History of Men's Accessories: A Short Guide for Men About by Nicholas Storey

By Nicholas Storey

This idiosyncratic e-book takes the reader on a desirable trip, from high-end grooming and care, together with open razors, strops and Belgian waterstone; silver-tipped badger shaving brushes, shaving soaps and D R Harris's Pick-me-up, loofahs and sponges, via colognes and smells, together with heritage, elements, triggers and person colognes, then into dressing components, reminiscent of slippers, watches, cufflinks and blouse studs, and tie pins, even find out how to check useful stones in addition to a desirable account, from fundamental resources, of the evolution of the dinner jacket-Tuxedo. furthermore, with a purpose to be aware of not only find out how to combine beverages yet whatever in their historical past, in addition to the heritage of beer, cider and mead; candies of all types, chocolate, tea and occasional; matching food and drinks (and not only meals and wine) after which each crucial truth approximately tobacco, pipes, Havana cigars, cigarettes and snuff, it's all right here, in addition to the place to shop for the goods which are mentioned.

But it doesn't cease there. the adventure maintains directly to a attention of a few of London's attention-grabbing venues, together with pubs, golf equipment, eating places, resorts and bars; a few great issues of behavior and the author's reflections on things like female wiles (what ladies quite search for) or even the way to cease a struggle. there's a bankruptcy on settling on and purchasing presents for the girl on your existence, a dictionary of Anglo-American sartorial phrases and it ends, because it starts off, with suggestions of britain as domestic. the writer has submitted the e-book in draft to the scrutiny of best international specialists at the a number of issues and so, in addition to being exciting, it really is subsidized through authority.