Problem Presents - the present's in the detail! Great accessory gifts for men

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ALL IN THE DETAIL

Manners might maketh the man, but it’s the attention to detail that sorts the men from the boys. Okay, enough clichés. We think these are the top choices at the moment for the most stylish finishing touches to any man’s wardrobe, from city slicker to country boy.

Ties for Every Occasion, and things to help with floppiness

Treat him to: a designer tie to keep him away from the comedy ties

We love: this brown tartan pure silk tie from Vivienne Westwood

Buy it from: K J Beckett

Credit Crunch Choice: Check out Tie Warehouse, good choices, great prices. There are even comedy ties. Should you want one.

Treat him to: a rock'n'roll version of a tie for the non-conformist

We love: this Black and Pink Check tie from Stylex

Buy it from: Everything But The Music

Credit Crunch Choice: at just £9.99, we think this is a good choice even with a crunch coming

Treat him to: the end of floppy collars

We love: this luxury set of sterling silver collar stiffeners from James & Longbourne, along with cufflinks

Buy it from: James & Longbourne at Not On the High Street

Credit Crunch Choice: James & Longbourne do a simple set of universal stiffeners at £9.99

Treat him to: a real black silk bow tie, to be tied by hand, as James Bond would

We love: this beautiful silk example from Frederick Theak for those times when only a bow tie will do

Buy it from: K J Beckett

Credit Crunch Choice: Marks & Spencer offer a ready tied black silk version for £9.99

Organised and Well Presented - From Pens to Cool Card Holders

Treat him to: a great pen for those moments when only a pen will do

We love: this one from Smythson, which is available as a ball point or fountain pen. Make it really special by getting it engraved.

Buy it from: Smythson

Credit Crunch Choice: You could go to Identity Direct and get 12 personalised felt tips for £5.95

Treat him to: a great diary to go with that great pen!

We love: Smythson, whether it's the start of the year or mid year, monogrammed or otherwise

Buy it from: Smythson

Credit Crunch Choice: John Lewis do a very smart Soft Back Diary for £9.95

Treat him to: a green notebook that is witty, smart and eco-friendly

We love: these recycled cover notebooks from Remarkable, which utilise everything from juice cartons to old car tyres

Buy these from: Nigel's Eco Store

Credit Crunch Choice: the small notebooks in the same range start at just £1.99

Treat him to: a business card holder that is actually an interesting piece in it's own right

We love: this Alphabet Business Card Holder by Acme Studios

Buy it from: K J Beckett

Credit Crunch Choice: John Lewis offer a very smart looking metal holder for £10

Showing some cuff in style - great cufflinks for every kind of man

Treat him to: subtle, elegant cufflinks to inject a subtle bit of individuality into a formal outfit

We love: the perfectly understated elegance of these Haematite Cufflinks from Simon Carter

Buy them from: K J Beckett

Credit Crunch Choice: H Samuel offer a great pair of Square Grey Scale Cufflinks for £12.99

Treat him to: cufflinks with a subtle humour

We love: these classic sterling silver button cufflinks, which we think are perfect for formal days or nights.

Buy them from: Links of London

Credit Crunch Choice: we like the Alarm Clock Cufflinks from Tie Warehouse, which are currently £12.99

Treat him to: the moon and the stars. Well, sort of.

We love:these Earth cufflinks from Robert Charles, for a gift that's out of this world!

Buy them from: K J Beckett

Credit Crunch Choice: check out Cuffs & Co for a whole range of novelty cufflinks at very reasonable prices

Treat him to: really special cufflinks created by British craftsmen

We love: these classic royal blue enamel silver cufflinks from Roshini, perfect if he's just got a really big promotion, or you want to really push the boat out

Buy them from: Astley Clarke

Credit Crunch Choice: H Samuel have some nicely designed blue mother-of-pearl cufflinks as an alternative

Carrying it all off - great bags and great time keeping

Treat him to: a laptop bag that is a more interesting than the standard IBM issue

We love: the Knomo Finne Mens Messenger Laptop bag, for great design and beautiful quality leather

Buy it from: eBags

Credit Crunch Choice: eBags own Nimble Laptop cases which start at £19

Treat him to: a work bag that's more fun, less work

We love: the Musette Deployment Bag from Ducti, for being tough, hard-wearing, spacious and still pretty stylish.

Buy it from: Ducti

Credit Crunch Choice: Everything But The Music have some very funky backpacks from just £14.99

Treat him to: a decent wallet for when he's going to flash the cash, or the plastic

We love: the softest and most beautiful leather used by Smythson in all their wallets. We particularly like the Hip Pocket Wallet

Buy it from: Smythson

Credit Crunch Choice: Ducti's original Barhopper Wallet. These things are so strong it'll last through this recession and onto the next!

Treat him to: a seriously stylish watch to enable him to part from his school days' Timex

We love: the very stylish and functional Kingfisher Diver Pro watch from Christopher Ward. Tells the time beautifully, even up to 300 metres underwater, which may come in useful.

Buy it from: Christopher Ward

Credit Crunch Choice: Swatch continue to make great designs, great watches, brilliant prices

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