I wear my knit ties pinned these days. I am not one for the American custom of wearing a tie bar, however the silk knit tie is narrower than other neckties and leaves a man little choice but to pin his if he does not care for the blades blowing in the breeze. There may be a maker who sews one but I do not know of a knit with a keeper, that piece of silk that holds the rear blade in place on well-made conventional neckties, and too many maker's labels, which can sometimes perform the same trick even though they are usually attached too haphazardly to do it for long, are actually sewn on sideways. Fortunately, the knit tie itself is a loosely constructed thing and a gold safety pin will slide through front and back without damaging the silk. The same pin can be used to pin a shirt collar of course, which is handy, and only one is necessary in the jewelry kit as a pinned shirt collar with a pinned necktie would be too much.
Those readers who never get enough of ASW may be interested to know that I will be writing two pieces each week for the Lifestyle section of Forbes online. One regular post day will be Saturday and I am open to suggestions as to the other. I will provide a link when the first one is up later this week.
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Will,
Congratulations on being selected to contribute to the Lifestyle section of Forbes online. They've shown admirable good taste in choosing you. No doubt you'll enhance their quality and credibility.
All the best.
LaoHu
Could I pin it from the rear do you think? I'm not sure I'd like the pin at the front. I usually tend to wear jackets that close a little higher and hold the tie.
Congratulations on the Forbes gig. I think everyone will agree that you've earned it and will add a touch of class to their pages.
Congrats and good luck with the Forbes assignment.
Question: Where did you get the pin?
Mark, Broderick has them online in gold or gold plate.
I love knit ties as a casual look for a Friday or weekend when a tie is necessary but I don't want to look too dressed. BTW, Tom Ford makes a knit tie with a keeper. It is combination silk and wool tie. A bit heavier weighted. Congrats on the Forbes gig. Now I will have to subscribe to it as well!
Will
Turnbull and Asser sew their silk knit ties with a keeper on the back of the front blade. I don't know what others do; I've been a devoted purchaser of T&A knit ties for more than thirty years.
To follow Henry Liska, a review of my knit ties shoes a keeper from T&A, and labels sewn in the correct direction from Ede & Ravenscroft and Arnys.
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