Show us your TIES

[Matt Crunk]

I realize it's a little early for Christmas, but I recently ran across this tie photo that I forgot I had. It's a hand-painted (airbrushed) Santa tie by yours truly. I painted it back in the mid-'90s for display when I worked one Holiday season airbrushing items in a local mall.

 

[dh66]

Very impressive Matt. Looks like the graphics from one of those old coca-cola ads. Coke had a huge hand in establishing the modern image of ol' St. Nick, beginning in the early 30s.

 

[Matt Crunk]

Very impressive Matt. Looks like the graphics from one of those old coca-cola ads. Coke had a huge hand in establishing the modern image of ol' St. Nick, beginning in the early 30s.

Thanks. That's exactly the look I was going for.

 

[dh66]

You nailed it!

 

[1mach1]

+1
Nice work Matt.

 

[Talbot]

Truly impressive work Matt. Was it a lot of work?

 

[jamespowers]

You nailed it!

Agreed. Now I know who to send my boring solid vintage ties to.

 

[The Good]

Nice ties, Retro Spectator and Matt Crunk!

 

[Dinerman]

I found this latest batch of ties in Billings, Montana.

 

[dh66]

Nice catch!

 

[Retro Spectator]

That last one with the fisherman looks like it was hand-painted with a brush. I thought that they only hand-painted ties with airbrushes?

 

[Fastuni]

Very nice. Best of the bunch IMO.

 

[jamespowers]

I found this latest batch of ties in Billings, Montana.

All good ones. I like the quail.

 

[fedoralover]

I've never worn a bow tie. But I saw this vintage handpainted clip on and loved it too much to pass on it. So it will be my first.



fedoralover

 

[The Good]

Very good ties, Dinerman! I think I like them equally.

I've never worn a bow tie. But I saw this vintage handpainted clip on and loved it too much to pass on it. So it will be my first.



fedoralover

That's a nice one. I've been planning to wear clip-on bow ties, as well. I bought a lot of six bow ties, although their patterns are more conservative than yours. Some members here believe that they are of the 1950s or '60s era, rather than 1920s or '30s as in the auction's description.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121371354404

 

[dh66]

I've never worn a bow tie. But I saw this vintage handpainted clip on and loved it too much to pass on it. So it will be my first.



fedoralover

Very nice! I've never seen a hand painted bow tie.

 

[dh66]

This is a very good start to a collection. There are some really nice looking ones.

 

[The Good]

This is a very good start to a collection. There are some really nice looking ones.

Thank you! I'll enjoy wearing them. I could see them being easier to wear with sweaters, not having the bulk beneath it.

 

[Retro Spectator]

Does anyone know what they used to paint hand-painted ties back then?

 

[dh66]

Found this one at a thrift store this morning. It's got some stains, but it was 99¢.

The label is missing, but it is tissue thin and short and wide, consistent with other 40s/early 50s ties I have. That, and the style of the graphics, would make me suspect it's of that era. Even if it's not, the price was right, and I'll wear it anyway.