Fashion

Archive for November, 2008

The problem with fashion is that there are no rules; only opinions usually derived from our experiences of what we believe should look good and fashionable. The ‘opinions’ of our label is what you will find here and whilst fashion changes, so may our ‘opinions’. All this said, the following is a guide to what Distino currently believe makes the perfect modern tie look.Whilst many men are wearing stripe ties with checked shirts and visa versa, Distino believe that this is hard to pull off and get right.

Generally speaking, for shirts and ties to work well together you need to have some of the same colours or shades from the tie in the shirt. This rule does not apply for plain white shirts. You can get away with just about any colour tie with a plain white shirt.Get the length of your tie right. This comes back to tying the knot well – which will come with practice. Aim for the tip of the tie to finish just on your belt line.

Keep your tie in good presentable condition. Yes, Distino silk ties can be dry cleaned and keep well after being dry cleaned.  Store your ties carefully. As mentioned in an earlier tip, if you’re lazy, keep the the knot tied and hang it over the neck of a coat hanger in the wardrobe. Your ties will be stored without creasing and you only need to tie the perfect Windsor knot once!

If you wear neck ties then you should know all about different types of neck ties. There is a variety of neck ties and usually light weight neck ties can be polyester or some other thin material. These ties are usually indicated as being light weight in description but these are more popular in the USA than in the UK where people mostly prefer thick ties.

Plain Ties
Usually silk or polyester ties are plain ties made up of only a single color. Plain ties come in satin, textured, smooth, silk and woven silk and a wide range of colors. These ties could be worn for everyday use and is more popular for weddings.

Fashion Ties
Fashion ties are printed or woven silk ties that have a specific pattern or design for example spots, stripes and could vary between different seasons. Fashion ties often follow similar trends as those to designer ties but at the half price whereas many fashion ties are available for a specific reason and therefore the stock is quite limited.

Boy Ties
There is a wide variety of boy’s neck ties all from plain ties that are suitable for wedding to different polyester fashion ties and cartoon ties. Many of the satin boy ties and bow ties have matching men’s ties that make them ideal for weddings.

Clip On Ties
Clip on ties are pre tied with a fast hook at the back of the knot and more often these come with a neck strap but the standard clip on tie has a clip on at the back of the knot that clips onto the top of your shirt once the top button has been done up.