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Ties are OK, nothing special. At full retail, I'd say that they are even overpriced. Drakes makes Marinella's RTW ties. Drakes' namesake ties are made at least as well as the Marinella's and they make a better knot than the Marinella's and they are cheaper. Marinella's are nice ties but they are sub $100 ties in my book.Originally Posted by edmorel
Don't know. Any particular reason you want MTM ties?Originally Posted by edmorel
1- As in all the things, also for tie it is a matter of size: the correct one stays between 8,5 and the 9,5 cms at the widest point
2- The knot: it's important to learn to do it without tightening too much, avoid the effect "hung." Always untie it in the evening and hang the tie well stretched during the night.
3- Using the correct material: silk jaquard for the regimental, lighter silk model foulard for the printed cloth, pattern for the ties with an elegant tone, lines wool or Scottish patterns for winter sporting clothing.
4- A tie for every occasion: in the morning prefer a light colour and patterned tie, in the evening opt for a darker tie.
5- Don't take advice and don't remit the choice of the tie to anybody: the only rule is to follow the instinct. Choosing the tie has to be an irrational action.
6- The instinct has to follow a certain logic, too. Absolutely avoid: too wide and showy patterns, ties with an only central pattern but also too pale and anonymous ones. Remember that the tie reveals the personality.
7- To prefer: even tint ties in definite colours, small patterns (pois, lozenges, little squares, rhombus, small cashmere prints), transversal lines of two or three colours at the most.
8- The colours: the tie must stand out against the suit and the shirt, without clashing. It must be of a colour darker than the shirt's one and more intense than the jacket's one. It's often the only coloured note of a serious clothing, but pay attention not to exaggerate! Avoid the pea green, the canary yellow as the fire red and the sugared almond pink. Darker colours, but not anonymous the bordeaux and the dark red, the blue, the green and the brown.
9- The combining with the shirt is a mine-field where only the good taste can drive you: avoid however the overlap of a tie with a thick pattern on a squared shirt or the combining "all-stripes" of a regimental tie, stripes shirt and jacket in operated material.
10- Never the coordinated tie + small pocket handkerchief: it is as useless as anachronistic affectation. Always avoid to have a too cared and affected comprehensive look and opt for an decontractÃe (relaxed) elegance.![]()
Ties are OK, nothing special. At full retail, I'd say that they are even overpriced. Drakes makes Marinella's RTW ties. Drakes' namesake ties are made at least as well as the Marinella's and they make a better knot than the Marinella's and they are cheaper. Marinella's are nice ties but they are sub $100 ties in my book.Originally Posted by edmorel
Is it actually a known thing that Drake's makes all of Marinella's RTW ties? I know that both source a great deal of their silks -- particularly the gum twills -- from Vanners in England. I recall that Oscar Udeshi once posted on AA that Drake's was contracted to make some Marinella RTW ties at one point when the company was overwhelmed with orders. Or something like that. Is there more to the story than this?Originally Posted by Manton
Argh!There was a thread where someone bought a Marinella which had a "Made in England" and the telltale "MD" initials in tiny font printed on a tag. That was made by Drake's. I don't believe that all Marinella are made by Drake's; it's a misconception certain others have been perpetuating.Originally Posted by RJman