The Luxury Dispatch with Tom Chamberlin

Did you know tuxedos shouldn't be worn at weddings? Not sure how to choose formal wear? Joined by Aleks Cvetkovic, Tom Chamberlin returns to help you make sartorial choices depending on the occasion.

Along the way, they discuss everything from lapels and cummerbunds to James Bond, Savile Row tailoring, and why the dinner suit continues to hold such power more than a century on.

From its origins in nineteenth-century Britain to its place on modern red carpets, they unpack the rules, the myths, and the subtle details that separate the merely correct from the truly elegant.

And thanks to our sponsor Swaine, a house defined by its long-standing commitment to British craftsmanship and the creation of refined accessories that sit naturally alongside formal dress.

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Music by Alex Mendham & His Orchestra
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Season Two of The Luxury Dispatch is here.

Deeper conversations, rarer worlds, and the people who know them best. We are back exploring the places, passions, and pursuits that define a life lived with genuine discernment - not the loud or the obvious, but the considered, the crafted, and the quietly extraordinary.

This season we go further. Into the cellars and the driving seat, the hallways and the riverbanks, the listening rooms and the long lunches. We meet the obsessives, the custodians, the connoisseurs - the people who have given their lives to understanding something deeply and beautifully.

Because true luxury has never really been about price. It has always been about knowledge, time, and the stories that the finest things carry with them. So settle in, and welcome back to The Luxury Dispatch.

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In this episode of The Luxury Dispatch, we explore the Quartz Crisis, a moment in the 1970s when the Swiss watch industry, long seen as an immovable pillar of luxury, came close to collapse. As quartz technology promised greater accuracy and lower costs, centuries of mechanical watchmaking were suddenly thrown into question.

Tom Chamberlain is joined by writer and historian Nick Foulkes to examine how this technological shock unfolded, why it caused such deep anxiety in Switzerland, and how brands like Rolex and Patek Philippe chose not to compete on precision alone, but to redefine what a luxury watch could be.

From Seiko’s pioneering innovations to the rise of Swatch and the revival of mechanical craftsmanship, this episode looks at how crisis reshaped the industry, and why Swiss watchmaking ultimately survived by changing the rules of the game.

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In this episode of The Luxury Dispatch, we take a look behind the most imposing yet secretive buildings in all of London, the Gentlemen's Clubs of St James's. How they emerged, what they represent and who joins.

Tom’s guests, Geordie Willis and Peter Howarth, discuss how these institutions have lasted up to now and why would you want to be a member.

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How did an ancient practice of "back alley symbols" become the ultimate playground for European royalty?

In the latest episode of The Luxury Dispatch, Tom Chamberlin sits down with Mo Coppoletta, the world-renowned artist who transformed ink into a high-society decorative art. Together, they explore the "refined and rare" history of tattoos, from the skin of King George V to the master craftsmanship of Clerkenwell.

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