The names reflect Old World traditions. The luxurious fabrics integrate fashion tenets with innovative designs. The detailed styling encompasses hand-crafted construction. The price tags — three digits. Culture and fashion are once again coming full circle in men’s ties. After years of "business casual," neckwear no longer indicates a uniform. It’s an artistic choice and an individual expression of taste. The renewed popularity of ties has been accompanied, or perhaps spawned, by improved craftsmanship and true artisanship, such as the elimination of wrinkling, past "fly-around" tendencies, and various discomforts long associated with neckwear. Pictured here are some of the new stripes in elegant neckwear from leading Italian menswear labels.

Acclaimed Italian tiemakers Kiton and Alex Mocciola are helping to revive the seven-fold tie as the consummate expression of sophistication. Highly skilled craftsmanship marks this crown jewel of ties, which starts with a square yard of the finest silk and ends with a soft, fluid, and quite exclusive collector’s item — with a perfect knot every time.

Founded as a shirtmaker in Paris in 1838, Charvet has a noble heritage of accessing an extraordinary selection in fabrics. In particular, its neckwear is noted for the quality of its silks. The samples here, from Charvet and Italian tiemaker Nicky, present discreet and unique interpretations of the popular thin-striped, repeat-pattern neckwear that has stood the test of time.