timepiece. The patented Italian leather is not only
engraved with calligraphy on the straps, its also used on
the dial. The Rat Pack would approve.
MOTORSPORT PICK
TAG HEUER X FORMULA 1
When TAG Heuer called time on its 30-year partnership with
McLaren at the end of the last season, the longest between a
watchmaker and an F1 team, it wasnt exiting motorsport entirely.
Instead, it decided to align itself with another powerhouse,
quadruple world champion Red Bull Racing, who placed third at
the end of 2015. As the teams new timing partner, the car as well
as its fiery 1.6-litre Renault engine are now co-branded with the
watchmaker.
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VINTAGE FINDS
LONGINES HERITAGE RAILROAD
Longines began making watches for people
working with the railways in countries around
the world including the United States, Chile,
Romania and Persia as far back as the Sixties.
In fact, the timepieces, which were also served up
by other watchmakers, were unofficially referred
to as railway grade watches. Not only did
they have to be accurate timekeepers, they also
had to display the time in the 24-hour format.
This year Longines debuted a novelty that looks
BEST-DRESSED
OMEGA GLOBEMASTER ANNUAL CALENDAR
When the Globemaster broke cover last year, not only
was it a very handsome Master Co-Axial COSC-certified
chronometer, it was also the first Omega to be subjected
to additional third-party vetting of its accuracy, anti-
magnetism, response to temperature changes and water
resistance. Every Globemaster customer now receives
a digital copy of the results of that certification, known
as METAS. This year, Omegas stepped it up. It updated
the Globemasters movement, now the in-house Calibre
8922, and added an annual calendar complication to
the mix. The months are displayed elegantly along the
pie-pan, sun-ray brushed dial, making it, with its alligator
straps, ramp-certified horology.
SCI-FI SPECIAL
CORUM BUBBLE DEATH STAR WATCH
Corums bulbous Bubble collection
got a whole lot more fun this year,
from casino-inspired dials to this one
inspired by Star Wars. See if you can
spot the fatal exhaust vent on that
clear depiction of the infamous Death
Star on the dial.
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BULGARI OCTO FINISSIMO MINUTE REPEATER
Two years ago, Bulgari debuted the worlds thinnest tourbillon timepiece.
This year, its taken another high complication, the minute repeater, and
manufactured the worlds thinnest minute repeater wristwatch, at just
BREAKING NEW GR 6.85mm thick. Only 50 will be made, for $188,000 a pop. Our next question:
Will we have to wait until 2018 to see another Bulgari record-breaking
CHANEL MONSIEUR DE CHANEL
complicated timepiece the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar, perhaps?
This ones a coup for Chanels watchmaking division. The
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Royal Enfield has launched the Himalayan. Heres how
its scripting a massive success story for itself in the
middleweight universe
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he automotive world is as
characteristically unforgiving,
cut-throat and volatile as
Frank Underwoods toxic
brand of politics. There arent
any golden stars for effort: One wrong
move a slightly overpriced product,
an unoriginal design, a flawed ad
campaign and the bike/car in question is
unceremoniously shunted.
Royal Enfield need not sweat it. The
brands been betting big, and winning,
in recent years. Theres the runaway
international success of the Continental
GT caf racer since its 2013 launch,
doubling production in the last three years
and nearly hitting its half-a-million annual
production capacity for 2015-16, as well as
the decision to expand its retail network
in several of the 50 countries it already
exports to.
And now, theres the Himalayan. With
this new bike, Enfield isnt living out a
legacy its creating one. Take the very
heart of the machine, the LS410 engine. Its
the first engine designed ground-up and
in-house since Enfield shifted production
to India in the Fifties. (Even the caf racer
featured a repurposed Bullet engine.) Then
theres the segment that the Himalayan is
slotted into: adventure touring. In India,
this space is presently unchallenged
and although Bajajs KTM is expected to
soon turn up a rival, for the moment the
Himalayan is a lone wolf.
I
f youve watched Grammy-winning
duo Macklemore and Ryan
Lewis Downtown video, youll
undoubtedly notice the homage to
motorcycles from the Fifties through
the Nineties and the eagle-chariot
tugged by four Royal Enfield Bullets.
Indeed, Enfield has been a part of the
zeitgeist for over half a century the
Bullet, which first appeared in 1933, is
T
he first thing to note is
the Himalayans riding
position: Youre not
slouched like you are
on a caf racer, but sit
with back straight and
arms spread, like on a Bullet. Its a proud,
commanding, throne-like stance. The
instrument cluster is pretty rudimentary,
with just-modern-enough indications on
the digital-analogue displays, including
two trip readouts, a fuel reserve indicator, HIMALAYAN
speedometer, rpm meter and a compass.
In a nod to its cred as an off-roader,
ENGINE
the Himalayan has an upswept exhaust
pipe that increases the wading depth of SINGLE-CYLINGER,
411CC
the motorcycle, long travel 41mm front
telescopic forks that arent squishy, and a WEIGHT
rear mono-shock suspension suitably stiff 1,824KG
to counter the rough stuff. Theres also
the option of a bashplate for the engine POWER
and points along the frame where, if you 24.5HP @ 6,500RPM
choose to, you could mount luggage, water
TORQUE
cans and panniers.
