Show us your TIES

[resortes805]

Crazy cotton-linen ties!

The one on the far left is a wacky Palm Beach tie!

 

[The real Henry]

Very nice collection! I'd love to own something like the middle one of your browns!


Regards,
Henrik

 

[LadyDeWinter]

You have a nice bunch of ties. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap The right one is my favourite!

 

[Fletch]

Great stuff resortes!

I could have guessed the repro tie – it has less taper!

Now about purple...as all you tie collectors can testify, it seems very common. Much more so than today. And rarely is it deep purple. It's purplishblue, purplishgray, or something close to U.S. Army officer pink.

My theory: It's a faded color. It didn't even exist then.
When new, these ties were shades of blue or grey.

It's like the Catalin colored plastics used in 30s radios. A blue or green one is worth thousands, because most "decayed" to more naturally stable amber shades.

I have a bunch of ties that I think would make LadyD very happy. I'll snap some.

 

[resortes805]

My theory: It's a faded color. It didn't even exist then.
When new, these ties were shades of blue or grey.

I've also noticed alot of blue gabardine suits that have turned purple around the shoulders due to fading. However, would a tie fade evenly? Would'nt the fade be concentrated closer around the knot and face of the tie while the neck and back portions retain their original hue?

 

[Dinerman]

"New" mostly '30s ties.

Hampden is vintage clothes land. Unfortunately 95 percent of it is womens, 3 percent of the mens didn't it me, 1 percent was to ugly to bother with, and the 1 percent that fit and I liked cost more than I was willing to spend.

But after quite a lot of digging, I did manage to find some ties.

I've never worn a bow tie in my life, but this one looked pretty cool, and it was cheap. So- today I get to figure out how to tie the darn thing.

here's the other tie I liked. I thought it was just an abstract when I bought it, but looking at it in the car, I realized it was floral. Cool!

and a vintage Maryland state trooper tie clip.

I also found a '30's? silver collar bar in the bargain bin at an antique store. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the darn thing to photograph, so use your imagination.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Love the bow tie. With some practice, they become easy to tie. Expect verbal abuse if you wear it.

bk

 

[Viviene]

Is Hampden in Maryland and if so how far away from Frederick? I would love to take a look at that womens vintage!

 

[Dinerman]

It's a neighborhood in Baltimore.

 

[Dinerman]

All the stores are along 36th street. (the avenue)
You cant miss it, just look for the big flamingo on the Cafe Hon.
All the antique stores have vintage clothes. Avenue Antiques has 2 entire floors of clothes, but you have to dig.

 

[Fletch]

Hampden is vintage clothes land. Unfortunately 95 percent of it is womens

Hey, "vintage clothing" still pretty much MEANS "women's" in more genteel circles, where nobody's arty or reads books or nuthin'.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Another dozen 30s ties from the Goodwill on saturday. With some great brocades with strange-ish designs. I love this one with a sort of red seaweedy-type deisgn . . .

And this one with interlocking ropes design is pretty cool, too:

bk

 

[DOUGLAS]

Those are really nice BK. I have a hard time finding ties I like here in the city and even a harder time finding good bow ties that will fit my neck.

 

[Quigley Brown]

The thrift stores in this town suck. I haven't found any decent ties in over a year. I did get a box of them from my mom...in Iowa...for Christmas, but they were either 1930s or 1970s...nothing inbetween.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I'm waiting for this place to run out of ties, but five in and still going strong, i don't think it'll ever be exhausted. And the amount of 50s ties i reject is remarkable. Truly a hotbed of tie activity . . .

bk

 

[cookie]

Tie materials

I know traditionally all good ties are pure silk...

But here we see silk and linen... and this mix is back in vogue - I see a few on the landsend.com site.

I have a few Italian jobs (les Copains - Zegna factory Gant etc) that are cotton and linen and I like the weight and fold of them.

What do you fellow lounge lizards think is the best?

Is there really a best? Are the acetate and 40s synthetics good? I have a few from the op shops that are interesting knock-offs of silk.

 

[cookie]

ties and envy

. . . are vicious, evil Gods. As soon as you mention that you hate something, they come along in bucketloads. From a thrift store yesterday (I also got a whole pile of ties i like from the 20s/30s/40s):

Around the clock:

1: plaid

2: Hunting Fraser

4: MacBeth

5: Weir

7: MacMillan

9: Calhoun

11: Unnamed

All the named ones are Botany brand and 1930s. I guess this chap REALLY liked his tartans, eh?

bk

p.s. If the Gods are listening: I REALLY, REALLY HATE STEAMER TRUNKS PACKED WITH MINT CONDITION 30s SUITS IN MY SIZE, NEXT TO STEAMER TRUNKS PACK WITH SAME IN VERY LARGE SIZES. LET'S JUST SAY THAT 8 SUCH STEAMER TRUNKS WOULD REALLY ANNOY ME.

Causing intentional pain to a fellow lounger is called sadism.

Tickling and teasing is even more painful ...please cease and desist immeedjetly!!!!!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

no intentional taunting meant.

As for material, i have a deep love of woolen ties. I have ones from the 30s that are thin weave woolens (like those tartan ones of ill repute). Botany tended to make a lot of woolen ties. There is a particular type of horrid fabric that was used for ties back in the day. It's hard, it's scratchy and feels horrible to the touch . . . but it ties a truly wonderful knot. I'd *love* to find out what those ties are made of. I don't want to burn test one of my ties, but it might end up that that's the only way i'll find out.

bk

 

[adamgottschalk]

i have one old tie that I believe is acetate. It's a beautiful but it's so slick and slippery, it's nearly impossible to tie. It's the blue and red one with the insane jaquard pattern almost dead center. Nice tie. Hard to do up. My girlfriend would like me to warn her in advance when I'll be attempting to put that tie on (so she can escape to somewhere out of earshot).

 

[Jovan]