We searched far and wide for a partner mill to create our first-ever knit ties and landed on Laboratorio Santina for their heritage craftsmanship and decades of experience. Founded in 1979, just a year after we began producing our first shirts, Laboratorio Santina offers ties made the good-ol'-fashioned way. Their processes start with raw silk, which is spun with a high twist into yarns that are both durable and textural. A dip-dye process imbues the yarns with deeply rich color, after which they are treated for color fastness. Lastly, their heritage circular-knit looms create each tie one by one. The entire process is a labor of love, and it reflects the same old-school approach to manufacturing that we take with our shirts.