Men's Bar Stripe Silk Blend Tie vs H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm: which is safer?
H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm is the clear pick. Brooks Brothers Men's Bar Stripe Silk Blend Tie carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Brooks Brothers
Men's Bar Stripe Silk Blend Tie
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants
PossibleAntimony in polyester fibers
Our pick
Hermès
H-mors Twillbi Tie 7cm
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAzo dyes and heavy-metal mordants
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing finishing resins
ReportedResidual dye and chemical volatiles
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Azo dyes and synthetic colorants and Antimony in polyester fibers on the Brooks Brothers and not on the Hermès.
- We flag Azo dyes and heavy-metal mordants, Formaldehyde-releasing finishing resins, Residual dye and chemical volatiles and PFAS in water-repellent or stain-resistant coatings on the Hermès and not on the Brooks Brothers.
- The Brooks Brothers is silk blend (silk/polyester/cotton blend) where the Hermès is silk twill, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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