Charvet ties: the cost of choice
February 12th 2014The cost of variety is rarely appreciated by consumers. Among all the things that make up the price of a piece of clothing – materials, labour, rent, tax, marketing, R&D – the waste implicit in a broad range is hardly ever conside...
Charvet ties: the cost of choice
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Is it possible to get hold of Charvet's knitted ties online or through mail order? I've searched everywhere for a black knit tie, but it seems less easy to get than one would suppose....
Just four Permanent Style ties left
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Just four Permanent Style ties left
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Hi, Yes most English shirts have that fault. Unless they have a higher collar, like the Francomb ones at Lewin. But then they are often too high, or have two buttons, silly colours etc... Simon...
Last few Permanent Style club ties
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Last few Permanent Style club ties
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Oooo wouldn't they make nice prizes Simon? ;-) /Owen...
The Permanent Style club tie
October 10th 2013– NOW SOLD OUT – The Permanent Style club tie is now available to buy on the Drake’s website. The ties are strictly limited to 100 numbered editions and the first 10 will be on sale tonight at the Drake’s opening party...
The Permanent Style club tie
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I don't Arthur, no, though I am still rather fond of it...
How to tie your tie
September 4th 2013Dear Simon, Ties and their lengths are causing me some problems. I have bought several ties recently, all from Drake’s, but realise that they are slightly too long. Being 5’6’’ I know I am not the tallest of peopl but then, ...
How to tie your tie
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First, I think it's worth stating what I've often said: there is very little consistency to how Bond has dressed over the various films, whether in cut or style, and I find it odd that so many people consider them part o...
How to buy a quality tie
June 12th 2013A quality tie has greater lustre, greater life and, perhaps, lends its wearer a greater sense of authority. But it’s not as easy as just spending more money. It is easy to analyse though. Made of silk, wrapped around some kind of lining and ...
How to buy a quality tie
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Grenadines don't vary that much, so I'm sure it's good. However, the point about the thick lining is that it's a rule of thumb - something to make you consider the quality of the silk, not to assume it's lesser quality. ...
Reader question: How to wear a bow tie
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Reader question: How to wear a bow tie
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I bought my first bow tie from James Alexander who have an excellent website and a huge range of neckwear to choose from. Hope this helps....
The printing and aesthetics of Drake’s ties
September 7th 2012Normal.dotm 0 0 1 603 3440 Euromoney PLC 28 6 4224 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false I’ve always loved Drake’s ties but found it hard to explain why. There isn’t that much to the making of a good tie, after all – ...
The printing and aesthetics of Drake’s ties
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I've always had a problem pairing a tie with a shirt and knowing when is the right time to have the patterns clash instead of match. I really like several of the designs on the Drakes website and, from the information in...
Permanent Style x Passaggio Cravatte: regimental ...
August 27th 2012Following our r ecent project with Italian tiemaker Passaggio Cravatte, I’m pleased to offer the second iteration of this collaboration, focusing on regimental ties. (You can see the samples at the bottom of the post.) For anyone who missed the...
Permanent Style x Passaggio Cravatte: regimental ...
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I think the reference these days is so rare that it's not really an issue, particularly so with regimentals this old...
Jeans with a shirt and tie
July 25th 2012Normal.dotm 0 0 1 249 1424 Euromoney PLC 11 2 1748 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Dear Simon, In a recent post ( The modern man needs a good blazer) you explained how versatile a blazer or odd jacket can be, and how to wear one. The...
Jeans with a shirt and tie
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Why do you need two of each Amit? One would be fine....
Passaggio Cravatte ties
June 1st 2012There isn’t much to the making of a good tie – a slip stitch, good silk – but it’s surprising how few ties there are out there that I rate. Tiny things in cut, design and cloth make a big difference. One tie maker who contacte...
Combining pattern and colour in shirts and ties
April 23rd 2012Normal.dotm 0 0 1 207 1184 Euromoney PLC 9 2 1454 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false For many, this combination of colours and patterns will be too strong for any occasion, no matter how light hearted. But take out one or two elements &nd...
Combining pattern and colour in shirts and ties
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I love this combination - risky but it works and as you say Simon - Mastery. However, i would like to see the whole outfit to make a final judgement as it would put the outfit in to context. So any chance? Bradley...
Reader question: Looking after ties
April 16th 2012Dear Simon, Having read with great interest all your articles (over many, many hours – I am a late-comer to your site) I have been amassing information. Now that I have actually started to purchase clothes etc, the question I have of ties, whic...
Reader question: Looking after ties
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I wouldn't worry too much about it. Either hanging or in draws is fine, it's a tiny point. Hanging is meant to stretch ties more, but I've never noticed it....
Sette ties: true seven folds
April 9th 2012I am asked fairly regularly to review ties, often produced by new, small companies. Ties are, I suppose, quite easy to sell online and the lower costs of doing so makes them an obvious product to start with. But it surprises me how few of these I lik...
