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I have my eye on a couple of satin ties. Are satin ties appropriate for business wear? Or, are they too formal? Thanks.
I'd say too shiny for business wear. Save them for festive occasions.
not too formaljust too shiny.
I simply find plain satin ties to be too delicate to be worth the trouble when there are so many other good choices out there.
Interesting point about the rumpling problem, Gdot. The risk of stains is present with any tie: it's why I wear bibs when eating anything dangerous. But satins do seem to noticeably rumple/wrinkle more than any other tie fabric, except maybe cotton. I wonder whether the Fermo Fossati satin that Sam Hober sells might be better at resisting rumples than most RTW satins. I also wonder whether thickening the interlining might also help. David Hober would know.
Nice and sharp, Mr. Pink. That's the look C. P. Snow went for. Sober suit, sober shirt, dark satin tie. Is that the Dark Navy David Hober is currently selling as #7? http://www.samhober.com/solid-fermo-fossati-satin-ties/
Interesting point about water drops leaving temporary stains, LeviMay. That probably means that only the dark satins are really versatile. The temporary dark spot would be too noticeable on the lighter colors.
So the conclusion thus far seems to be: black, midnight blue, dark navy, and oxford gray can make good ties in satin, IF the satin is a beefy, wrinkle-resistant fabric like Sam Hober's Fermo Fossati.
Anybody know how dark David's Dark Charcoal FF satin is? On my monitor, it looks like mid-gray.