[tevake]

I like the look of well done wire under a solid top rail.

If you are thinking stainless steel, there are many different qualities of stainless.
For example, I got some English die formed standing rigging wire for Tevake in N Z.
Then replaced it about ten years later using 1by 19 wire available from West marine. It started to show rust stain in about three years. The old wire was still clean after 13 years.

Getting swaged end fittings gives a very clean look, that's done at a rigging shop.

Nicropress sleeves you can do your self, but the thimbles for the ends don't look as clean as the swaged terminals.

Doing it with galvinazised wire and hardware is a much less pricy way to go if you can find good quality galvinazised materials.

Cheers Richard