Roger
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Lately, I've become interested in these ties, particularly with respect to their finish and the use of traditional vegetable dyes (e.g., indigo). I haven't purchased one yet and had a few questions that I'm sure many of you could answer:
1. Are these ties generally paisley prints?
2. Are the ties labeled as ancient madder all actually made the traditional way (with madder dyes), or has that label just come to mean a fairly roughly-finished paisley print?
3. Where the heck can I find a good one? It seemed a while back (when I wasn't interested), I was running into them all the time. Now, when I am interested, I can't find many, and none with a color/pattern I really like.
4. What do you see as the appropriate sort of dress with which to wear these ties? More casual jackets? Tweed or other more roughly-finished jackets?
1. Are these ties generally paisley prints?
2. Are the ties labeled as ancient madder all actually made the traditional way (with madder dyes), or has that label just come to mean a fairly roughly-finished paisley print?
3. Where the heck can I find a good one? It seemed a while back (when I wasn't interested), I was running into them all the time. Now, when I am interested, I can't find many, and none with a color/pattern I really like.
4. What do you see as the appropriate sort of dress with which to wear these ties? More casual jackets? Tweed or other more roughly-finished jackets?