The chassis has been designed by 32NM @
British marque Harris Performance, an 4,000-4500RPM
ace motorcycle chassis manufacturer PRICE
name-checked at the highest levels of `1.55 LAKH
racing, including the Grand Prix, (EX-SHOWROOM)
The
immor
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Daimlers got a fair bit of pedigree manufacturing armoured cars:
its first, the Nrburg 460, came out in 1928. This new Mercedes-
Maybach (hyphen not optional) S600 Guard is the only car in the
world with a VR10 ballistic protection rating, the highest for any
civilian vehicle. Built in Sindelfingen, Mercedes also thoroughly
vets potential customers. Dictators, mafia bosses and Donald
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INDIA LAUNCH
MARCH 2016
Hyderabad. Say it. You know the next word that pops into your mind is
biryani. Its OK, youre not the only one, but in the 21st century, forget Delhi or
Mumbai forget Bengaluru the realm of the Last Nizam is Indias new city on
the rise. For those of us not cool enough to be in the know, we set up in The Taj
Krishnas private Chambers, and gathered start-up maven Jay Kirloskar, sommelier
Suryaveer Singh, rising Tollywood star Tejus Kancherla, entrepreneur and culture
vulture Farhan Ashhar and GVK Director Krishna Bhupal ve of the citys nest
gentlemen, or yahoos, its not always clear to explain why youre soon going to be
hearing a lot more about little old laid-back Hyderabad
In association with
From left:
Suryaveer Singh, Krishna
Bhupal, Tejus Kancherla, Jay
Kirloskar and Farhan Ashhar
are gone?
KANCHERLA: I have so many friends
whove come down and theyre like, Dude,
what the fuck. I never expected Hyderabad to
be like this.
SINGH: The culture has changed so much.
Our generation is one of the irst to go out
drinking. Theres no curfew anymore. Before,
it was like, 11 oclock and goodnight. Before,
the typical Hyderabadi night was, What are
you doing? Lets go for a drive. Lets go and
have ice cream.
BHUPAL: I remember a time when, to have a
drink, youd drive out behind the old airport
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THE BIG CHILL
of a British naval oficers sword recovered from
the wreck of a ship that went missing in the Arctic
during Queen Victorias reign.
Its pommel was a lions head, that icon of Britishness. Its
grip was wound in sharkskin, fastened with gold.
The ship was HMS Erebus, whose captain, Sir John
Franklin, set sail in 1845 with 128 men to further the glory of
BY ALANNA MITCHELL
the British Empire, by traversing the last uncharted stretch of
the Northwest Passage, a shortcut trade route across the top
THE STRANGE TALE OF AN ILL-FATED of North America that bypassed the long slog around the tip
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of South America.
VICTORIAN EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC The wreck of the Erebus was found in 2014, submerged for
more than a century-and-a-half in the ocean near Adelaide
AND WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE Peninsula, just north of the Canadian mainland. Her sister
ship, the HMS Terror,
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remains lost. There were on land by the thousands
no survivors. Few of the from the lack of it. The last
mens corpses have been time I saw walruses in the
recovered just some of lesh their bellies were
their bleached bones strewn sunburned.
across the Arctic tundra, The thing is that the
bearing unmistakable signs Arctic is the thermostat for
that their noble British the planet. When its cold,
comrades had butchered it helps cool things down.
their bodies for meat. When it warms up, so does
It was the remorseless the globe. The warmth
Arctic ice that got Franklin feeds the warmth. In their
and his men. It held fast to less guarded moments, this
their ships without letting is what climate scientists
go for a gruesome year-and- refer to as a runaway train.
a-half, during which time That sword hilt from
Franklin died. Eventually, the wreck got me thinking
the starving, frail men who about what else has
were still alive abandoned changed. And that led
ship, lurching across the me to Louie Kamookak,
frozen Arctic desert in get an Inuit who grew up
this inely woven woollen on the Arctic island the
coats, silk scarves and doomed men marched
smooth-soled leather shoes, across in their threadbare
heaving the frippery of the regimentals. He took me
Empire in unwieldy sledges around the area a few
behind them: scented months ago, showing me
soaps; slippers; silverware; the bones of some of the
a wooden clothes brush fallen, just lying there,
veneered with ivory. The not yet catalogued by any
only foodstuffs were oficial archaeologists.
chocolate and tea. Kamookak has spent a lifetime
Franklin would barely recognize the listening to the stories of his great-
Arctic today. The Industrial Revolution, RECENTLY, WE COULDNT EVEN grandmother and other elders who
still mainly conined to the British Isles FIND SEA ICE TO SHOW THE KIDS. encountered Franklins men and their
when Franklin set sail, has galloped across THERE WAS JUST WATER, AS FAR AS THE remains, piecing together the tale of what
the world, fuelled by the excavated fossils EYE COULD SEE. IN FACT, IT WAS SO WARM happened. His indings helped modern
of plants and animals that lived millions THAT WE FILLED THE SWIMMING POOL Canadian scientists pinpoint the wreck.
of years ago. As we burn these fossils British sailors were less open to
ON THE SHIPS DECK WITH SEA WATER
coal, oil, gas we put the carbon from Inuit wisdom. Instead, they thought
that ancient era into todays atmosphere,
AND LET THE KIDS FROLIC IN IT. SO they could import Victorian Britain to
where it collects, trapping heat against the MUCH FOR THE IMMUTABLE the Arctic swashbuckling sword hilts
body of the planet. FROZEN ARCTIC and all and impose it on the Inuit, the
All that extra heat destabilizes the ice, the frozen land. In the end, the lion
climate. And its hitting the Arctic harder failed to roar. The ice got Franklin. But
than anywhere else on Earth; the place so did colonizing hubris.
is in an outright melt. Now, cruise ships Actually, one of the few parts of the And those dandiied clothes.
and private yachts sail through a watery southern Arctic Ocean that still freezes Kamookak posted a picture on his
Northwest Passage each summer. up for years on end is the very bit Twitter account recently noting that one
I was there a few summers ago on a Victoria Strait where Franklins ships of the things that killed Franklins men
scientiic cruise with some high school got stuck. Unlucky, that Franklin. was their lack of warm clothing once
students. Fifteen years ago, the same Its not just the ice. Air temperatures they abandoned ship. Theres a picture
programme used to set up overnight have warmed up by 4 degrees Celsius of him, clad head to toe in sealskins,
camps on the ice for the students, a break on average. Mosquitoes, once unknown, toasty up there in the Arctic, protected
from ship-board life. The year I was there, have become pestilential in places. from whatever cold remains.
we couldnt even ind sea ice to show the Polar bears, those icons of
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capsule, people had few choices when it
came to airing their views. Apart from the
soapbox in Hyde Park, there were the op-ed
pages of the newspapers. And, for those
less lucky, the letter to the editor. And thats
the problem I have with technology today.
