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Simply classic. Have you seen Kate Spade's making flatware?...

And our vote is for the Union Street design. It's a clean but definitely classic pattern. Some of the other designs in the collection are much sleeker, but we like this one for its timeless quality. Five-piece place settings sell for $55 at Michael C. Fina. See them in person at Bed Bath & Beyond, but they sell for a little more there.