LEE ALLISON COMPANY

The Lee Allison Company was officially launched from a Chicago brownstone in the spring of 1995. From the beginning, Lee Allison neckties (or four-in-hands as he prefers to call them) 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, the collection was bought by Barneys New York, and The Lee Allison Company was on its way... 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... After three and a half years at Merrill (two years in New York, and one and a half in Los Angeles), Lee toyed with the idea of attending..

Also known as: Lee Allison, The Lee Allison Company

Primary location: Chicago United States