Vintage LEE offers ALLISON Silk Necktie, pattern Pad Tie, highest Quality, never worn

This is a Quality LEE ALLISON 100% silk tie, original design #255...called "Pad Tie" . (These ties are also called "4 in the Hand" ties.) Original price of $89.00.

The design is truly fun and whimsical...a light blue background with 2 tone green lily pads and tiny pink frogs...some of them with their tongues extended catching insects !!

This tie has never been worn and in new condition.

This particular design is no longer available by the company (GOOGLE the website).

Some history....

The Company---Lee Allison ties

In 1994, Lee Allison got the crazy idea that he wanted to create his own line of neckties. Armed with a baker's dozen of original designs, he found two silk mills, one in England, the other in Switzerland, both willing to take a chance on the young man with no experience but fresh ideas.

The Lee Allison Company was officially launched from a Chicago brownstone in the spring of 1995. From the beginning, Lee Allison neckties were always a little bit different, whimsical but sophisticated, and of the highest quality. The difference was that Lee actually designed his own fabric rather than simply buy what the silk mills had for sale. Of the original 13 designs, 11 had themes, two did not. Later that year, offers the collection was bought by Barneys New York, and The Lee Allison Company was on its way.

Lee Allison neckties are handmade from 100% silk. This silk is woven in Europe at some of the best silk mills in the world. The silk fabric is cut and sewn by hand in the U.S. and made into neckties and other accessories.

The ties are on the longer side of normal at 57-58 inches. The width is approximately 3 3/4 inches. As with all truly superior neckties, they are cut on a perfect bias (a 45 degree angle), slip-stitched by hand, and double bar-tacked. For the keeper (that loop on the back where you tuck in the tail), they use a long self-loop (made from the same fabric as the tie) tacked down not only on both sides, but also stitched into the center seam for added strength and durability.

What really distinguishes Lee Allison neckties are their designs—they're true originals. They put their ideas on paper and then the mills weave their designs into silk fabric for Lee Allison use only.