Lyle and Scott – dressing up for golf

Lyle and Scott is a key brand in the men’s clothing sector, but golf is really where the company’s heart is.

Lyle and Scott has been a key part of the men’s clothes market for 130 years and today everyone from golfers to pop stars wears the distinctive eagle brand. It’s still immensely popular on the golf course, however, with fans right across the board; from seasoned golf professionals to young people just taking up the sport.

It’s difficult to underestimate the impact that Lyle and Scott has had on men’s clothes over the years. The company’s dedication to quality, both in the materials it uses and the way it manufactures and markets its range, is a gold-plated lesson in how to build up and maintain brand loyalty whilst also diversifying into new markets. By sticking to their core values and refusing to be distracted by cutting-edge fashion, the company has built an enviable reputation across the world.

Lyle and Scott’s men’s clothes range

If you’re a golfer, you can get top quality, comfortable golfing wear from Lyle and Scott, including soft polo shirts in a range of colours, with that eagle brand subtly stitched in a contrasting colour on the sleeve. Or try the 100% lambswool v-neck jumper for cooler days. The blend of luxurious material and quality design, along with practical machine washing, means that with Lyle and Scott’s men’s clothes, you get the best of both worlds.

Of course, you don’t have to stick with the Lyle and Scott golfing range. The clothing usually worn by pop stars and actors off the course comes from the company’s Vintage and Heritage range – a designer clothing take on the golfing classics. Here, you can still get hold of polo shirts and jumpers, but they have a slight designer edge to them that brings them right up to date.

Men’s clothes at great prices

One of the most appealing things about Lyle and Scott’s range of men’s clothes is that you’re never paying an absolute fortune for it. Golf is an expensive hobby to begin with, so it’s useful to know that you can wear golfing clothes by one of the sport’s leading brands without breaking the bank. And of course, because Lyle and Scott is now a well-recognised brand on the high street, you needn’t reserve your polo shirt for golfing.

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Fob Watches and Vintage Fashion

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Fob watches are associated with a certain vintage charm. The practicality of fob watches means they are widely associated with nurses. But the fashion world has seen a revival of the fob watch and Guess watches. Fob watches clipped to a jacket, waistcoat or nurse's uniform can denote anytime from the 16th century to the Victorian era and up to World War One. And the popularity of fob watches today shows how the fashion world often recycles and reclaims trends from the past. Fob watches, unlike wrist watches that became popular after the First World War, could feature a decorative chain, or ornaments (known as a fob). The fob watch is generally seen as an extension of the pocket watch. And perhaps there have been some unlikely figureheads for the fob watch trend – including David Tenant's Doctor Who! But fob watches and pocket watches are routinely used in movies and TV as they work as a visual shorthand to indicate passing time or time running out.

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Fashion and design can be timeless, and in the case of fob watches the trend represents a recognition of the archaic beauty demonstrated in fob watches. The vintage trend is huge, but it shouldn't be surprising. The fashion world has always had a knack of plummeting the past, picking up the gems, and re-polishing them for today's style aficionados. Fob watches can add a little glamour or a little fun to your look (depending on what style of fob watch you wear) rather than the staid, sometimes boring wristwatch.

Fob Watches and Pocket Watches Through Time

Traditionally, women embraced fob watches preferring them to the wristwatch which was considered more 'manly'. Women tended to wear fob watches with decorative overtones, men opted for pocket watches that fitted into waistcoats. But a man wearing pocket watches now would be considered to be making a fashion statement, declaring himself as something of a cad or a romantic. Although pocket watches did have a revival in the late 1970s when three-piece suits came back in vogue, showing fashion always recycles and repeats itself. Pocket watches, although once widely worn by men became more 'feminine' after the first world war when soldiers adopted to wristwatches because they were simply more practical. 

Perhaps that's why pocket watches are associated with men often stereotyped in film as 'cads' or 'dandies'. For women, the fob watch can work in the same way as any piece of statement jewellery, adding a feminine charm and unique style.