There are a few ways, but today we discuss the simplest way. If you’ve tied a four-in-hand with your necktie you can just do the same with your ascot. Yes, it’s that simple. So you unbutton your shirt and tie your trusty four-in-hand with the silk wrapped around your bare neck rather than around your collar like you would with a necktie. Then you take the longest end and pull it up from behind the knot and drape it over the front concealing it. Finally, button up your shirt a

When we think of the ascot we tend to think of something formal. A piece of fine patterned silk wrapped around your neck will tend to do that. And, of course, the traditional more formal ascot is our bread and butter. It is the standard we think of when we think of an ascot, and it is of course our standard for that reason. But this season we wanted to do something different. We wanted to make an ascot that could be worn with a barn jacket, with a chore coat, or with a pair o

We are thrilled to introduce our Spring-Summer 2026 collection. We have put together a lovely collection of ascots perfectly suited for the warm seasons and beyond. Our Italian silks of the season - Gabriel and Thatcher - are light, airy and a perfect complement to our darker and heavier winter choices. Our cottons - Rocco and Whitcomb - are particularly exciting. More often than not, ascots are silk, but we wanted to offer something a little different this summer. Inspired b

Some have called the pocket square a flat tie. That’s kind of a funny way to put it. It’s not a tie of course; it’s in your pocket, not around your neck. But there is truth to it. It’s not exactly wrong. Both are pieces of patterned silk which serve no utilitarian purpose but are there only for the sake of beauty, which is good in and of itself. In the spirit of the flat tie and beauty for beauty’s sake, we have decided to release Nilssen, Aron, and Emile in square form. Thes

People tend to think of the ascot as a rather formal type of neckwear. If you asked ten men if the ascot is more or less formal than the necktie, a majority might answer that the ascot is the more formal option. So, is it? Well, it’s complicated. The ascot is arguably more charming. It’s also, without question, more luxurious and more elegant. But do those things mean formal? Maybe, in some sense. Maybe not, in another sense. There is an argument to be made that the necktie i

The six days between Christmas and New Year’s Day are a liminal time. It’s not quite the past year anymore, and it’s not quite the new one either. The holidays are over, almost. New Year’s Eve and the following day of recovery - New Year’s Day - are the bookends at an end and the starting shot at a beginning. The final week of a year that is about to find itself fading in the rearview mirror is a time for reflection. We don’t need to make ourselves do it. We don’t need to set

The building blocks of our closets are made of cotton and wool. Silk is our flourish, the cherry on top. It's found in the form of neckties, pocket squares, and of course, ascots. It's the domain of joy and exuberance. It's elegant drape and lush pattern. It's music more than math. It's artistry. It's where we expand and enjoy. Man doesn't work all his days. He works some, he rests some, he plays some. If cotton and wool are his tools of labor, silk is his object of play. Of

There's a sense that the ascot is the most formal piece of neckwear a man can wear, and if not the most formal, then perhaps the most profound, for lack of a better word. For many men, the ascot feels far away or from another time. For whatever reason, over the years, the ascot has grown distant - a fine piece that we see in film, but one that feels hard to find and even harder to grab hold of. There's no reason why a man who reaches for a necktie every week shouldn't also re