In the photograph, Nicholas Antongiavanni, author of The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, on holiday in the Bay area this week. He is wearing a yellow knit tie with his blue and yellow checked linen shirt as well as a navy linen jacket, white bucks, and white flannel trousers.
To the best of my knowledge, cloth for white flannel trousers in anything less than a too-warm-for-summer 17 ounce/500 gram weight can be obtained only from Dormeuil (not Harrison's, as I wrote in the initial version of this post).
The yellow knit necktie, on the other hand, is fairly widely available and one of the classics of summer. It adds a bit of sunshine to a blue blazer, and we are all the better for it.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
A Yellow Knit Necktie
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Mr. Antongiavanni’s tie is indeed handsome, as is the whole ensemble. But a pale yellow version of the same silk knit is arguably my favorite tie for casual occasions. It will literally compliment almost anything, while still supplying the noted cheer. It is often a necessary accomplice to wearing a tie with tartan casual shirts and tweed.
How about that Porter & Harding Thornproof from Harrisons? That's something to scheme about. Thanks Will for posting that link.
Yes. I agree, yellow silk knit ties whenever, however.
Will, my trousers are 9.5 ounces from Dormeuil. (There is also a 15 ounce version in the same book.) I don't think Harrison has a lightweight white flannel. This Dormeuil version was the only one I found.
Dormeuil! Perhaps that will teach me to take notes. :-)
"Manton's" outfit is nice.
I agree with Tim. Pale yellow over the tie in the photo. Also I am not a fan of the shirt he is wearing. The pattern is too big for my taste as is the collar. I prefer a tighter check and a shorter collar. I would also wear a tan or whiskey colored loafer or Blucher. White bucks don't belong with a tie.
Nice pic. His was the first book I bought on classic menswear. The Suit and ASW are great resources.
Nice tie. However, the scale of of the tie and collar is absolutely off.
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