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  1. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Absolutely. The tie was really the only way a cat could separate himself from others and show off his personality. Remember when The Gap couldn't keep denim shirts and khakis on the shelves? They somehow made it cool to wear a uniform. Everyone looked the same. I say "screw that"! I like how I...
  2. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Yup. I understand the appeal of a certain style of necktie. I'm hard to fit in a suit...my shoulders and chest are bigger in proportion to my height and waist. I've had to drastically tailor every suit I've ever aquired. One of the reasons I started collecting vintage ties was that they are "one...
  3. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Yes, Baron, I wear them. I started collecting vintage ties to wear them onstage. I remember (and still own) the first tie I ever bought at a vintage clothing store on Haight Street in San Fran in 1991 (wore it for the photo shoot for my band's very first album). Over the years I realized that...
  4. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Thanks Good! I've nominated my wife for sainthood :)
  5. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Yes, I, too, had to pack up my collection when I moved. Now THAT was a pain. Because I've pressed every tie, I didn't feel comfortable just throwing them into moving boxes, so I purchased 10,000 of those little tie hooks, 100 coat hangers and 15 wardrobe boxes to hang all of them before...
  6. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Ha! Yes, I do understand this anxiety. I would wince every time a service man would walk down my hall with a greasy toolbox or wet paint bucket! Believe it or not, there is a collector in NYC that has accumulated more vintage ties than me, although he buys a larger variety of styles and eras...
  7. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    Thanks Foxer :) When I first started collecting, I bought four curtain rods and mounted them in the very long hallway of my San Francisco flat. It was a great way to use the cramped and uninteresting hall space. As my collection grew, I purchased more and more curtain rods and mounted them...
  8. Swing Lover

    Show us your TIES

    What a surprise to see this photo on the Lounge! I have lurked here forever (especially this thread) to see all the cool offerings by others who share my love of vintage neckware. I dig 'em! ~JB

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