Theres plenty of opinion being voiced. With
very little editorial to curb it.
A few minutes spent on WordPress
gives you an instant blog. A mass mailer to
everyone in your address book guarantees
at least a few hundred visitors, for the irst
time, if nothing else. And then, like the
young man this evening, you can use social
occasions to sow your thoughts in the minds
of anyone wholl listen, prefacing each with
the phrase, As I said on Twitter today.
For the past year I havent had an
evening out where someone doesnt have
an opinion on everything from the ban on
beef in Maharashtra to the ban on liquor in
Bihar to the ban on speech in New Delhi. An
opinion unformed in facts or the law.
Theres the idiot woman who
bombarded a group chat with a story about
a kid in Bengaluru contracting HIV from
sugarcane juice at a streetside stall. Theres
the story about the former government
minister who has connections to the maia
how else would you explain his girlfriend.
Theres the story about the self-styled
swami whos sleeping with every starlet
in Bollywood, which explains why one of
them committed suicide. Theres the story
about Bruce Jenner now being a woman.
Oh. Wait. That ones true.
Whats worse is that this now forms
the basis for cocktail party conversation. A
decade ago, you could count on most men
to discuss nothing but the stock market and
their golf game, most women to discuss
children and the lack of good household
help. Now we waste the time it takes to drink
two whiskies analyzing the last edition of the
Arnab show.
000
BY ANISH TRIVEDI
I have often been told I was born two
generations too late. Quite possibly. But at
least my generation spoke about politics,
not always agreeing with the person we
were talking to. Our arguments were
IDIOT GUY TAKES OVER EVERYONE IS AN EXPERT about more than the RSS giving up shorts
for trousers. We talked about the best
THE WORLD THESE DAYS hotel to stay at in a city, based on personal
experience, not a review on TripAdvisor.
We talked about the best place to get a
meal, having tasted it ourselves, and not
by lipping through a food blog written by
id you read that story about the I ask his source, hinting at his closeness
a kid who writes about the free meals he
Prime Minister? asks the young to MI5 for having access to such documents.
gets. And, yes, we did read Playboy for
man next to me. I stop my glass It was on Facebook all day, he replies. And
the articles.
midway to my mouth to do a witheringly tells me I really ought to be better
We knew more about less. But that
mental scan of the morning informed in this day and age.
trumps knowing nothing about a lot. Which
headlines. Which story might he be talking Back when I was his age, we got our
is where todays gentleman is gravitating.
about? Each of the four newspapers I get news from news sources. Sources that
I now have a rule for conversation at my
has a different slant on the aims and antics of went to great lengths to report facts,
dining table. No politics. No religion. No
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our government, but I dont recall any one of painstakingly veriied. Even American
cricket. And if you must gossip, it had better
them having anything to say about the man at television had standards. Well, some. But
be about someone I know.
7 Race Course Road. unless you were the National Enquirer,
For the rest, post it. And as soon as
No, not our Prime Minister, he scornfully you understood that once you reported
Facebook adds a middle inger icon, Ill give
says. The one at 10 Downing. The story in something, you had better be able to defend
you my opinion on yours.
question has nothing to do with governance. it. Now, anyone with the ability to share a
It is a speculative piece more suited to the post can be the voice of authority. Anish Trivedi last updated his blog in 2010. Hed
gossip columns. And completely untrue. In a world before the 140-character like to now, but has forgotten the password
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energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my
father and his family.
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FAMILY MATTERS
My grandfather had died a decade earlier
in 1936 he had been murdered following
a dispute over mica mines leaving my
grandmother to raise ive young boys.
Although not the oldest, Rajesh had stepped
rather effortlessly into his fathers shoes. He
BY SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE was only 12 then, but he could have been 22:
his quick-ire intelligence was already being
two nights exercising in the winter rain An excerpt from Gene: An Intimate History, a biography of
but the pneumonia was the culmination of the gene that interweaves science, social history and the
another sickness. Rajesh had once been the story of the Pulitzer prize-winning authors own family to
explain genetics and to confront the extraordinary influence
most promising of the brothers the nimblest, of heredity on our lives, personalities, identities, fates and
the supplest, the most charismatic, the most choices. The book is out now
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precisely when that minor bald from Chicago than a 71-year-old
patch began to annex your entire grandpa from Arizona? No longer.
scalp, its hard to pinpoint the exact Democrats are aching for Hillary and
moment when being old became Bernie to join forces a ticket that
a hot new trend in America. Was would have a combined age of 142.
GEEZER CHIC: THE it when Hollywoods newest bombshell, In 2016, the Republican spotlight has
GOLDEN AGE OF AGE Jennifer Lawrence, confessed that Larry
David (age: 68) gets her blood lowing
settled not on a charismatic 44-year-old
Latino, but instead on a raving lunatic
BY CAITY WEAVER below the belt? Maybe when the face whos a decade into his eligibility for
of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader early-bird discounts.
