I had purchased 2 other ties with this Dark Purple tie set and both sets were awesome (just as pictured), however, this tie did not appear as shown when I received it.  The supposed dark stripe was not as dark as it appears in the photo.  With that said, it is still a very nice tie.  I will continue to purchase Landisun's ties.  Arrived ahead of scheduled date.  All ties that I received look great with all shirt collars particularly with spread collars. The value for the ties are well worth the purchase.