Borrelli 11-fold tie - is this a mistake?

[FidelCashflow]

Is there even such a thing as an 11-fold tie? There's one on ebay right now.

 

[Sterling Gillette]

Doing more than seven folds is possible and done by a number of (mostly italian) makers. However, I myself think of it as a sort of look-at-my-oh-so-many-folds thing. I doubt that the rule more folds=more value applies generally.

 

[MTM]

Yesterday I saw Isaia 9 fold ties and they are absolutely gorgeous. The silk quality and the finish were impeccable. The salesperson told me it takes one meter of silk to make. I loved the hand and they knot it creates.

 

[Philip1978]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Borrelli-NEW-11-F...1%7C240%3A1318


Wow that's a lot of material.

 

[lee_44106]

Originally Posted by DrCool1978

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Borrelli-NEW-11-F...1%7C240%3A1318


Wow that's a lot of material.

A lot of material it may have, but BUTTASS UGLY it is nontheless.

 

[Xiaogou]

^ Just as long as 11 fold has hit the market. I am sure they will get better looking--I hope.

 

[Philip1978]

Does it really retail for $695?

 

[Sterling Gillette]

Originally Posted by MTM

Yesterday I saw Isaia 9 fold ties and they are absolutely gorgeous. The silk quality and the finish were impeccable. The salesperson told me it takes one meter of silk to make. I loved the hand and they knot it creates.
Sounds like he just wanted to make up a number that sounds

. In fact, even ties with fewer folds take up to a meter of silk to make. Quality ties, that is.

 

[anon]

does anyone have a link that shows the folds necessary to make a tie?

 

[Philip1978]

here's a cheaper one.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/DOLCEPUNTA-Italy-...1%7C240%3A1318

 

[Fuuma]

Is that like the shaving blade industry where there's a sort of blade race that might obliviate humankind through shaving accidents?

 

[Sam Hober]

Originally Posted by Sterling Gillette

Doing more than seven folds is possible and done by a number of (mostly italian) makers. However, I myself think of it as a sort of look-at-my-oh-so-many-folds thing. I doubt that the rule more folds=more value applies generally.
Sterling Gillette, You are correct. Up to about 6 folds you will tend to get a better drape due to the increased weight from the silk as opposed to interlining and of course you will get the elegance of a complex folded construction. However, the care put into the construction - which equals slow work with lots of checking small details is what makes the best ties.

 

[jcc123]

My favorite folds don’t have 11 or 7 or anywhere near that many.

 

[gdl203]

I only count 10 - fraud!

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

Is that like the shaving blade industry where there's a sort of blade race that might obliviate humankind through shaving accidents?

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the OP. From The Onion, reality copies fiction in absurdity:

5-Blades