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PERMANENTLY STYLISH

Source: 1. E.B. Meyrowitz is the star on the eyewear Christmas tree. This pair of Starsky model frames with polarised lenses are kept in this monogrammed crocodile case from Alfred Dunhill.

2. In the world of quiet luxury, this unbranded crocodile-leather visiting card case with a silver collar from Bentleys Antiques is a fantastic find.

3. Every thinking man needs the perfect pen. For Simon, that is a pencil from Graf von Faber-Castell. It has a concealed sharpener in the lid

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