Caring For A Tie
September 30, 2008
For men who don’t like loose ends, ‘tie-ing’ it up is a great fashion option and also one that impresses both the boss and the ladies alike. Even with Friday dressing taking precedence over formal weeklong wear all over the world, there is no denying the panache of a suited-booted and all-tied up dashing executive!
For these very reasons, it is important not only to have an appropriate collection of neckties in your working/semi-formal wardrobe, but to also know how to care for your ties.
For example, you may have an expensive silk tie that works well to accentuate your dress-shirt and you send it in for dry-cleaning along with your suit’s annual maintenance visit; that may just be an unnecessary expense if you are careful about how you wear it and treat it. If you extend it a little care and caution, especially when dining out, your ties can last you a lifetime!
This means watching out for the tie-dip in the soup routine or tie-trip when you reach across the table to pass a dish, or even something as simple as discreetly holding the tie down with two fingers as you bend to lock your car-door to prevent it from getting jammed in it.
Home storage care ideas for your tie collection like a tie-tack are excellent for acting as simple ‘hold-it’s that are best used by putting them under the tie, through the label to minimize the possibility of a puncture in the fabric.
Most newbie tie wearers may not be aware of the correct method of storing ties. One of the commonest mistakes men take in storing ties is just rolling them up and keeping them clumped inside a drawer. Never just clumsily stuff your ties into your dresser as this reduces their life and wears the fabric down besides causing wrinkles on them.
Instead, start caring for you tie from the moment you buy it to the way you wear it (i.e. never pull the narrow end through the knot as it ruins the shape) right until you take it off, which should ideally be done by removing it in reverse motion of the tie-tying steps.
Invest in some inexpensive coat hangers and hang your ties over these as soon s you take them off; this will allow for any creases from the knot to fall out.
For travel times, you can buy a specialty tie cases that is exclusively designed to hold your tie flat and prevent wrinkles.
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