ITS TAKEN CENTURIES, BUT Ginsburg (age: 83) became ubiquitous on
the onesies of our nations toddlers?
How can eager geezers jump on
this trend? Geezer Chic can be tricky
BEING OLD IS FINALLY COOL Remember the 2008 presidential to nail just right. Embrace the lifestyle
election, when it was actually cooler prematurely and youre just a boring
from the 2016 presidential campaign, pandering things, however, happened before
became a punch
it is this: America still really likes The the Nineties and thats where a chic
line. Bae was no
Apprentice. If there is a second lesson, longer on fleek.
geezer can lex and impress.
it is this: Nothing is sweatier than an Age: 68 Good memories will place the
uncool person trying to shoehorn storyteller in reasonable proximity to a
slang into his or her speech patterns. pivotal moment of American history: the
For one thing, cool young people time he joined Dr King for the March on
dont even know what a shoehorn Bernie Washington; the moment she learned
is theyre walking around all day Sanders the Equal Pay Act of 1963 had been
in cushy Nike Roshes so the very With his spun- passed. But be wary of reaching too far
act is incomprehensible. Its true that sugar hair, back. A careless mention of something
rumpled suits
Clintons Yaaas, Hillary! campaign too antiquated a childhood friend
and grumpy
merchandise got people talking, but scolding, he is
contracting rickets, your cello lessons
in the same way that wearing a thong the epitome of with a gruff Civil War veteran risks
Speedo to a christening might. All day, anti-chic chic. making you sound like you probably
every day, millennials weather a nuclear Age: 74 should have died on the Titanic.
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Our beer-soaked friend, having righted himself enough to achieve eye contact and get a
nod from Humble, escalates his gyrate-swivel-whoop routine, lassoing blissfully into the dark
while Humble incants, Some sucka ass sucka stepped up to me, not a real fan, just a male groupie,
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ILLUSTRATION
ARTHUR ADAMS
LETTERING
TRAVIS W SIMON
PRAXIS OF EVIL! TAYLOR SWIFT SHAKTI KAPOOR JEFF BEZOS
Have you SEEN the No one whos been so Amazons sweatshop:
Bad Blood video?! consistenly this much no picnic. But the
Really Villain-y
It aint easy being mean. Or, more to the point,
fantastically mean while trying to rule the universe.
Heres a handy chart of who makes the (enriched-
plutonium) grade.CLAY SKIPPER
Awesome
Moments in THE ULTIMATE
Villainous
BE -A- BA D- GU Y
Non-Apology
KIT
ROBERT
Ever cracked open a
DURST Hammacher Schlemmer
catalogue, full of drones
and espresso-machine
camcorders, and thought,
Who buys this shit?!
Villains. Thats who.
What the
hell did I
do? Killed
them all, of
course.
Treadmill desk!
Theres just something
evil-mastermind-y
about these.
Awesome
Moments in
Villainous Electric cat shaver!
Turn any cat into
Non-Apology a hairless cat.
PR OF ILE S IN EVI L
V IL L A IN C R IB S !
Some Real Lairs of
the Super-Evil
IS THE SUPERMAN OF MEANNESS
Vladimir Putin learned everything sex-ed, punk rock, undesirable
he knows from the Bart Simpson school of organizations, porn, discussion of his
diplomacy (also, the KGB). Take a 2007 palace and everything else we hold dear, he
meeting with the notoriously dog-phobic enjoys cuddling tigers in Siberia while his
Angela Merkel, to which Putin brought his former-gymnast girlfriend and former-
enormous dog. I wanted to do something supermodel personal photographer look
WHERE Zurich
nice for her! he innocently trilled. When on. Hope neither is wearing synthetic lace WHAT FIFAs actually underground
hes not banning homosexuality, free another thing he declared an enemy of the meeting room. Lit by UFO?
OVERHEARD Bulbs out again, Sepp.
speech, swearing, bacon, cheese, yoga, state. LAUREN LARSON
Awesome
Moments in
MY HEART WILL GO ON
Villainous OR SH E DI ES !
Non-Apology
RICHARD Happens every six months: Incredibly Famous Pop Star X
NIXON gets paid egregious sum of blood money to flounce around
for Despot Ys birthday. Our favourite hitmaker-dictator
pairings. SAM SCHUBE
Must Love
Dolphins!
He may be totally down with some human
MUAMMAR QADDAFI KIM JONG-UN
genocide, but get a Sarah McLachlan sad-
Past the cruise ship and amusement park: Built lavish dolphinarium
puppy commercial in front of a super- a private menagerie with rare camels and for his Flipper-y friends while
villain and hes a blubbering wreck. A spin 1,000 ostriches! his country starved.
through the creepiest zoo ever.MAGGIE LANGE
Nancy Retzlaff
CHIEF COMMERCIAL
OFFICER
My preference would be
that he sort of lay low.
But thats not Martin.
Steve Thomas
SENIOR SCIENTIST
Every time he went
on TV, people just took
less and less of a liking
[to him]. It was a really
interesting dynamic.
Edwin Urrutia
CFO
Martins a fun guy.
He was just trolling.
Theres nothing
wrong with that. PROFILES IN EVIL
Eliseo Salinas
RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
If I had had a magic
wand, I would have
touched him and said,
TWITTER IS OFF.
