Guias de Estilo

St Benedict Pendant Meaning: The Story Behind the Letters

A St Benedict pendant carries a series of Latin initials with centuries of meaning behind them. Here’s what each one says, where the design came from and how to wear it today.

What Is a Herringbone Chain?

A herringbone chain is a flat run of slanted links that shines like poured metal but bends easily. Here’s how it’s made, how to look after one and the chain we suggest instead.

What Is a Franco Chain?

A franco chain is a dense, four-sided take on the curb, built from V-shaped links that look identical from every side. Here’s how it’s made, how it compares with similar chains and what suits it.

How to Wash a Cap Without Ruining It

Most caps can’t go in the wash, and ours are dry clean only. Here’s how to keep one looking right: brushing, airing, lifting sweat lines with water alone, and drying it back into shape.

How to Wear Jewellery With a Suit

A suit leaves jewellery three places to show: the collar, the cuff and the hands. Here’s what works in each, with a tie or without, and how the fabric and season change things.

Men’s Jewellery for Work: What to Wear to the Office

Jewellery at work is normal now, but a desk asks different things of it than a weekend does. Here’s what to wear, piece by piece, and how to match it to your dress code.

Which Ear Should a Man Wear an Earring In? Left, Right or Both

Left, right or both? There’s no wrong answer. Here’s how the idea of a correct ear began, how to pick the side that suits you and whether to wear one earring or two.

How to Layer Necklaces for Men

Two or three chains, worn well, say more than any single piece ever could. Here’s how to space them, mix widths and metals, choose where a pendant goes and keep everything from tangling.

Broken Chain? What to Do Before You Replace It

A snapped chain is rarely the end of it. Here’s what to do straight away, how to spot what actually broke, what a jeweller can fix and when our lifetime warranty covers the lot.

Why Does Jewellery Turn Your Skin Green?

That green line on your finger or neck has a simple cause. Here’s what it is, which metals leave it, how to wash it off and how to choose jewellery that won’t do it.