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.
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.
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.
I’ll admit that I wasn’t sure what Daddy was talking about when he said it was “Throwback Thursday” but when he came out of the closet I must say I was impressed! My tail started wagging when I saw this bold white tie with a red and black stripe and red and black tropical flowers. He paired it with a nice black dress shirt with french cuffs and gold and red cuff links.
I thought it was funny when Daddy tried to tell Mommy that he was just as “In Vogue” as she was (she’s always stylish!) and then showed her the tag on the tie!
The tie is what I would call a wide tie (it’s at least 4 inches wide) and makes a thick knot with only a Half Windsor knot. It’s 100% polyester. It’s a pretty bold tie from the 60’s.
This was certainly the perfect tie for Daddy to wear on Super Bowl Weekend. It’s a vintage Peanuts tie with Charlie Brown trying to kick the football while Lucy pulls it away from him. Daddy said he got lots of compliments on it, and I can believe it! It looks really good on that brushed denim Ted Baker shirt.
Daddy this really neat tie today that has an interlocking geometric pattern on it that makes a bunch of little Stars of David all across the tie.I think it’s all grayscale, but Momma thinks that there’s some teal in there. Either way, I think it stood out pretty nicely on his blue shirt.
Daddy wore this dandy of a combination to work today. It’s a pastel striped Countess Mara tie, and he’s paired it with a blue and white striped Cremieux dress shirt with white club collar. I think it looks pretty dandy.
It’s a shame that he won’t leave it on when he takes me out for walkies later…
This is a really cool looking red tie with a striped pattern made of an acetone fabric. Daddy paired it up with a cream shirt (with matching red cufflinks of course) and gold toned tie bar. I couldn’t have paired it better myself!
I know some tie aficionados out there cringe at the idea of some of the non-traditional fabrics used in the 40s and 50s for neckties and would rather go with silk or wool depending on the season. Personally, I like some of the more unusual fabrics out there because I think it adds a little bit of history to the tie, as well as some good texture from time to time.
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.
Real men (like my Daddy) wear pink. So I think that would make this vintage tie by Mallory & Church a real man’s tie because it’s so pink! It’s a great strong (but not hot) pink with a navy hexagonal pattern in it.
Daddy says that all the ladies in his office love it when he wears ties like this (and Momma does too!) so that’s got to make it a really manly tie!
The tie is 56 inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide and feels like silk (although it’s not marked). The tie is in really great condition!
I have this one available on my Etsy Shop