Kilgour on FNB

[Andre Yew]

The cufflinks made from Murano glass are nice, although one can get very similar Murano glass cufflinks in Italy or on ebay for a small fraction of the price.

+1. I was pretty shocked at how much the Kilgour cufflinks were. I've bought murano cufflinks from eBay seller maguire37glass,and am very happy with their service and quality.

I also thought it was interesting that the only ties on the Kilgour webstore were knit ties, and they were available with both pointed and flat tips. I wonder if they're related to the Drakes knits.

--Andre

[The Doctor]

I haven't looked at the essay, but I think Kiglour left behind its SR roots long ago. It used to be the most "continental" of the SR houses, lean and clean without being stiff, rather Parisian or Milanese in overall look. Some time ago, it went in a more fashiony direction. Dropping the "French Stanbury" from its name symbolized the change.

These days, to be honest, if I wanted an old fashioned Kilgour, French, Stanbury silhouette, I would go to Maurice Sedwell and ask Andrew Ramroop to make me his house cut, but with 100% traditional detailing.

You might want to try Fallon & Harvey. Ian Fallon, who was head cutter at Kilgour's for many years, went there to help, after his brother Keith past away.