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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.
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Mancunian Teddy Bear With Broken Arm Tie
12-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
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.
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.
Bright Red Skinny Tie with Black Motif
11-February-2012 Filed in: Ties
This one’s REALLY red. Because of the bright color it doesn’t get much wear, even though I really like the black swirly motif as well as the leather like fabric.
No label.
Skinny: 4,8 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.
Howard's Silk Skinny Tie
15-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
A very elegant silk tie from Howard's on Kinsman at Lee, Shaker Heights.
Love the animal motif.
A bit on the formal side, so I don't use it very much.
Skinny: 5 cm.
Unknown Brand Golden Ultra Skinny Tie
15-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.
Wembley Ultra Skinny Black Motif Tie
02-September-2011 Filed in: Ties
An ultra skinny one from Wembley. Black with a simple motif.
As always. when you get a Wembley tie, you also get instructions on what to wear it with. Cool!
Ultra skinny: 4 cm.
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.
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 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.
Damon Crown Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
Classy. And that golden triangle beneath the crown is really nice too. Is it the emblem of some secret brotherhood?
Shop Label: Joseph’s San Antonio by Damon.
Says All Silk Warp. But another label beneath says: 65% rayon, 35% silk....
Almost skinny: 5,3 cm wide.
Wembley Texture Tie
23-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
Love the texture on this! Is it supposed to be wood? Beautiful.
In addition, it has an interesting motif.
And Wembley always tells you which color suit to wear it with. Cool!
(Though, personally, I wouldn’t mind wearing this with a blue suit.)
5,7 cm wide.
Dino Scala by Famous
22-August-2011 Filed in: Ties
A well designed tie. But a bit too formal and conservative for my taste. Nice condition.
Skinny: 5 cm wide.