They've always seemed a bit odd to me "Oh, I think I'll take this mucous and put it here in this piece of cloth and carry it around with me all day...That will be nice..." Weird.
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I went with playful beagle cufflinks today from the 30's or 40's. I was going for a frivolous mood but it didn't work...
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That, my friend, is utterly, completely :cen. (Being a Mod. I censored myself). :OT Don't start reading Ulysses if you haven't read anything by James Joyce before. Read his books in the order he wrote them. His short stories are on the net; more info here.
If I remember correctly, Ulysses starts with the shave.
Now, back on topic. :)
Tomorrow's Cufflinks and Pen...
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There's a lot to be said for being able to have a nicely ironed shirt, with nice vintage cufflinks, a nice vintage fountain pen and nicely polished hand made in Portugal boots to wear to work. A lot to be said...
My latest pair
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.45 cufflinks!
Well I finally got a hold of some french cuff sleeves so I will start wearing my cufflinks to formal events now. :D
Time to get this thread moving along again.
Tomorrows cufflinks are vintage red glass in unpolished brass. They'll go nicely with the red and white striped shirt and will pick up some of the red in the pattern of the jacket...
To Johnus: You didn't read my last sentence, did you?
For tomorrow's trial, I'm debuting some new cufflinks:
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Those there are some millenium falcons I believe....
Geek
Star Wars, Carl, Star Wars...
Thanks, Geek. I knew there was at least one person out there who would recognize Hans Solo's ship!
Daa-daa, da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da.
Scrimshaw on 10,000 year old mammoth fossil ivory in hand made sterling settings. Artist is Chris Cambridge. Could not walk away the minute I saw them. Pictures do not do them justice.
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Thread Revival...
COTD 23/11/15
Inspired by listening to Nick Cave after hearing his son had died this year...
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Just a curiosity, does anyone wear armbands with a shirt & suit
Looks like the Rock is using cuff-links
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I just found another pair of shark cuff links.
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I'm so looking forward to trying them. :)