Trends: Bow Ties
December 4th, 2008
Dressing up and looking smart like a London bloke has become quite trendy these days. Wearing a Bow Tie instead of a traditional tie or an ascot has become the in thing amongst some. I’m sure you have been seeing a lot of your favorite artist pulling off this look, such has Common, Fabolous, Kanye and Q-tip just to name a few.
1. You can wear a bow tie with formal attire such as suits or dinner jackets.
2. The more tone down look is just to wear it with a shirt and a cardigan or a sweater over it. (pictured above)
3. Some even wear bow tie’s with a short sleeve woven shirt.
Your choice!
History of the Bow Tie:
The bow tie originated among Croatian mercenaries during the Prussian wars of the 17th century: the Croats used a scarf around the neck to hold together the opening of their shirts. This was soon adopted (under the name cravat, derived from the French for “Croat“) by the upper classes in France, then a leader in fashion, and flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. The French novelist Honoré de Balzac even wrote a book on the subject.
It is uncertain whether the cravat then evolved into the bow tie and necktie, or whether the cravat gave rise to the bow tie, which in turn led to the necktie.
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been wanting to do this for a while. dunno if i can swagg it out enough lol
Pretty fresh Mr. Troy!
Get, get, get it! Not too many can pull this off… You can’t just throw this on… You gotta have SWAGG!
LOL U LOOK SHORT..BUT HANDSOME
Love this
I hope thats not a clip on bow tie
Also, if you want the real history of the necktie & bow tie, check out this book “Ties: Trends & Traditions”
Its the only book that actually states the true beginning of the necktie. Great compendium of information on the subject