Tight knit: Joe Doucet designs a range of 3D ties for Thursday Finest

Designer Joe Doucet has teamed up with Brooklyn startup Thursday Finest to create a series of 3D knitted ties
Designer Joe Doucet has teamed up with Brooklyn startup Thursday Finest to create a series of 3D knitted ties
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Much has been made about the capabilities of 3D printing. From functional car parts to sculptural, ornamental objet, we’ve more or less accepted that everything and anything is possible.

Putting principle into practice is Thursday Finest, a young start-up from Brooklyn, which has appropriated 3D knitting technology to create its colourful collection of custom-made ties. Aided by a Japanese knitting machine, the label’s merino wool ties are created to order. Clients are not only able to select their preferred colour combinations, but the style, size and proportion of each knit is specially set to suit the wearer’s height.

The company has taken its design credo one step further by teaming up with Joe Doucet on a unique capsule collection that features a bold line across each tie, playfully mimicking the tie bar that so many Brooklynites ubiquitously embrace.

Apart from the tongue-in-cheek references, the tie bar motif also re-emphasises Thursday Finest’s technological prowess. Since a tie bar should always be worn between the second and third button of a shirt, the studio's methodology ensures that this rule is easily upheld, especially since it takes each client’s height into consideration. Available in five Doucet-recommended colourways, these ties add a quick dash of polish, regardless of whether one is required or not.

Doucet's capsule collection features a bold line across each piece, playfully mimicking the tie bar that so many Brooklynites ubiquitously embrace

Doucet's capsule collection features a bold line across each piece, playfully mimicking the tie bar that so many Brooklynites ubiquitously embrace

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Each of Thursday Finest's merino wool ties are made to order in Brooklyn on a Japanese knitting machine

Each of Thursday Finest's merino wool ties are made to order in Brooklyn on a Japanese knitting machine

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their height is also taken into account to ensure a perfect fit

Clients are not only able to customise the colour of each tie and the proportion of the knit – their height is also taken into account to ensure a perfect fit

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INFORMATION

Joe Doucet x Thursday Finest ties, $83 each. A portion of the proceeds from the collection goes to Career Gear, an organisation that provides job-specific clothing for men in need. For more information, visit Thursday Finest’s website

Pei-Ru Keh is a former US Editor at Wallpaper*. Born and raised in Singapore, she has been a New Yorker since 2013. Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, fashion, beauty and lifestyle happenings in the United States, both in print and digitally. Pei-Ru took a key role in championing diversity and representation within Wallpaper's content pillars, actively seeking out stories that reflect a wide range of perspectives. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, and is currently learning how to drive.