CASTRIOTA

CASTRIOTA

Neckwear of noble heritage

Ties named for the house of Kastrioti, the medieval Albanian family whose double-headed eagle became the symbol of a nation.

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HERITAGE

The house behind the name

The Kastrioti were an Albanian noble family who ruled their own principality in the 14th and 15th centuries. Their best-known son, Gjergj Kastrioti, is remembered as Skanderbeg.

Castriota is the form the name took in Latin and Italian, and the one the family's descendants in Italy still carry. We chose it for a house that makes ties: an old name, worn close to the collar.

  • NAMEFrom the Latin castrum, a castle or fortified place.
  • 1443On 28 November, Skanderbeg raised his family's standard: a black double-headed eagle on red.
  • 1451The Kastrioti arms, with the eagle and a six-pointed star, appear in a book given to Skanderbeg by Alfonso V of Naples.
  • TODAYThe same eagle flies on the flag of Albania.

COLLECTION

The ties

Sample layout. The drawings, names and details below are placeholders for your own ties and photographs.

  • [Tie name, e.g. Krujë]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

  • [Tie name, e.g. Lezhë]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

  • [Tie name, e.g. Mat]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

  • [Tie name, e.g. Dibër]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

  • [Tie name, e.g. Petrela]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

  • [Tie name, e.g. Berat]

    [Material and width]

    [Price]

THE EMBLEM

Three parts, one mark

THE EAGLE

Two heads and spread wings, after the double-headed eagle of the Kastrioti.

THE TIE

The eagle's body is a knotted tie, so the mark says what we make.

THE STAR

The six-pointed star that sits above the eagle in the family arms.

CONTACT

Enquiries and orders

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