"Clothes can suggest, persuade, connote, insinuate, or indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters."
– Anne Hollander
Accessories
The clothes make the man. The accessories make the gentleman.
Stefano Corsini Belts
Stefano Corsini begins with a singular premise – that a man's belt is not simply that which keeps his trousers up. It is its own expression of personality, of individuality. In Stefano's words it is "sometimes casual, sometimes irreverent, but always with a unique elegance." For thirty years, Corsini has been working with an imaginative "blend of colors, fabrics, leathers, pattern and fantasy" to produce belts known as much for their innovation as for their toughness and flexibility.
Robert Talbott Handkerchiefs
Nothing adorns an excellent suit like the hint of color provided by a proper pocket square. And there is simply no handkerchief like the Robert Talbott handkerchief. Hand rolled from exquisite silks, these handkerchiefs, in pin dots, paisleys, plaids and squares, show a man to be one who attends to detail and observes the amenities.
Martin Dingman Small Leather Goods and Belts
When you sport a Martin Dingman wallet or belt, the strange thumping you feel is the heartbeat of an American legacy. Owing their heritage to the experiences of a man who spent the summers of his youth on horseback tending cattle, these small leather goods prompt one to edit an old saw, for, you see, they're "as American as baseball, apple pie and...yes...Martin Dingman." And, because we're asked this often – yes, they do come in alligator, and no, they don't bite.
Trafalgar Small Leather Goods and Belts
With a keen eye toward evolving trends (and the other keen eye clearly focused on a thirty-year heritage of fine leathers), Trafalgar offers up some of the finest accessories one could hope to find. In addition to traditional leathers, Trafalgar offers up all of the best reptile hides – both large and small. So, if it's lizard, crocodile, or alligator you prefer, Trafalgar has the offering. The only downside of carrying a Trafalgar wallet, incidentally, is that you find yourself picking up the tab more often in order to show it off.
Truefitt & Hill Grooming products
Truefitt & Hill of St. James Street in London is the oldest barbershop extant. Since 1805 Truefitt & Hill have served the British royal family as well as the likes of Winston Churchill, Field Marshall Montgomery and Alfred Hitchcock. All of this by way of saying, if some sort of metrosexual, essential-oily, frou frou scent or shaving accessory is your passion – you need not inquire herein. The scents of Truefill & Hill recall the days of the great trading ships when men were man-like. And shaving with a Truefitt & Hill shaving brush and soap will, quite literally make coarse hair sprout from your chest...well, actually not quite literally, but you get the drift. Exceedingly fine, masculine and diverse, these products entice a man to face his day with vigor, with passion and with a determination to succeed.