tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85946841128428194092024-02-18T23:24:29.791-08:00About Neckties ‐ Buy Novelty TiesIf you are looking for collector neckties illustrating Spiderman, Superman, Mickey Mouse or other novelty themes then you have found the place. This is a fun blog including everything you ever wanted to know about ties: interesting and fun articles, including the complete history of ties. Buy ties from our on line retail store, nice tie store where you will find that special tie. Learn how to tie a tie - the easy way to tie the Windsor Necktie Knot and the story behind this fashion statement.Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-19240134547718181222017-04-18T20:59:00.005-07:002017-04-18T21:21:49.282-07:00Why Wear a Suit and Tie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Why you should wear a suit and necktie, I could not have said it better myself.</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I found this cool YouTube Video that illustrates wonderfully the reason why a man should wear a suit and tie. This popular YouTube Channel has a real genuine method of getting his point across, which is realized when Winston, the YouTuber tells a story about his experiences regarding his attire when he worked for a big company in South Africa.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The bottom line as he explains it has he never received any respect because he dressed casually. That changed when he showed up wearing a suit and tie purely by </span>mistake<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> as he was to attend a Wedding later that day. From that day forward he wore a suit and tie to work. He calls it having respect for his clients which in turn earns him respect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Additionally, here is another opinion with great authority from Entrepreneur Magazine. Note to business people everywhere, even you casual Californians: Don’t show up for a business meeting in flip-flops, shorts, and a hoodie. Like, ever, man. Suit up and dress like the professional you are or aim to be. Because, as the tried-and-true adage goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238953" target="_blank"><b> Read more at Entrepreneur - How to Dress for a Business meeting. Yes, Seriously</b>. </a></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Click the link to see the video by Winston "Why wear A Suit," In short he earns respect wearing a suit and tie. His YouTube channel motto "Stay Awesome."</i></b></div>
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-53127597458353598412017-02-04T09:02:00.001-08:002017-02-12T07:50:06.928-08:00How Should a Giraffe Tie His Necktie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i>Well, to start with a giraffe should tie a Windsor Necktie Knot regardless of where on his long neck he ties his knot. The Windsor Tie Knot is simply regarded as the most attractive and classy way to tie a tie - it's the symmetrical shape and the sexy dimple that the knot creates.</i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b> I came across a website for <a href="http://www.9news.com/entertainment/fun-internet-debate-where-do-giraffes-wear-neckties/359251091">Colorado 9News</a> from November 30th, 2016 that had a most interesting post concerning neckties. The title says it all; "How Should a Giraffe Tie His Tie?"<br />
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The origin of the question regarding this novel fashion statement was from a funny tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremythunder">"<i>When giraffes go to work do you think they put the tie at the top or bottom of their necks? </i><i>Asking for a friend"</i></a> You can see the funny tweet from comedian Jeremy Hammond from Brooklyn by clicking the link above.<br />
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It was under the heading "A Random Internet Debate" which clearly made a point that the nation is so divided over the Presidential Election that maybe this would be a fun diversion. I could not have agreed more. To serve the purpose of taking a break this topic otherwise seems irrelevant Surprisingly though this subject is hardly meaningless if you take into account the decline of sophisticated apparel for men and the apparent serious interest that this tweet garnered in neckties and how and why they should be worn.<br />
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The tweet and the follow-up articles on web blogs and websites, on radio talk shows, and television reports went viral. Among the traction that this Tweet received included The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Fox News Insider, Reddit, and Mashable, and much more Internet and traditional news outlets. There is possibly a deeper reason for the interest beyond having some fun - apparently there is an interesting underlying sociology impact here.<br />
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USA Today did a fairly extensive article on this topic which included some critical fashion critiquing. <i>".... Most ( people ) have concluded that they would wear the tie at the bottom of the neck, because that’s where a human wears a tie. And a dress shirt goes to the bottom of the neck, so if a tie is placed under the collar, the answer would have to be the bottom of the neck. My colleague Ted Berg brings up a rather compelling counterpoint: Maybe they make different shirts for giraffes. It’s an interesting theory, but has been debunked by this very scientific photo of a giraffe wearing a collared shirt:."</i> <a href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/11/giraffe-neck-tie-twitter-debate">read more here - USA TODAY, The Internet is locked in an intense debate on how a giraffe would wear a neck tie</a><br />
