Finishing Touches

Great accessories put extra polish on elegant clothes or bring spice to casual threads. Tasty ties, luxurious links, wonderful watches, slick shoes and socks, and spiff squares are all part of a complete fall wardrobe.

By Jack Bettridge

Putting It All Together
Oliver Spencer striped tie ($109), Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Yellow Gold 40mm Automatic ($16,800), Pantherella socks ($35), Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Oxford wing-tip shoes ($1,695), Ermenegildo Zegna silk pocket square ($70), "Toads" striped cuff links by Ted Baker London ($95) and Martin Dingman alligator belt ($550).

Fit To Be Tied
Orange and black print (top, $85) and green and yellow stripe (second from top, $85) ties by Ted Baker London; brown and yellow polka-dot (left, $145) and black with flower print (right, $145) ties by Jack Simpson; and Brioni striped burgundy tie (center, $185).

Watch Words
(Top row, left to right) Cuervo y Sobrinos Habana Prominente ($5,500), Hublot Big Bang red gold ($17,500) and de Grisogono FG One 18K rose gold ($25,800). (Bottom row, left to right) Chopard L.U.C Extra-Plate ($8,660), Montblanc Star Platinum XL Automatic with black alligator strap ($1,600), Zenith Class T Open El Primero with steel silver dial and black strap ($7,700) and Anonimo Polluce SS Gold ($5,200).

Well Shod
(Clockwise from bottom) Zelli by T. Mantzel black wing tip ($265) with Stephen Kempson socks ($27.50), Canali brown loafer ($750) with Pantherella argyle socks ($35), Martin Dingman brown suede wing tip ($595) with Stephen Kempson diamond-patterned socks ($27.50), Ermenegildo Zegna Couture burgundy wing tip ($1,695) with Stephen Kempson brown and tan socks ($27.50), Stephen Kempson monk strap shoe ($795) and check socks ($27.50) and Berluti tan lace-up ($1,400) with Pantherella for The British Apparel Collection pindot socks ($35).

Prime Accessories
CUFF LINKS: (Clockwise, from top left) Ted Baker London "Foods" ($85), Tiffany "Seeds" by Jean Schlumberger in 18K gold ($2,350), Camilla Dietz Bergeron 18K gold and enamel salmon and fly ($2,350), Dunhill 18K gold "Headlamps ($325), Stephen Kempson enamel and sterling silver scroll pattern ($295) and enameled coral and ($295), Charles Tyrwhitt orange bars ($140). TIFFANY TIE BARS: (Left) Teardrop in 18K gold by Elsa Peretti ($550), (right top) sterling silver ($75) and (right bottom) "Signature" in sterling silver and 18K gold ($195).

Hanky Panky
Ralph Lauren Purple Label solid green pocket square (looped around other squares, $95). (Other handkerchiefs, left to right) Ermenegildo Zegna black and tan square ($70), Stephen Kempson red paisley square ($65), Façonnable blue with yellow dots square ($60) and Seaward & Stern yellow paisley cashmere and silk blend square ($95).

Have a Belt
Martin Dingman brown alligator belt (top left, $550), Martin Dingman taupe alligator belt (top middle, $550), Ted Baker London black leather belt (top right, $60), Martin Dingman brown belt with stitching (wrapped around cloth, above, $175), Martin Dingman java brown lizard-skin belt (middle, lying on cloth, $550), Ermenegildo Zegna brown perforated leather belt (wrapped around cloth, below, $245) and Martin Dingman tan leather belt (bottom right, $195).

Sweater Weather
Ermenegildo Zegna gray, striped cashmere V-neck (top left, $465), Ted Baker London "Cashew" green crewneck (top right, $275), Scott Barber argyle superfine merino crewneck (middle left, $225), Canali gray and black six-button cardigan (middle right, $445), Lochcarron of Scotland for The British Apparel Collection rust angora/merino cable crewneck (bottom left, $325) and Oliver Spencer burgundy V-neck (bottom right, $248).

Photos by Yun-Hee Kim

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