Silk Knot Cufflinks in Solid Silver

by admin on 5 March 2012

The Silk Knot Cufflink, also known as Turk’s Head cufflinks have been around since the early years of the 20th century and their invention is credited to the Paris shirt maker Charvet, of whom more later. Read the full article →

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History of the Collar Stiffener

24 February 2012

Collar stiffeners are essential shirt accessories for the well-dressed man; they enable the shirt collar to lay flat against the collarbone rather than curling up or down. For none UK readers, what the British call collar stiffeners may be known as collar sticks, bones, tabs or stays,

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Silver Weddings 2012

8 February 2012

Finding celebrity silver weddings becomes increasingly difficult with each passing year. Many famous couples married in 1987…but not that many marriages have survived 25-years.

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The Early History of the Cufflink

12 December 2011

The history of the cuff link does not go as far back as you may think. Shirts were originally an item of men’s underwear and did not become an exposed garment until the 16th Century. The cuffs of the shirt, when it was an undergarment, were sometimes frilled or ruffed and allowed to be shown [...]

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Silver Pepper Mill – Inspector Crabbe

2 December 2011

Silver Pepper Mill in Pie In The Sky One of our recent customers wanted to emulate Inspector Henry Crabbe, a character in a TV series shown on BBC1 between 1994 and 1997. “Pie in the Sky” was a light-hearted British police drama featuring a disillusioned policeman and pie chef extraordinaire. The role was created specially [...]

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Costly Salt Not Good For You!

24 November 2011

I read that the health do-gooders are at it again, this time with yet another report that UK adults eat too much salt. Which? Magazine and Consensus Action on Salt and Health found no difference in chemical content between regular salt and ‘costly gourmet brands’. In a quote aimed at getting reported in the tabloid [...]

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