Shop Maketh the Man

Whilst the award winning blog is still going strong, we have now started our own exclusive unisex jewellery range.

Monday, 30 May 2011

123 Bethnal Green Road does it in East London

Bert Industries - 'Blow your own trumpet' necklace Bert Industries - Dental CuffAda Zanditon - Iridescent Eco Resign coral necklaceCherry Tree Road - Key leather wrapped necklaceTwitter - @cherrytreeroadEmma Ware - Recycled JewelleryTwitter - @wearWare123 Bethnal Green Road East London is a fascinating place, so we were delighted to find a gem of a shop on our door...

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Him vs Her: Must Have Accessories For Summer

The battle of the sexes is always an interesting conflict.  So we took it upon ourselves to challenge a male and female accessory lover, to tell us what they thought this summers must have mens accessory is.  Below you will find the first installment from our male writer. ASOS BrightermanA lot of men disregard layering in the summer complaining “its too...

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Give me a precious from Jayce Wong

It's our birthday today, so what better way to celebrate but with a precious....  and none come more precious just now than a ring from Jayce Wong.  So need any gift ideas friends, we are giving you them loud and clear!&nb...

Monday, 16 May 2011

Herschel bags keep it in the family

The story of Herschel begins in the early 1900’s, in Wick, Scotland.  Then after a trip across the Atlantic and a family business handed down through the generations, backpacks and bags are still being created today.  They are created with American heritage, world travel and fashion firmly routed within every bag.  We salute you Herschel, good j...

Sunday, 15 May 2011

She said 'See ya later boy' with KR3W

You need to know and take appreciation from all styles of fashion these days.  So we stumbled across KR3W and immediatly took to their home boy accessories.  Now what was that about seeing you later, p...

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Viva Elena Estaun

   History or the everyday things around us is often a designers source of inspiration.  However, taking that inspiration and actually creating pieces of interesting and beautiful accessories is a much bigger challenge.  So we are delighted to inform our readers of a great Spanish designer that we have come across.  Elena Estaun current collection...

Friday, 13 May 2011

Duffy does Friday the 13th

So its Friday the 13th....BOO.... Whilst tonight will be filled with scary movies, and re-runs of (well) Friday the 13th, perhaps you should spend your time ordering some fine jewellery by Duffy.  Statement scroll necklaces, hand-carved pendants and bone link bracelets are just some of the items that are exclusive at Kabiri.  Nice work Mr Duffy, nice work, now give...

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Walk with a Swagger and Swoon someone with a bow tie

Maybe we got carried away by the Royal Wedding, maybe we just love to dress up, or maybe we just saw these cute bow ties and just had to tell you about them.  Whatever the reason, check out these ties by Swagger and Swoon.  They have many, many, many options including the cupcake (another good cupcake store in London is The Hummingbird Bakery) tie for those...

Thursday, 5 May 2011

DL & Co fancy a game of backgammon if you dare

There are all sorts of accessories that a man should have in his life.  Jewellery, belts, manbags, hats, the list is endlist.  So with this in mind we introduce DL & Co (Twitter - @DL_Co), who have some rather nifty objects of curiosity that every man should have in their life.  We are particulary loving the Rotten Luck Dice, always a handy item to...

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Zelia Horsley makes us fancy

In 2008 the jewellery world was introduced to Zelia Horsley (Twitter - @ZELIAHORSLEY, Facebook - Zelia Horsley). She moved fast, and was named as a “HOT 100” nexgems sponsored by SWAROVSKI. She knew that everyman needed some fabulous in his life, and so she introduced the world to her collection "FANCY MAN" which is an extravagant, manly,...

Monday, 2 May 2011

Prylar does pugs

Cheeky little beggars from Sweden this lot.  Julia Nielsen and Caroline Byh design and make prylar ('stuff' in Swedish).  They take inspiration from a number of animal based trinkets and hand make these cute pieces.  So for all the animal lovers out there, you are bound to find your favorite creature as they having everything from Zebras, Bears, Camels and even...

Sunday, 1 May 2011

Boga wants your skin

Another beautiful find from Turkey in the form of Boga jewellery.  Boga is run by Levent Özbek and he specialises in mens cuff links but also does so much more... We are loving the animal skin used across their different pieces from snake, crocodile, stingray, ostrich leather, tortoise shell and ho...