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Oddly enough, I have thought about this before. About three years ago, I had discovered a very special television commercial for Marriott that cleverly expressed the notion of a giraffe tying his tie as an obscure method of representing what a businessman's needs are concerning comfort when it comes to hotel accommodations. I posted the commercial as I thought it was worthy of being on my blog for fun without realizing the implications that a giraffe having to tie a tie was as a metaphor for many men and their frustration with knotting neckties and otherwise being professionally prepared for serious business. You can see the commercial here <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2014/01/a-giraffe-businessman-ties-tie-for-work.html">A Giraffe Businessman Ties his Tie For Work</a>.<br />
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It is their long necks that make them such a spectacular sight, and as well their out of the norm physique that <br />
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creates their unique needs for comfort. A bit extreme as a comparison to a businessman's desires. Not so -someone and some marketing firm were paid big bucks to create this campaign for Marriott and the very smart people at Marriott bought it which quite creatively gets the point across that Marriott Hotels are perfect for businessmen or in the case of the commercial -a business-giraffes.<br />
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The reaction online as to how a giraffe would tie his tie is quite remarkable. It is not such a stretch to consider this academic rather than just a novelty topic. Reviewing the many comments and some of the blog articles revealed an ingenious approach to answering the question. Specifically, the article in USA Today by journalist Steven Ruiz which points out that tying a tie is a very demanding task and getting it wrong can be embarrassing. To be clear about this point just think about the press coverage President Trump received when his tie was tied way too long at his inauguration. He was ostracized by many mainstream media journalists and condemned as a man that was careless about how he grooms himself and not being kept - therefore not worthy of being president. If a tie is tied too short a man will look fat and stupid and if it is too long he will get the similar wrath that President Trump received when he tied his tie long enough to pee on.<br />
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I took the time to create some really nice Photo-Shopped images that emphasize both neckties tied high up the neck under the giraffe's chin and lower just above the giraffe's shoulder line. I even created a photo of a giraffe wearing a suit and tie which suggests making it more sensible that a giraffe would not tie his tie below his chin because this would make his wearing a suit and dress shirt with his tie impractical - unless he had his shirts and suits with exceptionally wide collars. That would be a really unconventional and uncomfortable shirt and suit to dress in. Neckties and dress shirts often with suits are more or less inseparable. The collar factor was repeated several times in comments when a rational process of thought was applied to answer the perplexing question for giraffes and their wearing ties.<br />
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So, the funny tweet actually has some merit to it considering the giraffe's lengthy neck. Let us not forget that the giraffe has to get it right just like a man does when he ties his tie. Whoever dreamt up the Marriott television commercial had a similar thought when creatively using a giraffe as an example to convey that the Marriott has accommodations that are very comfortable and easy to feel at home in.<br />
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If you watch the video the giraffe ties his tie right in the middle of his neck, go figure! The photo below illustrates giraffes trending wearing ties below their chin and just above the shoulder.<br />
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You can comment which is your favorite concept for giraffe necktie fashion. Across the Internet, there is an overwhelmingly amount of votes for giraffes to tie their ties just above the shoulder.</div>
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What if a giraffe favors bow ties - how would he wear it, high or low on his neck? I am sure, that would further complicate the debate.<br />
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Additionally, I have a page on my retail website that is home to a creative collection of my original art that I call Neckties In Photo Art ( click this link ) that includes a tiger wearing a necktie, and a Gorilla wearing a tie. In both cases, these dapper jungle beasts are wearing suits and ties which made sense to me and gave me the insight to having a giraffe wear a suit and necktie.<br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-47707415203883648812017-02-04T04:26:00.004-08:002017-02-04T09:37:09.766-08:00Guinness World Record - The Most Tied Neckties In One Minute <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></i><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Believe it or not ( Knot ). </b></span></i><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's the Official Guinness World Record for necktie tying in one minute - 13 ties tied.</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></i> In 2008 on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, Yu Zhenzhen (China) secured a record for the most neckties tied with a four-in-hand knot in one minute. The Four In Hand Tie Knot, also known as the School Boy Tie Knot and the Regate Tie Knot, is the most necktie knots tied in the world because it is a fast process and simple method to learn. In fact, 85% of the neckties tied everyday are tied using the "Four In Hand" tie knotting method.<br />
