Bow Tie Counter-culture?

[Rex_Tremende]

Jake's post linking to this weekend's Financial Times article on the popularity of kilts led me to search for that article on the ft.com website. This brought up the original page it was featured on where among the list of related Style section articles was this story on the comeback of the bow tie, that oft vaunted accessory here on these boards, published on the same day.

Meanwhile, the NYTimes style-on-the-street reporter Bill Cunningham mentions the same trend in his recurring audio slide show this week, along with his interpretive commentary, framing it in the context of a greater effort on the part of men to spruce themselves up a bit and add a dash of color (or cullah, as he puts it in his Brahman accent).

Several participants here have noted in the last few days that their interest in kilts has led them to a greater attention to quality and a more careful selection of clothes to wear. Is it possible that we are just part of a larger trend toward getting back to a more debonaire way of dressing? (See: Mad Men; Sherlock Holmes. Alan, not you!)

Regards,
Rex.