Some people have a timeless fragrance that they use for years.  Others like to vary their collection; so if you are part of the later group

Bond No. 9 fragrances Harrod's for Him, Her, and Unisex.

and are looking for what might be THE new fragrance of the season, consider Bond No. 9.

Bond No. 9 has created three new fragrances for legendary department store, Harrods.  They include Bond No. Harrods for Him, Her or the Swarovski Crystal Edition which is unisex.

The elegant all-male scent features an herbaceous and woody combination with touches of lavender, sandalwood, violet leaf and musk mingled with rhubarb, star anise, chamomile, and pimento leaves.

The purely feminine scent expresses a tuberose base combined with leather, neroli, mandarin, chamomile, clary sage and nutmeg accents amid a background of amber, sandalwood and vetiver.

The sensual unisex fragrance highlights the rare Arabian ‘oud’ botanical resin paired with myrrh and

Bond No. 9 for Him and Her.

amber notes and sprinkled with black pepper, cumin and vetiver.

Both Bond No. 9 Harrods for Him and for Her are available in 50 ml for £100 or 100 ml for £178.

The Unisex Swarovski Crystal Edition is only available in the 100 ml quantity for £495 featuring a crystal depiction of the Harrods building in 1,600 emerald and white sparkling Swarovski gems.

~~ Raine Devries

Next month Birds of Sausalito, makers of luxurious boxer shorts for men, will debut its new premium pajamas.

Made of the same custom Pima cotton fabric as their beloved boxers, each pair is hand tailored with extraordinary attention to details such as single needle stitching and mother-of-pearl buttons.

Price at $280 per pair, they will be available as of June 1 at select stores and online. Birds set out to create the best-fitting, most comfortable boxer shorts ever made, perfecting every detail of design, cut, fit and fabric.

They’re hand sewn and made of a 2-ply 160-thread count Sea Island Cotton, arguably the most luxurious available.

Icho Cashmere is from the heart of Tokyo and their outerwear is handmade using traditional kimono techniques, where single fibers are used like thread, binding one piece of wool to another.

Granted it can take up to two months and you will invest up to $2,000 for your jacket so you can imagine how disheartened you would be to see another man wearing the same design.

But, not to worry, should you desire, Icho will happily agree not to make your jacket for another customer so you will continue to display your posh one-of-a-kind image to the world.

Contrary to popular belief, exquisite footware does not soley belong in the realm of women.  Men also enjoy fine shoes – they like having an outline of their foot done, choosing the types of soles, leather and lacings and wait with baited anticipation for that call a few weeks later from the cobbler to let them know the day has finally arrived.

It’s an amusing yet touching sight to see a man sitting and looking with love at his handmade shoes much with the same look of love he bestowed upon his first million dollar$.

In today’s world, it doesn’t get much better than Stefano Bemer shoes.

Bemer, who once worked for Gucci, is an Italian master cobbler who hand-makes truly unique shoes. Using materials such as toad and camel, his bespoke shoes take about three months to produce and start at around $2,000.  Considering these shoes will last a couple decades with good care, they are an absolute bargain.