IS THE MOTHER OF ALL
Michael Smith SUPER-EVIL
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When youre in Srinagar to interview the states
most powerful statesmen, the Lalit Grand Palace
is the only place to meet them
Omar and Farooq Abdullah get comfortable
B
uilt by Maharaja Pratap Singh in 1910 on the east side of
Srinagar, The Lalit overlooks the placid Dal Lake, ringed by
snow-capped Himalayan peaks. Kashmirs famous vista is
right outside your window a view only topped by looking back
at the former palace from the apple orchards that line the road
leading to the entrance. Once a meeting place for the Father of Our
Nation and Maharaja Hari Singh, today the Lalit retains its past
royal feel, from the palatial suites down to the dining experience,
with authentic wazwan dishes, and the customary welcome tika
and hot cup of Kashmirs signature beverage, kahwa. Of course, for
Omar and Farooq Abdullah, frequent visitors to the hotel and our
subjects on this rainy trip, this is par for the course.
For more,
GQ styles the father-son duo see
FATHERS & SONS
on
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Cain
Kurt Cobain was and
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it. Hedi Slimane was always
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scent: Ex Voto by WienerBlut; it smells like wood
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designers: Prada and Comme Des
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PHOTO: FOTOCORP (AKSHAY), HARI NAIR (ANUJ), TARAS TARAPORVALA (SANDEEP), VIRAL BHAYANI (VIRAT)
VIRAT KOHLI
You know Virat: The primo batsman who appears at airports
looking like he doesnt give a shit, and at a GQ party in a Burberry
suit looking top dollar. Who can turn it on and off like that?
Someone whos in complete control.
SARTORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Grav
Gupta
2002 A friend of mine at Central Saint
Martins in London was throwing bleach in
her hair. I also felt like it and it stuck for two
years I was to discover my blond side.
ARJUN
RAMPAL
If youre wondering how the 43-year-olds made it to
this list when theres a new generation of stylish actors
to contend with, its because Rampals still drawing up
the blueprint for how to dress like a don. Case in point:
pairing the punk-rock trappings of zippered sweats with
the refinement of a Louis Vuitton Damier trolley.
THE NEW GUARD
Prateek Jain
PHOTO: VIRAL BHAYANI (RAMPAL, KAPOOR), TARAS TARAPORVALA (GAURAV 2015), GETTY IMAGE (VICKY)
SAYS
The indie actor
channelled
surprisingly singular
AIRPORT STYLE
style at the Cannes
Film Festival, wearing
a DB with a summer
vibe. A dark horse Arjun
candidate on the rise.
Kapoor
Hes playing up his
downtime in joggers and
bright sneakers a look
thats being adopted by
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Sahil
Sharma
Knicker-wetting teenage
girls and mussed-hair
college boys go wild for
Zaedens Bieber and
Coldplay remixes that are
slam dunk club anthems.
Yohan
Marshall
Channelling his Carnatic and
Hindustani music tutelage
into rock, funk, jazz, Latin
and hip-hop, this drummers
nimble ingers are some of the
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Hes refashioned his life but his style is still badass. Dont be surprised to
see him in all-out leather, ribbed for his pleasure.
Which musician would be your spirit animal?
Axl Rose for his kooky, crazy ways and Slash for all that leather.
Whats the coolest thing you own?
Techno sunglasses I recently bought from Giorgio Armani.
Whats in abundance in your wardrobe?
Leather jackets and white tees.
ASHISH
N SONI
Nikhil
SAYS
Few make and wear
Sharma
Occupation: Owner of menswear e-label
a windowpane Lacquer Embassy. Residence: Delhi. Best
checked suit fashion purchase of 2016: A Reiss briefcase
as well as this in sand leather. Top designers: Raf Simons,
Delhi designer. Acne, Antonio Azzuolo, Maison Margiela.
Everyday accessory: Hand-crafted
neckties. Music-fashion icons: Brandon
Flowers, Alex Turner and Vampire Weekend.
lqu Salma
Occupation: Actor. Residence: Kochi and Chennai. Top designers:
Tom Ford (love everything by him), Alexander McQueen shoes, Hugo
Boss suits and Dolce & Gabbanas white shirts. Most outrageous
thing you own: A couple of ridiculous Louboutins that Im too
embarrassed to wear out. #Trending: Espadrilles. Theyre the most
comfortable shoes to walk around in. My wife is ready to throw out
every pair I own. Music-fashion icons: Frank Sinatra and all of the
Rat Pack, Springsteens white shirt and denims, and Kanye on a good
day. Musician youd imitate growing up: I grew up around the hip-
hop phase of the late Nineties, early millennium so Id say Jay Z.
AIRPORT STYLE
SARTORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Acquin
Pais
2007 The long hair started over 9
years ago. I used to live in London and
see all these indie bands play. Plus,
artists like Devendra Banhart or Julian
Casablancas had it. I thought it was cool.
Ranr
Kapoor
RKs Yankees cap, LV holdall and Nike dunks
might resemble a traffic signal here, but his
look also falls under the regulations of a well
put-together guy who doesnt try too hard.
Viv Kanakaran
Occupation: Designer
and co-founder
of fashion brand
Viia. Residence:
Chennai. Best fashion
purchase of 2016:
My resolutions
been to wear my
own label through
the year. #Trending:
Palazzos and
printed bundis. Top
designers: Rohit Bal,
Alexander McQueen,
Elie Saab and Viktor
& Rolf. Everyday
accessory: My leather
wristbands. Music-
fashion icon: Lady
Gaga all the way.
Karaoke song: Sway
by Michael Bubl.
Ayushmann
Khurrana
The least vain actor in Bollywood always seems
to take roles that obscure his consummate style.
But out of costume, hes a clotheshorse who can
pull off Antar-Agni as impeccably as he can a
three-piece suit.
Rainh Jadeja of
Mya (No)
Hes the coolest royal to come out of the
Subcontinent.
Whats the weirdest thing you own?
A pair of really old dungarees. Dont know whose
they are. But I have them from university.
Whats the irst record you bought?
The Bangles. You know, the guys who sang Walk
Like An Egyptian.
