Grenadine Ties

Grenadine is one of the most versatile weaves for a tie, and the one we would suggest first to anyone who wears a tie with any regularity. The open, gauze-like structure gives it a texture that plain silk lacks: it holds a solid colour with depth and sits as easily with a business suit as with a sport coat.

The silk is woven for us in Como by Italy's oldest silk mill, on wooden shuttle looms, in two gauges. Garza Grossa is the larger, more open weave, with a pronounced texture and a slightly fuller knot. Garza Fina is finer and tighter, smoother and closer to a solid from a distance. We carry both in plain colours, with stripes and small polka dots, and for autumn a wool and silk grenadine with a matte depth.

Every tie is made by hand in Italy, with hand-rolled blades and a 3-fold construction with light interlining, for a modest knot. There is more on grenadine, its history and how to wear it, in the journal.