One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series....
Today is not the sort of day to be hanging out in your toga with unsavoury types as Julius Caesar would have attested. Today is of course the Ides of March and the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Julius was a war hero, poet, honoured soldier, politician, lover of Cleopatra and all round dictator. Some contest that his assassination on the Roman Senate floor by 60 odd conspirators was the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire .
Your scribe was lucky enough to have seen Sir John Gielgud play the lead part in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the Barbican Theatre on the banks of the Thames some years ago. Whilst not the largest of parts, as Julius is only on stage for 3 scenes, it does allow the actor some poetic licence for an over acted sticky ending under the knife.
Sir John gets it in the neck…..
Sir John of course was an acting legend in his day being one of the few actors to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony Award. His most outstanding work according to your scribe, was the off beat film by Peter Greenaway, “Prosperos Books”….worth a look.
Todays links are reflective by nature given the Ides of March are upon us…..”beware the Ides of March” said the soothsayer in Shakespeares Julius Cearsar.
They are oval solid silver convex links and were a gift to your scribe from a lady novelist friend many years ago. They are worn with a tailored cotton shirt and a silk tie.
Til Later
ONWARD
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