Best Ties

[Holdfast]

Basing this purely on personal preference/taste, not commenting on construction quality:

Zegna
Versace
Hermes
Brioni
Stefano Ricci

 

[Morris]

Originally Posted by dbush440

Here is my preference list, feel free to weigh in with yours.

1. Hermes
2. Charvet
3. Turnbull & Asser

Cannot quarrel with your list. My preferences:

1. T&A
2. T&A
3. T&A

 

[rssmsvc]

1. Carlo Franco
2. Oxxford Mainline , not crest which don't seem as well made
3. Purple Label either the TA or Altea ones
4. Massimo Bizzochi
5. Kiton
6. Duchamp
7. Canali Exclusive
8. Brooks Brothers

 

[jaygallo]

Hermes (nice width)
Ferragamo (best silk)
Brooks Brothers (interview tie)

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by odoreater

Lately, I've become quite fond of Zegna ties. Don't know if they're objectively that great, but I like them.

I think, within the Style Forum confines, they're underrated.

 

[Dragon]

The ties I like:

1. Rubinacci (best silks, patterns too conservative for me)
2. Attolini (good silks, more youthful patterns which I like, light construction)
3. Marinella (very nice prints, nice construction)

The ones I own but don`t care for:

Kiton (not enough width, bulky feel, nothing special with prints/patterns)
Borrelli (overall OK but nothing special, very youthful patterns but too loud)
Drakes (Feels similar to Borrelli. I guess it`s the standard but nothing special)

 

[jml90]

I'm sure there are a lot of better ties but I like what I can find on the cheap Brooks, Ben Silver (I actually inherited these), and Talbott

 

[Homme]

Pancaldi
Carnaval De Venise

I'm sure they aren't as 'good' as some of the others mentioned, but the fact that a) i'm a student and b) i can get them at cost from work, makes them a decent option.

 

[RJman]

The best tie I own is a Carlo Franco.

As to the rest, I don't think it's possible to rank ties in order of general best quality.

Hermes silk is nice; the patterns put me off in large part, screaming I-banker or lawyer who thinks he's well-dressed. The construction doesn't seem to stand out to me; they are good ties with a thin construction and heavily socially freighted design. Perhaps they are better than other ties with thin construction.

I love my Charvet ties, although they are jewel-like in delicate-ness as well as in their colors and brightness. Is that a best?

This thread appears to have devolved into _favorite_ ties, which is something else.

 

[romafan]

I have been on a Holliday & Brown kick for the past year or so. It took me awhile to put aside political differences, but I really enjoy all my Carlo Francos. Also, Barba ties are very nice....

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by romafan

I have been on a Holliday & Brown kick for the past year or so. It took me awhile to put aside political differences, but I really enjoy all my Carlo Francos. Also, Barba ties are very nice....

The tie you bought from me is the best tie you own

I am currently on a David Chu kick and I have taken a real shine to the Brioni cashmere ties this season.

 

[romafan]

Originally Posted by edmorel

The tie you bought from me is the best tie you own

I am currently on a David Chu kick and I have taken a real shine to the Brioni cashmere ties this season.

"Best" is a relatively subjective accolade I'm uncomfortable bestowing on any single piece of neckwear. That being said, your pink cast-off did inspire me to pick up a few 'nice' Barbas from Ian D.

I got a couple of cashmeres at the Asprey sale that I'm looking forward to wearing this winter....

 

[Matt]

my Carlo Francos are the best I own, the Nickys are great. Have a couple of really nice Brionis that rate right up there.

 

[DocHolliday]

Favorites: Charvet and Turnbull at one end of the spectrum, Fabio Ferretti and Alby at the other. (Thanks, Marshalls)

 

[Kai]

Carlo Franco

Barberra