Sette ties: true seven folds
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They make beautiful neckwear. I bought 2 for my clients and the packaging along was worth the experience....
A short guide to ties
February 29th 2012Printed (50oz royal twill)As more men wear ties to work again, it is important to understand the small but important differences between the textures of ties. This is essentially what drives the formality of a tie, and many men when returning to ties...
A short guide to ties
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Yes, with a flannel suit like that, it would be nice. It's always hard to give just recommendations on things like shirts and ties, as it depends so much on what else is in the outfit. You end up ruling out only the most...
The slip stitch: The secret of a good tie
November 4th 2011A recent piece in City AM by Permanent Style sung the praises of the slip stitch, and gave some advice on maintennace: article here.
The slip stitch: The secret of a good tie
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A tailor wouldn't be able to repair it - it would have to be a tiemaker. The tie will still be able to regain form, as the slip stitch will still be loose presumably. The issue will be if that loose end of the stitch sta...
Going tieless; Hemingway Tailors suit
September 21st 2011Without a tie, men lose the biggest opportunity to express themselves easily in colour and pattern. But I don’t like wearing a tie every day either. The key if you’re not going to wear a tie is to add accents elsewhere, such as in a pocke...
Going tieless; Hemingway Tailors suit
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No, sorry Luke. I've met him once or twice but never had anything made there....
Suit, Shirt, Tie 1: Pink and green
August 24th 2011One of my favourite colour combinations is pink and green. The pink here is pale, too pale perhaps to be portrayed accurately in the photo, but it provides a subtle field of colour for green to play on. The green tie, from Neapolitan maker Isaia, is ...
Suit, Shirt, Tie 1: Pink and green
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Thanks, yes love those pale pink Oxford cloths...
Naples, Kiton: ties
August 19th 2011There is one essential to a quality tie: the slip stitch. This is a loose, hand-sewn stitch along the length of the tie, usually finishing in a loop of excess thread at its smaller end. It enables the tie to move along its length, and recover after b...
Naples, Kiton: ties
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To clarify Mitch, there is a lining in these ties, as well as the three-fold construction. So a decent amount of structure. In terms of texture, though, I think better with worsteds. Simon...
Naples, E Marinella, made to measure tie result
August 12th 2011The making of my Marinella tie hasn’t quite gone according to plan. When I received it – admittedly very quickly, after little more than a week – the length was correct but it was the standard width at the bottleneck. As I explained...
Naples, E Marinella, made to measure tie result
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Nice to hear Malcolm, thanks. I hope you get much pleasure out of wearing them...
Naples, E Marinella – made to measure tie
July 27th 2011It’s easy to be fussy about ties; they are such flimsy things. One can become obsessive about getting the length right, or fiddle with the knot throughout the day. The latter, of course, undermines any impression of easy style. A perfect dimple...
Naples, E Marinella – made to measure tie
It’s easy to be fussy about ties; they are such flimsy things. One can become obsessive about getting the length right, or fiddle with the knot throughout the day. The latter, of course, undermines any impression of ea...
Five tips on shirts and ties
July 4th 2011The combination of suit, shirt and tie that a man selects in the morning is certainly not the most important thing about what he wears. That would be the quality and fit of the articles themselves. But picking good combinations remains the thing men ...
Five tips on shirts and ties
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A striped shirt and a spotted tie can definitely work together, you just need to err on the side of patterns that are different in strength and density. See this post for example: https://www.permanentstyle.com/2009/01/d...
New versions of Sam Cundey’s special red tie
May 2nd 2011The Henry Poole burgundy that was seen as the lining and overcheck on my DB suit has always been used as the colour for the Sam Cundey special red tie. This year that is being expanded into a full range of ties on the same, indivudal weave design. Th...
New versions of Sam Cundey’s special red tie
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Available in store now and from Simon, who is currently touring California. On the website soon. Simon...
Unlined ties at Panta Clothing
June 11th 2010Ed Morel over at new New York company Panta has started making ties as part of his offering (see prevous post on his superb trousers here) and I received a couple last week. Though the ties are made in New York, they all use English silks and wools. ...
Unlined ties at Panta Clothing
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Your blog is really excellent. It inspires the readers who has that great desire to lead a better and happier life. Thanks for sharing this information and hope to read more from you....
Options on pockets, and avoiding a tie
May 5th 2010Gentlemen, the brown, brook or rainbow Esquire April 1935, “Brown, by the way, is a new colour for trout-fishing boots. The notion being that they are much less readily discernible to the fish. Other features of the outfit on the left are t...
Options on pockets, and avoiding a tie
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Yes...the pocket treatments are superb. I have the jacket on the right...modeled identically. As for poacher/bellows pockets...I can't get enough of them. I even had a two piece cavalry twill lounge suit made with them....
