Bespoke DJP
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David,
You are welcome!
On the topic, you have read by our fellow @emptym that his "crunchy" Charvet knit ties do make a wide knot, proving exactly my point raised in the previous page; I haven't yet the opportunity to check a Charvet knit tie (perhaps next time when visiting Paris), but I reckon that Ascot might be their maker (you can check it!).
Since you do know the lady at the helm of Ascot, the width of that particular portion of the tie which is responsible for the bulkiness of the knot (where the grosgrain is added) is perhaps an issue to be discussed among others.
Mind you that having both silk solids and zig-zig from Sozzi, I can tell you that the said part is slimmer in the latter (2.9cm) in comparison to the former ones (3.2cm), please see below the posted image of two of my own, and this coupled with the lace-like knit of the zig-zag leads - as I wrote above - to a far smaller knot. So, why not on the Ascots?
Best to all,
Dimitris
PS
I very much like seeing ties, as watches and other personal articles passing from the one generation to the next!
PS2
One may think that 3mm difference in width is not a big one, well it is both in absolute terms and in relative ones, because at an existing 2.9cm width, an additional 3mm constitute a more than 10% increase.
You are welcome!
On the topic, you have read by our fellow @emptym that his "crunchy" Charvet knit ties do make a wide knot, proving exactly my point raised in the previous page; I haven't yet the opportunity to check a Charvet knit tie (perhaps next time when visiting Paris), but I reckon that Ascot might be their maker (you can check it!).
Since you do know the lady at the helm of Ascot, the width of that particular portion of the tie which is responsible for the bulkiness of the knot (where the grosgrain is added) is perhaps an issue to be discussed among others.
Mind you that having both silk solids and zig-zig from Sozzi, I can tell you that the said part is slimmer in the latter (2.9cm) in comparison to the former ones (3.2cm), please see below the posted image of two of my own, and this coupled with the lace-like knit of the zig-zag leads - as I wrote above - to a far smaller knot. So, why not on the Ascots?
Best to all,
Dimitris
PS
I very much like seeing ties, as watches and other personal articles passing from the one generation to the next!
PS2
One may think that 3mm difference in width is not a big one, well it is both in absolute terms and in relative ones, because at an existing 2.9cm width, an additional 3mm constitute a more than 10% increase.