The knot is tied. The art of knotting a tie (or a bow-tie, or an ascot): a leit-motif which has been handed down for decades on men’s magazines. Vintage illustrations, picture of models tying a knot in front of a mirror, and the list goes on. One thing is sure and indisputable: a beautiful tie badly knotted becomes an ugly tie. What’s more, there’s to be careful about measures. The tie’s width, that mustn’t be more than 6 cms, and its lenght. The end must touch the upper edge of the belt, it musn’t be longer nor shorter. I prefer the tight knot, thin, with that little cleft that in jargon has a bit scandalous definition, so I don’t mention it on this page! Choose prints, bright colours, knitting than the usual silk; give up, at least for this season, the classic regimental and prefer the micro-prints. Finally, match the tie with suits in the same colour or – on the contrary – break with contrasting colours.

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Portadocumenti Prada  f/w 2014/15 

Maniaci della raffinatezza tout-court: i portadocumenti Prada di questa stagione fanno per voi. La ormai celeberrima pelle saffiano si tinge di nuances sofisticate, e si unisce, all’interno, con una preziosa fodera in pelle di muflone. Il tocco moda? Il divertente e stilizzato logo “Porter”, un elemento figurativo iconico del brand, legato alle decorazioni, datate 1913, del primo negozio Prada in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ad opera di Nicola Benois. A cura di Angelica Pianarosa, Foto Michele Gastl.

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