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.
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