Most wedding ties are a waste of money and wardrobe space, worn once under sufferance and stuffed in a drawer by midnight. We’ve all been there. The colour was too bridal, the pattern too occasion-specific, or the fabric so stiff it spent the whole day fighting the collar. The result is something that photographs fine and serves no purpose after.

What we’ve been looking at here are ties that earn their place beyond the day itself. Silk in weights that work through most of the year. Colours that sit beautifully against morning suits and work just as well with a navy or charcoal come autumn. Patterns considered enough for a formal occasion without screaming it from across the room.

The best wedding tie is one you’re genuinely pleased to reach for on a Tuesday six months later. That’s the bar we’ve set for everything in this collection, and nothing made the cut without clearing it.