Silk ties and Cufflinks, a Perfect Match

Here you’ll find snippets about British fashion Designers at the top of their game, highlighting some original cufflink and tie creations from London and about. Names associated with keeping alive tradition, the fine art of jewellery design and manufacture, mostly home grown classics, distinctly British with proud heritage embodied in each piece of their work.

Another Gold Naval Lace Designer Cufflink, By Veritas
Innovation and master craft manifest, using gold naval lace by Hand & Lock, set into solid sterling silver to produce a pair of cufflinks; the result of a jewellery designer at the top of his game, six years with iconic Jeweller Tiffany is adequate testimony. Want a matching silk tie? Take a look at one by Shane McCoubrey, made from silks woven on wooden looms in England, a perfect match.

A Golden Designer Silk Tie
Shane McCoubrey has come up with a colourful rendering, transforming art and craft into a distinct fashion accessory. Turn the tie into the light, the colours change from gold to lilac and back again, hand woven on wooden looms is the only way to achieve the desired depth of texture and colour variation. Want a matching pair of cufflinks? The obvious choice, a pair of Gold Naval Lace Cufflinks by Veritas Gifts (Precious Metal Designs)

Luxury Represented
See it to believe it: there is no exaggeration of colour or texture in this cufflink. The natural light enhances beautifully every facet, ever slight contour larger than life, only the highest quality Swarovski Crystals is used to represent luxury and done so simply. Add a robust silver stem and you have a cufflink that not only looks good but will take the hard knocks of every day use. The man: In 1892, Daniel Swarovski registered a patent for his machine that cut crystal on an industrial scale with greater speed and precision than the manual process. This was the start of one of the most sought after crystal production centres in art history. Daniel Swarovski founded his company in the Alps, named for his family, in 1895.

Order and Chaos; A Slightly Abstract Silk Tie
Representing faintly, Japanese calligraphy framed in diagonal lines constructed by small checks, interwoven. Variation of colour and texture weld to complete a slightly abstract form with-in a structured geometric pattern, order and chaos, side by side. Add another element, the rich vibrant colours of silks woven in England and you have a Shane McCoubrey work of art silk tie. Like his paintings they reflect brilliant hues of nature.

Cubism, In a Designer Cufflink?
The Cube Designer Cufflink by Ian Flaherty, sporting 80 Swarovski Crystals a piece and recently voted one of the best gifts for Father’s day by Victoria Gray of the Sunday Express Magazine. Precision equalled by quality and they’re made in England.

Work of Art
Every significant movement in art can be traced through the. Jewellers like Cartier and Tiffany crafted work of art cufflinks in mother of pearl, crystal and precious stones...These famous fashion names establish designer cufflinks as the essential accessory for men. And now, materials of choice by the famous mentioned are fashioned into little treasures. Combining Onyx with the textural brilliance of mother of pearl so naturally compatible and expertly gleaned to solid silver reflecting the best that nature has to offer, now on offer directly from the hands of a world class jeweller; Mark Platt – Veritas Gifts (Precious Metal Design)

Enamel and Silver Cufflinks: Birmingham’s contributionOccupying a space in Birmingham’s famous jewellery quarter is the London Badge and Button Company (Lbb London) owned by the Toye Group of companies. Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd are one of the oldest family run businesses in the world, having been established in England over 300 years ago by a family of Huguenot refugees the Toyés. Since 1685 members of the Toye family have been using their skills to create fine enamel and silver jewellery. The London Badge and Button Company has over 30 years of experience in design and development of fine silver-gilt and silver cufflinks for high fashion men's accessories retailers. Each cufflink captures a unique heritage, a manifestation of craftsmanship trough the ages.

A Trout Cufflink
The Trout is another from Ian Flaherty’s latest impressionable creations of nature cufflinks. Using enamels to replicate true to life colours, a cufflink in perfect proportionate scale, every detail is carefully considered even fins and gills are evident, bringing lifeless forms to life, his collections should be on the A list of collectors, don’t let this one get away. Build a set, the fox, partridge, mallard, horse and jockey all hand enamelled in the same tradition as Faberge. For many centuries vitreous enamel has been widely used to adorn jewellery of the highest quality- from Parisian gold snuffboxes of the 18^th century to Carl Faberge’s Imperial Eggs in the early 20^th century. Archaeological evidence suggests that enamelling may date back to 3000BC. The Byzantine Empire, Chinese, French and Russian cultures have all influenced the development of enamelware. Cloisonné, which is a design distinguished by using flattened wire to separate the enamel, is most suited to jewellery. Consider it.

A Cufflink Mine
Appropriately labelled the “Mine Cufflink” by Simon Carter, represents another designer in good form. Using a brushed metal dome and studding with small crystals that glint at every angle against the light. Semblance of a mine, but constructed with economics in mind, a lovely way to decorate your cuffs.

This concludes paragraphs of some sought after British designers and their original cufflink and tie creations, not easy to find but worth looking for. Ian Flaherty, Simon Carter, Shane McCoubrey, Lbb London and Veritas Precious Metal Design keeping the true art of fashion design at heart.