{"product_id":"x-harness-white-queen-bee-silk","title":"X Harness — White Queen Bee Silk (Tie Cloth)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeritage menswear neckwear in its most regal motif. White Queen Bee Silk — charcoal queen-bee motifs on a near-white silk ground, set in a tight foulard repeat. The cloth your grandfather's tie wished it could be, redirected at the chest. As an X Harness in the Alpha 30 Archive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine silk twill in near-white silver-cream, patterned with charcoal queen-bee motifs in a regular foulard offset grid — the same micro-repeat rhythm that gives club ties and pocket squares their tie-cloth signature. Each bee resolves on close inspection as a stylised queen: opened wings forming a heart-shape silhouette, a small striped body below, the suggestion of a marker at the wing-junction (the queen detail). Lightweight, fluid; the silk drapes close to the body. The X silhouette catches the foulard grid on the diagonal across the chest — the offset rows of bees carrying the diagonal rhythm rather than fighting it. White stitching keeps the lines clean. Sourced via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDalston Mill Fabrics\u003c\/a\u003e in Hackney, who listed the cloth as deadstock from Vanners of Sudbury, Suffolk — the heritage British silk weaver that entered administration in November 2020. The silk is terminal: no more is being made anywhere. The strongest scarcity claim in the entire archive sits on this piece. The queen-bee motif is loaded — Manchester's worker-bee emblem, regalia banners, heritage British design — and treating it as a foulard repeat on this deadstock silk is the version of that lineage that walks into a private view rather than onto a banner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabric\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhite Queen Bee Silk\u003c\/em\u003e — fine silk twill, near-white silver-cream ground, charcoal queen-bee foulard motif\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeadstock silk, sourced via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDalston Mill Fabrics\u003c\/a\u003e, Hackney, London — listed by the supplier as Vanners of Sudbury, Suffolk (British silk house, into administration November 2020)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStitching\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite thread from G and A Haberdashery, Queens Market\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilver — rings and buckles from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fmartinandson.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eF Martin \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/a\u003e; rivets and eyelets from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/trimmingshop.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTrimming Shop\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-finished in East London at the Harnessed LDN studio, sewn on a Singer Heavy Duty 4423\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e~0.45 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSizing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdjustable across a 34–50 inch chest. Universal sizing across the Alpha 30 Archive — broader than most fashion harnesses cap at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpot clean only. Hand care preferred. Do not machine wash. Silk responds best to gentle hand care; avoid prolonged direct sunlight where possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenuine deadstock silk — finite, irreplaceable, no more being made anywhere. This configuration won't be reproduced either. Both finite at once. The only Queen Bee in the Alpha 30 Archive — heritage neckwear, taken away from the throat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harnessed London | Fashion Harnesses","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64645414748509,"sku":"HLDN-A30-031","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/7201\/7501\/files\/94561E56-8DC5-4DA1-B896-0266CC6EAE5C.jpg?v=1778339436","url":"https:\/\/harnessedldn.co.uk\/products\/x-harness-white-queen-bee-silk","provider":"Harnessed London | Fashion Harnesses","version":"1.0","type":"link"}