Unless you’ve got a Wilt Chamberlain-style flamboyance thing going on, if you’re a man, your choice of accessories is pretty much limited to your tie. Which in turn means that your big choice every morning is stripes or checks. That just wasn’t working for Jonathan Meizler, whose Title of Work neckties are subtle shades of charcoal and black juxtaposed with fashion forward details such as sterling silver grommets and jet-colored beading.

“I thought it was time to introduce a new concept tie,” Meizler told us. “Modern and sexy, with an edge...it’s sexy without being flamboyant or fussy." Title of Work accessories are handmade in New York of top-quality fabrics—Meizler is partial to Italian cashmere and English wool crepe—and come packaged in stylish round cardboard tins, making them idiot-proof gifts. And they have hidden charms.