Hand Painted

Humble Beginnings

The Robert Daskal Group had its humble beginnings in the 1930s. It was known as a retail company named Besleys. In the downtown Chicago area there were three stores, and the company made a name for itself by having many yards of printed Italian silk imported and then making pocket squares, neckties and jacket linings for loyal customers. These men would not buy a suit without making sure that they could get a Besleys tie to match. This company was well known for its variety of designs and patterns, making neckwear for most of Chicago's prominent businessmen from 1930 until the present day under the name of the Robert Daskal Group.

In the early 1980's, Robert Daskal was the person who bought the original Besleys Company. One of the first changes that were made to the business was closing its retail stores that sold neckties. However, one of the things that kept this company afloat was that it imported fabrics and created a printed collection of neckties that it made available not only to department stores but to private customers as well.

Hand Painted Neckwear

Besleys was always able to maintain the capability of hand painting its own silk. Many of these men's ties were produced in the 1930's and 1940's when the fashion rage for men was hand painted silk neckwear. In 1988, Robert Daskal was approached by a leading menswear store that was known for its cutting edge designs to see if his company could come up with a complete collection of silk neckties that were hand painted to see if this would become a hit in the well dressed man. Twenty-five ties were created, hand painted and hand sewn and were delivered to the store on a Friday. By Monday morning, they were just about depleted. A totally new way of doing business emerged!

Daskal hired students from the School of Art Institute in Chicago in order to keep up with the demand of neckwear needed. They helped to design as well as produce the collections. Many other retail stores jumped on the bandwagon and Besleys then changed its name to the Robert Daskal Group. It created four new collections a year for such stores as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Marshall Fields and Saks. The student artists could not keep up with the supply and demand so full time that artists were hired to take the place of the students. Many of these full time employees still work for Robert Daskal, and it is now more than twenty years later.

The Tradition Continues Today

The Robert Daskal Group is honored to be only one of a handful of designers and manufacturers of high quality fine silk accessories that are based here in the United States. It is an established leader in the realm of one-of-a-kind quality hand-painted silk accessories and neckties. Their products sell in fine establishments all across the globe. These ties and accessories provide a colorful and fresh alternative statement when it comes to men's fashion. Robert Daskal was born and raised in Chicago and he was determined to keep his company based there. As years went by, there was a temptation to produce products offshore, but Daskal would not take his business out of Chicago. The designing, painting as well as fabricating continues to be done in the Chicago area.

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