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First of all – HAPPY FATHER’S DAY – at least to all Dads. Now let’s get down to business, as this marks my 30th year of receiving yet another tie, or neckwear, or Steinkirk, or bow tie, or bandanna, or bolo, or some form of neck wrapping apparatus or fashionable piece of clothing to go around my neck… so why not give me (DAD) a new Testarrosa, or a DB9, or even a less expensive C6?
Let me share with you a bit of history on this ever-so-popular, “universally accepted”, most common gift of gratitude to Dad.
Many events in the history of humanity eventually fade into oblivion, but others, leave their indelible marks for the entire world to see. More than three centuries ago, the Croats initiated one such influential occurrence. Although started in the 17th century in a small region on the Adriatic coast, the consequences of this event are still very much evident the world over as 650 million people now wear the ubiquitous symbol of Croatia around their necks, close to their hearts. Believe it or not Croatia is the mother country of the modern necktie but archaeological evidence of the use of neckties goes back to the Chinese and the Romans almost two millenniums back.
Through the years, many different names, shapes and styles on neck wears have come and go, but in the 1920s a pioneering Paris fashion designer, Jean Patou, invented the designer tie. He made ties from women's clothing material including patterns inspired by the latest art movements of the day, Cubism and Art Deco. Targeted toward women purchasers, his expensive ties were highly successful. Today women buy 80 percent of ties sold in the US. Therefore ties are often displayed near the perfume or women's clothing departments.
Designer ties made quite a splash in the 1960s, when designers from London's Carnaby Street devised the Peacock Look and churned out wide, colorful ties in a variety of flowered, abstract and psychedelic patterns. Know mod (for modern) styles were the forerunners of the hippie movement, which often dispensed with neckties altogether, often favoring colorful scarves at the neck, or wearing open shirts with chains or medallions.
Today, designer ties abound. Designers create some themselves, while others are made by manufacturers under licensing agreements. And now, with the advent of mass media, celebrities such as sports heroes, movie actors, and popular singers would create a variety of neckwear trends. Like Bogie - Humphrey Bogart often sported bow ties, while another actor, Ronald Coleman, was considered one of Hollywood's sharpest dressers with his tailored, elegant look. Elvis Presley sported an old fashioned neckerchief, and helped prolong and out of date style a few more years, and recently, Regis Philbin left his mark with his luxurious looking ties in solid colors to match his shirts while hosting the Millionaire’s Game.
I think the best way to sum this entire mess up is with this quote from Chic Simple written by Michael Solomon, "They are not particularly comfortable. They always go out of style (or back in as soon as we have thrown them out). And they are not even practical. Yet the tie remains an essential part of a man's wardrobe because it unites all the elements of a man's outfit, giving him instant respectability and, above all, it is the ultimate symbol of individuality"
All true, but – may I please have my Corvette?
Let me share with you a bit of history on this ever-so-popular, “universally accepted”, most common gift of gratitude to Dad.
Many events in the history of humanity eventually fade into oblivion, but others, leave their indelible marks for the entire world to see. More than three centuries ago, the Croats initiated one such influential occurrence. Although started in the 17th century in a small region on the Adriatic coast, the consequences of this event are still very much evident the world over as 650 million people now wear the ubiquitous symbol of Croatia around their necks, close to their hearts. Believe it or not Croatia is the mother country of the modern necktie but archaeological evidence of the use of neckties goes back to the Chinese and the Romans almost two millenniums back.
Through the years, many different names, shapes and styles on neck wears have come and go, but in the 1920s a pioneering Paris fashion designer, Jean Patou, invented the designer tie. He made ties from women's clothing material including patterns inspired by the latest art movements of the day, Cubism and Art Deco. Targeted toward women purchasers, his expensive ties were highly successful. Today women buy 80 percent of ties sold in the US. Therefore ties are often displayed near the perfume or women's clothing departments.
Designer ties made quite a splash in the 1960s, when designers from London's Carnaby Street devised the Peacock Look and churned out wide, colorful ties in a variety of flowered, abstract and psychedelic patterns. Know mod (for modern) styles were the forerunners of the hippie movement, which often dispensed with neckties altogether, often favoring colorful scarves at the neck, or wearing open shirts with chains or medallions.
Today, designer ties abound. Designers create some themselves, while others are made by manufacturers under licensing agreements. And now, with the advent of mass media, celebrities such as sports heroes, movie actors, and popular singers would create a variety of neckwear trends. Like Bogie - Humphrey Bogart often sported bow ties, while another actor, Ronald Coleman, was considered one of Hollywood's sharpest dressers with his tailored, elegant look. Elvis Presley sported an old fashioned neckerchief, and helped prolong and out of date style a few more years, and recently, Regis Philbin left his mark with his luxurious looking ties in solid colors to match his shirts while hosting the Millionaire’s Game.
I think the best way to sum this entire mess up is with this quote from Chic Simple written by Michael Solomon, "They are not particularly comfortable. They always go out of style (or back in as soon as we have thrown them out). And they are not even practical. Yet the tie remains an essential part of a man's wardrobe because it unites all the elements of a man's outfit, giving him instant respectability and, above all, it is the ultimate symbol of individuality"
All true, but – may I please have my Corvette?
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