Does anyone have the Magnoli Bilbao tie?
mbgee
Posts: 3MI6 Agent
Hi all,
Have been really tempted to buy the Magnoli Bilbao tie, used in The World Is Not Enough by Bond in Bilbao (the banker scene) and a couple other times during the film. It's the very discrete dark navy/dark gold herringbone pattern, made by T&A for the movie I believe.
I cannot seem to find the original anywhere although I know Magnoli make their own version. However, looking at it from their website's photo (http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/bilbao-tie-ties-p-514.html) it just seems like the pattern is much thicker than the actual movie, where the gold is only faintly visible as per the photo below.
My question is thus two-fold: firstly, does anyone have Magnoli's version and find that it actually is quite similar to the original? Secondly, how would you describe the quality of the tie? T&As are usually thick silk so I was wondering whether Magnoli is actually any good or not. Apologies to any big Magnoli fans; I've never bought anything there before.
Best regards and thanks for your help.
Have been really tempted to buy the Magnoli Bilbao tie, used in The World Is Not Enough by Bond in Bilbao (the banker scene) and a couple other times during the film. It's the very discrete dark navy/dark gold herringbone pattern, made by T&A for the movie I believe.
I cannot seem to find the original anywhere although I know Magnoli make their own version. However, looking at it from their website's photo (http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/bilbao-tie-ties-p-514.html) it just seems like the pattern is much thicker than the actual movie, where the gold is only faintly visible as per the photo below.
My question is thus two-fold: firstly, does anyone have Magnoli's version and find that it actually is quite similar to the original? Secondly, how would you describe the quality of the tie? T&As are usually thick silk so I was wondering whether Magnoli is actually any good or not. Apologies to any big Magnoli fans; I've never bought anything there before.
Best regards and thanks for your help.
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I don't believe they ever sold this tie. I'm not aware of anyone here who owns this tie, and if someone did they would certainly have shared it here!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250-NWT-TOM-FORD-Gray-Taupe-Zig-Zag-Herringbone-jacquard-3-9-silk-tie-ITALY-/152562548824?hash=item23856fc058:g:zQMAAOSweW5VXQwc
Cool, thanks for your reply. Assuming the ones you own are replicas of other movie ties, have those been quite accurate to their on-screen look?
I was able to compare directly the Magnoli Hamburg Tie with my T&A original (and used to have a photo, which sadly I now can't find). Side by side, the pattern was an amazing match. The colours too were very close, the T&A being ever so slightly 'brighter' or more vibrant. Without a direct side by side comparison, you'd be hard put to tell them apart. Having said that, I've always thought that the Bilbao tie always looked a little off to me.
As for quality, I found it hard to see where the T&A extra £80-£90 went tbh...
I am a fan of Magnoli's ties, I think they are excellent value for money and are certainly much better than similarly priced high st stores.
It might be possible to have T&A make the tie as a bespoke order, assuming they have the swatch in their archives. I don't know about the London branch, but in NY the bespoke manager has been very friendly and helpful. I recently got a bespoke shirt from there with the custom collar shape used for Pierce's movies.
I find it interesting Hemming used this tie more than once in TWINE, as an aside...
Hmm. Thanks for your reply.
I emailed Magnoli asking how faithful it is to the film and they said it is very accurate (unsurprisingly). I decided to take the bet so now waiting for it to arrive. Will report back with a review if interested.