I happened upon a picture of a tie that I really liked, on tumblr, a few weeks ago. I decided I wanted it, and I tracked down the original blog post. It came from an Italian, Bespoke shirt and suit maker, by the name of, Cordone 1956. I found his website, linked in his blog post, and on his website, was his email address.
I emailed him, and asked if the tie was available. He said that they are bespoke only, that he would send pictures of swatches, and I could decide if I wanted one. There were about 20/25 different colors to choose from, and I decided on one of the browns.
From the time I ordered the tie, to delivery, was about 2 weeks. He answered all my questions via email almost immediately, the only time he took more than a couple hours to reply, was due to the time difference, if it was late at night in Italy. He was very patient with me, especially for a relatively small order, and in general seems to be a pretty cool cat. His english is a bit shaky, but that just ads to the fun.
The tie is fantastic. Wonderfully constructed, unbelievably soft cashmere, and a great texture and drape. I could not be happier.
The only snag I had, was that I originally sent my payment via bank wire, and his bank must have deducted a fee, and he required me to to complete the payment. So as not to run into the same thing twice, I asked if I could PayPal him. He did not have a PayPal account, but he set up an account to accomodate my request, and the final payment went without incident. So if you do order from him, I recommend paying through PayPal.
Below are, his website, his blog, the tie that inspired my purchase, some pictures of my completed tie, and a few pics of his shirt making. Have a look at the blog, he really makes some great looking stuff.
I hope someone finds this interesting or helpful.
http://www.cordone1956.it/eng/index.html
http://cordone1956.tumblr.com/
I emailed him, and asked if the tie was available. He said that they are bespoke only, that he would send pictures of swatches, and I could decide if I wanted one. There were about 20/25 different colors to choose from, and I decided on one of the browns.
From the time I ordered the tie, to delivery, was about 2 weeks. He answered all my questions via email almost immediately, the only time he took more than a couple hours to reply, was due to the time difference, if it was late at night in Italy. He was very patient with me, especially for a relatively small order, and in general seems to be a pretty cool cat. His english is a bit shaky, but that just ads to the fun.
The tie is fantastic. Wonderfully constructed, unbelievably soft cashmere, and a great texture and drape. I could not be happier.
The only snag I had, was that I originally sent my payment via bank wire, and his bank must have deducted a fee, and he required me to to complete the payment. So as not to run into the same thing twice, I asked if I could PayPal him. He did not have a PayPal account, but he set up an account to accomodate my request, and the final payment went without incident. So if you do order from him, I recommend paying through PayPal.
Below are, his website, his blog, the tie that inspired my purchase, some pictures of my completed tie, and a few pics of his shirt making. Have a look at the blog, he really makes some great looking stuff.
I hope someone finds this interesting or helpful.
http://www.cordone1956.it/eng/index.html
http://cordone1956.tumblr.com/
for me.
