I’ve been doing a lot of digging in the closet for more of Daddy’s ties. I would have found more sooner, but Momma’s shoes kept getting in my way. I’ll sell Daddy’s ties, but I’ll only ever buy shoes for Momma!
Keep an eye on my Etsy shop, because I’ll be listing more ties on there soon!
While researching vintage ties I came across a really cool patent from 1931 for how to create a tie that doesn’t need a tie bar to hold the back tail in place. It was so cool that I had to share it.
You can real the full patent at http://www.google.com/patents/US1872118
Here’s one of Daddy’s ties that always seems to make the grade. It’s super skinny (1 3/4 inches!) and seems to go well with any shirt he pulls out of the closet.
My Daddy is a car buff, so I’m guessing that’s why he has this tie. He tried to wear it to work today with his light yellow Pierre Cardin dress shirt and complained that it was too short for his outfit (he didn’t have a jacket to cover the gap). I don’t know what his complaint is, since it’s too big for me! Of course, when he left for work I immediately buried it in my bed* to post it on my Tie Club.
Of course, he’s only ever taken me for a car ride in his Smart Car, so if he really does have a Rolls-Royce he’s holding out on me! So I’m offering this one for sale on my Tie Club. Or I’ll really trade it for a ride in your Rolls-Royce! (You just might have to let my Daddy ride too…)
*Don’t worry. I didn’t really bury it. It’s been cleaned and is ready to wear. I haven’t licked it once since it was cleaned…
These ties by Oleg Cassini are pretty neat, and I had to borrow Daddy’s computer to find out more about just who Mr. Cassini was. It turns out he was even more famous than I thought since he did costume design in the 1940s for Paramount Pictures (and a lot of the movies that Mommy likes) and later was known as the “Courtier to Camelot” with his collaboration with Jackie Kennedy giving us the now timeless “Jackie O” look. He also designed the wardrobe for Johnny Carson on his show and subsequent “Johnny Carson” line of clothing for men. What really made me like him was that he was a champion of animals and created his “Evolutionary Fur” for his fashion.
These ties are all available at my Etsy Store, Rusty’s Tie Club
Real men wear pink (or so Daddy tells me!) That’s why he wore this hot pink Ted Baker tie with a black dress shirt. He loves getting compliments in this outfit!
I think it looks pretty hot myself!
Sometimes Daddy just puts together a really cool looking combination, and I figured I should post some of them here as fashion tips for people who don’t have a friendly pup like me to help pick out their ties in the morning.
This time my Daddy took a gold tie with a starburst-like pattern on it and paired it with a vintage English blue and white stripe shirt. He really likes the shirt because the stripes go horizontally. I like the tie because it really pops on the shirt and I might try and steal it one day when he’s not looking!
