Tie is well made and it's actually silk, from what I can tell. I have two minor complaints. 1. The tie is a bit too thick, it's a skinny tie in width but the tie has some extra padding, which makes it feel well made but I'd rather not have that extra stuffing in it. 2. I'm not a huge fan of the color. The picture on Amazon is what the color actually looks like, so it's not the company's fault. It's just that the gold color just doesn't look that good. I'm wearing it with a blue shirt and I've tried white shirts too and gold just isn't a good color for skinny ties.