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Looking for a good tie for a weddings. Considering this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/285432070247?hash=item427513c067:g:-Z8AAOSwPZVk3Am8
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Brooks Brothers Tie Sky Aqua Squares on Cobalt Blue Italian Silk Tw...
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I’m not sure what it means by twill/ silk
Don’t know much about ties
Silk is the material of the fibers of the tie are made up with. Twill is the pattern of the weave of the fibers.
It's a nice looking tie
It seems to be textured?
Is that the twill part?
Yes, twill is the interweaving of the fibers. The tie is basically a blown up version of this. notice how the dark blue goes over-under-over-under, like a basketweave
Is this appropriate for a wedding?
Yes, looks good to me
Alright cool
send it
If it matches the length of the tie you own and the tie you own fits you well then rock on.
I bought it
Got it for $25
I keep just putting in like 20% less and it takes it
Pretty nice tie
How can I get the wrinkles out
Dry-cleaner will press it (and clean it if needed) for a few dollars. Easiest way if you're in a hurry. I just hang mine up and they un-wrinkle over time
I don't know how to press or iron a tie myself, silk is somewhat temperamental.
What makes a tie expensive?
Same thing that makes anything else expensive, really.
Materials, construction methods, construction locations, taxes and duties, branding and brand strength, and ultimately one thing: whether the market will bear a high price.
The first parts of it are what goes into the base cost to make and sell it, the last part is whether people like it enough to pay a price for it. If people love it, prices can go sky high regardless of how much it costs to make. If people hate it, doesn't matter how much it costs to make, nobody will buy it at any price (or any price that is profitable).
Input costs: A tie will require a length of silk (usually), an interlining / interior structure, tertiary materials like used for the tip lining, a bunch of pressing and cutting and shaping and a bunch of sewing, and some other minor misc. Then it has to get photographed, stored, shipped, stored, advertised, displayed, sold, maybe shipped some more. Plus of course some amount of each batch will be defective or returned and loss will be taken on those. Every part of that costs money. A higher quality tie usually means it uses a better silk (whether objectively better or just something people like more), better interlining, better tip material, better stitch work. A higher priced tie may have higher inputs or it may just have more marketing and brand strength behind it (or both.)
Realistically, if you handle a tie from (eg) Charvet and a tie from the clearance section of Men's Wearhouse, you'll immediately see and feel the difference. One will just have a much nicer to touch silk, an interlining that flows better, far better stitchwork, non-synthetic tip lining, etc, plus it'll just have a 'je ne sais quoi' that makes most people prefer how it is designed, the shape, the angles, the pattern, the pattern alignment on the tie blade, etc.
Interesting
I mean while you’re wearing it is there a huge difference
As with most things, every person has a minimum bar of "quality" (defined differently by different people) below which it feels bad, and above which it feels adequately good. Anything above that is diminishing returns
I have had a handful of ties I just didn't like. When wearing them I was unhappy with them. The other ones I like. That's what matters most