Women love jewelry, they have many items for differing occasions that need to match their outfit. A man’s jewelry usually consists of a wedding ring, a few exclusive time pieces, perhaps a quality pen and a few pairs of cufflinks. Those with an eye for detail will carefully coordinate a pair of cufflinks with their watch, wedding ring, tie, shirt, suspenders, socks and suit.
A fascinating story. His North Italian family owned business was first specialized in producing great fabrics. He successfully created a brand out of his fabrics and started to produce clothing himself. Today, the Zegna family own 525 stores and are represented in more than 80 countries.
The Windsor knot is also known as full Windsor to distinguish this knot from the half-Windsor. This type of knot is preferred for those gentlemen who favor a wide triangular knot. The Duke of Windsor loved this knot and ordered customized think ties to produce wider knots.
Oscar is notoriously known as perhaps the greatest dandy ever, and became famous in our time due to the many fashion related quotes.
Classic Ray-Ban sunglasses from the 1950s. They were revolutionary because all other glasses were from metal before the plastic Wayfarers came out.
Lining is used to comfortably put on or take off clothing without getting stuck somewhere in the process. Furthermore, lining prevents itchy materials to annoy the skin and lining is used to prevent wrinkles and keep the form of an item. Traditionally, tailors used striped linings to check if they had correctly sewed in the linings. Some very creative linings exist, be careful not to show off with these during formal events.
Felt is the term used to refer to a material consisting of compressed fibers and or hairs. The linings of hats and the collar of your suit’s jacket have a felt. Some very nonchalant jackets will have a remarkable colored felt.
Is a very fine, soft and expensive type of wool that comes from a lama-like vicuña. The quality of his wool is superb. From an adult vicuña, farmers cannot pick more than half a kilo of wool. The price of a vicuña scarf is around usd$1300,-
Waistcoats were an integral part of any suit until half a century ago. They may be either single or double breasted, and also these should have the lowest button opened. Visually they tend to redirect the attention from the stomach towards the tie and collar of the shirt. The greatest disadvantage of waist coats is that they hide a lot of the shirt’s fabric and make you more traditionally styled. With a single column of two buttons that are placed quite low on the jacket, more of the shirt and tie can be seen and enjoyed. This often gives someone’s appearance a fresher look.
The ticket pocket is on the inside of the jacket close to your waist, usually on the left side. The small pocket is used for tickets and coins.
