Nice selection of ties this season.

I like the florals. Obviously.

...especially the blue one with the butterflies. Little Ms F. approves.

I think Duchamp defaulted to making most of their more floral ties in dark colourways in recent seasons. I'm happy to see that they have a few floral numbers with bright and pastel backgrounds this SS.

Last edited by prince nez (2012-03-20 17:54:00)

Unfortunately, Duchamp doesn't have the same sort of neck tie creativity it used to have. I think in an attempt to appeal to a broader base and expand into items other than furnishings, they have lost their core and are in peril of becoming neither fish nor fowl.

I don't think finding nice ties or accessories is an issue, whethe Duchamp is doing it or not, as there is an abundance of good players in the market..there's too much choice for all budgets. The issue I have is finding good quality competitively priced ready to wear tailoring .. there is a void between the fusible machine made badly cut bum freezer tailoring which is circa £350 for a jacket, on the other hand you have a the £1000+ fully canvassed jacket with hand work where its useful to have it, but very little I between the two. I hoped Duchamp would fill this gap with their tailoring but tbh it's the same fusible junk found elsewhere but with a 200 quid premium added on for the dandyish touches. Disappointing. I hope somebody fills the gap as knowledgable customers would be happy to pay 500/600 pounds for quality in a jacket but nobody is delivering the goods in this part of the market from my research.

Last edited by Oldfruit1 (2012-11-14 17:16:12)

Well perhaps not in your neck of the woods but in my area 600 lbs will get you an entry level fully canvassed 2 piece from and outfit called Samuelsohn. They are highly regarded and have been around for many moons and produce for many labels as well. In fact the main production center is in my city.

Also I think there are a few traveling asian tailors that will get you some serious quality starting in the 600lbs as well. Its not so much finding quality RTW, but finding something that matches my tastes and fits my frame. For instance even if you choose the slimmest models from the likes of Samuelsohn, Canali, Zegna, and Brioni, these are still cut with an older gentlemen storing more energy in mind. And then there are the sizes now where whatever is indicated on the tag is actually 2" bigger in reality.

In the end once you become comfortable with a given tailor, bespoke tailoring offers so much more versatility that RTW just becomes meaningless. RTW brands then only become useful for accessories such as ties, socks, squares etc.