Florentine finery
Florence's Savoy Hotel - a bastion of antiquity and advancement in one of the world's most beautiful corners
Tom Norton
A selection of my published work across both print and online for global titles including Esquire, GQ, The Rake, ShortList and Worldwide Golf. Somewhere between deadlines and headlines, my words have found their way into more than 20 international titles.
Worldwide Golf
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23rd May 2026
From teen prodigy to golf icon: McIlroy’s Dubai legacy
Looking to defend his title with a fourth DP World Tour Championship this November, Worldwide Golf’s Tom Norton takes an in-depth look back at 15 years of the sensational Rory McIlroy rollercoaster at Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Cast your mind back, if you will, to November 2009. It is the inaugural DP World Tour Championship at the newly opened Jumeirah Golf Estates – boasting a track to rival the greatest in the world in the beautiful Greg Norman-designed ‘Earth’ course.
There is much cha...
Cast your mind back, if you will, to November 2009. It is the inaugural DP World Tour Championship at the newly opened Jumeirah Golf Estates – boasting a track to rival the greatest in the world in the beautiful Greg Norman-designed ‘Earth’ course.
There is much cha...
The National
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5th February 2026
The prizes and pitfalls of travelling with a newborn
"How old is he? Only four months? Wow, you’re brave."
By the end of our trip, I'd worked out that if I had a euro for every time I’d heard this, I could have paid for my overpriced Algarve hotel stay twice over. "What do they mean?!” I thought, trying not to let panic set...
By the end of our trip, I'd worked out that if I had a euro for every time I’d heard this, I could have paid for my overpriced Algarve hotel stay twice over. "What do they mean?!” I thought, trying not to let panic set...
GQ Middle East
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20th April 2026
Omar Chaoui does things a little differently to most
GQ sits down with Magana's founder, uncovering why his watch brand captures not just time, but the essence of what makes it so precious
The Rake
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26th February 2026
Is men's tailoring changing forever?
In the menswear domain, there is perhaps no sartorial pillar steeped in tradition than the noble art of bespoke
tailoring. And from those first style luminaries who held
a measurement device to a gentleman's arm promising him a garment fit like none he'd known, throughout the centuries of innumerable fashions and fancies, the customisation process has remained relatively unchanged. Until now...
tailoring. And from those first style luminaries who held
a measurement device to a gentleman's arm promising him a garment fit like none he'd known, throughout the centuries of innumerable fashions and fancies, the customisation process has remained relatively unchanged. Until now...
Worldwide Golf
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26th May 2026
Defending the crown
Not since the famed Miracle at Medinah in 2012 has a European team emerged victorious in the intimidating Ryder Cup realm of the United States. Worldwide Golf looks ahead to the mouthwatering Bethpage Black clash with Europe’s heroic returning Captain, Luke Donald.
“Over the next three days, we will play for far more than ourselves. We play for the spirit of unity that binds this team. And for the future generation of golfers that will look back on this Ryder Cup and find inspiration.”
There p...
“Over the next three days, we will play for far more than ourselves. We play for the spirit of unity that binds this team. And for the future generation of golfers that will look back on this Ryder Cup and find inspiration.”
There p...
The Rake
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2nd June 2026
Exploring Scotland's whiskey country
The Rake pays a visit to Speyside's wheat and barley-soaked land
Esquire Middle East
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19th November 2014
Lost Walls: A graffiti road trip through Tunisia
One of the founding forefathers of the modern art form of ‘calligraffiti’, in the past few years French/Tunisian artist El Seed has seen his unique and inventive efforts championed on the walls of the world’s art galleries right across to various Louis Vuitton fashion collaborations.
This year he launched his first book Lost Walls, artistically documenting his four week calligraffiti journey across his mother country, Tunisia.
What was your main ambition with this project?
It was to show the di...
This year he launched his first book Lost Walls, artistically documenting his four week calligraffiti journey across his mother country, Tunisia.
What was your main ambition with this project?
It was to show the di...
Esquire
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25th May 2015
A Beautiful Mind remembered
At a mere 14-years-old when A Beautiful Mind was released, to say I was familiar with the life and times of Professor John Nash would be a gross lie. It would be equally fraudulent to claim that on its release in 2001, I turned to my friends outside the Odeon cinema one Friday night and said “You lot go enjoy The Fast and the Furious, I’m gonna catch this 140 minute biopic about a troubled genius.”
In fact, it wasn’t until a few years later that I actually got round to watching Ron Howard’s awar...
In fact, it wasn’t until a few years later that I actually got round to watching Ron Howard’s awar...
The Rake
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15th May 2026
Bavarian beauty
The Rake falls for the sharpened, sporty seductions of Audi's flagship roadster, the muscled up TTS
Esquire
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6th July 2015
Why Zippo's flame refuses to die
Despite America’s falling cigarette intake and anti-smoking campaigns more prevalent than ever, Zippo is about to celebrate its most successful year to date, 82 years after its founding. Esquire went stateside to find out more about the brand whose flame refuses to die.
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The year is 1932 and America is still trying to haul itself out of the greatest economic depression in its history. Industry behemoths stretching from coast to coast have been brought to their knees. World output has plummet...
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The year is 1932 and America is still trying to haul itself out of the greatest economic depression in its history. Industry behemoths stretching from coast to coast have been brought to their knees. World output has plummet...
Esquire
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2nd January 2015
The New York Palace hotel is back in business
Even when self-anointed, living up to the moniker of “palace” in a city like New York is a daunting charge, so, prior to our arrival, we’ll admit to being a little intrigued as to whether the famed Madison Avenue establishment could match its palatial billing.
Setting foot in the hotel’s entrance, however, a first glance at the decadent reception area and swooping gold staircase beyond, served to instantly allay any scepticism we might have had; no American hubris to be found here, folks, the Ne...
Setting foot in the hotel’s entrance, however, a first glance at the decadent reception area and swooping gold staircase beyond, served to instantly allay any scepticism we might have had; no American hubris to be found here, folks, the Ne...
Esquire Middle East
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20th August 2015
Why La Serre still reigns supreme
As those who saw La Serre claim top spot in our Restaurant of the Year guide will attest, we’re big fans of the Parisian styled boulangerie and bistro here at Esquire. While most upmarket restaurants in the region seem to favour darker, monochrome decors – one of La Serre’s inherent fortes is the abundance of natural light it boasts, creating a crisp, clean feel redolent of the European eateries that it emulates so successfully.
Esquire
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28th June 2015
Wimbledon's best-ever moments
From the Pat Cash climb to McEnroe meltdown, we take a look back at the All England Club’s greatest ever instances
Esquire
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20th June 2015
The worst legal defences ever
Esquire takes a look at the defences leakier than a sieve in a rainstorm
Esquire Middle East
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1st February 2015
Is this Dubai's best new Indian restaurant?
Yet another addition to the seeming slew of New York based hangouts popping up on Middle East shores, high-end Indian establishment Junoon has just opened its Dubai doors, bringing its Michelin starred status to the Shangri La hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Rather than just simply replicating its original Manhattan restaurant, the team behind Junoon has made a concerted effort to give the UAE branch its own identity, a feat principally achieved by exploring the local spice souks and markets, to par...
Rather than just simply replicating its original Manhattan restaurant, the team behind Junoon has made a concerted effort to give the UAE branch its own identity, a feat principally achieved by exploring the local spice souks and markets, to par...
Esquire Middle East
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21st July 2014
Last Impressions: John Travolta
The Hollywood icon and aviation enthusiast talks to Esquire about bad outfits and being mistaken for American football players
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