A signature piece of ours is the collar clip. This particular accoutrement is a modern uptake on the classic collar pin/collar bar that was a prevalent piece of menswear in the 1920s.

This small piece of mens jewelry was designed to clasp on to the tips of each shirt collar, passing underneath the knot of the tie, functioning to keep the collar held steadfastly down and in place.

Unfortunately since those times, dress shirts no longer have the buttons and therefore old collar pins and collar bars have no where to be fastened.

Enter GENTRY and our redesign. Each collar clip is fastened with small pins that pin into the tips of each collar, fastened together by a double link chain that appropriately hangs below the knot of the tie, adding just enough of a touch to elevate your ensemble.

Here we see a gentleman seamlessly pulling off the look du jour. A classic grey herringbone jacket in the winter atop a denim shirt with a slim mustard silk knit tie. Pulling it all together are the antiqued brass tie bar and collar clip. And notice the slight nod to anarchy with the collar flipped out- a perfect touch to an already flawless outfit.

Mr. Efron recently donned a new tie bar from GENTRY’s Salinger Collection at the premiere of his new film, Charlie St. Cloud.

He is the first to have worn this new piece, The Clean Feather, from The Salinger Collection, in stores Fall 2010.

Thanks to our good friend Jenny Ricker for her styling prowess.

This piece is not in stores until September 1, 2010.

For now, you can purchase from The Fitzgerald and The Hemingway Collections at:

Revolve (Online)

Confederacy (LA)

Acrimony (SF)

We’ve always steadfastly adhered to the mantra of never “blowing ones load” prematurely, so we will take this global reveal slow and steady.

At the moment, we are diligently funneling our attention to laying out our Fall 2010 Salinger Collection look book.

Here is a sneak preview of things to come.

Yesterday we sat down over a beautiful home made lunch at The Alfred House with our friends Toni Torres and Min Young Lee to review the selects from GENTRY’s Fall 2010 photo shoot.

The selects proved to be stunning. Toni Torres captured the mood and aesthetic of GENTRY expertly.

The lunch also gave us a chance to get to know his fiance, Min Young Lee, a little better. She told us about her crazy days living in NYC working for top  and brands such as Comme de Garcons among others. Her experience soon led her to Los Angeles where she has launched her eponymous line, Min Young Lee. Check it out HERE.