SAYS
One of the best engineers
of menswear is also his
own best advert.
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Ayush Mra
Occupation: Director at Study by Janak. Residence: Gurgaon. Best fashion
purchase of 2016: A Paul Smith bathrobe. Favourite item of clothing: Suits.
Top designers: Etro, Stefano Ricci, Jean Pierre, Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul
Gaultier. Everyday accessory: A tie. Go-to scent: Tom Ford.
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Occupation: Scion of the Thakur Group. Residence:
Mumbai. Favourite fashion purchase of 2016: A
RANVE E R
Saint Laurent sequinned blazer. Favourite item of
clothing: My Balmain biker jacket. Top designers:
Tom Ford, Saint Laurent, Balmain, Gucci, Abu Jani SINGH
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2008
2009
2016
Suk Dhir
2008 This was on the way to 2009 Iwasrebellingagainst 2016 I saw guys riding
Kashmir when Id wrapped myself ready-madesuitsandgotthisone Royal Enfields in Punjab who
in a pashmina. Id just met my hand-stitchedbymymaster,whod had these amazing beards,
wife Svetlana and I think my comefromGiorgioArmani.Idalsojust and started growing one. Now
style exuded my romantic state launchedmylabelandwasgunning people rarely forget who I am
of mind. forsharptailoringatthetime. because of it.
JAIKISHAN Sgar
Mra
Occupation: Creative director at
MEN2016 Ji
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
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Occupatio esidence:
Mumbai. Favourite fashion
purchase of 2016: A blue checked
Herringbone & Sui suit. Top
designer: NorBlack NorWhite is
groovy. Everyday accessory: A
marbled tan-brown laptop bag I
bought in Budapest; it hangs out
with me. Music-fashion icons:
David Bowie, Tom Waits, Prince,
Kurt Cobain. Karaoke song: Love
Me by Elvis Presley. Musician
youd imitate growing up: Mmm, I
had a Marilyn Manson phase going
on for a while.
Troy Coa
Sanjiv
Shanmugam
The Bengaluru real estate honcho is an
accessories aficionado. He isnt afraid to wear
them all together, either.
How do you put your look together?
Im currently in a more-is-more mood. I always
wear a pocket square but have started wearing
cuflinks and hats more than ever. Im also
obsessed with these rose lapel pins from Angelo
Fusco in Milan.
What was your irst signiicant accessory?
SAYS
My parents gave me an Omega Seamaster for When hes not
my college graduation. I still love it and wear it all wearing Philipp
the time.
Plein at fashion
Which brands rock your wardrobe? week, the suit-maker
Ralph Lauren, Etro and Brooks Brothers. plays it cool in hard-
boiled denim.
THE NEW GUARD
Rin
Singh
Occupation: Pro footballer for the
Indian national team. Residence: Delhi.
Favourite fashion purchase of 2016:
A Bulgari watch. Favourite designers:
Marc Jacobs and Armani. Go-to tailor:
Hugo Boss. Everyday accessory: My
headphones and music. Karaoke song:
Wasnt Me by Shaggy.
SAYS
After nailing the detective
vibe as Byomkesh Bakshi,
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Allow Me to
Rein t roduce
Myse lf Sure, Justin Bieber has made mistakes. The monkey. The
mop bucket. A few historical desecrations along the way.
Then he spent all of last year telling us he was sorry. (Though
T it turns out he didnt mean sorry so much as Well, well let
him explain.) Now hes found a better way to make up with the
world: by making the best music of his life and forcing all of
us to rethink what we believe (Beliebe?) about him
he chicken-inger platter that has just been placed Bieber and I are sitting in a private open-air cabana
before Justin Bieber is like something out of a childrens on the rooftop of the hotel in Beverly Hills where he
book an illustration from a story about a boy who now lives. Bieber moved into this hotel almost two years
becomes king, whose irst and last royal decree is that ago, after he sold his six-bedroom Calabasas mansion
its chicken-inger time. The dish is so massive that to Khlo Kardashian, following numerous clashes with
in order to accommodate it, a metal urn illed with neighbours and police. (His skate ramp was removed.)
enough ice and soft drinks to sustain a pioneer family He is slight, with rashes of tattoos spreading down
on a trek across Death Valley is moved to an adjacent both arms. His hair, cropped short on the sides but long
table. Tenders are not even listed on the menu of this enough on top to be tied in a short bleached ponytail,
restaurant; its offerings are conined to ideas like is tucked under a grey Supreme beanie. His feet are
parsnip pure, pomegranate gastrique and dill. snuggled into a pair of caf au lait Yeezy Boosts. He is
The ingers have been conjured, unbidden, out of the wearing what could be anywhere from two to 41 black
invisible fabric of the universe for Justin Bieber, who is sweatshirts of various lengths, layered, and distressed
not eating them. leather pants that retail for $2,590. Everyone else by the
wrongdoings the capstone to his year of penance. sensing my anxiety that my recorder cannot detect the
Today, Justin Bieber says it was not. minuscule sound waves of his speech, he moves it closer
People ran with that that I was, like, apologizing to him, assuring me, I got you.)
with the song and stuff. It really had nothing to do I ask him to tell me everything about the monkey.
with that. Heres what we know. In March of 2013, Justin
It wasnt meant to be an apology? Bieber suffered every animal lovers worst nightmare:
No. It was about a girl. coniscation of his pet by the German government. His
I point out that for much of the past year, hes been capuchin monkey, OG Mally, was seized by customs
seeking forgiveness. He tells me it was more about oficials when Bieber landed in Munich for a tour stop.
B
Monkeys are awesome.
