Cufflinks for Men

Men’s Brooches, a well-known ornament from the Roman Empire to the present newest trends proved out to be an admirable jewel.  This oldest jewellery has evolved from the fibula to rosette designs then to oriental taste and the chain keep on emerging till the date now, granting a new flavor of style and flair to the world. Thus, brooches were more on served as ornamental purpose than as any fastening pin. This pin adorns the entire outfit and yet is functional, catering an additional variety, look and attire to the outfits and styles.

In early age, Men’s Brooches being part of tradition, they were also meant to act like safety pins used to fastened or hold the cloths, garments tightly and closely. This is one of the classic jewelry which a man can keep on, exemplifying its personality, convictions, beliefs and views, often a medium of communication. Thus, this is one of the excellent ways to accent or reckon up the look which completes the attire to perfection, giving a final touch.

Men’s Brooches are now available in great varieties; some enameled either with bright colors or gems or both in numerous patterns all varying from a religious or traditional match to a very formal gathering. This decorative clasp and its design influence by the cultural and fashion trends and are of different types and are as follows:

1. Celtic Brooches

These penannular Men’s Brooches were brought from the Early Medieval period and were produced from highly precious metal. They are high quality jewels inspired by the secular arts.

This type of brooch is featured with a long pin attached by its head to a ring and is easily movable throughout the circular ring ends. The ring may be close or open. The ends of the ring are held closely to each other in case of penannular brooches and in pseudo- penannular type the ring is closed by the ends.

These Men’s Brooches come in several sizes and of the different metal, some engrossed with bright colours or stones or simply designed and patterned. The pin is passed through the cloth and then passed back over the ring to fastening the piece of cloth.

This Irish touch to the jewellery comfortably suits from a formal gathering to a family function and brings about a new character to the person personifying the royalty.

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The style and appearance of any person exemplify not only the aura but also personifies its identity and integrity. Accessories play a great role in depicting one’s personal style and fashion. So, there are several adornments and add- on for men to reflect their personality and also gives a look which enhances their decency and make them stand out of the crowd. There are various types of appurtenances like men’s earrings, belts, cufflinks, bracelets, studs, shoes, bags watches, thin chains, rings, bands, light hats and much more. All these are embellishments for a man gives a man different attire, style and represents their voguish and trendy genre.

Talking especially about men’s earrings, it’s a part of their lifestyle from many civilisations but the trend was not so attractive and in the mainstream. From long back men’s earrings have been a symbol of cultural significance and nowadays this fashion of earrings for men is becoming prominent and is highly acceptable in today’s culture. A man wearing earrings shows a certainly a different personality of them showcasing their quality of bravery, vulpine class, audacity and peculiarity.

Men’s earrings adding spunk to one’s character are available in many patterns, materials with different styles holding them. There is numerous piercing style, some of them are, scaffold, rim, snug, lobe, conch, inner pinner, diath, rook and tragus.

Mainly there are two types of men’s earrings,

pierced and non- pierced/ mobile earrings.

1. Pierced Earrings: These are the fixed ones and can remain in one place for longer period of time.

2. Non – pierced Earrings: These are mobile ones which can be changed frequently. These are easy to wear and come in different styles such as magnetic, clip – on, stick- on and et cetera.

Men’s earrings are may be designed in pairs or in solitary units with small and simple gems or semi-precious stones signifying man’s masculinity and manliness. There are all manners of earrings designed for men giving them formal or casual look as per the occasion and choice, types of distinct earrings are as follows:

1. Studs Men’s Earrings:

These pieces of earrings are the famous from very long time. These ornaments are certainly simple and adorable giving a causal as well as a dashing look depending upon the pattern, shape and colour of the earring. The stud made up of gold or diamond piece at the front gives a decent look and even suits on two- piece for men.

a. The studs are designed in a way that they appear as a freely associated symbol floats at the front of the ear and a thin- small attached rob is tend to be penetrated through the earlobe.

b. The newel is made up of steel, gold or hyper- allergic metal alloy. The stud formed of gold or silver may be shaped as in flat, pure, plated or sterling attached with a symbol, a gemstone or diamond or any coating is inlayed. The backing can be a screw on the clasp, a cap or a butterfly clasp.

c. Studs are available in a large range from a simple plastic/ rubber lobe to a most expensive material diamond with tremendous variety in designs, patterns, shapes and symbols associated with love, music, square, rectangle, round et al.

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Round – Black Studs with screw on the clasp.

A Diamond Stud with a cap on the backing.

A Diamond stud with screw on the clasp.

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Men’s Versus Women’s Watches

Men’s vs Women’s Watches

There is conglomeration of watches that are available and can be sorted into many different categories, but there will two major traits by which every category is distinguished on basic level; men’s watches and women’s watches. If someone is curious about knowing the difference between men’s and women’s watches there are variety of subtle differences between them. From which size of the watch is the first and most important difference. Not necessarily but in general we can say men’s watches tends to be larger and heavier than that of the smaller and lighter women’s watch. Another difference comes out is of color and pattern of watches ,women watches have variety of colors like red, pink etc and also have decorative patterns on it but men’s watch are usually of black, silver or moreover of golden shade. Intentions of making women and men watches are disparate , as women’s watches are meant to grab attention, it may incorporate some diamonds or rhinestones, floral prints, chains which make their look more shiny ,elegant attractive while on the other phase men’s watches are meant with a sober, simple and yet with classy look. One factor is there which is bring into being mostly in men’s watch and that is a general function of the watch, such as calendar and stopwatch which are the common demand of male, whereas for women, focus shifts on how to made more beautiful watch in order to increase the beauty of women’s hand.

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During the vintage era of cufflinks, Edwardian and Victorian gold cufflinks came up with a variety of unique and antique designs which were usually made up of fifteen or eighteen carat. Aside from gold vintage cufflinks, there were also diamond studded fox heads, enamelled game birds or freshwater fish that catered to sport enthusiasts. There were also novelty designs such as skulls and crossbones. Others were enamelled to depict racehorses and loose women, both of which were equally popular. The choice of where your vintage cufflinks are stored is an important part of caring for them. Aside from the fact that they should be properly stored to prevent scratching, the kind of container that they are placed in is also essential. Oak cabinets reportedly give off fumes that can be damaging to your jewellery. Continue reading Vintage Cufflinks are Trending Again on Modern Fashion

Tie pin, this utensil resembles a studded earring with a chain attached to a long, cylindrical piece of metal or weight. The pin is detached from its base and placed through the material of the tie and then reattached to the base. The weight is then slid through a buttonhole, which keeps the tie in place. An Englishman would always be dressed up and never without his tie and a tie pin. In today’s world, only professionals wear these accessories. Tie pins have always been in vogue, and the fashion has not faded but has been somewhat improvised. Many new patterns and designs have made their appearance.

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