The Modern Gentleman's Blog

Jan Leslie, and her husband Neil, stopped into our store and Wingtip today, and it provided a good excuse to share a photo of one of her favorite cufflinks: the Winking Owl. Like all of Jan’s hand-painted enamels, they are executed in 925 sterling silver with an anti-tarnish rhodium finish. Available in 5 color combinations. [...]

I consider myself a pretty big fan of cufflinks, and yet I only own about a dozen pair that I regularly wear. If I’m wearing a green coat, shirt, or tie, I have a nice pair of jade cufflinks. Bright blue is great for my lapis links. I have a favorite pair with some burnt [...]

I’m sure menswear, relative to other industries, is not exactly a hotbed of innovation. And for someone like me, that’s actually a feature, not a bug; I appreciate clothing & accessories that are timeless. There is something very comforting about the fact that Bills Khakis has been making their 8.5oz Cotton Twill the same way [...]

SAVE THE DATE: On Friday, April 30th, the San Francisco store will be hosting a Fall 2010 Preview and Trunk Show for Bills Khakis, Martin Dingman Leathergoods, and Jan Leslie cufflinks. The event will be a chance to see — and special order — items coming out this Fall. Of course, you can also immerse [...]

Just about every clothing store on the planet tends to go on sale after Christmas, but only the really bold wait till the 7th of January to announce their sale (technically, many items did go on sale on December 26th, we just didn’t announce it). Without much further adieu, our SALE is on! There are [...]

About 10 years ago, I was told by an old, wise man or woman that a true gentleman does not buy his own cufflinks; he is gifted them. It made sense. I would argue that after a nice necktie or watch, a beautiful pair of cufflinks are complimented by a stranger more often than anything [...]

Do a Google search for "gifts for the guy who has everything" and one of our sponsored ads will show up [please don't click on our ad as that will cost us money!]. We pride ourselves on having some great gift ideas for the impossible-to-shop-for gentleman. Some of our favorites include things like the Laguiole [...]

You sure can. More and more men are finding that French cuffs are a wise way to distinguish themselves from the increasing number of well-dressed gents in the workplace and on the social scene. But are they for you? Known as double cuffs in Britain, French cuffs were once the exclusive province of boardroom swells, [...]