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Mildly Unsoporific Tie Appreciation

ljrcustom

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Originally Posted by voxsartoria
Yep. Easy peasy.


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I apologize if this makes me sound ignorant, but who is Will and where is his shop located? Thanks.

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Just copped this week on Ebay. Each < $30. Luciano Barbera silk knit. Really excited about these.

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Panta unlined, untipped six-fold:



[Click pic for closeup if you wish.]

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Originally Posted by OffTheRack
Just copped this week on Ebay. Each < $30. Luciano Barbera silk knit. Really excited about these.

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Nice find. I have recently become a fan of the silk knit tie.
 

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Hermes unlined, rolled edge glen-plaid. I am thinking of selling them though.
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Originally Posted by onix
Hermes unlined, rolled edge glen-plaid. I am thinking of selling them though.

Those are great. How wide are they?
 

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Originally Posted by Parker
^ Good question. To me soporific = solids, very small neats or tone-on-tone patterns. Dull silk or softer wool/cashmere for extra snooze points. Unsoporific is easy = bright colors, high contrast patterns, shinier silks. This mild middle way is more difficult to gauge. Here's a tonal stripe in a dull silk/wool. I think it's too loud to be soporific. Maybe it's mildly unsoporofic.
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That one looks great. One of my all-time favourites probably falls into this category:
 

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Recent $10 eBay acquisition.
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From teh thrift. I love paisley, and the jungle print is because I get to do it; I'm in Maui.

Aloha,

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