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Knots & Socks has been open in the Putney Exchange for a few weeks now, and it's been great to catch up with lots of customers that have visited our pop-ups in the past. We've been far busier than we expected, so 'Thank You' for the warm welcome back!

You can get our full range of Reef Knots products in the shop, and we're still open for business as usual down in Leadenhall Market. 

You can find us on the Ground Floor between GAP and Waitrose.

On Wednesday we were lucky enough to go down to the British Museum and attend the BCSC Opal Awards ceremony, which celebrate excellence shopping centre retail. 

Knots & Socks (the Putney popup version) was nominated in the PopUp Shop/Temporary Retail category having been put forward for the award by Appear Here. It was a tough category including large established brands such as BMW.

And you'll never guess what happened...

Due to popular demand, we've brought back one of the first silk ties we ever made. We're always trying to bring out new designs, but sometimes customers just let you know that they're not done with something yet!

These will therefore be sticking around for now and the tie is available in three colours. Cheers!

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Whisper it quietly, but the Christmas season is coming. We'll be out and about around the country selling and promoting our silk ties in the run-up to the big day. Below is a list of a few of the events we'll be attending:

October 5th - Daisy Trust Gift Fair - Hurlingham Club, London SW6

October 14-15th - Asthma Gift Fair - Hurlingham Club, London, SW6

November 2nd-8th - Spirit of Christmas - Olympia, London

November 10th-13th - Mary Howard Christmas Fair - Hullavington Airfield

November 17th-18th - Injured Jockeys Fund - Newbury Racecourse

November 27th-29th - Presents Galore - Newmarket Racecourse

December 1st - Christmas Cocktail - Chelsea Town Hall, London

December 7th - Wellbeing of Women - Drapers Hall, City of London

We'll also be bringing the pop-up version of our shop, Knots & Socks, back to the Putney Exchange. This time, though, it will be bigger and better! More details soon....

We may have only just said goodbye to our summer shorts, but we're busy frantically preparing for Christmas. Stay tuned for news on how we're going to make this our largest winter season yet with new silk ties, new products, the return of our Putney pop-up shop (but bigger and better!) and much more!

For those popping into see us, here is a look at some of the new bags that our customers will be walking away from some of our events with!

Did anyone spot us in House & Garden this month? Our handmade luxury silk ties are highlighted as one of the top products at this year's Spirit of Christmas event at Olympia.

The event runs from the 2nd-8th November (7 days this year!) and you can find REEF KNOTS silk ties at the same spot as last year (stand H6 - right at the front of the hall). 

We'll soon be releasing some of our new silk tie designs onto the website as well as the return of some old favourites. These include our beautiful crab design silk ties, which we think are going to be 'snapped up' this Christmas.

If you can't wait until the ties are online, they're already available in-store at our shop Knots & Socks, 40 Leadenhall Market, City of London, EC3V 1LT.

Here's a little sneak peek:

It was great to see Sir Richard Branson supporting a young British company like REEF KNOTS, and the important work of the Blue Marine Foundation.

Despite describing himself as a 'tie-loathing adventurer', Sir Richard was happy to wear our silk tie to help highlight the problem of over-fishing in our oceans. However, it would appear that our beautiful silk tie fell foul of his scissors soon after!

Find out what he had to say about it by CLICKING HERE

We've started a campaign to try and crowdfund our first permanent shop, Knots & Socks. It's a partnership with Morrow's Outfitters and is a long-term site for our previous pop-up format. The following video tells you all about it or you can CLICK HERE to visit the campaign page:

As the video mentions, we sell some of the finest silk ties and socks available anywhere, and we'd love to make our two little brands, two of the big brands of the future. With your help, we can make a major step in that direction. 

The shop is based in the historic Leadenhall Market, in the heart of the City of London. We hope to open the doors in April 2015 and we will keep you all updated with news as it happens.

To visit and SHARE the campaign page with your networks: CLICK HERE

Our 'KNOTS & SOCKS' Christmas pop-up shop has been open for almost a week now and we're incredibly busy down here at the Putney Exchange, SW15. We definitely want a full-time store for our Christmas present!

We're running very low on a number of styles now, so its worth getting down quick to catch the last few. We're also doing -15% off for two ties (£110.50), -20% off for three ties (£156) and -25% off for four ties (£195). These deals are only available in store.

So why not pop in and meet the team. We'd love to see you all!

REEF KNOTS ties founder, Patrick Dudley-Williams, had a chat with CNBC about how the mens silk tie is making a workplace comeback and why REEF KNOTS ties are leading the way. In bigger news, the price of natural gas is down 0.9%.

Watch the interview here: 

EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Anchors Away!

We're pulling up the anchors and setting sail on summer! The first May bank holiday has passed and in our book that means we're headed on a direct course for summertime. To celebrate we're launching an incredible deal!

Buy ANY full price silk tie from our range at reefknots.com and we'll give you one of our beautiful anchor ties for just £15 (plus free shipping).

Just add two silk ties (one being an anchor tie) to your shopping bag and use the discount code SETSAIL at checkout to receive the discount.

This deal is open to all so please feel free to share with your work colleagues and friends. But you'll need to be quick! This offer is STRICTLY limited by stock.

When they've sailed, they've sailed!

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Terms & Conditions

(i) The £15 anchor tie offer is strictly limited to one discount per transaction. Customers can take advantage of the offer more than once by using multiple transactions (may be shipped separately or combined).

(ii) The offer is limited to the Reef Knots current stock. Reef Knots cannot guarantee availability of all stock at all times.

(iii) Reef Knots reserves the right to remove the offer at any time.

(iv) The offer will end at midnight 23 May 2014 (BST) if stock remains to this date.

(v) Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and is only available through reefknots.com.

(vi) Reef Knots reserves the right to refund orders that are not inline with the advertised offer.