Small spoils of travel from a week on the road. There is a wine micro-dot necktie around my neck, a sized (no buckle in the back) black grosgain bow tie in my bag, and a silk madras four in hand, navy with maroon bow tie and three Irish linen hanks on the bed.
Both bow ties have what I think of as the Charvet shape, unlike the butterfly style usually seen in the United States. They may be a bit more difficult to tie but I prefer the look.
The handkerchiefs, from Drakes London, are bigger and heavier than anything I have found elsewhere. The size means offer more possibilities in a breast pocket and the weight helps them remain in place.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Small Spoils of Travel
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Those necktie choices are sartorial comfort food par excellence. Summer travel can be so exhausting. Who can blame you.
Excellent taste as always, Will.
What makes this shape of bow more difficult to tie?
Where did you get the black bow tie? Sized bow ties are quite difficult to source!
Charvet in Paris has sized bows in both satin and grosgrain, and they are happy to ship.
I find the extra width of the shape somewhat more awkward to tie.
7 cm seems awfully narrow. Shirt collars will be smaller I assume which then means lapels will be narrower as well. Doesn't sound like a good thing to me.
I was under the impression that a "batwing" tie was one with straight ends -- like the one in the picture -- and that a bow tie with waisted ends was called a "butterfly".
George, you win the proof reading award for today. Thank you for noticing.
Ruskin says that any man who wears a tartan tie will, without doubt, be damned everlastingly.
Of course, he'd dead now.
I also prefer the way Charvet shapes the bow ties it makes. The store on Place Vendome in Paris has an exceptionl selection. Jean-Paul Couture on Davenport Road in Toronto also makes sized bow ties, though the selection of fabrics on hand is limited. I have had some challis ties made using hand blocked squares bought in Paris.
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