A few days before we meet, Bieber makes the sort of
headlines pre-acknowledging Bieber used to, when he
is asked to leave a site of pre-Columbian archaeological
ruins in Mexico. His alleged crimes: climbing on
700-year-old not-climb-on-able ruins; performing acts ieber is notoriously antsy. In the middle of
so diabolical the Spanish-language reports describe a line of questioning about his coat, which
them simply as doing outrages. (A local oficial is such a complicated tangle of sleeves and
eventually told Entertainment Tonight that Bieber latticework that I will not even attempt to
pulled his pants down and insulted our staff.) explain it here, except to say that Bieber
Today, by the pool, I ask Bieber if hed like to clear up himself describes it as very a lot, he suggests we go for a
what happened in Tulum. First Bieber calls out to one of walk. I soon realize he means through the hotel a tour of the
his hulking bodyguards (Yo, Mikey!) and asks him to Plaza with Eloise.
Im getting restless. I take Adderall, too.
Adderall is a stimulant commonly prescribed to treat
ADHD. Bieber, who is 21, says hes been on it for about a
RULE 3 year now, but I think Im about to get off of it because I feel like
CHANGE YOUR HAIR WITH THE TIMES its giving me anxiety.
Today, Justins style is one part pompadour, one I ask if he intends to replace it with something else or wean
part Brooklyn buzz. In other words, the exact himself off stimulants entirely.
Heres the thing, he says as we exit the pool area. The
midpoint between classic and current.
doctors been telling me that the reason I havent been able to
concentrate during the day is because Im not getting
Bieber is interrupted in the middle of a thought about
concentration by a tanned, wrinkled gentleman a fellow
hotel resident, it turns out, who has decided, seemingly at
this very second, that he might like to attend a Justin Bieber
concert for free. Bieber extricates himself as politely as a
please bring his silky terrier, Esther, over to the cabana. Maia don. We resume our conversation in the elevator.
Then he begins by telling me it wasnt in Tulum. Im not getting restful sleep, so during the day I need
I forget where it was. It wasnt Tulum. [Adderall] to concentrate because Im not getting the
It actually was in Tulum. proper you know, when you sleep, your body creates
The reason why I went there [NB: Tulum] in the irst endorphins, creates these things, and when youre not
place was to go see those ruins. Because I love history. getting that sleep
Things that were irst... And the Mayans had such a big Justin Bieber tells me a lack of sleep is compromising
impact on society today. Whether its the calendar, or his entire immune system. He says he hopes to cut out the
whatever it may be. They have a lot of irsts. Adderall and replace it with something really natural, like a
The problems, he says, taking a drag of a Newport, natural sleep aid. Thats what Im going to New York for.
arose due to a lack of proper signage. When he jumped Bieber asks his bodyguard, Is Hailey in my room?
on a low stone wall to pose for a photo, he was unaware Hailey is Hailey Baldwin, daughter of Stephen, niece of
it was considered off-limits. Oh, and he did pull his Alec. She was with Bieber over New Years and is rumored
pants down. to be his girlfriend. (She was with him in Mexico when he did
Me and my boys have been doing this thing where outrages.) Most 21-year-olds might ask Hailey where she is
we moon each other whenever we take a picture. So directly, over text. Bieber doesnt text.
[my friend] went to take my picture, and I mooned I dont want people to feel like they can just get in contact
him. And I guess [the guards] thought that I was being with me that easy, he tells me later when I ask about the
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disrespectful to the site or whatever. Thats not what I logistics of a pop stars personal phone. Very few people have
was doing. I immediately was like, Man, I didnt mean his number. He doesnt even bother memorizing it because it
any disrespect but they werent really having it. They must be changed every six months, for security.
were like, No! You this disrespectful! I said, All right, One of the most endearing things about Justin Bieber is
cool well bounce. So I just walked out. I just knew it that for the entire time Im with him, he never once looks at
would escalate into something else. The dudes that were his phone.
escorting us were like four feet tall, and I just wanted to Hailey is in his room. She is the only one in his room
The old Bieber came back, and I wanted to smack them (except for Esther the dog, who smells incredible). When we
around a little bit. But I realized, you know what, obviously enter, Hailey is wearing a black crop top and tight black pants,
W
he shakes his head emphatically, affecting a confused
expression, as if he cant possibly fathom why I would
assume that he is dating the young woman in his hotel
room, whom he has been photographed kissing. I ask hen I meet up with Bieber in New
if she is just a friend he kisses. Uh-huh, he says. I York the next day, his plan to
guess so. He later amends his description of Baldwin to slowly start taking less Adderall
someone I really love. We spend a lot of time together. has been drastically accelerated.
In matters of romance, Bieber is extremely practical This is my irst day off
about his extraordinary life. While he says hed love Adderall, he declares out of the blue as we sit in trafic in a
to get married one day, he also emphasizes that, at the silent Range Rover. He tells me he feels ine and that the
moment, hes young, hes busy, and hes Justin fucking doctors ofice has provided him with natural sleep aids.
