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The Bow Tie Appears!

It’s time for another Tie Tuesday! Last week Daddy was boring (so boring it wasn’t even worth posting, and I didn’t take a picture of it) This week though Daddy made up for it by breaking out one of his bow ties!

There’s no manufacturer on this one, but I’m going to guess that it’s from the 1960s given the size and pattern. It’s a light blue background with a gold-brown square pattern and some very stylized square flowers. Of course, then he paired it with a light mauve dress shirt to really show off the colors. The black sport coat (not shown here) really made the colors stand out,

Mardi Gras Tie Tuesday

Daddy did say he was going to go bold for Mardi Gras this year, and I think he succeeded in spades! What’s even funnier was that Momma took one look at him, shook her head, and declared that she couldn’t believe he pulled it off.

Today’s tie is a vintage early 1960s Oleg Cassini with an unusual (and loud) patterned stripe on a grey dress shirt. It was chilly out, so he added this vintage houndstooth sport coat to the ensemble. I’ve got to agree with Momma, I can’t believe he made it work.

Red Polka Dotted 50s Skinny

I’ve been a bad pup! Daddy held up his end of the challenge, and then I never posted about it!

He said this time he was going to a 1950s themed event, so he broke out one of his really cool skinny 1950s ties. It’s red with black streaks and cream polka dots. Then he went all sorts of crazy with a soft yellow Pierre Cardin dress shirt (vintage of course) and a tan camel hair sport coat.

Floral and Stripes

Wow, I’m late in posting! Daddy wore his tie for the Tie Challenge, but I was so busy snuggling Momma (she had the flu) that I completely missed Tie Tuesday! I guess I’ll just have to call it Tie Thursday this week!

Anyway… Daddy threw me another crazy combination this week. This time it was a floral tie with a black background on a white shirt with light blue pinstripes. Even Momma was surprised at how well the combination worked! The tie has a tag on it from Flanders of Texas. I can’t find anything else out about it, but if anyone knows where Flanders was once located I’d love to know more. Based off of the tie construction I think it’s somewhere between the 1940s and 1960s, but this little pup has been known to be wrong too.

Casual Tie Day

Daddy took Tie Tuesday to a whole different level for the third week of my tie challenge. He went casually crazy and paired up a denim shirt with a red skinny tie from Colours by Alexander Julian. Talk about casual!

If you like it, I’ve dug it out of Daddy’s closet and put it up for sale on my Etsy Shop.

52 Tie Challenge – Part Two

Well, Daddy’s two for two so far on my challenge! I’m sure he’ll make it, but I’ve got to give him a hard time and cheer him on all the same!

Today he picked a geometric patterned Louis Roth tie and paired it with a plain blue Van Heusen shirt. He told me that even though he bought them new, they’re both almost vintage now!

IMG_20160112_152515 — Daddy sent me this picture earlier today to prove to me that he was still wearing his tie.

The 52 Tie Challenge – Part One

Well, Daddy took me up on my challenge, and he’s off to a great start! (I have to encourage him on, even if it is just the first week…) To start the year off he decided to not take himself too seriously because he picked this grey polka dot tie by Bill Blass. And of course, we all know that a man who wears polka dot ties wants to be taken seriously but doesn’t take himself too serious at the same time…

Of course, I liked the tie so much that I just had to steal it for my Tie Club as soon as Daddy got home from work. Now you can take yourself a little less serious too!

The New Year’s 52 Tie Challenge!

I thought I’d start the new year off right with a challenge for my Daddy (and anyone else who wants to try it too)! This year, I’m challenging Daddy to wear a different tie every Tuesday all year. That’s 52 different ties that I’ll be taking pictures of and posting here every week!

If you want to join in the fun send me your pictures and I’ll include them here on my blog for my weekly Tie One On Tuesday posts!

Extra Long Vintage Hawaiian Style Navy and Tan Stripe Necktie by Damon

When I pulled this one out I wondered why I’d never seen Daddy wear this tie. Then when I measured I realized why; it’s an extra long! It’s a full 65 inches long! The last time I saw Daddy wear and extra long tie he had to do a Windsor and a Half Knot, but I digress…

This extra long tie was made by Damon for The Hub Ltd. (With a few locations in the North Carolina area. They’re still around by the way!) It’s a wide navy and tan stripe with a large tan floral stripe between the colors. It’s almost like a muted Hawaiian pattern.

It was an expensive tie back in the day, and it still sports the $7.50 price tag on the small end. Of course the little tag says its “imported texturized polyester” but the tag next to the Damon tag says “all silk”. Talk about confusion! It’s this pup’s professional opinion that it’s polyester though. There are no stains or pulls on the tie. It’s a super long 65 inches, which almost offsets the 4 inch width.

If this tie makes your tail wag like it did mine, you can get it over at my tie club on Etsy!

Vintage Brown and Tan Abstract 1930s Swing Tie

Sometimes digging through Daddy’s closet really pays off! Like this vintage swing tie I found hidden way in the back! It’s a swanky brown tie with a n abstract pattern of three tan and orange polka dotted rays on it. The tie fabric is a plaid textured silk, so if you like abstract, plain, or polka dotted ties, this one fits the bill!

The tie is from Henry Morgan & Co in Montreal, Canada. The only other tie I could find online from that department store was one from Harry Truman’s personal collection. This one may not have quite the same provenance, but it’s still neat in my book.

The tie is 52 inches long and about 3 1/2 inches wide. There are no pulls or holes on the tie, and the tie’s lining is yellowed and lightly stained from years of use, but there were no stains that I could sniff out.

If you like it, it’s available at my Etsy store: Rusty’s Tie Club