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thunderw21

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Normallly I wouldn't buy a vintage one like this, but it was in perfect condition and I liked it's name of 'Sugar and Spice.' This was a Goodwill purchase for 71 cents.

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I love the Sugar and Spice line. Been trying to find as many as I can, up to 3 or 4 so far. Nice tie!
 

Kahuna

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Just catching up after a week of having my computer in the shop. These two beauties were really up my alley. Anything with a tropical theme floats my boat. Cheers on both of them!

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Normallly I wouldn't buy a vintage one like this, but it was in perfect condition and I liked it's name of 'Sugar and Spice.' This was a Goodwill purchase for 71 cents.

I have two Sugar and Spice ties. Both are check patterns. Basically the same kind of stripes on yours, but with a few stripes at 90 degrees to the main strips, forming a loose check with big blocks of background colour between them.

I really like the slightly stretchy fabric they're made of.
 

Feraud

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Agreed on the airbrushing. Some are very obvious like this one below. Note the sloppy airbrushed chevron pattern.
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This one is better.
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Flat Foot Floey

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Of course. To make it sound more positive: In my opinion all of you have far better ties than this. I liked all the bold palm trees and the sugar and spice one too. :-D
 

Widebrim

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Looks like a combination of airbrushing and handpainting or maybe silk screen and airbrushing. I think pretty much all of those "swooshy" ties from that era were airbrushed rather than "handpainted". Though i guess airbrushing would qualify as handpainting (paint applied by a human).

I think the latter is correct, Baron; silk screen and airbrush.

Regarding the discussion about hand-painted ties, I think that's it's true about some of them not being that well done, but there are others that are fantastic. All I can say is that when I find a hand-painted tie at the thrift store, I usually go for it!
 
I think the latter is correct, Baron; silk screen and airbrush.

Regarding the discussion about hand-painted ties, I think that's it's true about some of them not being that well done, but there are others that are fantastic. All I can say is that when I find a hand-painted tie at the thrift store, I usually go for it!


If they are ugly to you then I can always take them off your hands. :p
 
I agree. Most of the swirly, swooshy, airbrushed ties from that era that I've seen are indeed butt ugly. A lot of them are sooooooo damn wide, too. Really ridiculous.

None of this stops me wearing them, but some of them are really hard on the eyes.

Is it a crime to write that this handpainted ties are ugly? Because I think they are. No offense to the collectors.:confused::eek:
 

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