Blick
Satiny Piqué Tie
CA$29.95CA$99.00-70%
In Stock
This men's necktie is crafted from 100% silk with a textured piqué weave and a satiny sheen, measuring 2.75 inches (7 cm) in width. It features a pointed tip and an inner lining printed with a cherub motif, and is suited for formal events or professional wear.
- Material
- 100% silk fabric
- Style
- modern
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Neckties
Color
TaupeBlueNavy/Midnight BlueBaby Blue
Size
ONE SIZE
Specifications
100% silk tie with modern style and 2.75 inch width
- Material
- 100% silk fabric
- Style
- modern
- Gender
- male
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Neckties
Additional Attributes
- 100% silk fabric
- modern style
- 2.75 inch width
Product Insights
This silk piqué tie, inspired by 19th-century French formal daywear, features a dobby-woven texture with a matte-modulated sheen that diffuses flash into micro-shadows, preventing glare in photos and appearing matte on camera. Its 2.75-inch width proportionally fills modern lapels and creates warm, low-contrast harmony with navy while deepening tonal range with khaki, making it appropriate for morning dress and garden weddings. Priced at CA$29.95, it is a private label exclusive to Simons, requiring dry cleaning or spot cleaning and flat drying away from sunlight.
Verified claims
- Daytime formal
- Derived from 19th-century French formal daywear with a matte sheen that prevents flash washout.
- Color pairings
- Taupe creates low-contrast harmony with navy and deepens tonal range with khaki.
- Photo performance
- Piqué weave diffuses flash into micro-shadows, appearing matte in photos.
- Texture
- Dobby-woven piqué with low-key waffle texture and matte-modulated sheen.
- Width
- 2.75-inch width proportionally fills the jacket front in photos.
- Outfit pairings
- Creates warm, low-contrast harmony with navy; deepens tonal range with khaki; highlights texture against white shirts.
- Event suitability
- Appropriate for morning dress and garden weddings; textured surface diffuses flash to avoid washed-out look.
- Fit and luster
- 2.75-inch width mirrors modern lapels; piqué sheen is more matte than glossy.
- Cleaning
- Only dry clean or spot clean; never machine wash or tumble dry.
- Drying
- Dry flat on a towel away from direct sunlight.
- Ironing
- Iron on low heat with a cloth barrier or steam gently.
- Flash photography
- Piqué weave diffuses light to prevent glare in flash photography.
- Brand origin
- Blick is a private label exclusive to Simons, a Canadian department store.
- Value
- At CA$29.95, the tie is 100% silk with a piqué weave, available in all four colorways.
Product record
- Title
- Satiny Piqué Tie
- Brand
- Blick
- Price
- 99 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Outfit ideas for a taupe piqué tie
- Paired with a navy suit, the tie's desaturated brown undertone creates a warm, low-contrast harmony that registers as more approachable than a silver or white tie, ideal for client-facing days where you want to soften a navy power suit without abandoning dress code, while also working for wedding guests who need a neutral that won't photobomb the couple's color scheme.
- With a tan or khaki cotton suit, the taupe tie deepens the tonal range without the harsh break of a dark solid, creating a cohesive earth-tone board that feels intentionally casual yet pulled together — a combination that works particularly well for summer cocktail hours and daytime events where a brown suit would be too heavy but a white tie would read as too stark.
- Against a plain white shirt, the matte piqué surface becomes the only non-white element in the chest-to-jacket opening, drawing the eye to the texture's small diamond-like patterns instead of a flat color — a visual focal point that a printed or satin tie cannot deliver because their designs either compete with the shirt or reflect too much ambient light.
- Piqué ties descend from 19th-century French formal daywear, where the woven texture was considered appropriate for morning dress because it added visual interest without the high luster associated with eveningwear — this tie inherits that daytime-ready formality, making it a natural choice for garden wedding ceremonies, afternoon receptions, and Easter or Ascension Day services that call for a tie with sartorial roots.
- The tie's textured piqué surface diffuses light into micro-shadows rather than bouncing it back as a single bright plane, so what looks like a subtle sheen in person translates as a matte, rich texture under event lighting or camera flash — a feature that saves the tie from washing out in photos the way standard satin ties often do.
- The 2.75-inch blade width mirrors the lapel width of most modern slim-fit suits (under 3.25 inches), ensuring the tie doesn't overflow the jacket front — a proportion check that maintains a curated silhouette, especially important when wearing the tie with a tailored vest as the tie becomes the central vertical element.
Is the sale price a standout deal?
- The dobby-woven piqué surface introduces a low-key waffle texture that diffuses light into a matte-modulated sheen, distinguishing it from standard satin or twill silks; at full retail, piqué ties often command a premium, so the CA$29.95 clearance bypasses that upcharge and puts a textured, tactile silk within reach of buyers who typically settle for flat-woven solids.
- At 2.75 inches, the blade sits squarely in the 'modern' sweet spot that pairs with both slim and medium-notch lapels — a width that has been the dominant dress-tie proportion since the early 2010s, ensuring this tie will not read as either skinny or old-school wide, giving it a longer stylistic shelf life than narrower fashion-forward cuts.
