Tie Length, A Serious Matter

[Jovan]

Psst. Four in hand is the best.

>_>

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*zip*

 

[Will]

Just tell David what length you need.

www.samhober.com

 

[Jovan]

I'm just slightly apprehensive about paying $75-80.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I'm just slightly apprehensive about paying $75-80.

But buying at an outlet sounds *cheap* to you...

 

[Jovan]

... what?

 

[Miss Neecerie]

... what?

In another thread you said the Brooks Brothers outlet stuff sounded 'cheap'.


Just an odd statment compared to 'I'm just slightly apprehensive about paying $75-80."

 

[Senator Jack]

Psst. Four in hand is the best.

As long as the tie is long/short enough for the width of your neck and and height. Else another is best.

 

[Art Fawcett]

lol lol lol lol

Now I KNOW I'm getting old. When reading "Tie Length is a serious matter" I realized it a matter of perspective. To me a serious matter is a heart attack, car accident, cancer, war...I'm not sure tie length would hit my "serious" list at all.
That said, I wear vintage when I wear one at all and am afraid I enjoy the LBJ look in the pics above, but then they are accompanied by the appropriate era clothing also. It's interesting to me to apply todays standards to yesterdays clothing. It's pretty hard to do.

But seriously...

 

[Jovan]

Not always...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4686/1648/1600/ThomBrowne.jpg

I've done it before to circumvent this problem, but not often. Be careful with particularly thin or delicate silk ties... when I did that, it left a wrinkle after a day of wear that was hard to get out.

Better illustration here.

 

[BuddyJ]

Thom Browne and a tie tuck?

 

[Rafter]

Ah, the Fred Mertz look!

 

[Senator Jack]

Tie tuck with the tie clip set low was a brief fad in the mid-60s - notably worn by Captain Anthony Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie. Stands to reason TB would emulate.

 

[Jovan]

With a waistcoat, no one will know.

 

[Rafter]

Tie tuck with the tie clip set low was a brief fad in the mid-60s

Will the i-Pod friendly tie be the "fad" of the 00's?
I can't imagine wearing one of these, a tie with a pocket for your Nano!lol

BTW, it does come in "extra" long to accomodate large knots.

 

[Senator Jack]

I have to say, that's not a bad idea. Anything to reduce the bulk in your pockets.

 

[Jovan]

I remember when iPods were 4" wide.

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

I have to say, that's not a bad idea. Anything to reduce the bulk in your pockets.

... or the dreaded belt-clipped "holster."

 

[Senator Jack]

You mean this? Did you ever?

 

[Rafter]

What about the dreaded cell phone in a "suitcase".

I had a history teacher that had one of those things. He used to take out that contraption in class and nearly hang out of the window. We were always tempted to give him a good push!! But we figured the long hideous paisley ties that he wore would get caught in the frame and he would be able to pull himself back into the room. lol lol

 

[Jovan]

An iPod is a cell phone?