The Prize Brackets

£200 or over – One of 10 Aston Martin Racing by Hackett kit bags. £350 or over – One of 4 VIP excursions to the Le Mans 24-hour race. £450 or over – One of 2 Aston Martin weekend breaks. £650 or over – An Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster.

How To Spend It – £200

Hackett Knitted Dot Tie

Ties are a delicate subject, but when is something knotted at the neck not? I own ties, plenty in fact, but do I have enough in red or pink, with stripes, enough that look just as good as a four-in-hand as they do a half-Windsor knot? Probably not. Hackett’s knitted dot tie provides enough nonchalance to make all the above irrelevant. Frame with an all-blue suit and champagne pocket square for unrivalled sartorial aptitude.

Leather Numbered Key Ring

Sartorial audacity dictates that the devil is in the detail, although to what extent the detail must be studied is often debated. However, if sprezzatura was ever to be evident among keys, it would be achieved through key rings. Hackett’s leather numbered key rings are rooted in their ties with polo, with each digit representing a different position. Given that number 3 is usually the captain of the team, it seemed a natural choice.

Leather Mayfair Laptop Case

Tech is, rather unapologetically, becoming an increasingly important part of the male wardrobe. The importance now lays with not what to carry but how to carry it. This dapper variation of the often unappealing laptop case sports the bowler hat moniker repeated since Hackett’s début showing at London Collections: MEN in 2012.

Conclusion

What quickly became evident is how easy it was to skulk over into the next prize bracket. After reaching for a burgundy pocket square and several other leather accessories honouring a bowler hat moniker, FashionBeans was well on its way to a rather suave company car (not to be shared on any rota-basis previously mentioned). After ringing everything up at the till, I – along with many guilty men – still own less accessories than I arguably should. Equally, my claim will continue to be divisible by three for the forseeable. Perhaps that’s just my excuse to return or proof that you can never have enough. Shop the latest Hackett collection and secure your entry into the competition at hackett.com