"To its devotees the bow tie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bow tie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. Bow ties are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think."
-Warren St. John in The New York Times, 2005
When the desire to be an old world iconoclast strikes, pay a visit to the ASW store for a selection of bow ties in silk and in wool.
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Right size spots and the right size spacing. The perfect shape and the perfect knot. I would assume the tie is navy with white. Perfection, indeed.
"it is so hard to tie... " Really? What a myth. It's no harder than tying shoelaces.
Thanks for the eloquent, extended quotation, Will.
Before this, I'd only seen the last sentence quoted on other blogs.
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