I was cruising around Etsy today and I saw the Forage line of handmade bowties from somethingshidinghere. I had to smile. I am a fan of the bowtie. I just think they look....I don't know...nifty. For some reason, I think nifty is probably the word I want here.
Yeah, guys in ties are nice. And in suits, lovely ties are appropriate and expected. However, there's something about a guy who can really, actually, and truly pull off a bowtie with aplomb that makes me take notice.
Very few guys go with this option anymore. I, not being a guy, don't know why exactly. I would suppose if I had to venture a guess that perhaps it's a little old-fashioned. This would be a plus for me, but you know I write with fountain pens and frequently choose antiques instead of modern things. Somebody noted earlier this week that I had made all the fonts being projected on my on-screen bellringers look like old-school manual typewriters. She called me an "old soul," and she's right.
It also looks to me like it's a real pain in the backside to tie, too, maybe even moreso than the traditional Windsor knot. But when they're on and done, they just have so much more personality to them than the regular ties that everybody else wears. I also would think they'd be better because they wouldn't constantly be in the way of whatever it was a person was trying to do. Who knows? Maybe this isn't an issue? You can tell how much I know about men's clothing here...
There will be those who say that bowties are the provence of older men. I can refute this with a single image. Voila. Looks good on him, doesn't it? It is just a little disturbing to me that I've come to like this angular and antic Brit in his bowtie as much as I have. He is, after all, approximately six years old, I think....Perhaps my fondness for the garment comes from the gentleman, you suggest. (Looks at the photo a moment) Perhaps....
(Snicker)
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