Bieber. An attempt to settle down now, when he is Ive been getting a lot of anxiety, and they think its
globetrotting with women around would surely stemming from the Adderall, he says. Thats why Ive
end in disaster. He is wary of resenting a partner for stopped taking it. Or else I wouldnt stop, because I really
making him feel conined, and wary of being resented enjoy it.
for struggling against his bonds. Saying he doesnt want Bieber describes his doctor Carlon Colker as a
to be tied down is not the noblest admission, but it is far- genius, a physician and a bodybuilder. You might
sighted and honest. recognize his name from multiple lawsuits iled against the
I dont want to put anyone in a position where they manufacturers of weight-loss pills, in which Colker was
feel like Im only theirs, only to be hurt in the end. Right accused of falsifying data in order to downplay the risks of
now in my life, I dont want to be held down by anything. the drug Ephedra. (Colkers attorney denied the charges
I already have a lot that I have to commit to. A lot of and he was dropped from the suits; dietary supplements
responsibilities. I dont want to feel like the girl I love is containing ephedrine alkaloids are now banned by the
an added responsibility. I know that in the past Ive hurt FDA.) You might also have seen Biebers 2015 tweet
people and said things that I didnt mean to make them crediting the doctors vanilla-lavoured myostatin
happy in the moment. So now Im just more so looking inhibitor, MYO-X, for helping him achieve his ripped,
at the future, making sure Im not damaging them. What underwear-clad body for a series of Calvin Klein ads.
if Hailey ends up being the girl Im gonna marry, right? At irst, Bieber seems keen to enumerate Dr Colkers
If I rush into anything, if I damage her, then its always credentials, emphasizing that he specializes in high-agility
gonna be damaged. Its really hard to ix wounds like athletes and people who have a lot of stress, to either their
that. Its so hard I just dont want to hurt her. body or their mind. But when I ask who recommended
Colker to him, Bieber shuts down.
I just dont think, like, the whole doctor thing is, like,
something awesome to write about, he says. I think you
should probably understand that. Im surprised by his
reaction, since Bieber brought it up. Hes certainly gone
quiet before, but in those cases I had brought up a touchy
subject his conirmed past use of pot, his rumoured past
use of other drugs (like codeine syrup) and hed simply
refused to answer. I igured the question about who
recommended the doctor was pretty banal; hed mentioned
taking Adderall as casually as if it were a vitamin. But
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Theres nothing about Young Thug thats not a paradox. He wears womens Uggs but travels with AR-15s
everywhere he goes. He calls his friends, the same ones carrying the AR-15s, babe and lover yet is
from one of the toughest parts of Atlanta the south side where he is at once a hero and an outsider
and a leader of the psychedelic fashion movement of rap hippies. GQ chases musics most colourful
enigma around the streets of Atlanta to answer one question: Exactly what planet is Young Thug from?
W hen the time comes to actually sit down and interview Young
Thug, its extremely unnerving. Even for people who are friends
with him, Thug can be dificult to talk to. Over the course of
observing him for 20-something hours over several days,
I did not witness a single act of what might be described as
conversation. Hed be sitting next to his little sister Dora at a console in the
recording studio or playing a high-stakes dice game with various professional
gamblers and the rapper Offset, from the group Migos, and hed be doing what
preschool teachers would refer to as parallel play.
Young Thug is a igure of unique fascination, the rapper who seems
to embody the most mysterious and alluring aspects of the Atlanta
music scene, which is itself the object of unique fascination.
And, being a highly sought-after rapper whose music has
been played on YouTube alone 250 million times, he often
inds himself in crowds. But Thug is alone even in a
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HIGH FASHION HAS
GONE CRAZY (WHICH
MAKES TOTAL SENSE).
NOW THAT THE LIKES OF
ZARA AND H&M HAVE
REVOLUTIONIZED THE
MENSWEAR GAME
ALLOWING US TO BUY
ALL OUR BASICS AT
SHOCKINGLY AFFORDABLE
PRICES DESIGNER
FASHION HAS VEERED TO
THE COMPLETE OTHER
END OF THE SPECTRUM,
MAKING CLOTHES WILDER
AND MORE ORIGINAL
THAN EVER. THE IDEA IS
THAT THEIR EXCLUSIVITY
JUSTIFIES THE SPLURGE.
YOU WANT A PLAIN
CHARCOAL SUIT? YOU
CAN GET THAT ANYWHERE.
BUT NO ONE EVER SAID IT
WAS GONNA BE CHEAP TO
BE THE ONLY GUY IN YOUR
TOWN WITH A PRADA
BUNNY SWEATER.
OPPOSITE PAGE:
WORDS: SAM SCHUBE (HIGH FASHION)
GROOMING:
SUSSY CAMPOS
PROP STYLIST: ANDREW TROSMANS/WALTER
SCHUPFER MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTION: SABINE MAAS AND DIANE
KOZLOWSKI/GHIBLI MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
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The ucs
T HE
LEG ACY
PROJE C T
The music world is still the most innovative, energizing and
eclectic slice of the global pop-culture pie. Whos high on the
style stakes? Which artists should a man be listening to? And
who will we still be talking about ten, twenty, even ifty years
from now? These are the names to lag
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
PARI DUKOVIC
LOCATION:
DRAKE VS LIL
WAYNE TOUR,
PHOENIX
GROOMING:
BERTA CAMAL
LOCATION:
GRAMERCY PARK
HOTEL
We didnt know what to think when we found out that this one-time party DJ and Amy Winehouse producer had a new
album with lyrics by Pulitzer-certiied novelist Michael Chabon. Then we heard Uptown Funk, with vocals by pops
golden child, Bruno Mars, and saw a zillion drunk coeds shaking their asses to it and happily realized we didnt have to.
GROOMING:
TONY CHAVEZ
LOCATION: MAD
DECENT OFFICE,
LOS ANGELES
STYLIST: CYNTHIA
CACTUS LU
GROOMING: HEE
SOO KWON
PRODUCTION: STEVE
BAUERFEIND/BAUERFEIND
PRODUCTIONS-WEST
Future
SOUTHERN HIT MACHINE
The name its: Future sounds like a highly advanced hip-hop robot, banging out Auto-Tuned anthems, while wearing the
iciest chains. In 2015, he and Drake released a collaborative street-eating mixtape, What A Time To Be Alive. This year, he
released another mixtape, Purple Reign, and premiered his fourth studio album, EVOL. Theres no stopping him.