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The previously record for the most neckties tied with a four-in-hand knot was 9, achieved by Sarah Redding (Germany) on the set of Guinness World Records - Die Grössten Weltrekorde in Cologne, Germany a few months earlier.<br />
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The name Regate Tie Knot follows a fashion trend set by French Yacht racers who favored this tie knotting method. French fashion designer Pierre Cardin favors this tie knot as it is narrow and compliments his favored design in shirt collar and jacket lapel width. The name School Boy Necktie Knot is the result of young men in school preferring this tie knotting technique because it was easy to learn. The name Four in Hand Necktie Knot found its origin and name as that members of the Four-in-Hand Club in London began to wear their neckwear in this manner of knotting, making it fashionable.<br />
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A necktie knotted in this method is narrow, asymmetric, and appropriate for most, but not all occasions. When tying the Four In Hand Tie Knot you will need to make adjustments when you are finished to make sure that is not horribly crooked.<br />
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From our friends at Ties.com - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjAuVW7eds">How to tie a Four In Hand Tie Knot by www.ties.com</a><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-64669560745036203402017-01-21T06:00:00.001-08:002017-03-04T00:34:35.819-08:00Why President Donald Trump Wore a Red Necktie for the Inauguration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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President Trump wore a red tie on Inauguration Day because it presented him with the look of ultimate authority. Red ties are power ties.and if there ever was a guy and a time to wear a red tie this was it. He is a tough guy and takes no flak from anyone - to say he has enduring pride would be an understatement.<br />
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The color red illustrates confidence and aggression therefore with the commencement of taking on the responsibility of being the 45th President of the United States wearing a red tie would seem to fit the bill - certainly for President Trump.<br />
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This president has been underestimated and slandered by the mainstream media creating false news providing a great deal of miss guided ill-faith with many Americans. The Democratic Party just will not accept the loss of the election which was due to the fact that their candidate was not qualified. Hillary Clinton is just not liked and not trusted by a majority of Americans which seemed to become a galvanization across the nation as her email scandal-plagued her. The releasing of emails included very damaging content from her private server, the Democratic National Committee, and her campaign manager John <span style="background-color: white;">Podesta</span> that somehow were hacked or leaked and then released by Wikileaks painted a very unflattering insight into who and what she is.<br />
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The man who was democratically elected to lead the United States for the next four years had to endure something that no other president-elect has had to bare regarding the transition of power. If he wore any other color necktie he would be in effect surrendering to the apparent conspiracy by the conservative left and other people in government especially the Democrats and certainly the biased mainstream media outlets that were relentless in their assault on him.<br />
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Check out our previous post earlier today about red neckties <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2017/01/never-wear-red-necktie-unless.html" target="_blank">Never Wear a Red Necktie Unless...</a><br />
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The Internet and many non-virtual media outlets were ablaze with commentary concerning President Trumps red satin silk necktie, namely the length of it. The wide blade of his tie extended well below his belt which is the rule of thumb for a correctly tied tie. Twitter posts were abundant with many "haters" relishing in the fashion blunder. No doubt most of the Twitter critics have no idea how to tie a necktie which makes them non-credible fashion critics. Some media reports were critical about President Trump's choice of wearing a red tie one calling it an "angry red tie." I guess some were offended by the message that the red tie was conveying. No doubt liberal journalists ( especially CNN correspondents ) just do not like President Trump and are probably a member of the "Not My President Club."<br />
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Read a post on Live Science Web Site <a href="http://www.livescience.com/3281-red-blue-necktie-colors-matter.html" target="_blank">Red vs. Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matter</a><br />
