KOKKOKU - Solid | KOKKOKU SOLID Self-tie Bow Tie, Standard Model, Solid, Black (Level 7)

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Self-Tie Bow Tie Kokkoku | Solid Black (Level 7)

Unleash Your Unique Individuality with a "Bow Tie"

This bow tie features our plain rep fabric, "Kokkoku - Plain." While it appears simple, the ridges created by its ultra-high-density weave exude a definite presence. Its simplicity makes it a versatile choice, easy to pair with any suit or jacket. We confidently recommend this high-quality bow tie to both experienced bow tie wearers and first-time users. It also makes a wonderful gift for anyone who appreciates fine accessories. Please give it a try.

Fabric and Material

Kokkoku | Plain

Kokkon's universal classic, the plain rep fabric "Kokkoku." This jinjime-woven fabric, perfected through numerous improvements since our founding, is what we recommend with the utmost confidence. It is woven with ultra-high density using special equipment. Its ridges possess a serene beauty reminiscent of the sand patterns in a karesansui (dry landscape) garden. "Kokkoku" embodies our desire to painstakingly engrave the finest techniques to create the most beautiful ridges possible, passing them on to future generations.

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Extreme Weave Fabric and Special Finishing Process

This bow tie uses "Kokkoku," woven with the highest grade silk yarn, much like our high-end settapiege ties, with an incredibly high density of weft threads, unachievable in ordinary silk weaving. Fabric with such extreme density makes it very difficult to pass a needle through during sewing, making hand-stitching extremely challenging. Additionally, the stiffness of the fabric can affect the comfort of the tie when worn, and it can be prone to pressure marks after the product is finished. To resolve these issues, a special finishing process is applied after the fabric is woven, tailored to the product. Furthermore, after the finishing process, all fabrics undergo strict inspection using a linen tester (tabletop loupe) before being made into products.

Yarn and Dyeing Named After a Goddess

The raw silk yarn used is carefully selected, top-grade 6A natural silk. This superior 6A grade raw yarn is in a league of its own, bearing the name "Flora" - after the Roman goddess of flowers, spring, and fertility - and comes with a certification. As its name suggests, "Flora" silk is extremely high quality and rare, harvested from cocoons collected in spring, the season with the highest quality, and boasting an even more outstanding quality within the 6A rank. The raw silk thread produced from this is then meticulously dyed without compromise by skilled artisans at a long-established dyeing studio in Kyoto, a city with a long history of Japanese dyeing. Through the careful and time-consuming dyeing process by artisans with extensive knowledge and years of dyeing expertise, a truly unique raw silk thread is created.

Color

The fabric of this product uses Level 7 black silk thread. Super black, which is considered blacker than ordinary black, is typically around dyeing Level 5, but the thread used here has its dyeing level raised two more stages to Level 7. This Level 7 black, said to be the highest black dyeing level, creates an even deeper black hue and a sense of luxury.

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Available Colors

Color variations for this model
Navy｜Brown｜Gray｜Black

Tailoring

Commitment to Self-Tie Style

Bow ties come in two types: those with pre-tied wings and those that you tie yourself. While pre-tied bow ties always maintain a neat shape, COCON has only produced self-tie bow ties since its inception, as we want you to enjoy the casual elegance of a personally tied knot. Like the dimple of a settapiege tie, enjoy a stylish look that changes with each tie.

Completely Original Pattern

When relaunching the brand, we created new patterns from scratch, went through repeated prototyping, and ultimately selected two patterns. One is a bow tie with slightly larger wings (standard model) for a glamorous V-zone, and the other is a narrower bow tie (narrow model) that pairs well with modern jackets with narrow lapels. This product uses the former, the standard model pattern with larger wings.

Uncompromising Tailoring

Each tie is meticulously crafted by skilled artisans in Kyoto, one by one. With the exception of parts that must be sewn by machine, everything is handmade. The result is a tie that embodies the warmth of human touch.

Auxiliary Materials

Original Metal Parts

COCON's bow tie metal parts are meticulously crafted one by one by skilled artisans at a specialized metal processing workshop in Tokyo, which has been responsible for producing high-end accessories and parts for renowned domestic and international brands for many years. Ready-made metal parts commonly used for bow ties are typically around 0.5mm thick and can bend with slight pressure. To enhance strength and safety, COCON uses 1mm thick brass, double the thickness of ready-made metal parts, and has created all three types of parts—the hook, convex, and loop—from original molds. Additionally, the hook is engraved with the brand logo, and all parts are finished with a lustrous nickel plating.

Ultra-High Density Echizen Woven Name Tag

The brand tag and quality tag used in our products are Echizen woven name tags, created by a Fukui Prefecture woven name tag manufacturer with outstanding technology. For bow ties, as with settapiege and trepiege ties, we adjust the tag's position to achieve the most beautiful balance without being conspicuous. Furthermore, to convey the high level of Japanese weaving technology, we challenge ourselves to express brand logos, QR codes, and washing instructions at the world's smallest level. We use ultra-fine threads and have repeatedly improved the tags so that each character is clearly legible despite its small size. While you might not usually pay much attention to this detail, it too showcases Japan's proud high technology.

Gift Box

Book-style Laminated Box

Our self-tie bow ties come in a book-style V-cut box. This gift box is meticulously crafted one by one by a paper box manufacturer in Hokkaido with exceptional skill. It is a book-style V-cut box made from fine paper (FSC-certified paper) characterized by a gentle hammered pattern embossing that resembles fine hammer marks. The top and sides feature a brand logo embossed with clear foil, and the interior of the box has a two-layer structure with a central platform to prevent the bow tie from moving. Beyond its beauty, it expresses our worldview by offering the joy of opening, the sound it makes when closed, and the functionality of protecting the tie.

Storage Method

After use, please hang your tie in a well-ventilated, dark place to allow the fabric to dry and the wrinkles to recover. Avoid direct sunlight, as it can cause fading or discoloration. If wrinkles are a concern when untying and retying, please maintain it with a steamer or iron steam.