Blue Splattered Paint Tie

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Wow. Wow! WOW!

I think this is my number one favorite. Isn’t it just AMAZING?

How can anyone make such an awesome tie and not put a label on it? Unbelievable.

Every time I wear this (and I have to really struggle not to wear it EVERY TIME I go out), I get a lot of comments and compliments. Of course.

Not very skinny, but that’s ok: 6,5 cm.

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Sergio Valente Blue Tiger Print Tie

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A terrific eighties new wave, blue tiger print skinny tie by Sergio Valente.

Totally cool.

Skinny: 5,6 cm.

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Honolulu Rapid Transit Token Cufflinks

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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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Beau Brummell Brown Striped Skinny Tie

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A very nice skinny tie with great colors.

Diagonal stripes are of course very conventional, but this is kind of interesting.

Purchased at Geisler’s of Lafayette, Indiana.

Nice’n’skinny: 4,5 cm.

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Mancunian Teddy Bear With Broken Arm Tie

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What a find! This is one of my absolute favorites.

Terrific motif: A teddy bear with a broken arm in a sling, greeting you - or is he calling out for help or sympathy?

Eighties or nineties?

I wear this one all the time, even though it is rather wide: 7,6 cm.

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Buehler Bingham Ultra Skinny Square End

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A terrific, ultra skinny square end by Buehler-Bingham of Ogden, Utah.

Very short and very skinny: 3,5 cm.

Here’s a shot from the Buehler-Bingham Store, grabbed from this page.

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Revl Ultra Skinny Red White and Blue Tie

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Wear In Good Health - how cool is that?! I love this tie for that label alone.

But even without the label, it’s a great ultra skinny tie. I’m guessing it’s from the eighties.

Perfect for wearing on the Norwegian independence day: May 17th.

Ultra skinny: 4,5 cm.

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Christian Dior Turquoise Op-Art Tie

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I love this one! Fabulous op-art design, this has to be an eighties gem.

Christian Dior, baby!

A bit wide, but I forgive it - and Christian Dior. 7 cm.

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Jordache Red and Black Check Skinny Tie

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Jordache - my favorite brand! All the Jordache ties I’ve been fortunate enough to find are on my favorites list.

I use this all the time! It’s so fresh and cool and funky and hot!

Perfectly skinny as well: 4,8 cm.

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Stringbeans Graphic Floral Tie

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I love this. To me it looks like a sixties tie, but the label looks more like it’s from the eighties.

Anyways. Wonderful tie.

A bit on the wide side: 6,4 cm.

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Blue Ultra Skinny Palm Leaf Tie

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Ultra skinny, ultra cool, ultra hip!

Shiny, sleek and smart. Perfect.

Ultra skinny: 3,3 cm

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Mr John Black and Green Silk Tie

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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.

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Jordache Paisley Tie

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Jordache, why do I love you so? Because EVERY tie you have made is AMAZING!

I buy every Jordache tie I can find. Unfortunately, they are quite rare, so I only have a few yet, but they are all in my absolute favorites collection.

Skinny (well, almost): 5,6 cm. Still, totally cool.

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French Enamel Portrait Cuffs

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Sweet ladies, sweet cuffs.

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Swank Geometric Steel Cufflinks

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Cool ones. Geometric steel cufflinks by Swank.

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Interlinking Square Cuffs

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A very elegant pair. I love the geometric design - the interlinking squares.

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Anson Gold Toned Cuffs

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I saw these being worn by one of the characters on Mad Men! Yeay!

A nice, modern, fifties design. Indeed very Mad Men.

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Unknown Brand Art Deco Tie

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Holy macaroni! Is this tie amazing or is it amazing? My answer: TOTALLY AMAZING.

The Art Deco design is striking and dramatic. Unfortunately, and unbelievably: no label.

Narrowish: 6,2 cm.

The perfect cuffs to go with this tie: These.

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Unknown Brand Golden Paisley Tie

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When you make such a terrific tie, why don’t you put your label on it? I would be so proud of designing this!

The golden copper pattern is kind of shiny, almost metallic. Sweet!

Narrow: 6,2 cm.

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Ernst Red Square End Tie

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One of my favorite square ends. I wear this a lot.

Wonderfully skinny: 4 cm. Yeay!

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Ori-Dono Silk Skinny Tie

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A lovely silk (?) tie by Ori-Dono. Japan.

Skinny: 5 cm.

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J Todd Turquoise Skinny Tie

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My baby. This tie is so incredibly cool, it’s almost too much: Wearing this makes me convinced all the other guys are dorks. There is just no competition.

The artificial lizard like pattern, the shiny turquoise color, the perfect width. Everything about this tie is amazing.

Skinny: 4,7 cm

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Van Heusen Brown Ultra Skinny Motif Tie

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A super cool super skinny tie by Van Heusen. Love it!

They don't get much skinnier than this: Only 2,9 cm.

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Geometric Rectangle Italian Cuffs

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Amazing, Italian geometric cuffs in the original box.

I love these.

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Handloom Silk Stripe Tie

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This one is so rad! Why? Striped ties are nothing special?

Hard to say why, actually. But I think it’s the combination of the colors, the raw silk, and the perfect skinny width.

Anyways, I dig this. Plus, at the time of writing, this is my only tie from India.

Skinny: 5,2 cm.

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Hengerer's Ultra Skinny Striped Tie

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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.

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Jordache Teal/Black Skinny Tie

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Jordache, baby!

This was my first Jordache. And boy, have they become my favorite brand.

Totally eighties. I doubt there were any cooler designers during the eighties than Jordache.

Skinny: 4,7 cm. Perfect!

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Unknown Brand Deep Blue Diamond Tie

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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.

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Gentry Skinny Tie

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I LOVE this tie!

The color. The centered geometric weave. Everything about this tie is perfect.

One of my absolute favorites.

And it is skinny, just like I like it: 4,8 cm wide.

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Abbey Shiny Red Skinny Tie

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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.

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