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Here you will find a selection of fashion related articles and product reviews presented by Patrick McMurray.com, purveyor of designer silk ties, cufflinks, wallets, jewellery and gifts for men for men.
Read about the evolution of styles and the progress of fashion throughout history. How art and science have underpinned the economic formation of clothing styles from bespoke originality to generic mass production. Through many decades of florid rise and fall, style has remained constant.
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Tie Proliferation
Like no other fashion accessory, the silk tie has crossed continents and cultures and sustained countless fashion cycles to become the epitome of male self expression
A London Cufflink Designer
Ian Flaherty designs and manufactures men’s bespoke cufflinks in his London based workshop ready to be distributed nationally and internationally
The English Way
CMT is an abbreviation for, “cut, made and trimmed”, which was used often, as described, in a clothing industry that once flourished across England
The Modern Tie (quote)
The modern tie as we now know it has undergone no major structural changes for more than eighty years
The Cufflink (quote)
Every significant movement in art can be traced through the design of cufflinks
Australian Rules Fashion
Thanks to its long-standing multi=cultural heritage, Australian designers can draw from Western, Polynesian, Asian and Aboriginal influences; the net result is Aussie Rules Fashion
Autumn Fashion
And as autumn wanes, fashion completes another seasonal cycle. And we wait in great anticipation for new styles freshly watered down from the catwalks.
Shifting Trends, From Novelty Cufflinks To Classical
Selling men’s luxury fashion accessories online offers the great advantage of knowing hour by hour what customers are seeking through the keywords entered and the products eventually bought
The Mark Of A Great Fashion Designer
But this is about the skills you don’t necessarily need to become a great fashion designer. It’s about complimentary and compensatory factors that makeup a business
The Accidental Creation Of The First School Tie
It’s well documented that in 1880, the rowing club at Oxford Universities Exeter College, invented the first school tie.
A History Of The Bolo
In the late 1940s, a silversmith named Victor Cedarstaff went riding with friends in the Bradshaw Mountains outside Wickenburg, Arizona. When the wind blew his hat off
Clothing Styles of Tomorrow Are Evolving On The Streets Of Spitalfield Today
Spitalfield: Not the most attractive name for a London suburb. But its early music halls propelled Charlie Chaplin to international stardom.
The Advent Of The Designer Tie
A pioneering Paris fashion designer, Jean Patou, invented the designer silk ties.
Denim Jeans, Their Progress Through Fashion; Still Making History
Denim jeans have been associated with heavy industry to high fashion and become one of the most versatile and enduring clothing styles in fashion history. Hollywood stars like Katherine Hepburn aided denim’s progress through fashion in the 70’s
The Classic English Madder Print
The English Madder silk tie is recognised worldwide as an icon of British style. It’s a home grown classic with a proud heritage and a distinct provenance.
The Prince of Wales Smoking Jacket
Try to chart the course of fashion and you’ll need more than a sexton, compass and telescope, to navigate to its beginning.
A Silk Tie in Fragrant Blossom
The Spitalfield flower pattern can be traced back to Huguenot weavers of the1800’s. Today recognised as the trademark of the Timothy Everest Brand
Simon Carter Designer Leather Belts
His approach to men’s fashion accessories is simple, stylish and affordable.
Katherine Hepburn’s Savile Row Tailor Made Blue Denim Jeans
Katherine Hepburn famously epitomised the head strong career woman starring along side Spencer Tracey in “Adams Rib”
Designer Watches, timeless pieces, keeping perfect time
A favourite is the classically formed WT815W, handsome and functional. Simon Carter maintains a philosophy of simplicity in this watch
Leather Wallets; Best Of British (Plus)
The wallet was developed almost immediately after the introduction of paper currency to the West in the 1600s. (The first paper currency was introduced in the New World by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1690.)
The Art Of Science In Fashion And Textile Design
Science plays a major role in design development of fashion clothing and accessories, just a glimpse into the past will confirm enough to be true.
How To Succeed As An Independent Fashion Retailer
A key to success as an independent (Indies) fashion retailer is interdependency.
