Gent's Jewelry
Throughout history, it was often men who were more fantastically adorned than women. This blinging of gents was facilitated by practical jewels such as buttons, buckles, cuff links, and tie pins. As fashions have moved to more casual looks with less need for fancy fasteners, men have had to adapt. Enlightening articles about Gent’s Jewelry can be found in the pictorial glossary below.
Vignettes
Throughout history, men used ornamental items to proclaim their status and display power and superiority. In many periods, men were generally much more bedazzled than their female counterparts. As the...
Cuff links are decorative double-button devices used to connect the sides of a shirt cuff. The buttons can be connected with bars or chains or may be one-sided with a levered...
Terms & Definitions
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Albert chains are named after a style of watch chain Prince Albert wore during the Victorian period. Traditionally this style of watch chain has a bar on one end used to affix the chain...
Shirt Studs are the parts of a dress set that are used to secure the front of a formal shirt.
A vest chain is a man’s chain, usually worn to suspend a pocket watch. One end of the chain attaches to a buttonhole of the vest while the watch is kept...
A Waldemar chain is a pocket watch chain that has a swivel catch on one end to hold the watch and a spring catch on the other to hold an accessory. These chains were...