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In England, contrast is king, ties should be darker than shirts and their background color should never match that of the suit.

Recognisable brands such as Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Patek-Phillipe and Breitling will lift a man’s pedigree in the eyes of his peers; downgrading his whole look with a Swatch or a Timex is unfortunate

if you are going to buy a nice watch, purchase the best you can comfortably afford.

a pen can be practical, portable elegance.  When choosing a high-end writing instrument, make sure to select something that meets your matter-of-fact, as well as emotional, needs.

If you are going to buy a luxurious suit, why not make it a mid-grey flannel one with two pairs of trousers? The jacket will always be useful to wear with odd trousers, even jeans (normal, worsted suit jackets never look right in this regard). And the flannel trousers themselves are the standard for odd, patterned jackets.

in cafés you have to drink the least offensive of the musical comedy drinks that go with them, and Bond always had the same thing--an Americano--Bitter Campari, Cinzano, a large slice of lemon peel and soda. For the soda he always specified Perrier, for in his opinion expensive soda water was the cheapest way to improve a poor drink.

Those familiar with my How to Buy Luxury series will remember that I have a few straightforward guidelines for buying luxury effectively. (Here luxury will be defined as whatever is just beyond the top end of your budget – go on, be a little irresponsible!) Those guidelines are: buy quality, buy classic and buy everyday.

Ghurka uses top notch leather that will age gracefully.  The Barrister and Counselor models are classic.

Waterman is the originator of the fountain pen, S.T. Dupont specializes in beautiful lacquer designs, and Faber–Castell has been making pens since 1761

criteria for buying luxury. It is built for longevity

When you button a dress shirt, there should be just enough room in the collar for you to slip you index finger in and comfortably move it around.

Your sleeves should end where your wrist ends and your hand begins.