Tag: floral

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.

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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 White Vogue Floral Necktie

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.