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Advice on How To Maintain a Tie (B)

When talking about men’s clothes it’s always talked about how to maintain and keep your suit in its best shape. We also discuss

how to keep your shirts, shoes and other things, but what’s  rarely discussed is how to take care of a necktie. We don’t know why that is, as a well-maintained tie can be good many years after you bought it! And, let’s be honest, sometimes a good tie can be quite expensive. Learning how to maintain a tie is easy and anyone can do it!

 

So, here’s what you need to do and know:

  • One thing that you need to watch out is stains. It`s recommended that you don`t wear your best silk tie when you go to lunch break as it might get dirty, and silk ties don`t do well with repeated cleanings.
  • If you do get a stain on your tie, blot the stain with cold water. Club soda works the best! If you get grease or something similar on your tie, sprinkle the stain with a lot of talcum powder, as it will absorb the grease. After a few hours, brush off what`s left.
  • Try not to wear the same tie two days in a row. Just like with shoes, letting them “breathe” for at least a day helps your ties to keep their shape and crisp.
  • Carefully untie the knot when you need to. Don`t pull your tie in any weird direction, as it might stretch and go bad. Just do what you did when you tied it, but in reverse!
  • Ties should be stored upright, so it would be recommended to have a a tie rack in your closet.
  • Keeping your ties stored like this, due to gravity they won`t have wrinkles and the darkness of your closet will keep the colors bright (yes, sunlight does wash away the colors of your clothes, it happens even to the best of us).
  • Never iron a tie! If you don`t know what to do, just hang it in the shower (don`t get it wet, just let the steam do the work). Keep it like that for about 15 minutes.
  • If you do need to iron a tie, because it`s wrinkles are way too deep, iron it on the part that is not visible when you are wearing it. You’ll need a cotton cloth to lie over the tie, for example a napkin or pillowcase are ok.
  • Even though most ties are dry-clean only, you should do that as rare as you can, as the chemicals used in the process can damage your tie too.

 

Well, we all apparently learned that ties are really difficult to maintain, but in the end it`s not that hard and it`s worth it!

 

If you want to learn more about choosing a tie (about the length, width, fabric and color) read our article on choosing ties the professional way!

 

Fraquoh and Franchomme

 

 

 

 

 

P.S. What are your tricks to maintain your ties? What do you do to keep them looking well?

 

 

6 replies on “Advice on How To Maintain a Tie (B)”

That’s great to hear! This way, your ties will look better for a very long time!

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