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.....
Every link man has an inordinate amount of silk “knot” cuff links at the bottom of their drawer. They’re cheap and useful to the link man on the move and are indispensible when on business trips. A handy five or six sets in the toiletries bag makes sure you’re not weighted down when checking your bags in and if they manage to loose your luggage, you haven’t lost any precious items with sentimental value.
Your scribe has always wondered about the history of the silk knot link and it lead me to try and find their origins. The first stop in such matters should be your tailor. He is a man that I consider on the same level as my attorney, my doctor and my barber. Your tailor must have the same level of trust and confidence as all other of the link man’s professional associates, as they hold precious tit bits of knowledge not known to the mortal few.
I am reliably informed by my esteemed tailor (regards to you Charles) that the silk knot cuff links origins lie in the Royal Navy. Men on the nautical move in olden days had little or no access to decent laundry services and when one must recycle their dress shirts on a limited basis, what better way to have the links in place every morning than a set of semi permanent silk knots. And if you have only one arm what better way than permanent silk knots…..arise Vice Admiral The Right Honourable The Viscount Lord Nelson KB….our dapper Link Man of the day.
Lord Nelson belted all that came near him in a frigate, but it all came to an end on 21 October 1805 when 50 odd battle ships fought it out on the English Channel in the Battle of Trafalgar. One of England
Today’s links are a gold tribute to the sailor’s silk knot. When not on the road, what better way than to replace them than with gold knots!!!!
Til tomorrow
ONWARD
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