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A Google Image Search of presidential inaugurations dating back to JFK in 1961 yielded only one president who wore a red tie at the swearing in ceremony. Barack Obama wore a red tie for his first inauguration in 2009. He certainly did not have to cope with the negative aspect of President Trump's transition so presumably he wanted to make a statement that he was strong and going to be in charge of the government. The 43rd President of the United Sates, George W. Bush wore red neckties on white shirts for every major speech in the beginning of his second term - he made sure he was taken seriously.<br />
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I would imagine that President Trump will opt to wear his signature red necktie often especially when he feels like he just is not getting treated fairly by the press or political adversaries.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Contemporary Presidents who did not wear a red necktie at their inauguration.</b><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-22291352574984308592017-01-20T02:59:00.000-08:002017-04-15T21:26:04.427-07:00Never Wear a Red Necktie Unless ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">...you want a lot of attention. </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">However, be forewarned</span></b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></b></i></div>
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Never wear a red tie unless you want to convey a message that you are aggressive and over-confident. If you are dressing for a job interview you could shoot yourself in the foot if you wear a red necktie. For instance interviewing for a car salesman position sporting a red tie would make the general sales manager feel threatened thinking that you are too self-assured and his job could become your job<br />
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A new study by researchers at Durham University found that wearing red illustrates anger and a dominant character. Men are offended by other men wearing red as being domineering, however, women do not react the same. By contrast, women are attracted to men adorning red ties or clothing. The study found that red has a subconscious effect on the brain that is useful for conveying potency but less effective if the aim is to evoke trustworthiness. The color red is the color of passion, and lust which explains why woman are attracted by it. Men wearing red are very sexually desirable to women. Wearing red will make you stand out in a crowd which makes it a likely choice of garment color by extroverts.<br />
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In nature many animals display red to ward off competitors. This is a trait that is apparent in the human species as well. The WWI German ace pilot Manfred Von Richthofen - the "Red Baron" shot down a record 80 planes. When he was confronted by other pilots in his squadron complaining that his choice to paint his Fokker Dr.I triplane red as it was hardly stealthy, he acclaimed that he did not want to hide - he wanted the enemy to be scared.<br />
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Matadors use red capes when fighting bulls, however, a common miss belief is that red makes the bulls angry - the red capes movement does cause the bull to become aggressive. Bulls are color blind so the red cape has no effect on the bulls however it surely has an effect on the crowds in the bull ring. A display of confidence could hardly be greater for the matador as he artfully used the red cape to taunt the bull causing distraction creating an advantage for the matador.<br />
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Consider Superman wearing a blue cape or worse pink. Do you think he would command authority in the least? Anything red illustrates strength and commands attention. The saying, "seeing red" indicates having the emotion of anger, which by error was coined due to the misunderstanding that the bull becomes fierce at the sight of the matador's red cape! Never-the-less the color red is firmly rooted in language slang as an expression of rage.<br />
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If you are a ladies man or you feel up to intimidating men with the self-conviction of an abundant ego then wearing red neckties is for you. Otherwise be duly warned about what the color red says. You may be commanding the appearance of being too audacious for a social event or for being trustworthy and personable to get the job. On the other hand, if you can walk the walk and talk the talk you may be so cavalier as a knight slaying all adversaries in your endeavors. Add some unyielding charm and you will get the killer babe which in many cases is a greater accomplishment than getting employed.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">check out <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2017/01/why-president-donald-trump-wore-red.html" target="_blank">Why President Donald Trump Wore a Red Tie At His Inauguration</a></span></i></b><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-42094497855124002852017-01-03T11:45:00.000-08:002017-01-04T05:06:33.479-08:00In 1965 The Rolling Stones Were Asked To Wear Neckties By the Royals and the Illuminati<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Rolling Stones were asked to wear neckties in </span></b><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: large;">1965 to create a demand </span></b><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: large;">for ties by young men as the </span></b><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: large;">neck wear industry in England was failing.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>The Tailor and Cutter, a British menswear magazine, issued a plea asking the Rolling Stones to wear ties and save the necktie industry. Almost certainly this request was part of a much greater controlling force that by design had more than just an influence in apparel as an agenda. </i></b></span><br />
