Smythson is famous as the Bond Street purveyors for over a century of luxury personalised stationery and accessories, including diaries, leather journals, album, frames and gold edged place cards. You can also buy handbags, purses and wallets at totally frightening prices. They'll ship to you anywhere in the World.
To order your personal stationery have a look at their attractive website and then call them on +44 (0) 20 7318 1515 and ask for their (you guessed) personalised stationery department. They'll send you a sample pack from which you can choose your paper and style. Just let them know your choice and you're away.
This is a beautifully designed website offering brands such as Lamy, Faber-Castell, Ducati, Lalex and Porsch, so not your usual selection of pens but hard to find, different and sometimes limited edition fountain pens, ball points and pencils which would make excellent gifts. They also have a choice of non-standard nibs for which you need to email them to order and diaries, inkwells and pen cases too.
Locketts of Hungerford offer a high quality range of photograph albums and frames, most of which are made in their own workshops in the UK. They also have social and sporting books, leather games sets such as cards and backgammon,
Gloves, wallets, umbrellas, belts, briefcases and stud boxes are just some of the high quality, beautifully made men's accessories you'll find on Pickett's shopping website. If you’ve ever visited one of their shops you’ll know that everything is the best you can find and most items would make lovely gifts. Couple this with their distinctive dark green and orange packaging and excellent service and you can’t go wrong, whatever you buy. Luxury packaging is standard, delivery speedy and they’ll ship Worldwide.
K J Beckett have a really good selection of accessories for men, including Regent Belt Company belts, cufflinks by Simon Carter, Ian Flaherty and Veritas, silk ties, cummerbunds, wallets and handkerchiefs, and that's just a few of the many items they offer. They'll deliver almost anywhere in the world using their priority service and UK delivery is free of charge. There’s a next day service within the UK and they’ll gift wrap as well – you can select which gift wrap you want and tell them what you would like written on the tag if you want them to send your gift out for you.
Established in 1846, Cross is one of the oldest manufacturers of fine writing instruments. Since then it has grown into a luxury brand offering not just fountain pens and pencils, but also watches, high quality leather accessories, diaries, desk essentials and beautifully designed laptop bags for girls. The website is really well designed and well worth a browse. Make sure that you click on the correct website link once you arrive at Cross.com to check that they deliver to your country.
Buying cigars in the UK is a needlessly expensive experience when you can buy from abroad and make a huge saving on superb quality products. Here is a wide choice, recommendations and advice you can trust and the delivery service is excellent. Not only that but if you're a smoker you'll be bombarded with regular special offers and even recipes to match the time of year. This is a cigar smoker's paradise.
The Pen and Paper Company are based in the Royal Arcade, Cardiff and offer a very good selection of brands from Cross, Yard-o-Led, Waterman and Parker to Visconti and Yoro. They also have left-handed pens and bottled inks plus an excellent technical drawing implement section. If you have a query you should call them, you’re likely to get and extremely personal service here.
If you like to carry your cash and cards around in a superb quality leather wallet or purse then this is the site for you. David Hampton of London has been supplying luxury leather goods to top hotels throughout the world for the last 20 years, and now, for the first time, you can get your hands on some of their exquisitely crafted accessories online, made out of the finest hides and available in colours such as fuchsia, aubergine and straw in addition to traditional black and brown. Personalisation is available on request and gift boxing is automatic.
This is a really attractive website offering one of the best selections of luxury pens including Yard-o-led's beautiful sterling silver fountain pens, ballpoints and pencils, Faber Castell pens in wood and silver, Mont Blanc (you need to phone to order), and Porsche Design steel pens. Also Lamy, Rotring, Shaeffer and Waterman. They aim to send out the day you order and they'll deliver Worldwide. They also offer a repair service.
This is my favourite UK based website offering cigars and humidors plus some very attractive accessories and gifts and wines and spirits. The cigars are expensive as you would expect if you buy them here however the site is beautifully designed with clever drop down menus and I know from experience that if you need a last minute gift for a smoker (or wine lover) they will do their utmost to get it to you on time so do have a look here.
Robert Old has a really attractive and easy to get round website, offering a high quality range of mens gifts and accessories including cashmere sweaters and scarves, leather gifts from cufflink boxes to travel alarm clocks, classic English briefcases and weekenders and shoes by Crockett and Jones. There's lots of clear information about each item and although standard delivery is the norm, they switch to express delivery towards Christmas.
You may well not have heard of this excellent website, offering Filofax organisers and accessories, Coccinelle handbags, wallets and keyrings, Lo Scrittoio leather bound notebooks in lots of colours, Quo Vadis diaries, Moleskin notebooks, Paul Smith handbags and accessories, pens by Montblanc, Cross, and other famous brands. They also have a small range of original gifts from cutting edge UK design houses. The website is easy to get round and the pictures large and clear. There's definitely something here for just about everyone.
Browse round here for a wide choice of high quality gifts, including leather travel accessories, photograph albums, address books and organisers in colours such as cerise, white, sky blue, lilac and lime. You'll also find games such as backgammon and solitaire, silver pens by Lalex and the Mont Blanc Meisterstuck range and delightful baby and christening gifts. Postage within the UK is free and they offer a free gift wrapping service as well.
Everything on this website is beautifully pictured so you’ll know exactly what you're ordering. There's a wonderful selection of leather purses, gifts and travel accessories here and you’d have to search long and hard to find the colour range offered, which includes pistachio, pale blue, meadow green, hot pink, carnation and royal blue. Delivery is Worldwide with an express delivery option for the UK and they’ll gift wrap for you as well.
Here you'll find some really beautiful albums, address books, photo frames and travel leather goods. Each piece is handmade in Aspinal's workshops by skilled craftsmen using age old traditional English quality bookbinding skills, combining high quality hand-stained leathers with archival quality acid-free paper. A collection of elegant, sophisticated, classic and contemporary designs which you can have sent anywhere in the World.
This is a name you may well never have heard of, but Harrison and Simmonds have been in business since 1928 offering pipes, cigar humidors and accessories and luxury gifts from companies such as Dalvey. There's also a wide range of Mont Blanc pens and accessories which you need to call them to order, plus chess sets, Hunter pocket watches and shooting sticks. They’re happy to ship to you anywhere in the World and if you call them for advice you’ll receive excellent service. Have a browse; you’re bound to find something.
Dalvey of Scotland have created a range of elegant and useful gifts which are beautifully displayed on their extremely elegant website. Suggestions such as beautifully made leather travel clocks and business card cases, cufflinks and cufflink cases, hipflasks and binoculars are all luxuriously presented and would make really lovely gifts. It is a small range but in particular if you're looking for something for the man in your life (and it's something you know he needs or he'll use) then buy here. Most items can be engraved.