I?m A Fashion Retailer Not A Writer

English school teachers always marked my essays the
same way ?grammar, poor?, ?subject matter, good? Their negative comment never
deterred me, because from a very young age I?d figured out that the value was in
the ?subject matter?. Of course my volition was never to be a writer. At that
point in time I was too busy to even think about the future. But one day I had
to grow up and make important decisions. So I decided on a career in business fashion
and retail

And that?s been my life?s work developing
business concepts, employing my creative imagination, ?no grammar necessary? .Now
in my most recent venture, an online shopping service selling men?s fashion
accessories. I find the most enjoyable thing is writing articles about the
evolution of style and the progress of fashion through the ages.

One can always
find good subject matter, grammar becomes secondary, and besides look at the
effect American English (Microsoft Spell-check) has on the English language.
What has happened to punctuation and capitalisation? What?s important is
subject and facts. Subject is the foundation of any article no matter the
quality; it?s what you believe in.

I?ve enjoyably,
written hundreds of short articles, including critiques (product reviews). And
as a result of many hours research have discovered some fascinating historic
anecdotes that many people, even avid experts had no knowledge.

The original
motivation was to increase back links to my newly formed transactional website
and in turn achieve a page one ranking with all the major search engines. This
was part of an urgent strategy to avoid the ongoing high cost of cost per
click. But I soon found my motivation changed and is now driven by enjoyment
and the fact that I can actually succeed in something that for many years
others saw as a weakness (English Grammar).

Writing allows
me to exercise my creative imagination, use a little poetic license without
fear of any retribution. I can write what I like and at the same time increase
back-links to my site. And there?s no teacher cold minded breathing hot air
down my neck, intent on controlling and dominating

So now I?ve
included some of my favourite fashion critiques amongst some fascinating
historic anecdotes.

Here Are A
Few Of My Favourite Historic Anecdotes: They
tell so much about style as it happened without any thought of actually
creating a fashion trend that would survive many decades.

1860Bertie, the rakish Prince of Wales, ordered
a short smoking jacket to wear at informal dinner parties at Sandringham from his friend,
the tailor, Henry Poole. It was the first dinner jacket on record and was cut
in midnight blue cloth. In 1886, a Mr James Potter of Tuxedo Park, New York, was a
houseguest at Sandringham. He consequently ordered a similar dinner jacket to Bertie's from
Henry Poole & Co. It was this dinner jacket that Mr Potter wore at the
Tuxedo Park Club inspiring numerous copies that fellow members wore as informal
uniform for stag dinners. Thus the Tuxedo was born at Henry Poole & Co. It
took only eight years for an accidental style to cross the Atlantic Ocean and soon became
an American institution. Its humble, royal beginnings were soon forgotten when
labelled the Tuxedo.

1971Maverick screen actress Katherine Hepburn,
whose long-term lover Spencer Tracey was a customer of Huntsman, takes the
extraordinary step of ordering bespoke denim jeans from her late lover's Savile
Row tailor. Hepburn's commission foreshadows bespoke denim collections launched
in 2006 by Timothy Everest and Evisu.

1880The rowing club at Oxford Universities Exeter College invented
the first school ties. After an emotional win over their rivals, they
celebrated by removing their ribbon hat bands from their boater hats and tying
them, four in hand around their necks. When they ordered a set of ties, with
the colours from their hatbands, they had accidentally created the modern
school tie. Schools, clubs, and athletic ties appeared in abundance. Some
schools had different ties for various grades, levels of achievement, and for
graduates. Thanks to historians and their method of accurate documentation all
the original college colours are still available from archived samples and
replicate ties can be made to order.

Here Are a few of my favourite self
indulgent critiquesThis is where I exercise my creative
imagination and poetic license no matter how na?ve they may seem.

OneMen?s wallets have recently been elevated
to fashion accessories status, originally created to perform a specific
function, to carry paper money; we?ve just given it a much needed face lift.
Functionality not lost, designers like Paul Smith, Simon Carter, and Richard
James have brought wallets out of the dark and into the light. Vivid colours
embossed on their covers and linings with depictions of comic cartoon strips
started appearing, even bikini clad women and mini minors. Richard James a
Savile Row tailor uses vibrant pinks, purples and burgundy on the inside flaps
to create individuality for his brand. Top stitching is also widely used to
create some interest.? Then Simon Carter
came up with a real winner, the Jeans wallet, made from ultra fine, tender calf
hide, it?s slim and thin with just enough compartments for cards and cash. It
slips nicely into the back pocket of event the tightest jeans with ease and it
feels so good in the hand.

TwoA new range of enamel cufflinks by Ian
Flaherty have quietly arrived on the market. They?re beautifully formed from
English Pewter, giving life to lifeless forms. There is a horse and rider in
breathless pursuit of the unfortunate Fox, the Mallard and Partridge, Pheasant,
and Trout, all brought to still life by the artistic prowess of Ian Flaherty.
You can surf the net and trod the high streets, but you?ll be hard pressed to
find anything that compares with Ian?s latest work.

ThreeHere is a brand that?s on the up; she?s
made all the right moves and a name befitting a jeweller, or exotic dancer.
Babette Wasserman, a lover of the Swarovski Crystal, she displays it
maximisation style and sets her place as a cufflink designer amongst men. Women
bring a refreshing slant to men?s accessories, a little femininity firmed to
cuff, a constant reminder of soft and inviting contours and sweet scented
women. Like the cufflinks, like the woman.

FourOne prime example is Timothy Everest, a
long time emerging Savile Row tailor. His designer silk ties (Spitalfields
Flower) impress upon you the conservatism expected of Savile Row, but with a
unique originality, affordable luxury best describes Timothy?s ties, made in England
with the Savile Row stamp of approval.

To conclude: In essence my strength in
literature (subject) over powered my weakness (grammar) ?It?s not how you write
its why? subject is the foundation.

If you?ve enjoyed any part of this article
or learned something then I?d really like to hear from you.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Purveyor of finely crafted men's fashion
accessories: designer silk ties, handmade cufflinks, plus leather wallets, by renowned
British Designers, including, Vivienne Westwood, Timothy Everest, Ian Flaherty,
Simon Carter,? Veritas Gifts, LBB London,
Michelsons, Neil Bottle, Victoria Richards, Cressida Bell, and Shane McCoubrey.