I had a tie that was too wide. If memory serves, it was donated to a charity event, and I was the highest bidder at the silent auction. Sadly, my winning bid was in the neighborhood of $10.
After one week and $12, the seamstress brought it under control, lightly steam-pressed it into shape, and it released it to me.
Before at left. Post-trimming and reforming on the right.
Before and after.
Don't throw in the towel on a too-wide tie if you like the pattern and weight. If you can't find a seamstress around you to reform it, send it up here and I'll drop it off for you.
Great idea about salvaging ties... I have noticed a certain men's clothier offers ties in great repp stripes and patterns but they are wider than I like. This past Christmas I received two of these as gifts and like their colors but they are at least a half inch wider than some of my other similarly styled ties. What is up with JAB's wide ties?
ReplyDeleteYour seamstress did a very nice job! Just checking in on some previous posts - haven't been by in a while. The catalog photo shoot images cracked me up. So true, so very true. :)
ReplyDeleteActually I don't mind slightly wide neck ties, as they contradict the current hipster fashion for skinny ties.
ReplyDeleteBut 70's too-wide?
Not my cuppa, I'm afraid.
Actually the hipsters are off of ties right now, except for the old-timey hipsters (the ones with pringles moustaches), who wear bow ties and incidentally are the only hipsters who know how to tie a tie without consulting google.
DeleteThese fellas will convert your long tie to a bow tie -- another option for beautiful fabric that's just shy of bib-width.
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