Ties... Prints or wovens and why

[itsstillmatt]

What does everybody prefer as far as tie material?

Personally I prefer prints as I think that nice ones can be more elegant than nice wovens.

 

[skalogre]

WHichever strikes my fancy, frankly.

 

[lawyerdad]

Both, but over time the balance has been tipping toward more wovens and fewer prints.

 

[Chris "Italia"]

Quite a tough question...

I love prints with a bit of a sheen, brightnes it up.

I really love deep woven ties into the weave of the fabric, it really makes it admireable.


IMO, the best printed ties are Bulgari and Marinella.

 

[Will]

Wovens for Fall and prints for Spring.

 

[luk-cha]

while iam not a huge fan of wearing ties i do like both but more and more i am leaning over to woven even thro' i voted both. but i like what Will woven for AW and prints for SS, this is something i might start to consider doing myself!

 

[Vintage Gent]

Almost all wovens, although I did recently acquire a small dot print Holliday & Brown from the esteemed Ed Morel.

 

[von Rothbart]

I voted both. But like LD I find myself leaning toward wovens because they feel more substantial and I like the knot and drap better with wovens.

 

[Homme]

Wovens, for the same reasons von Rothbart quoted. I find prints a little too 'light' for my tastes.

 

[LabelKing]

I don't like woven ties as they are usually too thick for my tastes. The knots they make are also a bit too substantial.

 

[AlanC]

Both. It depends on what I'm going for and what I'm pairing it with. On the whole, I probably wear wovens more often.

 

[EL72]

I don't own any prints and have not bought one in at least 10 years. I find the surface interest and texture on wovens so much more attractive, in addition to the nicer knots they tie.

 

[Dragon]

I wear woven most of the time, and prints every once in a while to mix things up.

 

[Panerai118]

Wovens, they just feel more substantial IMO.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by EL72

I don't own any prints and have not bought one in at least 10 years. I find the surface interest and texture on wovens so much more attractive, in addition to the nicer knots they tie.

I agree with EL. Also, I have no interest in the cute picture ties, so my need for prints is automatically diminished.

I have a few prints, but the patterns I like are nearly always nicer as a woven. I'm as interested in texture as design.