Thread: Bow ties

Any Bow Tie aficionados out there?

A great shape for pasta!

welshwizard,

Yes...I have quite a few tie-your-own for everyday as well as for formal wear.

And their shape doesn't just look good for pasta.

Guilty as charged. My favorite are the ones my wife makes for me. Though I have a couple from Beau Ties of Vermont that are my "go to" ties as well.....

I have to take a friend along whenever I go to a menswear store...to keep me from buying ANOTHER bow tie. This fall I bought a $200 suit and shirt just so I would have something to match the bow tie I had found.

I think I have a problem.

I've always liked the look of a bow tie, but for the life of me can't figure out how anyone can possibly tie that knot with just two hands and the better part of ten fingers. (Is it a counterindicator that counting may sometimes be a problem? )

It's no more difficult than a long tie. I was taught by my father. I have a friend that was taught by his tailor. I'm sure that there are probably several if not dozens of videos that instruct on matter. The internet can be a fascinating place, so much data available...

Originally Posted by flylot

It's no more difficult than a long tie. I was taught by my father. I have a friend that was taught by his tailor. I'm sure that there are probably several if not dozens of videos that instruct on matter. The internet can be a fascinating place, so much data available...

flylot,

You're correct. In fact, once you learn the basic steps, tying a bow tie is easier, imo, than tying a straight tie because there is only one type of knot to master.

I first received my basic instruction about tying a bow tie from a brochure given me by a clerk at a clothing store on Harvard Square in the early 1970s. I still have it in my bathroom medicine cabinet.

BTW...Beau Ties of Vermont actually has a seris of how-to videos on its website that demonstrate how to tie a bow tie.

http://www.beautiesltd.com/CONTENT.ASPX?pn_deptid=6586

count me in. can be a classy touch

welshwizard,

They are the only ties that I will wear

Have fun !

regards

Russ