Shaun Gordon isn't yet a grey fox, but he has unofficial status as such. A man of real style, he dresses in that timeless way that suits a man of any age (the jacket is vintage, tweaked by his tailor). He's a perfect gentleman and a skilled tie-maker, launching a new range of beautiful ties this week.
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| Shaun Gordon - Image courtesy of Kahlil Musa |
I met Shaun for coffee recently and our conversation roamed far and wide. We found that we were both influenced by stylish grandfathers. Shaun says on his website -
My earliest memory of my Grandfather was him dressed impeccably sharp. He was very charming and most importantly happy. I never understood why he dressed the way he did until I wore my first tie to school, my first job interview, first date, weddings, formal and social events. I had the feelings of pride, importance, confidence, a sense of purpose and happiness every time I wore a tie.
Now, I wear ties everyday because the act of wearing them is a ritual for starting the day by feeling good. This is the reason why I am a tie-maker to become apart of your daily experience and creating for you luxury limited edition hand-made ties.
Shaun carefully selects silks and told me that he spends much time meticulously making each piece - a lot of hard work and love goes into each tie. They are objects of real beauty and real bargains at £75 each - no machine-made objects these.
Click here to see the range of Shaun's hand-made ties.
Click here to see the range of Shaun's hand-made ties.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShaunGordonTieMaker
Twitter: Twitter.com/SGordonTiemaker
Nice write up and Shaun seems to be a lovely man. Funny how things are different for people: for me, wearing a tie means: constraint, formality, obligation, conformism and is far away from all idea of independence and freedom in the way one dresses.
ReplyDeleteI used to think that way Antoine, but I'm slowly starting to change and on occasion now I wear a tie, just for the hell of it.
ReplyDeleteThree years ago, I owned two ties, and I'd owned them for the best part of twenty years, wearing them for weddings and funerals.
Now I have about twenty or more, and am slowly building up a bit of a collection, mainly on ebay.
Since I've never worked in a job requiring a suit, I think the "constraint and conformism" means to not wear a tie. Wearing a tie for me means getting odd looks and fielding questions about whether I'm going off somewhere special for the day.