- A 70% reduction from the original CA$99 drops this tie into the price tier of polyester blends and fast-fashion accessories, while preserving the 100% silk construction — the discount depth is typical of end-of-season wholesale clearance rather than a rotating promotion, meaning the value is tied to timing rather than a compromised product.
- The CA$29.95 price spans four colorways — taupe, blue, navy, and baby blue — covering both cool-neutral and classic blue tones; this breadth indicates a broad seasonal reset rather than a piecemeal sell-off of a single unpopular shade, giving the buyer a legitimate chance to build a small silk tie rotation at a total cost below a single full-price equivalent.
- Blick is a private label exclusive to Simons, a Canadian department store that develops its own brands to deliver European styling at a more accessible price point; with no wholesaler markup baked into the CA$99 original, the clearance price of CA$29.95 is closer to a direct factory-outlet figure, making the tie an unusual bargain for a department-store silk accessory.
Image Analysis
2 images- 01
Product
A rolled necktie shown resting on its side with the pointed blade facing forward; the fabric has a visible textured piqué weave in a warm brown/tan tone.
- Rolled spoolLeft side of the tie is tightly rolled into a cylindrical spool showing concentric fabric layers and a visible inner spiral.
1 region
x 0.07 · y 0.38 · w 0.33 · h 0.42 (high) - Blade shapeRight-side blade presented flat with a classic pointed tip and straight angled edges; the blade face is the primary visible face of the tie.
1 region
x 0.41 · y 0.45 · w 0.46 · h 0.35 (high) - Pique weave textureClose woven piqué texture visible across the tie surface, appearing as a fine, regular two-tone granular pattern.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.38 · w 0.68 · h 0.38 (high)
Other
Studio-style product shot on a light grey background with soft shadow beneath the tie and even frontal lighting.
- Background and surfaceUniform pale grey background and surface with a soft shadow cast beneath the tie indicating a single diffuse light source from above.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Shot compositionProduct centered horizontally, photographed from a slightly elevated front angle showing both the roll and the blade.
- Image qualityHigh resolution with clear focus and neutral color balance; no visible text or labels in the scene.
Colors
warm tan brown· tie fabric#848484- Rolled spoolLeft side of the tie is tightly rolled into a cylindrical spool showing concentric fabric layers and a visible inner spiral.
- 02
Product
Close-up of a folded tie showing the inner printed lining with a cherub motif and the textured outer woven satiny fabric along the folded edges.
- Inner printed panelRectangular inner lining panel visible where the tie is folded back, showing an aged beige background print with a large black wing motif and a partially visible cherub figure.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.12 · w 0.76 · h 0.70 (high) - Cherub artworkPrinted cherub figure in classical style with visible head, torso, and outstretched arm; flesh tones and darker red cloth at the hip are visible.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.34 · w 0.34 · h 0.28 (high) - Black wing printLarge solid black wing shapes printed on the inner panel, one wing rising near the left fold and another extending across the middle-right of the panel.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.12 · w 0.22 · h 0.50 (high); x 0.44 · y 0.34 · w 0.40 · h 0.28 (high) - Outer tie fabric textureFolded outer tie edges show a densely woven satiny fabric in a mottled brown-taupe two-tone weave with a slight sheen.
2 regions
x 0.58 · y 0.02 · w 0.40 · h 0.22 (high); x 0.02 · y 0.68 · w 0.45 · h 0.32 (high) - Aged/distressed print marksFaint brownish smudges and speckled marks on the beige inner panel resembling an intentionally aged or distressed print effect.
1 region
x 0.56 · y 0.06 · w 0.28 · h 0.20 (medium)
Other
Studio-style product photograph on a light neutral background with soft shadows and even lighting; image is tightly cropped to the folded tie.
- Background and lightingEven light gray studio background with soft shadowing beneath the tie, indicating diffuse overhead lighting.
- Shot compositionTight detail crop focusing on the tip and folded section of the tie, with the product rotated so the inner lining print is central and the outer fabric frames the image.
- Image qualityHigh resolution with visible textile weave and printed dot texture on the inner panel.
Colors
taupe brown· outer woven fabricaged beige· inner panel background#DBC5A3matte black· wing print#120E0Cwarm peach· cherub fleshmuted crimson· cherub cloth accents- Inner printed panelRectangular inner lining panel visible where the tie is folded back, showing an aged beige background print with a large black wing motif and a partially visible cherub figure.
Documents & Data
Q&A
2 answered- What are the recommended care instructions for this silk tie?
- For care, we recommend dry cleaning as the safest method for silk ties. If needed, you can spot clean with a mild detergent like Woolite diluted in cool water, or use a silk stain remover. To dry, lay the tie flat on a towel away from direct sunlight. Press with a low-heat iron using a cloth barrier, or steam gently. Do not machine wash or tumble dry [1].
- How would you describe the sheen of the satiny piqué weave? Is it more matte or glossy in person?
- The name 'Satiny Piqué' suggests a combination of satin's subtle gloss and piqué's textured weave. In person, we expect a moderate sheen that is more towards matte than glossy, offering a refined, understated luster.