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Viceroy Standard Pencils
Individually made and stamped with a unique hallmark the Viceroy Standard is the King of propelling pencils that, created by the renowned Yard-O-Led, are made of solid sterling silver ( in either Barley texturing or simply as Plain smooth, pure silver), constructed by hand in the Yard-O-Led workshops employing that great artistry that Britain was once famous for . Great to look at, delightful to hold and a joy to write or draw with this impressive instrument will be a friend for life.
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The Pyjama
As many of us spend more time working from home, surely its time for the well dressed man to be suited, slippered and well dressed indoors as well as out. Apart, there is nothing better than to come home, slip off the day clothes, put on one’s pyjamas and relax safe in the knowledge that, even if an unexpected visitor comes knocking, you are sartorially prepared. And it seems that others agree; the item is the favourite garment of Iggy Pop and David Walliams while the late Hugh Hefner, who often teamed his with a smoking jacket, was rarely seen out of them. ‘I have about 100 pairs of pyjamas,’ he once admitted.
Indeed, a declaration of relaxation, the pyjama should command a sacred place in any man’s wardrobe for all manner of reasons. My Damascene jarmie moment was delivered to my door in the form of a pair of Derek Rose pyjamas some years ago. Immediately, I rose to the challenge and within a year had accumulated another three pairs. Since, just as soon as I settle indoors I get the blighters on and exhale.
And more than a change of clothing, this is sartorial assertion both to myself and others that, apart from medical emergencies (which, if I was the subject of, I’d be well prepared for) says, ‘I am not going out.’ Previously, the lady of the house would order me to the shop to pick up necessities like, endive, ikan bilis or filé powder, and I could never argue purely because she had the good sense to wear flimsy things after dark while I looked as if I’d just got in from work. Subsequently however, once she clocked me in the jim jam she knew that all bets were off and that I wasn’t going anywhere. Ever since, I believe that my brain has subliminally associated the item with peace and relaxation. Consequently, my addiction to the PJ has increased tenfold.