Fifties
Honolulu Rapid Transit Token Cufflinks
12-February-2012 Filed in: Cuffs
Are these cool or what?? My all time favorite cuffs.
I wear these EVERY time I go to my favorite bar: The Aku Aku Tiki Bar, which happen to be just 30 meters from my building. How convenient.
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Shiny Red Motif Skinny Tie
12-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
A beautiful, bright, shiny red skinny tie with a gorgeous, two-sided geometric texture and a nice motif.
Almost too nice, with that bright red color...
Skinny: 4,7 cm.
Beau Brummell Rich Maroon Bubble Tie
12-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
A nice skinny tie by Beau Brummell in a rich, shiny, metallic maroon color with cool «bubbles» in various sizes and colors.
Skinny: 5,7 cm.
Black And Red Fifties Symetric Motif Tie
11-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
This is a really beautiful tie, with a lovely, symmetric pattern.
With look great on a hip fifties rockabilly dude. Which I am not. Still like to wear it, though.
Narrow: 6,2 cm.
Jac-Lin Striped Skinny Tie
11-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
A discrete but nice striped skinny silk tie, from Jac-Lin, Chicago.
Fifties, I guess. Could be sixties as well. Who knows.
Skinny: 5 cm.
Unknown Brand Grey Op Art Fifties Skinny Tie
04-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
Grey ties are a bit dull. So is this, even though the fabric is really nice and shiny, and the op-art styling is kind of interesting.
Silk or synthetic? Sometimes it’s really hard to tell...
Skinny. 5 cm.
Silver Tone Oval Cuffs
19-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
Mr John Black and Green Silk Tie
17-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
One of my most elegant, classy and cool ties. I can really imagine a fifties mobster wearing this. Or Frank Sinatra. (Is there really a difference?)
Love the label!
From Amberg’s, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Narrow: 5,9 cm.
Unknown Brand Golden Ultra Skinny Tie
15-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
Swank Geometric Steel Cufflinks
15-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
Chrome Art Deco Cuffs
15-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
Interlinking Square Cuffs
15-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
Anson Gold Toned Cuffs
15-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
I saw these being worn by one of the characters on Mad Men! Yeay!
A nice, modern, fifties design. Indeed very Mad Men.
Unknown Brand Art Deco Tie
10-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
Van Heusen Brown Ultra Skinny Motif Tie
02-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
A super cool super skinny tie by Van Heusen. Love it!
They don't get much skinnier than this: Only 2,9 cm.
Geometric Rectangle Italian Cuffs
02-September-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
Unknown Brand Geometric Skinny Tie
02-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
A cool fifties skinny tie with a subtle geometric pattern and a Fleur De Lis motif.
Was unused when I bought it. Not any more.
Skinny: 5,9 cm.
Unknown Brand Dark Blue Motif Skinny Tie
02-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
An elegant fifties skinny tie with a leaf motif.
Was unused when I bought it.
Skinny (barely): 5,3 cm.
The National Tie
02-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
A nice, simple tie from the fifties, with a geometric motif.
Was unused when I bought it. But not any more.
Narrow: 5,8 cm.
From The National, Rochester.
Shields Triangle Rhinestone Cuffs
25-August-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
An elegant pair of silver triangle rhinestone cufflinks from Shields.
Shields Fifth Avenue was a men’s jewelry store from the late 1940’s until the 1960’s.
Starburst Gold Tone Cuffs
25-August-2011 Filed in: Cuffs
A nice pair of fifties cufflinks. Gold toned with a cool starburst design, the rays emitting from a rhinestone.
Unknown Brand Brown Motif Tie
24-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
This buddy has seen better days — understandably, the previous owner must have been using it a lot.
Love the motif on this one.
No label.
Narrow: 5,6 cm.
Hengerer's Ultra Skinny Striped Tie
24-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
Ultra Skinny! Now we’re talking. This is what I like.
They are rare finds, these ultra skinny ones. This one get a lot of neck-time.
Made by an unknown brand for Hengerer’s department store in Buffalo. They closed over 20 years ago.
Ultra skinny 3,7 cm.
Hengerer's Black Silk Tie
24-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A gorgeous black silk tie with white crests and blue ribbon.
Would be nice to wear at a wedding.
Probably made by an unknown brand for Hengerer’s in Buffalo. They closed over 20 years ago.
Fifties.
Narrow: 5,8 cm.
Unknown Brand Deep Blue Diamond Tie
24-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
This one I really like. I have ben using it a lot.
The deep blue color. The elongated diamond shaped pattern. It’s just really cool.
And very close to being a true skinny tie. (My criteria: 5 cm wide or less.)
This is 5,2 cm wide, but the long narrow diamond shape makes it appear narrower.
Too bad there is no label on it.
Wembley Golden Tie
24-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A really cool tie from Wembley. The geometric design must be from the futuristic, atomic fifties.
And being a Wembley, it comes with instructions!
Narrow. 5,4 cm.
Abbey Silver Skinny Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
The silvery grey color is a bit dull, but I like the texture in the weave.
I’m guessing it’s from the fifties.
Abbey Cravate - does this mean it’s from Canada?
Skinny: 5 cm wide.
Abbey Shiny Red Skinny Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
I love this! Beautiful, deep, shiny red. Very nice motif. Very fifties rock’n’roll.
And it’s skinny! 5 cm wide.
Wearing this makes me feel like the coolest cat on the block.
Unknown Brand Red Silk Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
An interesting geometric pattern woven over a richly textured red weave.
Must be from the fifties.
Narrow. 5,7 cm wide.
Lytton's Shiny Geometric Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
Shiny and with a really nice, geometric design. Almost op-art.
That futuristic circle makes me guess it’s from the fifties.
I really like this. But the shiny gold/blue fabric is impossible to capture in a photo.
6 cm wide.
Unknown Brand for Bishop's
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
Ever since the eighties I’ve loved paisley patterns. This is one of the most discreet and classy ones I’ve seen. Beautiful.
Still, classy and beautiful ties like this don’t get that much use. I seldom move in circles where I need to show this kind of muted elegance.
Unfortunately.
Reasonably narrow: 6,3 cm.
Penney's Towncraft Tie
22-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A rather cool tie, with its wavy California surf pattern. Unfortunately, not in mint condition.
5,5 cm wide.
Majestic Tie
22-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A really nice tie from Majestic, which don’t get that much use. I guess it’s personality is a bit dull.
Nice and really well designed, and a bit dull.
It’s also a bit on the wide side: 6,5 cm.
Berkley Tie
21-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A nice silk tie from Berkley. From the Fifties, I guess.
I love ties with shop labels. It gives the tie its history and origin.
5,5 cm wide. (Almost skinny - my definition of skinny tie: 5 cm (2 inches) or less.)
The Shop Label reads:
Distributed by
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Products Store, Inc.
Palmer House Arcade
Chicago