Proper black. Not VERY VERY dark blue. Made in Italy, from the finest Italian cotton blended with nylon for maximum comfort, stretch and shape, our selection of fine-ribbed socks are finished with hand-stitched toes for max quailty.
/>Medium is UK 6-8.5, EUR 39-42, AUS 7-10 Large is UK 9-11, EUR 43-46, AUS 11-14
One of the big developments in garment technology recently has been in digital printing. It allows more complex designs to be applied to a greater variety of surfaces. Here, our friends at Alan Paine have taken the finest, gauze-like wool, and printed a luxurious medallion pattern onto a greige background. With hints of green, navy and burgundy, with highlights of white that really make the scarf stand out, and once opened, its almost a shawl with its generosity of fabric. Luxury is a word we bandy about too often, but here it is well earned. Sophisticated and stylish.
A key component of art deco is the mixing of naturalistic, figurative elements with those that are formalised or abstracted. Which is the inspiration behind this lion head cufflink. The creature's features are rendered more or less naturalistically, but the mane is highly stylised - a combination of radiating and parallel carved lines. In fact this cufflink is based closely on the classical art deco lions which flank the entrance to Iowa Masonic Library and Museum. The eyes are rendered with super bright and sparkly Swarovski crystals and he has an antiqued finish.
This gorgeous scarf is a partnership with our chums at Alan Paine, a British company whove been making knitwear since 1907. Theres lots to like here, from the soft lambs wool to the stripes of different colours. The neat fringing uses all the different shades and theres a lovely sense of autumn leaves about the tones. Its certain to become your favourite, go-to scarf this season. Its a generous 1.8m long so wraps nicely around the neck for warmth and style.
Is it a herringbone? Is it a check? Does it matter? Either way, this gorgeous scarf is a partnership with our chums at Alan Paine, a British company whove been making knitwear since 1907. Theres lots to like here, from the soft lambs wool to the subtle squares of different colours, that let the herringbone appear almost as a shadow. The neat fringing uses all the different shades and theres a lovely sense of autumn leaves about the tones. Its certain to become your favourite, go-to scarf this season. Its a generous 1.8m long so wraps nicely around the neck for warmth and style.
One of the big developments in garment technology recently has been in digital printing. It allows more complex designs to be applied to a greater variety of surfaces. Here, our friends at Alan Paine have taken the finest, gauze-like wool, and printed a luxurious abstract paisley with added floral motifs for good measure. The acid greens and funky purples really make the scarf stand out, and once opened, its almost a shawl with its generosity of fabric. Luxury is a word we bandy about too often, but here it is well earned. Sophisticated and stylish.
It's tricky to get a suede shoe just right and I've been working on this design for a year or so now. Not too pointy; not too round and with this season's rubber grip sole, it's a great bridge between formal and casual. The moulded studs on the heel and sole mean you won't slip and the vertical leather contrast stripe just breaks up the suede nicely. As with all my footwear, there's a fun lining that features a design from my shirt collection and this season it's sausage dogs. Well, why not? Hand finished in Portugal.
This shirt features an array of interesting birds rendered in bright drawn tones. There's a magenta ostrich, an orange cockatiel, indeed what appears to be a Victoria crowned pigeon. All nicely spaced on a white ground to give an uplifting, vibrant overall effect.
Inspired by the Autumnal nut of the mighty oak, my acorn cufflink in tigerseye looks to ideas of Britishness, tradition, heritage. Beautifully crafted this intricate hand set design features the acorn cupule rendered in a gleaming finish and liberally studded with Swarovski clear crystals to suggest the scales, but also to produce a design which contrasts the play of light on the dry silky surface of tigerseye against that of bright elements.
Gentleman's folding automatic umbrella in grey marl is 'deployed' by the press of a sturdy button, followed by a slight shake and, boy, does it deploy! It opens with a very forthright snap and whoosh. Perfect for sudden downpours. Cut, made and finished by hand in London. The crook handle is scorched maple from Italy, beautiful. The canopy is poly cotton. Canopy diameter: 100cm or 39 inches. Length when folded: 45cm, 18 inches. A rather satisfactory British Winter essential matching precision engineering with the best of native craftsmanship.