Solid Ties

A solid tie has nowhere to hide, so this collection is built on cloth that rewards the attention — true Italian grenadines with their exclusive open construction, Milanese jacquards, an opulent Oxford-ground navy, and semi-solids that hold a whisper of pattern inside a single color. All are woven in Italy, all handmade in New York City, all 100% silk.

The range runs from the strict to the nearly-patterned. At the strict end sit the pure solids: navy on an Oxford weave, blue grenadine with the texture that makes connoisseurs reach for the word acquisition. The semi-solids loosen the collar a little — wine grounds with fine dots of light blue and white, silver and gray yarns balanced in one weave, berry jacquards that shift as the light moves. Each reads as a solid across the room and earns a second look across the table.

Color does the positioning. Navy is the foundation every wardrobe arrives at eventually; silver belongs to weddings and evening; wine and berry warm up the cold months and the grey suits. If the tie rack currently holds nothing, start here — a solid is the one tie that goes with every shirt, every suit, and every occasion you have not planned for yet.