Rubinacci Visit

[iammatt]

because of their very light construction ,are an arrival and not a starting point along the pathway which brings to the true elagance and differently from Marinella 's ones are not immediately loved by everyone. I love them as they seem to fly and I still wear,, with great pleasure some buyed in the early '70.
I have already published one of these , a totally unlined seven fold Macclesfield silk from 1973 ,at the following URL address
http://www.noveporte.it/taccuino/tau/gr ... dfoto=2700

Angelo

That is a lovely tie Angelo. I agree with you that they are destination rather than a jumping off point. It is almost as if you need to feel comfortable enough in your self to wear them as they are quite different and imperfect, especially, as you say, in motion. For this leap of faith, however, you are rewarded with a tie that is so light that it almost adds to your physical comfort rather than detracts from it.

[dopey]

The poetry is beyond my ken.

Please explain how they are different in language that is understandable by the aesthetically clumsy. Also, a picture of the distinctive shape would be very much appreciated. I have already been convinced by the elements of cut in Rubinacci's suit/sportcoats that he has a way of assembling ordinary or commonly used tailoring details an techniques to achieve an effect far greater than the list of features would lead you to expect. But I would like to see it for his ties, too.

[whnay.]

I will post some pictures later tonight of the ties.

[RWS]

. . . . I have already published one of these , a totally unlined seven fold Macclesfield silk from 1973 ,at the following URL address
http://www.noveporte.it/taccuino/tau/gr ... dfoto=2700 . . . .

Chalk it up to ignorance or weak eyes, Angelo, but to me the photograph appears to be a foulard with a maker's label marked "LH". I'd happily look at any Macclesfield you could show us, though.

[mafoofan]

. . . . I have already published one of these , a totally unlined seven fold Macclesfield silk from 1973 ,at the following URL address
http://www.noveporte.it/taccuino/tau/gr ... dfoto=2700 . . . .

Chalk it up to ignorance or weak eyes, Angelo, but to me the photograph appears to be a foulard with a maker's label marked "LH". I'd happily look at any Macclesfield you could show us, though.

'LH' stands for 'London House', the name of Rubinacci's original atelier in Naples.

[RWS]

Thanks, mafoofan.

[uppercase]

Since this is obviously becoming a Mariano Rubinacci love fest, why not post a photo of any Rubinacci item you own; here's my contribution: a 7 fold, circa 2005.

Dopey, I'm sure that you can now feel the poetry, words no longer needed.

[dopey]

The finishing is beautiful.
And while you have cropped the photos to reveal but a segment with each encounter, the entirety assembles itself, unspoken and unassuming, in the recess of my consciousness. You have created, truly, knowing without seeing,feeling without touching and understanding without learning.

[whnay.]

Dopey,

You could drop by the Carlyle and see what he has to offer. My understanding is that he has a little bit of everything from knits, to seven folds at his small shop in NYC.

[uppercase]

And while you have cropped the photos to reveal but a segment with each encounter, the entirety assembles itself, unspoken and unassuming, in the recess of my consciousness. You have created, truly, knowing without seeing,feeling without touching and understanding without learning.

My Dear Friend,

I am so happy!!

Now you have understood the miracle of a Rubinacci tie!

Adieu Comrade.

[angelo]

RWS wrote:
angelo wrote:
. . . . I have already published one of these , a totally unlined seven fold Macclesfield silk from 1973 ,at the following URL address
http://www.noveporte.it/taccuino/tau/gr ... dfoto=2700 . . . .

Chalk it up to ignorance or weak eyes, Angelo, but to me the photograph appears to be a foulard with a maker's label marked "LH". I'd happily look at any Macclesfield you could show us, though.

Dear RWS ,
Mafoofan has already answered , instead of me , to Your question about the historical LH label of Rubinacci's atelier , that now has as superimposure also Mariano Rubinacci . As far the indication of my tie as Macclesfield silk tie in the '70, but I think still now, the majority of foulard tie squares were hand block printed squares purchased by Rubinacci from silk textile Factories located in the Macclesfield town area in West England.

Regards

Angelo

[charle22]

Per UC suggestion, here are a few I ordered summer '06, which Matt brought stateside - thanks as always.

LH ties are incredibly weightless, truly unique and a pleasure to wear.

[Cantabrigian]

Dopey,

You could drop by the Carlyle and see what he has to offer. My understanding is that he has a little bit of everything from knits, to seven folds at his small shop in NYC.

'Store' makes it seem a bit bigger than it is. It's more of a display case but it does have a cross-section of silks if not constructions.

[iammatt]

This is the best picture I can show of one of his ties. It shows how soft they are:

[voxsartoria]

Bill and Matt, those Rubinacci multi-folds are truly splendid.

I have five or so of the Rubinacci three-folds that I picked up from Louis, Boston about six years ago. The silks are lovely, with a soft hand, but the three-folds in practice do not impress me in use, and I seldom wear them.

The multi-folds posted in this thread, however, are obviously a different story.

Regards,
Bill