Friday, 16 November 2012
Monday, 12 November 2012
Black Tie, not so Classic
For those who like their black tie a little different and actually involving a tie, this is our version. The piped dinner jacket is a departure from the satin lapel version, but its history in formal wear can be traced back over a century. The piped waistcoat adds an elegant touch and negates the need for a cummerbund.
The extreme cutaway collared dinner shirt grabs the
headlines and can only be worn with a tie and not a bow tie. It is a statement
piece and is ideal for traveling as the fly front and cocktail cuffs negate the
need for studs or cufflinks. Also one doesn’t have to find someone who knows
how to tie a bow tie in the last minute, even though one really should learn
how. Elegant accessories such as a sting ray card holder or our folding
crocodile wallet to hold one’s credit cards and cash is the finishing touch,
showing both character and individuality.
Three piece piped dinner suit £1625.00
Extreme cutaway collar dinner shirt £ 215.00
English black satin silk sevenfold tie £ 145.00
Italian satin silk evening scarves £ 135.00
Calf leather robusto cigar holder £ 145.00
Crocodile print folding wallet £ 105.00
Stingray card holder £ 195.00
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Black Tie, Classic with a Twist
In our shop window now:
A certain Hollywood client wanted something refined,
elegant and that would make him subtly stand out from the sea of penguins. We
recreated our signature velvet jacket in this double breasted style with moire
silk lapels and accents. The fitted silhouette, lapels and turnback cuffs, are
a nod to the elegance of 1930s Hollywood. The Brits in Hollywood have a
reputation to maintain afterall, and an ordinary dinner jacket just wouldn’t
do. In the words of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale: “there are dinner jackets and
dinner jackets, this is the latter.”
Paired with a simple but elegant fly fronted shirt and
a self-tie bow tie (if you can tie your own shoe laces you can tie a bow tie),
and patent or velvet loafers, they nicely complement the jacket. This ensemble
is not for the faint of heart, but then nor is our clothing.
Be wary of women who “borrow” the cashmere scarves.
They are soft and sumptuous – the scarves, possibly the women too, and probably
will never be returned.
Double breasted velvet dinner jacket with moire lapels
£1075.00
Velvet and patent leather loafers to order from £ 425.00
Marcella fly fronted dinner shirt £ 205.00
Satin self-tie bow tie £ 55.00
Onyx and sterling silver segmented cufflinks £ 335.00
Gun metal skull and crossbones cufflinks £ 145.00
Calf suede bound cashmere scarves £ 175.00
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