The Hemley company is a child of the economic miracle and the Cold War. It was founded in 1965 and developed splendidly, to the delight of its founders Wolfgang Moese and Hermann-Kurt Schwartz. With a lot of skill and dedication, the two managed to grow the young company over 5 decades and through several economic and tie crises. Here is a brief chronology of the changing tie fashions since the company was founded:
Late 60s
Flower power patterns in Carnaby style. Tie width 12 cm
Early 70s
Wool ties in plain and checked. Tie width 11 cm
Late 70s
Shirts are mostly worn open and without ties
80s
Knit and leather ties, mainly plain. Tie width 5 cm
Early 90s
Motif ties, trendy patterns from Campbell’s Soup to teddy bears and book ties. Tie width 10 cm
Late 90s
Jacquard tie fashion. Plain, stripes, classic designs. Tie width 9 cm
Early new millennium
See late 70s…
From 2010
A sea of small-patterned jacquard ties with no end in sight.
From 2020
Isn’t it time to start at the top of the list again?
A few words about the two company founders presented above:
After graduating from the Krefeld Waldorf School, Wolfgang Moese was sent at a young age by his father Erwin, owner and manager of the ASCOT tie company, to the silk metropolises of Lyon and Como so that he could learn the craft of cravat making and foreign languages. He probably learned a lot more, but that’s another story. In any case, after a few years abroad he returned to Krefeld, where he ambitiously completed his textile business studies.
