The world of ties is divided into two: the lined tie and the unlined hand-hemmed tie, which is what we make, but always with the interlining so that the knot is well supported. What is the difference between a lined tie and an unlined tie? The former is always made by machine, the latter only …
LINED AND UNLINED TIE: WHICH ONE IS MACHINE-MADE? Read More »
When you are ordering a handmade product do you look for perfection, or imperfection? Similar but not the same: the back loop is different sizes, the red back joist of the stripe tie is not the same as the on of the blue tie. Maybe you know better than me or maybe you don’t but …
What ties should I have to be perfect on multiple formal and business occasions? This of having a few but perfect ties for every public outing is a topic we often come across, especially among those young people who are still studying but are already thinking and want to arrive prepared in the working world. …
THE PERFECT NUMBER IN ELEGANCE? NUMBER 3 Mistakes never to make: ❌Too bright colors ❌Suit fabric best matched only with suit fabrics Well yes, I must confess that I made some mistakes when I was a younger about the colors I wore. Sometimes I looked like a rainbow without realizing it. However, woe if I hadn’t …
Take a look at the great elegant people, from the Duke of Windsor to Gianni Agnelli: none of them ever wore anything extremely shiny! Nor would you have imagined seeing Winston Churchill in a men’s wedding suit of the extra shiny kind, with perhaps glitter. Reason? Elegant and aesthetic culture, among its codes handed down …
Surely today, 90% wear striped ties and not true Regimental Ties; only 10% are membership ties, concerning more specifically British schools, clubs and military corps. Since after 1940-1950 designers and silk manufacturers have been inspired by those English striped ties of membership but to create collections that would appeal to their customers What has remained …
Regimental or simple striped tie? What is the difference? Read More »
I’m sorry I can’t host you in our tailor’s shop, just because you’re reading me from the other side of the world. But if you happen to be in Italy, know that the doors of our tailor’s shop are always open; we are only an hour away from Milan. So here I am trying to …
I have always talked to you about the news, leaving out the difference between the two models of ties that my wife and I produce; today the time has come to explain to you better what the differences are between them. Passaggio Cravatte produces two models of ties, the 3 folds and the ancient seven …
The world of coats is founded on three fundamental pillars, all three solid colors, or some small melange or herringbone. The first pillar is midnight blue, perhaps double-breasted with classic peaked lapels, buttons on the sleeves and a central back vent. In short, the classic Chesterfield model. This is the only one that should never …
The paisley is one of the designs that have made the history of classic men’s clothing, including ties and scarves. To get to our days, it has crossed the centuries, starting from Mesopotamia and Persia; in fact, it first appeared there as a furnishing fabric and then became a clothing fabric in India, more …