Tie question -- asymmetry

[ben220]

Hi, I've been reading styleforum for about a week now, and I've learned a ton already, but I'm still very inexperienced when it comes to clothes. Here's my question: I bought a tie recently (at Century 21 in NYC) and later I noticed that the bottom is uneven---where the tie starts to angle towards the point is higher on one side than the other. Is this:

--a true flaw in the tie and what I get for shopping at C21
--a flaw, but one that doesn't really matter
--or not a flaw, but simply a matter of how the tie is creased

I've attached a picture of the front and the back. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Manton]

I vote C. Handmade products don't always come out perfect. First, that does not look so off (though I can see what you mean), second little imperfections are part of the charm of handmade clothing.

 

[ben220]

Originally Posted by Manton

I vote C. Handmade products don't always come out perfect. First, that does not look so off (though I can see what you mean), second little imperfections are part of the charm of handmade clothing.

Cool, I'm glad to hear that. (What I was specifically looking at, by the way, is how the "corner" starts at the white dots on one side and at the red dots on the other.)

 

[cvac]

It is a little uneven, but not a huge deal. If I liked that tie, got it at a good price, and couldn't exchange it for a similar one I would just keep it, wear it, and not worry about the defect.

 

[Metlin]

Originally Posted by Manton

I vote C. Handmade products don't always come out perfect. First, that does not look so off (though I can see what you mean), second little imperfections are part of the charm of handmade clothing.

Indeed! I have a couple of handmade ties with similar, minor defects, and quirky as I am, I consider the defects to be part of the character of the ties.

Wouldn't change them for anything. After all, how boring would it be if it were handmade, but looked just like it was made by a machine?

 

[academe]

I vote for C, too. I also think it probably won't be noticeable to anyone except yourself. As others have noted, handmade clothes aren't always "perfect."

 

[Executive]

that tie looks cheap as hell

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by Executive

that tie looks cheap as hell

Uh ... wha? Cheap? Doesn't look cheap to me. Looks like high quality gum twill, printed at a good mill, hand made. Nothing cheap about that.

 

[HomerJ]

Coming from one who can't tie a four in hand

 

[bigbris1]

Originally Posted by Manton

Uh ... wha? Cheap? Doesn't look cheap to me. Looks like high quality gum twill, printed at a good mill, hand made. Nothing cheap about that.
Look at his avatar

 

[pitboss12]

 

[Faded501s]

I'll be the voice of dissent here as this might be one of those "if you have to ask" type of questions and one that is also of personal preference. I liken this type of "flaw" to picked stitching that is obviously done by hand (a deal-breaker for me). I find charm in the "subtle flaws" of hand workmanship and regard the obvious ones as a lack of attention to detail. Something that is obviously hand made looks sloppy or inadequate to me. It is a tie such as this that I will come across and "cry over" thinking "why didn't this craftsman spend just a few more minutes to make this wonderful piece "really" right?". It's just the perfectionist in me causing this and if I saw someone wearing this particular tie I would probably think "what a lovely handmade tie" giving little thought to the "flaw".

 

[Fade to Black]

Originally Posted by Manton

First, that does not look so off (though I can see what you mean), second little imperfections are part of the charm of handmade clothing.
+1. Perfectly symmetrical clothing bores me to death and to me screams, "mass manufacturing."

 

[Frittata]

Originally Posted by Executive

that tie looks cheap as hell
you are kidding, aren't you?

It's a beautifull Battistoni tie

 

[academe]

Originally Posted by Executive

that tie looks cheap as hell

Rude, aren't we? Looks like someone needs a lesson in manners.