Southern Proper and Vineyard Vines

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

It's rather like a woman wearing a hat - with the right attitude it is very compelling. But you do have to have self-confidence and certain panache.

I think they are sexy. 'specially when you stand behind your guy and tie it for him.

How you doin?

[Kevin]

For what it's worth, here in Oklahoma, at least downtown and especially around the courthouse, there are a lot of bow ties being worn. They're very much in fashion down here for whatever reason.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

How you doin?

LOL.

I can't resist posting this section from the wikipedia page about bowties (I was going to just post a snarky reply to Kevin's last statement like "Because you all still think it's the 1940s down there?" and run, but there was too much I liked in this description instead ):

Stereotypes of bow tie wearers
Main article: list of bow tie wearers
“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, The New York Times[1]

Bow ties tend to be associated with particular professions, such as architects, attorneys,[2] university professors, and politicians.
Pediatricians frequently wear bow ties. Infants can't grab them, and they don't get in places where they would be soiled.

In American culture, bow ties tend to be associated with either New England idyllic preppy culture or the culture of the white aristocratic South.[citation needed]

Bow ties are commonly seen in popular culture as items of sophistication, such as those stereotypically worn by professors in movies and fictional spy characters such as James Bond. However, they have also been adopted into the "uniform" of clowns and male strippers, and such associations have lent bow ties a less serious image.[citation needed] Therefore, the "bow tie" presents somewhat of an oxymoron or paradox to anyone trying to define a particular style to be attached to the bow tie.[citation needed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_tie

[KSigkid]

I've seen a few people wearing bowties regularly - more so in Boston than in CT, and the majority are attorneys.

[MysticCat]

One advantage of bow ties is that you don't spill food or drink on them.

And Nittany, contrary to the Wiki article to which you kindly linked (and which provided some good chickles) bow ties are not hard to tie -- at least not if you're intelligent and sophisticated enough to wear one to begin with.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

One advantage of bow ties is that you don't spill food or drink on them.

And Nittany, contrary to the Wiki article to which you kindly linked (and which provided some good chickles) bow ties are not hard to tie -- at least not if you're intelligent and sophisticated enough to wear one to begin with.

yeah, but then it would spill on your shirt/jacket

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

One advantage of bow ties is that you don't spill food or drink on them.

And Nittany, contrary to the Wiki article to which you kindly linked (and which provided some good chickles) bow ties are not hard to tie -- at least not if you're intelligent and sophisticated enough to wear one to begin with.

Or have a clever, nimble-fingered girl friend.

And EW - I'm fine. Truly fine.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

LOL.
Bow ties tend to be associated with particular professions, such as architects, attorneys,[2] university professors, and politicians.
Pediatricians frequently wear bow ties. Infants can't grab them, and they don't get in places where they would be soiled.[/URL]

There are lots of doctors (not just pediatricians) who wear bowties. My husband has 4 bowties, though he rarely wears them because he has to look up how to tie them everytime!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

yeah, but then it would spill on your shirt/jacket

You'd spill on your shirt, which is not nearly as hard or expensive to clean as a tie is.

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

There are lots of doctors (not just pediatricians) who wear bowties. My husband has 4 bowties, though he rarely wears them because he has to look up how to tie them everytime!

Send him to this website or order this DVD from BeauTies Ltd.

It's really not hard once you get the hang of it.

[DrPhil]

I love bowties.

[CrackerBarrel]

It takes a little practice to learn to tie one, but once you've learned it is much easier to tie a good looking bowtie than a good looking long tie knot. At least in my opinion.

[LXAGuy08]

Yeah bowties are in here in Florida, we were them all the time in date functions and socials, but i agree not everyone can wear them. self- confindence is a must, or atleast just try to play the part.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

You'd spill on your shirt, which is not nearly as hard or expensive to clean as a tie is.

Send him to this website or order this DVD from BeauTies Ltd.

It's really not hard once you get the hang of it.

Yeah...he's used it, but he's spatially challenged! I tie them for him if I'm home when he gets up, but despite being highly intelligent, he has a block when it comes to tying a bowtie. I don't think it's much different than tying your shoes, but that's me.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

yeah, but then it would spill on your shirt/jacket

The shirts I wear are Joseph A. Banks' Travelers shirts.

I don't know if they're supposed to be stain resistant, but I don't have any stains on my shirts

They're damned good shirts though...

[RU OX Alum]

my cousin used to work at one of their stores, you're right they are good shirts (not sure if i have the traveller)