Did you buy it in a retail shop or from eBay, consignment shop, etc.? If the latter, what does it matter, as long as you like the tie and believe you got decent value for your expenditure? Speaking of, how much did you pay?
Ebay. I paid $120. I would be lying if I said I wasn't enticed by the branding of Dior. I'm not too experienced with clothing, so I can't even tell if the material is considered good.
You're going to have a hard time finding a 20-year-old tie online. Never buy clothes because of an extrinsic value. Buy them because you like wearing them.
The tie does not look like anything I have seen offered by Sam Hober, but I agree that Sam Hober's offerings are attractive and represent good value. I think Chipp represents good value, too, but the offerings are more limited. Both Hober and Chipp are more likely to appeal to the habitués of the Trad board. I think the statement about developing your own style and going with it is ultimately what Ask Andy is about, but the advice offered is to help ensure that in doing so you adopt some tenets of thoughtful and attractive dressing. $120 may or may not break a given bank, but it seems awfully high for this tie. Many folks shop carefully and knowledgeably for used ties, and the prices are usually quite far below retail. I have yet to encounter a used tie that did not have at least a bit of tell tale oils from necks and aftershaves, and I have been less than impressed by ties that have been cleaned and pressed. Too often they get flattened, and while using high quality cloth is important, so is construction. The work that went into making a tie is easily obscured by a bad pressing. I don't agree that everybody and his uncle wears Sam Hober, but it is awfully popular here for good reason. There are other excellent lines in that $120 price range, but the ones I know of will fall into the Trad camp: Atkinson, Seaward and Stern, Breuer, and the store labels from places like O'Connell's, Andover, and Press. Perhaps a few members who regularly frequent Timeless Style can offer some brands that are more in line with current fashion.
Hello there , i just wanted to say that no matter brand if you want to wear it if you really like it then its absolutely beautiful and perfectly fine and its your original.
Chipp ties are a good value and owned by a great guy who is very funny - I spoke to him once and it was a great pleasure. He also warned me ahead of time about a grenadine price rise...
My only regret is that he told me he is not going to write a book.
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