Gentlemen’s Dress Accessories
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Description
In the mid-nineteenth century, men wished to balance the sobriety of their clothing: if fashion dictated drab coloring, they could add ornament.
Hence gentlemen came to display a selection of male jewellery, including the watch chain or 'albert' with its attachments - watch-keys, seals, fobs, compasses, pencils, vestas and the like. Studs, cravat pins, flower holders, cuff-links and special dress buttons for waistcoats were also widely used.
Many of the items described and illustrated here are highly collectible and can still be worn today, often providing a stimulating conversation point.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Watch chains and attachments
Fasteners, buttons and studs
The dressing room and personal accessories
Conclusion
Further reading
Places to visit
Watch chains and attachments
Fasteners, buttons and studs
The dressing room and personal accessories
Conclusion
Further reading
Places to visit
Product details
| Published | 10 Jun 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 9780852639047 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 1 col |
| Dimensions | 210 x 149 mm |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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