I have both. If you wear a jacket (closed) who can tell?

Square ended knit ties look to me like a really long sock hanging from the neck.

Actually, Ziegfield's avatar reminds me of them.

Last edited by Cruz Diez (2007-10-18 21:55:17)

I've never understood the MB "dimpleomania". Reading it on the web I wondered whether there was some kind of  mass gathering of OCD sufferers. Tie the tie- sometimes there's a dimple, sometimes not. No big deal either way. Certainly not a reason to re-tie it.

Last edited by Ziegfield (2008-04-27 08:37:10)

Rarely do you see a knitted Rooster tie with a pointed end. I have a couple of knitted ties with pointed ends and I think that they have too much detail.

Pointed ends are very easy to achieve with silk ties. Knitted ties were originally.....knitted and nothing really gained by finishing with a point execept more work.

Straight cut is more natural and goes back to the Ivy League functionality that Russell referenced recently. Knitted tie with pointed ends, a bit like a Shaker box with side handles. I guess you will find them somewhere, but we are straying away from authenticity.

A silk tie with a straight end, not for me, although Rooster have made them in the past, and I do own a couple that are never worn.

IMO knitted ties are the bridge between an informal OC and a formal shirt/silk tie combo. I personally only wear knitted ties with an odd jacket.

The dimple is difficult to achieve with some knitted ties and I have been told from a very reliable source that you will not go to hell if the dimple is ommited. The knitted tie is also probably one of the few ties that looks fine, loose with the top button of the shirt undone.

RH