The Charcoal Set

The Pairing

A charcoal grenadine tie with a white silk square: a charcoal tie and pocket square set in which the square stands apart from the tie in plain white rather than echoing it. Charcoal needs no colour returned to it; the white silk simply frames the face. Both are made by hand in Italy.

How to Wear It

This is the neutral for a man who finds black too severe and navy too familiar. It sits cleanly under grey and navy tailoring, carrying a grey or navy suit from the working day into the evening. Black or brown shoes, depending on the suit.

What's in the Set

The set holds the charcoal grenadine tie, woven in Como from silk grenadine, wool-interlined and tipped, and the white silk pocket square, finished with hand-rolled edges. For the reasoning behind pairing a tie and square, read The Pocket Square, Paired, or see the Tie & Pocket Square Sets.