Show us your TIES

[jamespowers]

All right, James. I said "one" of my favorites...I just wore a beautiful, late-50s, silver Hollyvogue yesterday, so you know where my allegiances are.

lol lol lol lol lol Ok, just checking.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

Ive got about a dozen, but this one is and probably will always be my favorite.

1930s short tie. Ive had at least 3 people who have wanted to buy this one off me!

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[repeatclicks]

I can understand why. That is quite solid! Is there a manufacturer's label, and how long is it?

No makers label except the 'Resilient Construction' tag, and its 46" long. Its the perfect length for me!

 

[Quigley Brown]

Ive got about a dozen, but this one is and probably will always be my favorite.

1930s short tie. Ive had at least 3 people who have wanted to buy this one off me!

That's a very enjoyable color!

 

[Feraud]

1930s short tie. Ive had at least 3 people who have wanted to buy this one off me!

Nice. I've only had the, "why is that tie so short?" discussion. lol

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That's a very enjoyable color!

It sure is. Proof positive that lightish blue and dark brown go together well!

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[repeatclicks]

Its actually black, not brown, but the camera is doing funny things!

 

[Quigley Brown]

a couple retro-cool 1960s formal clip-ons I found today...never been worn.

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[Miss Dizzy Dame]

These are ties from the DIllinger gang! prob worn by Dillinger himself (taken when I was up in Little Bohemia).

 

[jamespowers]

These are ties from the DIllinger gang! prob worn by Dillinger himself (taken when I was up in Little Bohemia).

I love the irridescent one on the right. I have a similar one in green.
Nothing like a well dressed mobster.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I love the irridescent one on the right.

That irridescent one of Dillinger's is made with moire (watered) silk. Back then, Sulka was famous for its moire ties: the fabric came from a special mill in Italy, and was expensive. Chances are that this was Dillinger's priciest cravat, and it could well have been a Sulka.


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[jamespowers]

That irridescent one of Dillinger's is made with moire (watered) silk. Back then, Sulka was famous for its moire ties: the fabric came from a special mill in Italy, and was expensive. Chances are that this was Dillinger's priciest cravat, and it could well have been a Sulka.


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I am not sure who made mine. [huh]

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I am not sure who made mine. [huh]

It might or might not have been a Sulka. I have a 1920s moire tie: It has an Alexander & Oviatt store label and a little tag that says "Made in France," that's all.


Starting in the '20s, Arrow and other U.S. tie manufacturers began to offer "faux moire" neckties. They're usually made of high grade rayon that's been woven and/or embossed to look like watered silk.


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[jamespowers]

It might or might not have been a Sulka. I have a 1920s moire tie: It has an Alexander & Oviatt store label and a little tag that says "Made in France," that's all.


Starting in the '20s, Arrow and other U.S. tie manufacturers began to offer "faux moire" neckties. They're usually made of high grade rayon that's been woven and/or embossed to look like watered silk.


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Watered down silk?
I'll have to check and see who made it when I get home. It may take a while as there are somewhere in the order of 1,000 in that closet. :eusa_doh: [huh]

 

[Widebrim]

Marc, you see Sulka's from time to time at the thrift store I mentioned to you just today. I've got one, but it isn't moire silk.

 

[Widebrim]

Watered down silk?
I'll have to check and see who made it when I get home. It may take a while as there are somewhere in the order of 1,000 in that closet. :eusa_doh: [huh]

1,000! And I thought I was bad.:eusa_doh: Hope that your wife is "tolerant."

 

[jamespowers]

1,000! And I thought I was bad.:eusa_doh: Hope that your wife is "tolerant."

She better be.
I was just estimating 1,000. I stopped counting long ago---around 900. [huh]

 

[Feraud]

It may take a while as there are somewhere in the order of 1,000 in that closet. :eusa_doh: [huh]

Which reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask you JP. How do you organize 1k ties? By color, pattern, texture, makers, etc.?
Inquiring minds need to know!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Marc, you see Sulka's from time to time at the thrift store I mentioned to you just today. I've got one, but it isn't moire silk.

Sulka stopped making ties with moire silk after the early '60s. Some more info (not mine):


"A true moire process involves deviating and crushing a fabric's grain to modify its surface in such a manner that it reflects light to produce the desired motif. Many firms now imitate this look, but it is largely a lost art.

The fabrics Sulka used came from only the best Italian [silk] suppliers, including Ratti, Campi, Mantero, and Fermo Fossati."

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[Quigley Brown]

A local newspaper is doing a story about my vintage necktie collection. The interview and photo shoot was today and was told it will run in their Saturday paper. It's just a small Iowa paper, though, and does not have a website. It's not your typical small town paper, though, the staff is usually journalism grads right out of school so they are always itching to write good stories for their portfolios...same for the shooters, too. Should I like it I'll try and scan it and post it....if you want. [huh]