Neckties at the convention.
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The knot is named after the infamous Nazi sympathizer the Duke of Windsor, formally Edward VIII, and as such should really be renamed The half-Hitler.
If you think I'm exaggerating, take a look at this picture, where Edward is very clearly checking out Adolf's neck-tie....
@Doctor-Phibes said in Neckties at the convention.:
The knot is named after the infamous Nazi sympathizer the Duke of Windsor, formally Edward VIII, and as such should really be renamed The half-Hitler.
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The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Neckties at the convention.:
The other advantage of a Windsor knot is that it uses up quite a bit of the material, meaning you don't walk around with the tie hanging down below your waist making you look slightly foolish.
The other way to deal with that issue is to be tall. Or fat.
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When I had a real job, I wore the tie everyday. After around 2001 very few others wore one. When I left in 2006, I was still wearing one most days.
A collar is required now on the golf course.
But for the rest of the day, it is either a gray t-shirt or a dark-gray t-shirt.
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@jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:
It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.
Mrs. George would love it...
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@jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:
It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.
Mrs. George would love it...
@George-K said in Neckties at the convention.:
@jon-nyc said in Neckties at the convention.:
It does look like they put that meat on the pan during the Eisenhower administration.
Mrs. George would love it...
For good reason
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When I had a real job, I wore the tie everyday. After around 2001 very few others wore one. When I left in 2006, I was still wearing one most days.
A collar is required now on the golf course.
But for the rest of the day, it is either a gray t-shirt or a dark-gray t-shirt.
@Copper said in Neckties at the convention.:
When I had a real job, I wore the tie everyday. After around 2001 very few others wore one. When I left in 2006, I was still wearing one most days.
When I was in consulting we wore ties until deep into the dot com era when it suddenly became uncool. Then when the bubble burst we all put our suits and ties back on. First the managing partner did, next day the rest of us did. There was never a memo about any of this.
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I wear ties quite often and own quite a few. I use the four in hand knot mostly. Also, I've recently taken to buying ties from various museums. They have have reasonable pricing and interesting selections.
I just got this at the Getty Museum:
and these at the Met in NYC:
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ANDY! Great collection! As a fellow "man of wealth and taste" (a Rolling Stones reference-not to be taken literally,) I am in awe of your ties. Brilliant! (as you Britishers might say.) You and I are of a kindred spirit. I enlarged your ties and am looking them over. Wonderful. Great, great post. Thank you. I'll get my collection together and post in a bit. (For the discerning aficionados--not the unwashed, dirty necked, open collared masses that slither and lurk hereabouts!)
The teardrop is spectacular. Also the "orange tie with ovals" tie I posted is from a Gustav Klimt picture. I also have something identical in teal.
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Looking forward to it.