He lifts the lid and the whole box glows red, a crimson silk tie with a pale dragon coiled through it and two round cufflinks set beside it.
Crimson jacquard with the Ly Dynasty dragon woven in, and cufflinks to match.
Imagine it handed over at a wedding table or across a desk on a last day before a promotion. The red is deep rather than bright, darker in the folds and lighter where the dragon crosses it, and the silk has a steady weight in the hand. The cufflinks carry the same red weave.
Crimson is a dark, confident red, and the dragon is outlined in pale silver so it reads even at a distance. Tie and cufflinks arrive together in one rigid box.
Crimson tie in 100% mulberry silk jacquard, 8 cm by 145 cm, finished in our Hanoi atelier.
Crimson Color
Set Tie and cufflinks
8cm Width
We pay the import duty, not you.
1 to 3 business days to leave our Hanoi atelier, then 9 to 15 business days to reach you in the US. Shipping is free on this set, as on all orders $90+.
The dragon that carries rain
The Ly Dynasty dragon belongs to the Hoang Thanh Thang Long citadel in Hanoi, begun in 1010. It is soft where other dragons are fierce.
Its body moves like waves of water, with no scales. Flame crowns the head, and the thunder character is marked on the forehead. For a rice-growing people thunder is the sound of rain coming, so this dragon brings a good harvest.
A dragon stands for strength, wisdom and success. In crimson it suits a man at a milestone: a promotion, a graduation party for his child, a business he is about to open.
The dragon is woven, never printed, so the red and the figure are one cloth. The fold at the knot is silk over silk.
With what he already owns
Charcoal suit The red is the single bright note in the outfit, and the dragon gives it a reason to be there.
Navy suit with a white shirt A classic pairing that looks considered without trying hard.
Black suit, evening Dark red on black reads as formal and a little festive.
Cufflinks and width The cufflinks need double (French) cuffs. The tie is 8 cm, the standard width for almost every lapel.
Is it real silk?
Yes, 100% mulberry silk, woven rather than printed.
The dragon is part of the weave, so no ink sits on the surface of the red.
Why $224
At $224 you get a crimson dragon tie and matching cufflinks. Without the cufflinks the tie is $167, so they are $57 of the set.
Import duty to the US is ours to pay, and the box is part of the price.
Does Dad wear French cuffs?
Look for a cuff that folds back on itself with no buttons. That is a double (French) cuff, and the cufflinks need one.
If his cuffs close with buttons, the tie alone makes the better present. The crimson woven dragon tie is $167.
Will it arrive in time?
For Christmas delivery in the US, we recommend ordering by November 27.
1 to 3 business days to leave Hanoi, then 9 to 15 business days to a US address.
Allow up to 18 business days, about three and a half weeks, from the day you order.
Duties and returns
Duties: we pay the US import duty, so nothing is owed at the door.
Returns: 30 days, unused, unwashed and unworn, in the original box. If you changed your mind, the return postage is yours. Take store credit instead of a refund and we add 15%.
Sending it to Dad
Enter his address as the shipping address and yours as billing. Write your note in Order Notes and we copy it by hand onto a card. No price travels in the parcel.
From a daughter A red he can wear to her wedding, and a dragon that wishes him well.
For a groom or a groomsman Dark red silk with a figure only close friends will notice at first.
For a milestone A promotion or a retirement dinner, marked with something he can keep.
If the dragon is too bold The Vermilion tie and cufflinks is $191, a plainer weave in the same box.
How to care for it
Stains go to a dry cleaner, never to a sink.
Undo the knot in reverse at the end of the day.
Roll it loosely or hang it so the silk can rest.
Specifications
| Tie |
100% mulberry silk jacquard |
| In the box |
Tie and matching cufflinks, one rigid box |
| Color |
Crimson |
| Pattern |
Ly Dynasty dragon, woven |
| Width |
8 cm |
| Length |
145 cm |
| Cufflinks |
For shirts with double (French) cuffs |
| Care |
Tie: dry clean only |
| Tie made in |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Set price |
$224 (tie $167, cufflinks $57) |
| Returns |
30 days, unused, unwashed and unworn, in the original box |
A crimson silk tie with a dragon, and cufflinks to match.
A dark red he will reach for on the days that matter.
100% mulberry silk jacquard, 8 cm, made in Hanoi. No customs fees, gift boxed.
Add the set to bag · $224
No customs fees Gift boxed 30-day returns
Also worth a look: Crimson dragon tie, $167 · Vermilion tie and cufflinks, $191 · Obsidian tie and cufflinks, $191 · All silk ties