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Music, Style, Fashion, Clothing, Collaborations And Conceptions 1969
By Patrick Mcmurray · 18 years ago
Glimpsing a pair of blue crystal cufflinks sparked my memory bank taking me back to 1969 and a hit song by Tommy James and the Shondells titled "Crystal Blue Persuasion". Tommy James and The Shondells ...
The Trench Coat and The Tuxedo
By Patrick Mcmurray · 18 years ago
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 ...
The Evolution Of The Designer Tie
By Patrick Mcmurray · 18 years ago
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 ...
Simon Carter Designer Cufflinks, a Refreshing Change for Men
By Patrick Mcmurray · 18 years ago
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 ...