Just a follow up on my effots to aquire the 'champagne' tie from QOS. As i said, i had been in contact with the Tom Ford store in Milan, and spoken to the very helpful Palao. He emailed a picture of five ties all in the same print/design as DC wears in QOS, and all five in different colours. The problem for me was that it was very hard to tell one colour from the next based on an emailed photo, even zooming in and staring for what felt like hours could not help me make up my mind, I may be a bit colour blind i think!! Finaly in desperation i called a friend into my office and firstly showed him a picture of DC on the plane in QOS, next i asked him to look at the image sent from Milan and asked him to say which one he thought most resembled the tie from the picture...it took him a split second, " the on on the far right" he proclaimed and then left. Right..OK.. I phoned Milan, spoke to Palao and ordered the tie ( via bank transfer, PAIN) Now please bear in mind that I had already done this once, and the tie I recived, while great, was not the right one( a bit too pale) but I decided to keep it anyway.
SO, in two days the tie arrives, packaged in the most beautiful way, and with heart pounding I carfully peel back the layers of tissue paper to reveal...A GREY TIE!! I push the box across the kitchen table, light a fag and sink to the floor weeping...thats nearly 400 quid and I still dont have the right %^&*$ing tie. Not to be beaten, i phone Milan, and speak to Palao..who by now must think im nuts...to cut a long story short, they simply dont have the tie i want, they are not to blame, as they have not seen the film and have no model numbers for reference.
I have decided to keep both ties, as they have Bond written all over them and look great ( I have neglected to tell my girlfriend the actual cost of these two strips of cloth!)
To conclude, if anyone manages to track down THE tie, congrats you have done well, and for any would be Tom Ford tie buyers, the ties are great and almost tie themselves, while giving you that perfect center dimple without you even trying.
For anyone living in the UK, the Tie Rack do a champagne tie that is very close to the QOS one and only costs £25. You will have to search through their
endless racks of ties, but its woth it, AND it wont cost you £400!!
Here is the numbers for the champagne tie fron the the tie rack. Woven silk tie 188830.
PUL 189
COLOUR TA00.
This tie is as close to the colour of the QOS champagne tie that I have seen. The pattern is not the same, but it is simple and understated.
I will measure the Tom Ford ties that I have and post the results in a day or two.
I have asked a friend to take some pictures of me wearing the dark grey boss suit with the various ties and i will hopefully get some help with posting the pixs soon.
Have a good day.
Rand
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so sruzgar do you know the style numbers
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I found a GREAT alternative to the London tie. I picked it up recently at Macy's and it was in the bargin bin for $12! Made by Nautica. It looks great in person:
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Just a follow up on my effots to aquire the 'champagne' tie from QOS. As i said, i had been in contact with the Tom Ford store in Milan, and spoken to the very helpful Palao. He emailed a picture of five ties all in the same print/design as DC wears in QOS, and all five in different colours. The problem for me was that it was very hard to tell one colour from the next based on an emailed photo, even zooming in and staring for what felt like hours could not help me make up my mind, I may be a bit colour blind i think!! Finaly in desperation i called a friend into my office and firstly showed him a picture of DC on the plane in QOS, next i asked him to look at the image sent from Milan and asked him to say which one he thought most resembled the tie from the picture...it took him a split second, " the on on the far right" he proclaimed and then left. Right..OK.. I phoned Milan, spoke to Palao and ordered the tie ( via bank transfer, PAIN) Now please bear in mind that I had already done this once, and the tie I recived, while great, was not the right one( a bit too pale) but I decided to keep it anyway.
SO, in two days the tie arrives, packaged in the most beautiful way, and with heart pounding I carfully peel back the layers of tissue paper to reveal...A GREY TIE!! I push the box across the kitchen table, light a fag and sink to the floor weeping...thats nearly 400 quid and I still dont have the right %^&*$ing tie. Not to be beaten, i phone Milan, and speak to Palao..who by now must think im nuts...to cut a long story short, they simply dont have the tie i want, they are not to blame, as they have not seen the film and have no model numbers for reference.
I have decided to keep both ties, as they have Bond written all over them and look great ( I have neglected to tell my girlfriend the actual cost of these two strips of cloth!)
To conclude, if anyone manages to track down THE tie, congrats you have done well, and for any would be Tom Ford tie buyers, the ties are great and almost tie themselves, while giving you that perfect center dimple without you even trying.
For anyone living in the UK, the Tie Rack do a champagne tie that is very close to the QOS one and only costs £25. You will have to search through their
endless racks of ties, but its woth it, AND it wont cost you £400!!
I don't know about if this ties are the same, but they are very very similar.
http://www.tiedeals.com/tomford_09/tomf90232-nywhd.htm
http://www.tiedeals.com/tomford_09/tomfor90283hound-bksi.htm
PUL 189
COLOUR TA00.
This tie is as close to the colour of the QOS champagne tie that I have seen. The pattern is not the same, but it is simple and understated.
I will measure the Tom Ford ties that I have and post the results in a day or two.
I have asked a friend to take some pictures of me wearing the dark grey boss suit with the various ties and i will hopefully get some help with posting the pixs soon.
Have a good day.
~ Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
http://www.nautica.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3386931&cp=3619386.2947819.2947819&clickid=topnav_men_&parentPage=family
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