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In my experience the English say "buttonhole" to mean the flower. It sounds very odd to an American ear, but there you are. That's how I understand it as well. When Oscar Wilde said, "A really well-made buttonhole is the only link between Art and Nature" , I believe he was referring to the flower o...

first, a shaving brush stand is a preference rather than a necessity... due to capillary action I was interested to read this because, as you can see, my trusty brush cannot but stand upright. It is about 12 years old and, although it has been used sparingly, it is still in great shape. From memory...

Not sure if I'm a "shoe guy". I certainly enjoy looking, buying and wearing, but I have never made, repaired or designed a shoe. Nevertheless, I have heard that adding a synthetic layer (topy, etc.) after the fact can throw out the 'balance' of a shoe, introducing stresses on the stitching and leath...

Pre-existing comprehensive discussion on the matter can be found here ->
http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... eons+cuffs

I was going to pose this as a general question in the 'anonymous' forum, when I saw that Santa Maria Novella had generated it's own thread in this, the Gent's Chambers section. My question : I was given a tube of the SMN toothpaste as a gift and the paste is, well, um ... brown . Is this to be expec...