Show us your TIES

[AtomicEraTom]

That's what makes it so fascinating! I would have guessed it from a decade later, not by the style, of course, just by the message.

No kidding, huh? Who ever said that the '50s were squeaky clean?

 

[repeatclicks]

Butterfly with bamboo and hibiscus flower:

 

[Feraud]

Nice one.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Love that tie, and another Towncraft DeLuxe!

 

[repeatclicks]

^^Love that tie, and another Towncraft DeLuxe!

Yeah, funny isn't that?! Towncrafts were just the bees knees. They knot and hang so nicely!

 

[Dinerman]

Just won these.

Bowling Ball meets tie dye.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Dinerman, believe it or not, I've got two ties that could pass for their twins. Good find.

 

[Dan'l]

Butterfly with bamboo and hibiscus flower:

Drool! That is a beautiful tie repeatclicks. I want one lol

 

[Shangas]

Easy enough. You'll soon be able to do it with you eyes closed.
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Thanks for the video, James! I've now learnt how to do a perfect Windsor knot!

^^Congratulations on the cache' of neckties, Shangas; I particularly like the school commemoration and the two-tone silver-gray (grey for you of the British Commonwealth) ones. On my job, I had always worn neckties on and off, but when I started actually collecting neck apparel, it gave me more impetus. Now if I go for more than a day without one, students and staff notice...

Thanks, WideBrim. I love them. I doubt my brother will ever want them back, so now they're mine. These aren't ALL his ties though. He's still got a dozen or more which I left in his closet. They're horrible colours! Two pink ones, one blue white and black striped one...I better stop before I feel sick. Horrible ties that nobody in their right mind would ever wear.

I selected the ones that I did because I think they're universal ties - You can wear them with a variety of outfits and colours without looking weird or misnatched, clashing or out of place.

 

[HodgePodge]

Butterfly with bamboo and hibiscus flower:

Mannnn, tell me you found those in Detroit and not London. I've never been able to find anything remotely close to that when I hit the thrifts in town.

Just won these.

Bowling Ball meets tie dye.

I don't know if it is possible to do with fabric, but those look exactly like the kind of pattern you'd get out of Ebru (Turkish water-marbling)

 

[sproily]

I never find any vintage ties, and when I do, I can't date them.

How old do you think this is? The middle part of the tie is actually reinforced with silk satin. The smaller end has a self edge.

Black and white jacquard.

Haven't run into a tie this dark coloured yet!

How would I distinguish a 20's and a 30's necktie? Material? I believe this is rayon.

 

[repeatclicks]

Mannnn, tell me you found those in Detroit and not London. I've never been able to find anything remotely close to that when I hit the thrifts in town.

I wish man! Nope, Im living here in London, so online is my only source for the good stuff.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

More 1940s and 1950s ties I've gotten fairly recently. From thrift stores, estates and auction sites.

 

[Feraud]

Sheesh, this is probably one of the most dynamic painted ties I recall seeing.
Very, very nice. What a treasure that one is.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Man, European ties are sooo difficult in this era (20s-early 50s). They all seem to be the same length, same kinds of fabric, same construction, same widths. NOTHING seems to have changed in 30 years or so.

That reinforcement is certainly a sign of age, but how much? Only the vintage Gods know.

All you can hope for with European vintage ties is a label with a time-distinguishing typeset.

p.s. Everyone: there's some GREAT stuff in London vintage markets.

How old do you think this is? The middle part of the tie is actually reinforced with silk satin. The smaller end has a self edge.

Black and white jacquard.

How would I distinguish a 20's and a 30's necktie? Material? I believe this is rayon.

 

[Widebrim]

More 1940s and 1950s ties I've gotten fairly recently. From thrift stores, estates and auction sites.

Marc, those are all winners! :eusa_clap Is the Frenchy one a Kory, and is the Hollywood/Vine one (boy, I want that...) a Hollyvogue? Don't tell me that you got those two at the Goodwill in Lincoln Heights...

 

[Gene]

Got this one today. Heard of these personal photograph ties but I've never seen one in person until now.

 

[Widebrim]

^^That is fantastic, Gene! I have never seen one before.

 

[davidraphael]

This is my latest tie: Hollyvogue. Mid-late 30s, maybe early 40s (I was told). 100% silk.

I tend not to go for the more flamboyant designs.

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[Dan'l]

Some very nice ties from all of you gentlemen.