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| PETER ELLIOT'S PAISLEY TIES, SOME KITON FROM ITALY, SOME NEW-YORK MADE. |
I once encountered a man with a special tie, the paisleys
all had feet. Not so far fetched a
design idea when you think that the Victorian explorer William Moorcroft
thought that paisleys were rather humanoid designs. I thought I would see that
tie again but never did.
Visiting the Peter Elliot Men Madison Avenue store in late
summer, photographer and web designer Isabelle took photos of Elliot's
wonderful Italian-and-New-York-made paisley ties for this blog. I consider the owner, Elliot Rabin, one of
the Princes of Paisley and so asked him about the paisley-with-feet
concept. Always enthusiastic, he said he
had a paisley-with-feet-fabric somewhere in his office and would find it for
me! Forgiveably, Mr. Rabin appeared to
have more pressing issues that month than paisley with feet. In September came his letter to customers
explaining that the upper Madison Avenue store was closing but that Peter
Elliot Women and Peter Elliot Blue for Men and Boys would remain open. He hasn't said why he is closing the one
store but I tend to believe that it must be that the New
York store-lords are continuing their efforts to
stamp out all smart small businesses.
(One wonders how many Sephoras, H&Ms, Bananas and Gaps the upper
eastside can profitably hold.)
In any event, I have faith that when all the changes are
completed, Mr. Rabin will find that paisley with feet! JP
