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THE RISE, FALL, AND ZOMBIFICATION OF ROBERT TALBOTT TIE COMPANY THE RISE! Robert Talbott's ties are well-known to people who enjoy Ivy Style and Trad clothing. Beautifully made, and in a wide...

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[Vecchio Vespa]

I find their ties lovely but more of a stylish riff on traditional than the genuine article, such as Atkinson.

 

[Watchman]

I have a few of the older ties and they are grand…so sorry to hear of this…

 

[frosejr]

How sad to learn of this. I bought my first Robert Talbott in Nordstrom in Orange Coast Plaza in 1989. Actually, two. It was my introduction to fine men's clothing and sales associates who knew how to educate men about clothing, not just ring up sales. I bought two Joseph Abboud sport coats that day too, and two pairs of slacks, the brands of which I don't remember.

Those two ties are gone, but more than 50 others have replaced them. I will treat them more carefully now, and perhaps start trolling ebay for them again. I have a few Zegnas, and I have looked at other brands in stores over the years, but quality-wise, I've never seen a better tie than the 80s-early 2000s Talbotts.

 

[ran23]

My Talbott's are from all over: Nordstrom, Walkers, Hepworth, John Kramon and Pebble Beach. And to think I drove by their Monterey Factory and didn't know what it was. Bought these Ties in my 60's.

 

[Oviatt]

All too true. Have long been a fan and visited the shrine in Carmel whenever I go there. I am glad I have the ones I do!

 

[paul winston]

Like buggy whip manufacturing,the "Time of Ties" has passed.
The great majority of men no longer wear ties regularly.
The small universe that makes up AAAC is one of the few places made up of individuals who care about clothing.
That does not say anything negative about those who do not care. It says the Overton window has moved.
( Louis the 14th wore high heel shoes. Most men don't wear them today.)
Being in the tie business I am very aware of the shift.
Back not that many years my little web site received 35 - 40 orders a day. I had wholesale accounts that ordered 100 - 150 ties a week.( I had one account for whom I drop shipped 200 - 300 dog breed ties a week from September to December.)
The tie business will never be what it was.
Given my age, it will not affect me that much.
Best wishes for the Holiday and the New Year.

Paul Winston
cell 203 59-7653

 

[Vecchio Vespa]

Like buggy whip manufacturing,the "Time of Ties" has passed.
The great majority of men no longer wear ties regularly.
The small universe that makes up AAAC is one of the few places made up of individuals who care about clothing.
That does not say anything negative about those who do not care. It says the Overton window has moved.
( Louis the 14th wore high heel shoes. Most men don't wear them today.)
Being in the tie business I am very aware of the shift.
Back not that many years my little web site received 35 - 40 orders a day. I had wholesale accounts that ordered 100 - 150 ties a week.( I had one account for whom I drop shipped 200 - 300 dog breed ties a week from September to December.)
The tie business will never be what it was.
Given my age, it will not affect me that much.
Best wishes for the Holiday and the New Year.

Paul Winston
cell 203 59-7653

Your cell may be missing a digit. Cheers!

 

[Bump]

What’s interesting, and perhaps precedented in post Renaissance Western civilization, is that the time of ties and suits has passed—yet they and have not been replaced by any new standard with any pretense of universality.

Due (IMO) to the tyranny of recorded media, all styles in practically everything from the last 100 yearsare still accessible, and that prevalence has strangled in its grave any movement towards anything really new. The past has always laid a heavy hand on the present, but now it is a stranglehold. Even the idea of progress is an idea of from the past that won’t die. We live in an era of what are essentially reproductions of cultural artifacts that no longer have any authentic currency.

And the same was true when Robert Talbott started operations.

 

[Peak and Pine]

We live in an era of what are essentially reproductions of cultural artifacts that no longer have any authentic currency.

Bull s***.
Keep talking to yourself. You're the only one listening.

 

[Peak and Pine]

Like buggy whip manufacturing,the "Time of Ties" has passed...best wishes for the Holiday and the New Year.

I gave you a Like, but it was a sad Like.
Happy Holidays to you too.

 

[Cawood]

Currently, to those of us who still enjoy wearing ties from time to time, Robert Jensen creates quality and traditionally designed ties similar to what Talbott's produced for years. This is not by accident, since Robert Jensen was Talbott's former designer. They are carried by traditional haberdashers around the country...Merry Christmas.

 

[JLibourel]

I really enjoy wearing ties, at least in mild or cool weather. I would do so more often if it didn't carry a certain stigma of eccentricity when performing mundane tasks like walking the dog or going to the market. (Paradoxically, I do wear ascots almost constantly in cool weather...but then consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, as the saying goes.) In any event, I can console myself in possessing an ample supply of neckties to see me through my few remaining years of existence.

 

[Eligius]

+1 on Robert Jensen.

The brick & mortar tie scene is particularly bleak. I had a recent experience that was eye-opening for me. I was traveling in Philadelphia for a conference, had to give a talk and realized I had not packed a tie. I had a few hours to find one. I was looking for a standard repp. The Ralph Lauren store was gone. I went to the famous men's store there that is not well-liked on this board which had a few ties that were prints or odd patterns. I finally stopped into Brooks Brothers. They also had almost no classic repp ties, but there was a single red A&S laying there. Maybe it was their last one. But, it fit the bill and is now in my rotation.

 

[Mute]

Unfortunately this is just the current direction of men's style and a sad story. I still have several Talbott ties that I truly love. I'll just have to stick with Sam Hober and E. Marinella for now and hope more men rediscover the joy in wearing a beautiful necktie.