| 1> | | | | Birmingham’s famous jewellery quarter is |
| | | | the London Badge and Button Company (Lbb |
| If you’re looking for some sound advice | | | | London) owned by Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd |
| about men’s fashion accessories, brand | | | | the oldest family run businesses in the world, |
| names, and manufacturers and want to make the | | | | having been established in England over 300 years |
| right buying decisions without traipsing around and | | | | ago by a family of Huguenot refugees the |
| given the run around, then this may interest you. | | | | Toyés. Since 1685 members of the Toye |
| There is an awful lot of untapped talent in London | | | | family have been using their skills to create fine |
| and about, names that a lot of consumers are | | | | enamel and silver jewellery. The London Badge |
| not familiar with, the quality of their products is | | | | and Button Company has over 30 years of |
| equal to any international brand; Veritas Precious | | | | experience in design and development of fine |
| Metal Design, Simon Carter, Ian Flaherty, Lbb | | | | silver-gilt and silver cufflinks for high fashion |
| London are names you’ll be hearing about, | | | | men's accessories retailers. Each cufflink captures |
| want more? | | | | a unique heritage, a manifestation of |
| Feraud, School tie, Designer TieEverything that | | | | craftsmanship trough the ages. |
| can be said about Feraud designer silk ties has | | | | A Trout CufflinkThe Trout is another from of |
| been said, everyone proclaims that their ties are | | | | nature cufflinks. Ian Flaherty’s latest |
| made from the finest silks in the world, | | | | impressionable creations Using enamels to replicate |
| they’re handmade to exacting | | | | true to life colours, a cufflink in perfect |
| specifications and so on, it all starts to sound a bit | | | | proportionate scale, every detail is carefully |
| staid. Louis Feraud designer silk ties are simply | | | | considered even fins and gills are evident, bringing |
| conservative, cleverly arranged stripes using | | | | lifeless forms to life, his collections should be on |
| colours that are easy to coordinate, reminiscent | | | | the A list of collectors, don’t let this one |
| of the old school tie, simplicity at its best. | | | | get away. Build a set, the fox, partridge, mallard, |
| They’re made from the same kind silks | | | | horse and jockey all hand enamelled in the same |
| that hundreds of other brands use and | | | | tradition as Faberge. For many centuries vitreous |
| they’re made in Italy at the same factory | | | | enamel has been widely used to adorn jewellery |
| that hundreds of other brand names use. At least | | | | of the highest quality- from Parisian gold |
| you know what you’re getting, a | | | | snuffboxes of the 18th century to Carl |
| reasonable tie for a reasonable price with a very | | | | Faberge’s Imperial Eggs in the early 20th |
| good name attached. | | | | century. Archaeological evidence suggests that |
| Work of Art Cufflinks, Mother of PearlEvery | | | | enamelling may date back to 3000BC. The |
| significant movement in art can be traced through | | | | Byzantine Empire, Chinese, French and Russian |
| the design of cufflinks. Jewellers like Cartier and | | | | cultures have all influenced the development of |
| Tiffany crafted work of art cufflinks in mother of | | | | enamelware. Cloisonné, which is a design |
| pearl, crystal and precious stones...These famous | | | | distinguished by using flattened wire to separate |
| fashion names establish designer cufflinks as the | | | | the enamel, is most suited to jewellery. Consider |
| essential accessory for men. And now, materials | | | | it. |
| of choice by the famous mentioned are fashioned | | | | A Cufflink MineAppropriately labelled the Mine |
| into little treasures. Combining Onyx with the | | | | Cufflinks by Simon Carter, represents another |
| textural brilliance of mother of pearl so naturally | | | | designer in good form. Using a brushed metal |
| compatible and expertly gleaned to solid silver | | | | dome and studding with small crystals that glint at |
| reflecting the best that nature has to offer, now | | | | every angle against the light. Semblance of a |
| on offer directly from the hands of a world class | | | | mine, but constructed with economics in mind, a |
| jeweller; Mark Platt Vertas GiftsEnamel and Silver | | | | lovely way to decorate your cuffs. |
| Cufflinks: Birmingham’s | | | | Does this help? |
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