The apologist of English style jokes about it but in Italy a certain carelessness with the necktie is essential. Few will use the keeper on the back of tie, and the knot will often be on the large and soft side. This signori pushes the Italian tie style far letting the narrow part of the tie rest on the blade.
Great double breasted flannel suit and use of colours and patterns, by the way.
Source: The Journal of Style in Italy
More a ridiculous affectation than anything approaching the desirable ‘spezzatura’…..
“letting the narrow part of the tie rest on the blade” Guess and hope you’re jocking on how italians wear their tie, cause guess this is the first time I see a man wearing the tie as in the pic above. Probably you’d be able to show me even some other photos about knots like this, but believe me, the 99% of italians wear the tie in the proper way and I really don’t undertsand why to make a whole post on something simply not true. This man seems he just want to look original, “strange” just to catch attention on him as those clowns at Pitti, cause they’re just clowns drooling to get some photos, and well he managed but in the bad way and the rest of Italian I’m sure think the same: he’s ridiculous, so please, don’t say Italians wear the tie as the man in the photo. I don’t think you live in Italy, I don’t know what kind of Italians you know, but believe me, you’re completely wrong and not showing much intelligence if making a general thing from some few cases. Here is said, German men wear white socks and well, I saw some of them, but I can’t say the majority of germans wear wihite socks with suits, even if I’m sure are more the germans wearing white socks than italian wearing ties in that horrible way.
Regards,
Francesco
Hi Francesco, thank you for your comment.
It wasn’t my intention to make a generalization about, how Itailians tie the tie. I am fully aware that very few will knot it like fellow above. However, as a foreigner in Italy and England I do believe I see some differences in the way men of classic style approach the dress, for instance the tie.
Best regards,
Torsten