Bow Ties

[MikeBravo]

Out of the pictures you posted I think only Bogart manages to look natural in a bow tie. As well as off set he exclusively wears one in the "The Enforcer" where he plays a DA, perhaps because it was appropriate for the character.

The difference I suppose is that Bogart wore a bow tie as a private person, whereas the doctors were "in costume".

 

[Edward]

Furthermore, Doctor Who as a character is supposed to look somewhat eccentric and out of place wherever he goes, which no doubt exaggerates the 'costume' feel. Personally, I'm very pleased that, at least of the last Christmas special is anything to go by, the Eleventh Doctor has graduated to wearing real bow ties.

Thanks for the heads-up on that seller, Edward. I've just bought four bow ties from them. A bargain!

A

Look forward to comparing notes on them at the next Sheridan meeting.

 

[Torpedo]

Hi Edward,

Nice bow ties. How wide are these? 2 1/4'', 2 1/2''?

 

[David Conwill]

I have an interesting bow tie story. Back in the early 1970's, our county was going through property tax revaluation. There was a very heated County Commissioners meeting at our local high school gym. The Chairman of the County Commissioners was a supporter of the revaluation process. While the Commissioner was talking at the meeting, one of the irate citizens jumped up and grabbed the Commissioner by his neck tie, pulled out a straight razor, and clean as you please cut the Commissioner's neck tie off right at the knot. From that day until today, the man will only wear a bow tie. The bow tie has become his "trademark" and the story is still remembered after all these years.

Shades of Burns Bannion, who wore a bow tie for the same reason most police uniforms now use a clip-on necktie - it can't be used to grab you.

-Dave