YSL Tie Identification Dilemma

[marblehouse]

Came across this unusual YSL and cannot find any information on this label - I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light. I have never seen any YSL like this - the tie is watermarked.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[sartre864]

Clearly not Yves Saint Laurent.

 

[rach2jlc]

+1 to the above.

You see lots of stuff like this in Asia; twists on names of famous designers. Giorgio Cavalli, Roberto Valentino, I've even seen a Sergio Versace once.

If you look closely, you'll also see that the YSL is not an exact match for the Yves Saint Laurent logo, too.

 

[sartre864]

At least using a golf club in place of an "L" is a pretty cool twist.

 

[marblehouse]

I appreciate the comments. I didn't know what to think of the strange details / 1999 establishment date & wondered if YSGolfClub sold production rights for a diffusion line in some faraway land.

On a side note, has anyone else come across a tie with a watermark? This seems like a rather peculiar stylistic decision.

 

[Douglas]

what you call a watermark i call a stain

 

[marblehouse]

Originally Posted by Douglas

what you call a watermark i call a stain

Zing and Zang!

...although it does seem a little odd that the stains are oval YSgolfclub emblems, regularly spaced on the face of the tie.

 

[rach2jlc]

^If you look closely, it's not even a "Y." It's "HSB," though then they appear to confuse it and emphasize the 'L."

In any case, probably not a tie that you're going to make much off of if you decide to sell it.　Best just to keep it or give it as a stocking stuffer。

 

[marblehouse]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

^If you look closely, it's not even a "Y." It's "HSB," though then they appear to confuse it and emphasize the 'L."

In any case, probably not a tie that you're going to make much off of if you decide to sell it.　Best just to keep it or give it as a stocking stuffer。

I noticed that when I sat down to google "Hasibenlingdai." Stocking stuffer??? I paid over 7000 baht for this tie!!!

 

[rach2jlc]

Originally Posted by tatecloths

I noticed that when I sat down to google "Hasibenlingdai." Stocking stuffer??? I paid over 7000 baht for this tie!!!

I have no idea how much a baht is; did you pay a lot for this? In any case, it's not a bad looking tie, I suppose... so you could just wear it and enjoy it as a novelty. Did you actually buy the tie thinking it was Yves Saint Laurent?

 

[Big Pun]

Isn't that like $200 USD? Damn. Logo made me laugh.

 

[sonick]

You just paid $200 USD for a stained, knockoff tie.

 

[acidboy]

Hasibenlingdai is Chinese for "ass must be swollen for getting screwed over"

 

[sonick]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

^If you look closely, it's not even a "Y." It's "HSB," though then they appear to confuse it and emphasize the 'L."

In any case, probably not a tie that you're going to make much off of if you decide to sell it.　Best just to keep it or give it as a stocking stuffer。

WTF is up with that weird period?

 

[rach2jlc]

^I was sending an email to a friend in Japanese in another window and I guess forgot to switch it over.