DESIGNER'S NOTES

A bold and bright orange Fox & Chave silk tie with a placement print of an armoured Samurai warrior on horseback.

This particular image is derived from from a lithographic print of 'old Japan', the period before the Meiji Restoration (1868), and the onset of rapid modernisation.

'Old Japan', evokes images of samurai, feudal lords (daimyo), tea ceremonies, geisha, Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, and traditional arts like kabuki and ukiyo-e. It can also suggest a romanticised or nostalgic view of Japan’s past, before industrialisation and Western influence reshaped the country.

Interestingly, samurai carried umbrellas made of iron, not just to shield from rain, but as discreet weapons or even portable armour.

COLOURS

STYLING

A Fox & Chave silk tie looks best tied in a classic Windsor or half-Windsor knot and worn with a collar style of your choosing. Cutaway or spread collars offer the greatest opportunity to display the detail of your unique silk tie design.