They are often invented off the cuff by the producer or even his secretary, and it shows.

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" Instead, she suggests buying disparate items like "a cool new belt, pair of shoes, pocket square, tie and cuff links that are not matchy-matchy.

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Multiple gold shards are used at the elbow to focus the eye on the arm, with a final shard continuing down to the cuff and the hand holding the torch.

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