Patterns and styling tips
The fancy pattern
I’ve included in this section everything that doesn’t fit into the classic patterns: I wear them most of the time either with a very sober outfit (navy blue jacket, white shirt), or I play up the contrast with a very businesslike outfit with lots of stripes.
About the brand
Lancel
Lancel is a French luxury leather goods brand founded in 1876 by the Lancel family in Paris. It is famous for its high-quality handbags, luggage, travel accessories and leather goods.
In its early days, Lancel concentrated mainly on the production of bags and travel goods for the wealthy customers of the Belle Époque. In the 1920s, the brand began to diversify, offering fashion accessories such as belts, gloves and ties.
Over the decades, Lancel has become an emblematic brand of French fashion, with a prestigious clientele including personalities such as Princess Grace of Monaco, Brigitte Bardot and Jackie Kennedy. The brand has also collaborated with renowned designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, who created a line of handbags for Lancel in the 1980s.
Lancel has collaborated with renowned artists and designers to create some of its most iconic tie patterns. In the 1950s, for example, Lancel worked with artist Marcel Vertès, famous for his Hollywood movie posters, to create tie designs inspired by the world of cinema.
In the 1970s, Lancel also collaborated with renowned Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, who created bold, colorful tie patterns for the brand. These collaborations have helped reinforce Lancel’s creative identity and set the brand apart from its competitors.
Lancel has also drawn inspiration from art and architecture. For example, some of the brand’s tie designs were inspired by the decorative motifs of the Italian Renaissance, while others were inspired by the Art Deco buildings of Paris.
