The rigid box opens on black silk folded over a pair of round cufflinks, and a silver-gray dragon rises out of the cloth only when he tilts it under the lamp.
A black silk tie with the Ly Dynasty dragon woven in, and cufflinks to match.
Picture the evening he first wears it: the knot drawn up at the collar, the dragon quiet across a dinner table and clear to anyone who leans in. The silk has a steady weight in the hand and a low sheen, and the cufflinks echo the same weave at his wrists.
Black is the shade he already trusts, and the dragon is what turns it from a uniform into a gift. Tie and cufflinks arrive together in one rigid box.
Black tie in 100% mulberry silk jacquard, 8 cm by 145 cm, finished in our Hanoi atelier.
Black 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+.
A dragon built from thread
This dragon comes from the Hoang Thanh Thang Long citadel in Hanoi, begun in 1010. It is a Ly Dynasty dragon, and it looks nothing like the fierce creature most people picture.
Its body curves slowly like water, without scales. A flame crest rises from the head, and the thunder character sits on its brow. In a rice-growing civilization thunder brings rain, so this is the dragon of a good harvest.
A dragon stands for strength, wisdom and success, which is why it suits a promotion, a graduation, the opening of a business, or a man who leads a team.
It is jacquard, never printed. The figure is woven from the threads themselves, so on black it shows as a change of sheen, and the fold at the knot is silk folding over silk.
With what he already owns
Charcoal or navy suit The tie reads as plain black from across the table, and the dragon is there for the person sitting beside him.
White shirt, no jacket In daylight the weave shows as texture, deliberate and never overdressed.
Black suit, evening Tone on tone, so the dragon is the only detail that separates tie from jacket.
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.
A woven dragon is part of the cloth, so there is no ink layer on the surface to wear at the knot.
Why $224
The $224 buys the pair: black woven dragon tie plus matching cufflinks. Buy the tie alone and it is $167; the cufflinks add $57.
US import duty is on us, and the rigid box means there is nothing to wrap.
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 every shirt he owns buttons at the wrist, give him the tie by itself. The black 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 Black he will wear, with a dragon he will not expect.
From a son The gift of a man who noticed which tie his father keeps reaching for.
For a new job or a promotion A set he can wear to the first meeting and keep for the tenth anniversary of it.
If a dragon is too much The Obsidian 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 |
Black |
| 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 black silk tie with a dragon, and cufflinks to match.
The dragon waits for the light, and so does the giving.
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: Black dragon tie, $167 · Obsidian tie and cufflinks, $191 · White Jade tie and cufflinks, $191 · All silk ties