Classics are forever. Simple, handsome and timeless—these are the qualities that make a classic enduring. Over the next several days, we'll be sharing some of the classic, Mother-of-Pearl cufflinks now in-stock at LEO Design. Click on the photo above to learn more about it.
Yesterday we shared a pair of American Art Deco "snapping" cufflinks—invented in the 1920's and increasingly popular through the 1930's. The Brits had their own version of such a development, shown above. This pair boasts lustrous, iridescent Mother-of-Pearl faces in golden settings. They are put onto the shirt (with two hands) before the shirt is put-on. This makes it easier to manipulate the cufflinks with two free hands. Once the links are inserted, the shirt can be put-on and the cufflink's two halves snapped together, thus closing the cuff. Please click on the photo above to learn more about these cufflinks.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
We also can be found in Pittsburgh's historic "Strip District" at Mahla & Co. Antiques (www.mahlaantiques.com) or in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).
Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only). 917-446-4248