Inspiration can come from anywhere at any time so say artists and designers. Keep one eye on English weather for it too can change at any time. It, nature has been the subject matter of many period artists the world over, through to the famous Bloomsbury ...

A key to success as an independent (Indies) fashion retailer is interdependency. Equally important, maintaining a strategic focuses and develops a set of business principles that are foundational. This will help you, particularly during economic downturn,...

Aussie Rules is the proud name given to its self Styled football game (A combination of Gaelic football and rugby league), simply called “Australian Rules Foot-ball”, or as commonly phrased “off to the footy love” it is gaining international popul...

1921: Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan commissioned Henry Poole & Co, a respected Savile Row Tailor, to create Westernized suits for his state tour of Britain. A representative of Poole's sailed to Gibraltar with pattern templates where he met The Crown Pri...

Functionality not lost, designers like Paul Smith, Simon Carter, and Richard James have brought wallets out of the dark and into the light. Vivid colours embossed on their covers and linings with depictions of comic cartoon strips started appearing, even ...

Let’s face the facts; if you’re looking for something different in men’s fashion accessories, you have to look long and hard. Even the retailers are commenting on the generic nature of many brands. And the press are having a field day, there’s a l...

A Rare Breed of cufflink A new range of enamel cufflinks by Ian Flaherty have quietly arrived on the market. They’re beautifully formed from English Pewter, giving life to lifeless forms. There is a horse and rider in breathless pursuit of the unfortun...

Fashion critiques are often informative and short enough to scan while you’re at the breakfast table, or waiting for the train. Aimed at those who are on the move, they reveal just enough information to prompt further investigation. A recommendation is ...

It’s not easy for budding fashion designers to get a good start from the blocks. With so much talent around you have to run many laps before you hit the finish line. But then you have to start the race all over again, every season. It’s a bit like kic...

Spring fashion for men is alive with lumberjack checks and dainty floral, masculinity and femininity vying for top spot, we know who will win. This seasons floral patterns are reminiscent of the 70’s, and checks, well if you think lumberjack checks orig...

Here you will find a series of brief critiques about fashion designers and their designer tie creations. There are those who have haven risen to prominence, others emerging and those who have fallen from grace. Regardless of status, each one has made a si...

Ian Flaherty designs and manufactures men’s bespoke cufflinks in his London based workshop ready to be distributed nationally and internationally.Visit Ian at his studio and you’ll find him working at the coal face with his subordinates, u...