Very cool vintage 1970s High Fashion Necktie from COUNTESS MARA NEW YORK.
Nice, heavy woven "Marafibre" all polyester material with foulard designs in brown and orange on a tan background. The tie retains its original embroidered black Countess Mara, New York label on back. In addition, there is an embroidered label from JACK HENRY, Country Club Plaza Kansas City where the tie was originally purchased. The tie also has a Countess Mara "CM" and crown logo embroidered on front of tie. The tie is nicely made with reinforced neck area and is fully lined in a white silky taffeta material. A beautiful, elegant tie!
Countess Mara ties featured several novel marketing decisions. She had her initials featured on the outside blade of each tie, ensuring that they were instantly recognizable. The ties were made in very limited quantities, typically only fifteen dozen per design, and they were comparatively expensive. This led to their becoming collector's items, sought after by celebrities and fashion-conscious businessmen. Other tie manufacturers, noticing her success, copied her business model and hired artists to imitate her tie designs. In 1944 Countess Mara was awarded the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in recognition of the influence her ties had had upon fashion. One of the most high-profile wearers of Countess Mara neckwear was Frank Sinatra, who sometimes wore one-of-a-kind custom ties made especially for him by the firm.
Vintage: 1970s
Maker/Label: Countess Mara, New York for Jack Henry Kansas City
Length Tip to Tip: 56.5"
Width at Widest Point: 3.75"
Width at Narrowest Point: 1.25"
Condition: Excellent
