Bow tie

[lethearen]

Do bow ties count as kilt accessories? Intending on wearing one to the upcoming Burns Night Supper, so I hope so In any case I just purchased my first bow tie. Someone on this forum had mentioned Beau Ties of Vermont, so I checked them out and found a tie I loved. I'd link a pic here so you could see the detail, but it appears to be sold out. It was a vintage fabric, I so I guess maybe they ran out. Lucky I ordered when I did! http://www.beautiesltd.com/PRODUCT.ASPX?pn_deptid=7500 shows a similar fabric... mine looks more or less the same, except the blue on blue pattern is much subtler.



That's a pic of what I'll be wearing in a couple weeks, including my spankin' new bow tie. Never actually tied one on before, as I've only ever worn pre-tied or clip ons And the instructional videos left me more confused than if I had just tried to tie it on never having seen how. Anyway, I finally finagled it to look ok. Not great, but that comes with practice.

[pastorsteve]

The outfit looks great. Have a great time.

[jordanjm]

Looking sharp.

[Old Hippie]

Lookin' snappy!

One thing to remember about bow ties is that when you tie one, it should look like you tied it yourself. If you want perfection buy a clip-on or wrap-and-hook variety.

Congratulations on joining the bow tie-ers. It can be a little addicting. I was recently in a tux shop to browse, and found a large bin full of "pre-worn" ties for $2 each. I picked up three that looked good to me -- all of them of the wrap-and-hook style, of course but they're fast to put on and look OK.

Beau Ties has a sale on right now, so it's a good excuse to blow a little cash on some collar bling. (Did I just say that? Sheesh...)

Gotta get the sewing machine going and treadle up some new ties -- I have some old neck ties to "recycle."

:ootd:

[NewGuise]

Looks good. Welcome to the Beau Ties fan club...

[Ozark Ridge Rider]

The tie looks great and I hope you wore it well.

[Highlander31]

Well put together, and the tie looks good.

[lethearen]

Ooo, a sale at Beau Ties? I'll have to peruse. I had my eye turned towards a couple of their Escher ties...

Thanks for all the compliments! I'm sure that anyone seeing would have been sure that it was self-tied, as it was far from perfect. But that's fine by me. I saw a couple of "perfect" ones, and realised that they just don't look quite right to me.