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The Trench Coat and The Tuxedo

Try to chart the course of fashion and you'll need more than a sexton, compass and telescope, to navigate to its beginning. The rise and fall of fashion is like waves in a storm filled ocean. However, charting the course of style is much easier, it has a ... Read >

Katherine Hepburn’s Tailor made Blue Denim Jeans

Katherine Hepburn famously epitomised the head strong career woman starring along side Spencer Tracey in "Adams Rib" one of the best romantic comedies ever made. She portrayed similar roles in other movies teaming up with Cary Grant on numerous occasions.... Read >

The Bolo Tie and the Designer Tie

Have you ever seen Texans or Arizonians wearing what looks like a thin leather thong around their necks leading from a buckle at the shirt collar? If so you've probably thought it dates back to the Wild West. That's what I thought until a little research ... Read >

The Business Suit Takes Shape

As millions of men all over the world don their dark suit, white shirt and necktie every morning in preparation for another hard day at the office, they pay homage to a style that dates back almost two hundred years. So it's only proper that you should kn... Read >

Simon Carter Designer Cufflinks, a Refreshing Change for Men

Simon Carter is considered one of Britain's premier men's fashion accessories designers. He holds his position steady in an increasingly competitive market, which was, until recently, undersupplied. Things have certainly changed, now us chaps are getting... Read >

The Old School Tie Is Back In Fashion Again

It's well documented that in 1880, the rowing club at Oxford University's Exeter College, invented the first school tie. After an emotional win over their rivals, they celebrated by removing their ribbon hat bands from their boater hats and tying them, fo... Read >

London cufflink designer takes on the world

Ian Flaherty designs and manufactures men's cufflinks in his workshop in London ready to be distributed nationally and internationally. Visit Ian in his studio at Lavender Hill Clapham and you'll find him working at the coal face with his subordinates,... Read >