There's barely a difference between his old videos and new ones. The quality has always been high and he has always been great in front of the camera. He has improved, but not dramatically so.
Please update this video with examples of good/poor quality. Also, I’d love a video on correctly tying a tie so the front and back are equal lengths. One of your videos briefly mentions this. Thanks for all you do!
Completed the whole series, seeking for the best knot for some recently inherited ties. First off: I'm really grateful for them (especially for the half Windsor, which I use the most). Second: re-checking some, I'm pretty sure Sven is left-handed. Fine, but mention it, 'cause it helps a lot when some knots feel unnatural to tie, but work just fine when mirroring it.
Such high quality content, well done Rafael! Now I wish I had ordered a tie along with the Fort Belvedere tie bar and boutonnière I got a short while back (which I love by the way!).
I enjoyed your video very much I found it very helpful in my research for making a necktie for the groom at a family wedding. Most of the instructional videos were for the "homemade" rather than the "handmade" look! Thankyou
I am rewatching several videos from your channel and, let me tell you, this suit you are wearing is so cool! You should bring it to the channel rotation of outfits even if it messes around with the video.
I buy whatever ties look nice most of the time because I mostly buy vintage ties, however I'll typically follow this guide when buying new times in person.
Hard to tell which are genuine tips on how to recognize a quality tie and which are just intended produce the conclusion that Raphael's shop's (overpriced) ties are the best.
I never buy ties from the U.S.A. import tax is to high here in England. Macclesfield silk factories in England make the silk ties for Kiton Drakes and E Marienella and many others! Regards. Connell
Hello Raphael! I have been reading articles on your website to get a better idea of how to dress my eight year old son who is quite interested in dressing himself. I have been buying children's clothing almost exclusively from Ralph Lauren because of the visual appeal. However, the quality leaves much to be desired. Do you have any other recommendations for children's clothing?
What I like is you address the difference between inefficient manufacturing and material quality. You could have two ties that cost the same, but one used seven fold and cost more to make, without any benefit, while the three fold tie made it in a more cost effective way but used that savings to buy and weave a higher quality silk fabric. Cost cutting in manufacture shouldn't be a boogyman if it's done with common sense and doesn't effect the quality of the end product.
Thanks for the info! Should be useful when I try to sew my brother a tie. Christmas is coming up and I want to use a specific cloth (It has an awesome design)
Is there a video on tie care? How to store, how to clean, how to press.Being tall I find most ties too short. To get the tip at the trouser line I have to tie the knot at where the tie is skinny.
Frank E Davidson my buddy has that problem also, he's like 6' 5", but he was able to fine some ties at like Macy's that worked. Not many choices, but its a start. Also JCPennys has. Neither place has top quality toes though...
Excellent video; subscribed! Just curious about the jacket you are wearing - could you possibly share some details, maybe even a link to where I can order it from? Many thanks!
I love interesting ties. Some of the best pattens seem to come from the USA but the postage to the UK is too much. Plenty of good ones on eBay. Wouldn’t like to spend too much on a tie in case sauce gets spilled on it! But l have about 30 ties and all good so far, some 20 years old. I really enjoy these videos. Would love to dress smart all the time but walking the dog and mucking out the horse means old clothes.
I have to disagree with you on the 7 fold tie not being better. I own a few Kiton and RLPL 7 fold ties and there is no comparison with the knot they tie to my other ties. For starters, the silk has to be thicker and of a better quality in order to make a 7 fold. In addition, the silk is more resilient than the interlining and will last longer. A tie can get "tired" after too many uses, but a 7 fold tends to last a lot longer. Otherwise, very educational.
If you like a 7-fold tie more because of the knot you probably never had great 3 -fold ties. I have 7-fold ties from Kiton and they are average at best, not more.
Thanks Raphael, I watched most of your videos if not all, I must say this is the first time I disagree with something you said, some of the seven folds ties comes with greater quality; fine silk rather than some filling while still slim. I invite you to try Bvlgari for example and compare it to a fine three fold tie.
10:40 the taper on your haircut on the sides is uneven giving you a sort of table top/bowl edge cut appearance ... Intentional or not, I think it would look better squared off - straight up and down on the sides.
oh so that is why my ties thread rips after various uses, because the stitching is too tight, I thought I didnt hang them right or tied them to tight or whatever.
brandon Light lol. Send them to me. I've wanted to make a tie skirt for a long time now, but ties are expensive, so if I need a dozen or more for the project...😂🙈
I'm one of those pigs who doesn't untie my ties unless the flying end twists too much in the knot. I can usually fix the twist, but a few of my ties fight me a bit much, and I re-tie them.
I'm afraid we don't have it anymore but feel free to check out some of our other yellow ties here www.gentlemansgazette.com/shop/accessories/ties?color=12
Well silk originated in China... 12:40 - quality silk woven in the traditional way (cloud brocade) from China can be more than 15-20 times more expensive than those from Italy or Britain.
I've been very interested in becoming a new client of Fort Belevedere...but your reference to silk from "China" is giving me second thoughts. Surely there are other sources of silk for your otherwise nice ties?
I've had to hand sew several of my ties shut. Here's the kicker. These are the "hand made" custom ties from Magnoli Clothiers. It sucks because I love the different look for these ties and they're replicating designs from ties that are long since sold out. Mainly the known ties worn by the 10th Doctor. So ties such as Thomas Nash, Armani, Ricci, Kenzo, St George by Duffer and La Croix that David Tennant wore are replicated. However after owning the ties for about 3 years now, some of the stitching came loose and undone. Worse! I got a tie that replicated a Kenzo tie from Magnoli and the stitching came undone inside of a month! Which sucks since I love the ties that were worn on the show and having spent that kind of money on those ties only to have them come loose with the stitching holding them together really irked me. Mind you this happened after a while of owning these ties. They say they're high quality, but my experiences proved otherwise.
Interesting information. Thanks. (However, next time, please .... don't bother with the inane drumming in the background. I only just made it through!)
Anthony Anderson I am a big Ralph Lauren fan when it comes to ties, so yes, I recommend. The other two you mentioned, I am not familiar, but I have felt a Billy London garment before, and I passed on it.
Robert Talbott 7 fold tie of one piece of silk is the best tie ever. You just disqualified yourself. I’ll have a more critical view as I watch your videos now.
So, spend over a hundred dollars on a super duper expensive tie, and then, if I want lots of ties, buy more and spend thousands of dollars on expensive ties? How about no? Think I'll stick to cheap silk ties thanks. I'm only going to entry level job interviews, not interviews for executive positions at prestigious multinational billion and trillion dollar corporations. Pretty sure the interviewers in their hoodies and sweatpants can't tell the difference between an expensive tie or a cheap tie anyway. They'll probably be impressed I bothered to wear a suit to the interview at all, to be honest...
Agh! Good video spoiled by incessant bloody light jazz drumming throughout the whole thing. Couldn't listen to what was being said for waiting for a drop.
how on earth are you the only youtuber who's video quality keeps dropping. All your new videos are way overexposed, and your old ones are properly exposed and graded!
