Ties
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent repp-stripe tie in crimson, sand, and sky blue. Regimental cut, embroidered YSL monogram
$52
Yves Saint Laurent made this to sit inside a boardroom and behave. It never did. Crimson the color of a decision already made, cut on the diagonal with sand and a thin line of sky. The YSL monogram sits low on both the blade and the tail—a quiet, embroidered echo, the kind of detail only the wearer and the person standing close enough will ever clock. This is a regimental stripe with the regiment removed. No club, no school, no allegiance you have to explain. Just the architecture of the thing. Knot it against a check jacket and let the red do the talking. Wear it with a soft blue shirt and let it look like you have somewhere to be that nobody told you about. A tie like this is a small act of refusal. Dressed for the Revolution starts at the throat.
- Era
- Vintage, 1980s
- Construction
- Woven repp stripe with the ribbed diagonal texture the technique is named for. Hand-finished tipping. Yves Saint Laurent monogram embroidered low on both the front blade and rear tail. 100% silk
- Condition
- Good vintage condition. Some wear appropriate with age. Reads as carefully kept.
- Measurements
- Length: 56”” Widest point: 3” Narrow end width: 1.5”
- Source
- Yves Saint Laurent, Paris and New York labelling, retailed through Fashion Bar. A licensed-era YSL menswear tie.
- Care
- Professional dry clean only. Steam to release wrinkles, never iron flat. Untie after each wear to protect the weave.
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