Ties,regimental,university,college, club.

[macwilkin]

Unless you are a Member of the Institute of Bankers you shouldn't wear their tie.

Striped ties (called "Rep stripes" unless they represent a specific organization) are widely available in the USA and Canada. School ties are also widely available in the USA and Canada, as are some "military ties" and "club" ties.

But, to prevent anyone on XMTS feeling that they are somehow "left out" or "disenfranchised" when it comes to neck wear, might I suggest an XMTS tie? It should be based on equal width stripes of the lightest and darkest colours of the XMTS tartan, these stripes separated by a narrow (1/3rd the width of the wide stripe) yellow stripe (representing the XMTS plant badge).

So there you have it-- the X MARKS THE SCOT Club Tie!

Ben Silver actually has fairly decent bulk rates when it comes to club ties; my MOLLUS tie cost around $45, and it is worth every penny.

Mind you, I'm not volunteering to coordinate such a project, but I'd certainly buy a tie.

T.

[JSFMACLJR]

Since a striped tie is not a part of our general culture, I guess our sensibilities are geared to colors blending in. I, for one, was taught never to wear any colors which clashed. I don't think this is unusual for my generation.

But then, for many of us, the British style isn't our model of dressing. Nor is there any reason it should be.

Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.

[JSFMACLJR]

Sorry if my post above goes against my self-imposed promise to stay out of the fray and write nothing contraversial! I just couldn't help myself!!!

[English Bloke]

I usually wear my Regimental Tie if I'm going dressed for somewhere special and Jock's right, it doesn't matter what I wear, it goes with everything (except maybe my Levi Jacket)

Re: XMTS tie. Great idea MoR http://www.clubties.com/tie_design.asp

Select the 2nd from bottom option (with broad stripe AND narrow stripe) and then change stripe 1 from white to Gold.

Something like that?

Go on, You know you want one...

Here's another site picked from many on the wonderweb to give you an idea of what people are charging for bulk orders of custom ties in Silk and Polyester . http://www.creativeclubties.co.uk/jacq.cfm

[Tim Little]

to prevent anyone on XMTS feeling that they are somehow "left out" or "disenfranchised" when it comes to neck wear, might I suggest an XMTS tie? It should be based on equal width stripes of the lightest and darkest colours of the XMTS tartan, these stripes separated by a narrow (1/3rd the width of the wide stripe) yellow stripe (representing the XMTS plant badge).

So there you have it-- the X MARKS THE SCOT Club Tie!

Brilliant idea!

[Jock Scot]

Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.

Oh my! What have I started????

I have looked through the connections above in Sandy's post and I reckon that I could quite happily wear many of the choices there. Some look very like regimental ties that I recognise!Ho hum! Please, oh please don't go for horizontal stripes!

There is a recruiting drive for the new "arm" of the kilt police? The new and top secret Tie Police! To be based, I am reliably informed, "somewhere in Inverness-shire".

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Re: XMTS tie. Great idea MoR http://www.clubties.com/tie_design.asp

Thanks for the compliment! Using the link above, scroll down to the very last tie and use INDIGO for the background colour, GOLD for first stripe (the narrow one) and PETROL for the second stripe.

That would be my choice for an XMTS club tie. Perhaps one of our vendors would be willing to place an order?

[Kilt TN]

I live in Nashville, Home of Vanderbilt University, I do know that the university has a tie (Both Bow and Windsor) with each school of Vanderbilt, Medical, Law, Religious, etc. Having a different version of the school tie, example the medical school has a caduceus woven in one of the stripes. Most of the fraternities at the university also have ties. The other universities in Nashville seem also to have ties.
It’s just that no one seems to wear ties much anymore.

[macwilkin]

I live in Nashville, Home of Vanderbilt University, I do know that the university has a tie (Both Bow and Windsor) with each school of Vanderbilt, Medical, Law, Religious, etc. Having a different version of the school tie, example the medical school has a caduceus woven in one of the stripes. Most of the fraternities at the university also have ties. The other universities in Nashville seem also to have ties.
It’s just that no one seems to wear ties much anymore.

You'd be surprised; they're worn more often than you think.

T.

[gilmore]

Well you are seemingly willing to buy into the kilt wearing world which one way or another is British, albeit the Scots part of it!

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Thanks, I needed that.