Ed C.
Yelp
In Paris during the 1980s, I bought a silk & cashmere square measuring 105 cm x 105 cm. It was incredibly beautiful, a multicolored design with unicorns prancing & other subjects on a navy background with a turquoise border. Some asshole who must have crashed one of my parties stole it from me, together with a great pale yellow triple yarn cashmere sleeveless sweater. I felt pissed off & violated.
Trying to find another one on the web, I learned that the store I'd bought it from - Hilditch & Key on r de Rivoli near the pl de la Concorde - no longer exists. But every search I did on them or the unicorn square brought up at least one entry for Drakes London. So I visited their online store, & discovered to my disappointment that they had no item resembling what I sought. But... they did have some AMAZING silk & wool scarves for men, including several with colorful Kelim designs, measuring 48 cm x 180 cm.
Granted, £253 including express courier shipping to Brooklyn, NY is hardly a giveaway, but I couldn't resist. And it's still more beautiful than the Hilditch & Key scarf was. So I'm one happy camper.
For any dude who likes to spoil himself on occasion, or anyone wishing to gift someone with an object that fulfils the expression, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," hurry to Drakes London's website & feast your eyes on the scarves!