JanMichael
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Sun Nov-08-09 03:36 PM
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fashion advice: Men's ties |
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How wide are they supposed to be now?
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Sun Nov-08-09 03:48 PM
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Sun Nov-08-09 03:50 PM
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2. If you're a bouncer, clip-on only |
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Sun Nov-08-09 06:26 PM
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11. Good advice for airline pilots too. |
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One time a severely drunken and violent passenger grabbed my tie. He was so surprised when it came off in his hand I didn't have much problem 'restraining' him. (Plastic tie 'cuffs') :-)
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Sun Nov-08-09 03:50 PM
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3. so thin you cant see them |
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Monofilament wire, preferably.
What... if your going to make me wear a tie, I want to die of quick easy decapitation, not long slow strangulation. s'all's I'm sayin.
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Mon Nov-09-09 12:21 PM
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19. So it's the 60's again? |
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I've seen thin ties like those in fashion now on old episodes of Dragnet form the 1960s.
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Sun Nov-08-09 03:51 PM
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4. Actually, it's not the width of |
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the tie, but the tightness of the knot that is in question. :evilgrin:
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Sun Nov-08-09 04:27 PM
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Sun Nov-08-09 04:49 PM
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6. I collect "vintage menswear", and I own more than 500 ties. |
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"Width" is not the issue at the moment.
Smooth, silky fabrics, medium wide, solid colors are your safest bet right now.
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Sun Nov-08-09 06:29 PM
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13. Hate solids. Prefer rep stripes and paisleys. |
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Now I only wear a tie to weddings and funerals. And not all of them.
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Sun Nov-08-09 04:53 PM
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7. A general rule of thumb (tie?) |
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The widest part of a necktie should be about as wide as the widest part of the suit lapel.
Opinions vary, of course and tie widths have varied greatly since I first had to wear one to work back in the early 1980's. They were wide in the 70's, got thinner and are now wide again. I have about 50 or so all purchased within the last 4 years and they are all between 3 1/2" and 4" wide at the widest point.
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Sun Nov-08-09 05:08 PM
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8. The current trend is towards slightly-narrow... |
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not the goddawful skinny tie, thank you. Narrower for social fancy dress, wider up to "normal" width for business fancy-dress.
So says the GQ...they're also recommending that we all start buying suits in manly fabrics again...rather than micro-weaved Italian wool, if anybody cares. I read it for the pictures of scantily-clad women, frankly.
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Sun Nov-08-09 05:25 PM
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9. Go into a nicer quality department store or men's store |
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like a Macy's or Nordstrom's or similar and see what the more prominently displayed ties are and judge from there.
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Sun Nov-08-09 05:29 PM
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10. Best answer. (But your local Target won't be far off.) |
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Sun Nov-08-09 06:28 PM
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12. take it one step further |
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look at the ones you like and make note of the manufacturers and prices. Then you'll know what a smoking deal your're getting when you buy them at Ross.
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Sun Nov-08-09 06:32 PM
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14. How did men ever get conned into wearing such things? |
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Sun Nov-08-09 06:36 PM
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designed to double as a napkin and hide food stains on the front of your shirt during formal events.
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Sun Nov-08-09 10:01 PM
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17. i've pondered that myself... |
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Mon Nov-09-09 02:41 PM
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24. consider yourself lucky |
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Edited on Mon Nov-09-09 02:41 PM by MissMillie
you've managed to avoid the fashion traps that women have fallen into
Pants w/o pockets underwires nylon panty-hose spiked heels
I'd rather wear a tie... any day of the week.
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Sun Nov-08-09 10:00 PM
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Thank everyone so much...every post on this helped!
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Mon Nov-09-09 12:25 PM
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As long as it's in the closet on the hanger with the suit (under plastic) since the last job interview - 9 1/2 years ago.
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Mon Nov-09-09 12:27 PM
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22. Wide enough to cover an aircraft carrier. |
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And remember-prints and stripes are for solid color shirts. Solid ties are for striped shirts or coats with a pattern.
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