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June 10, 2007
t(ie)pology
This page will be updated in batches as I wear them and think to take the pictures. It may take some time (it is a big collection). If the name is blank, it means I have not as yet thought up one. Here, in no particular order, is the Dassler t(ie)pology. Click on the thumnails if you prefer a bigger image.
There is a lot of polyester here, but I like how they look and they are low maintenance. You have to be more gentle with silk ties to get stuff off of them. I do like the feel of the silk though. Oh, and just so you know, just because I do pay a fair amount attention to my tie choices and matching them with shirts, I still must insist that, no, I do not wear outfits.
Oh, and tie tying style? Full Windsor all the way, baby! Love that symmetry. If you are worried about fat knots, keep pulling down as you tie it. As far as I'm concerned, you only need another knot if you are tying a skinny leather tie from the eighties, any skinny tie from the eighties, for that matter.
Cohort I
Name: Razzle Dazzle I
Brand: n/a
Origin: thrift store
Material: polyester
Comment: OK, so its a bit flashy, I know, but with the equally bold shirt, I can manage to pull it off.
Name:
Brand: 615 Collection
Origin: thrift store
Material: polyester
Comment: I really feel bad for this tie, as I do not think it has ever gotten commented upon. Perhaps it is because it is rather somber and serious. But it has a lovely shade of red in it and shiny, navy blue. Perhaps I need to do better by it and wear a shirt that makes its strengths shine.
Name: Red Paisley
Brand: n/a
Origin: gift / thrift store
Material: Ancient Madder, All Silk
Comment: Ah, this was one of my favorites at one point. Alas, it has begun to fray on one side, so it does not get nearly the circulation it deserves anymore. And this is not a fantastic pic of it.
Name: The All-time Favorite / Interview Tie
Brand: Regalon (Wash and Wear)
Origin: gift / thrift store
Material: 100% Polyester
Comment: Oh, I do love this tie, its color and pattern. It matches a lot of the colors I like i.e. the family of brown, which I have been pretty much inhabiting over the past 5 years or so. Oh, and gotta love a wash and wear tie.
Name:
Brand: n/a
Origin: thrift store
Material: 65% Acetate, 35% Rayon (yes, I think that makes it 100 % Polyester as well)
Comment: The patterns on this ties are intricate, yet subtle. You only catch them in good light. These polyester ties are amazingly textured. Not sure how they do that, but I like it
Name: The Power Tie, Slumming with Hipsters
Brand: Jones New York
Origin: thrift store
Material: 100% Silk
Comment: OK, so this tie is a bit out of place here, but the red is of deep and melancholy enough quality and it has a very nice slate stripe, so I let it in. It is amazing the brand names you can buy at a thrift store
Name: Midnight with Chagall Blue
Brand:
Origin: thrift store
Material: n/a but it seems like Polyester again
Comment: OK, so the name is a bit pretentious, but that is what it looks like. This picture doesn't do it justice.
Name: The New Regalon
Brand: Regalon
Origin: thrift store
Material: 100% Polyester
Comment: This, along with "The Power Tie, Slumming with the Hipsters," were my most recent purchases. Now I need to get a shirt to do it justice.
Name: Nerve Cells with Stained Nuclei
Brand: n/a
Origin: Gift from Lydia
Material: 100% Polyester
Comment: Lydia was my direct supervisor at SIUE and a bit of a mother to me for a while. This tie is polyester, but it feels like silk
Name: Just Making the Cut
Brand: Polo by Ralph Lauren
Origin: thrift store
Material: Polyester
Comment: I gotta tell you, I am rather ambivalent about this tie, but the burgundy and green in it goes well with a shirt and my only summer suit coat that fits just now.
Pure Silliness | By jackdas | 07:49 PM
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Outfit
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An outfit is:
* Clothing.
* Repair outfit.
* Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
See also:
* Chicago Outfit
Posted by: Wikipedia, ie, "The Truth" at June 10, 2007 11:08 PM
OK, though I love Wikipedia entirely too much for a librarian, I am going to have to go with Merriam Webster's dictionary on this one, " a clothing ensemble often for a special occasion or activity." Of course, this definition would probably work for tie and shirt and pant combinations too unfortunately. But I suppose my silly point is that quite often women buy outfits, and in that usage, I don't wear outfits :)
Posted by: Neil E. Das at June 11, 2007 12:22 AM
"Nerve Cells with Stained Nuclei" NICE! Asthetically, I am drawn to "The New Regalon".
And now for a link to a few Tie jokes:
http://www.tiewarehouse.co.uk/tie-jokes.php
P.S. "t(ie)pology" is a fitting title for this post.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at June 11, 2007 08:24 AM
I am amazed by your tie collection! I can't remember when Thierry last wore a tie... oops yes I can - it must have been Feb 2006 on his last day at work in AKL!! Here work wear is shorts and shortsleeved shirts plus sandals! And how I am amazed to see a suit again! Wow!!
Posted by: Sophie Blanc at June 13, 2007 03:52 PM
