Olive green tie with brown and light blue stripes, woven silk, three fold – Handmade in Paris

All the craft of the atelier shows here, and with it the rarity of our collections :

- traced, cut and assembled by hand in Paris ;

- wool based interlining along the full length ;

- wide and narrow blades lined by hand ;

- made of 100% woven silk, woven in the Lake Como region of Italy ;

- collar stitch, la piqûre col, holding the tie in place once the shirt collar is folded down over it ;

- bar tack, le bourdon, chain twisted on itself in pearled pure silk thread, thrown in France ;

- total length ≃ 58 in (147 cm)

- wide blade width ≃ 3.1 in (8 cm)

Olive green tie with brown and light blue stripes, woven silk, three fold

We interline your olive green tie along its full length so that it keeps its shape. As in a jacket made by a tailor, the interlining is wool based. The lining of the wide blade and of the narrow blade finishes the piece cleanly. It is this interlining that lets the dimple, la goutte, the vertical hollow under the knot, form and hold.

Our silk is woven, not printed : the pattern is built into the cloth, thread by thread, on jacquard looms in the Lake Como region of Italy. This weaving is what gives the tie body, relief and depth of colour.

How do I knot my tie? Which knot should I go for?

It is the most interesting question, and the answer is yours to find. We can only give a few pointers.

Silk has some give, which makes it very pleasant in the hand and easy to knot.

We choose the four-in-hand. This woven silk is dense. The double knot, the Windsor, is a large knot by nature, greedy with cloth, thick by definition ; in our view the two together look heavy. The half Windsor, close to the four-in-hand, remains an option.

The double knot, on the other hand, is perfect on a tie without interlining, ideally in printed silk : see our seven fold ties.

Good to know : for the proportions, wear your tie with a shirt whose collar spread is fairly wide or very wide. Prefer a collar band taller than 1 in (2.5 cm) as well, to show off the knot and the tie.

Bonus : the knot shows your creative side, the mood of the moment, the care and the passion you put into it.

How do I wear my tie in a more relaxed, natural way?

Once your tie is knotted, leave the narrow blade outside the wide one. Or let it slip out as the knot forms, for a look that is racier and no less elegant.

What do I wear my olive green tie with?

A grey or blue suit, plain or chalk stripe, but above all enjoy yourself. Stripes ask for a plain shirt, white or light blue ; keep the suit plain too and the tie will do the talking.

Click here to discover our collection of three fold ties.