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The music and the dynamic character of the rock and roll bands that made a great impression on the world and especially the United States in the 60s was not a mere happen-stance. At the very least the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were a product of social engineering which controlled the population in an almost "science fiction" like manner. An attempt to create a fashion statement while coming to the aid of a faltering fashion industry was probably not the main reason that Mick Jagger and fellow band mates were encouraged to wear neckties,.rather this was part of a grand process of cultural shaping and society discipline by an agenda executed by the world's elite.<br />
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The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in Sussex, England, is the world’s center for mass brainwashing and social engineering activities (LaRouche.com, 1980). This think tank was initiated in 1946 as a sophisticated organization that along with other institutions on both sides of the Atlantic shapes the destiny of the entire planet, and in the process, change the paradigm of modern society. Tavistock is directly under the council of 300 which is beneath the 13 ruling blood line families that are in essence the Illuminati.<br />
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Lyrics, were not always solely the creation of the musicians making sure that specific messages were conveyed. Those tunes that did become born at the result of creativity of the band members had to be approved by the powers that be.<br />
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Apparently The Grateful Dead was under the thumb by Tavistock's partners in the USA - The Bookings Institute, The Hudson Institute, The Princeton Institute, The RAND Research and Development Corporation, and The Stanford Research Institute. MI6 oversees Tavistock and the CIA manages the USA think tanks.<br />
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Mick Jagger was hardly easy to manage as were the other Rolling Stones musicians. It was soon after the plea to be dressed in suits and ties that Jagger and his fellow rockers wore what they wanted, and that was not neckties. The fashion styles that they fancied were wild and at times outrageous - a natural for such avant-garde artists as the Rolling Stones.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Checkout our post <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2016/06/the-rolling-stones-rebel-rock-and_22.html" target="_blank">The Rolling Stones - Rebel Rock and Rollers Just Won't Retire</a></span></i><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-38269411607283619342016-12-26T18:11:00.003-08:002017-01-03T09:47:16.298-08:00Mens Dress Shirts - Possibly the Sexiest Thing a Woman Can Wear<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>A woman wearing a man's dress shirt fashions a very special sex appeal.</i></b></span><br />
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What makes a man think that his girlfriend or wife is really sexy when she wears his dress shirt?<br />
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The flowing blouse manner of the fitting reveals almost no hint of the female body, save legs and a deep neck line. It is that obscuring that creates a sexy attraction that spellbinds the lady's man.<br />
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In the morning when she gets up to make coffee and breakfast a man's lover will throw on his shirt as convenience effecting a robe like garment when she leaves the bed.<br />
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Her body enveloped in his shirt simply strikes sex appeal - these photos should leave no doubt.<br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-41060121517252502312016-12-21T01:50:00.002-08:002017-01-20T22:53:24.240-08:00Hugo Boss Fashion Superman Alex Thompson Leads in the Vendee Globe Yacth Race<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>click this link to </b></i><i><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7VJpXZyPY" target="_blank">Watch this incredible video of Alex Thompson sailing his Hugo Boss </a></b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7VJpXZyPY" target="_blank">Racing Yacht in the Southern Ocean</a> </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Alex Thompson is not just a "superman" sailor he is an entrepreneur and knows how to impress his sponsor Hugo Boss with spectacular stunts. He does Keel Walking, Mast Walking and Sail Boarding dressed to the nines in a Hugo Boss Suit and Tie.</b></span><br />
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Alex Thomson dives off the top of a mast in his Hugo Boss suit ( although it takes skill to dive more than 30 meters while moving ) for the PR requirements of his sponsor, Hugo Boss. . Photos and videos of Thompson Keel Walking, Mast Walking and Sail Boarding while dressed in a Hugo Boss suit and necktie were seen around the world on the Internet, and television, magazines and news papers. <br />
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His daring ways proved to be a great way of getting Hugo Boss to foot the bill for his challenge in the solo world yacht race. All kidding aside he is the leader in the grueling single handed sailboat race in an older out of class boat that traverses the globe circumnavigating Antarctica in the treacherous Southern Ocean. <br />
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So besides mast walking, keel walking, and surf sailing in fashion suits and ties by Hugo Boss Alex Thomson has greater sporting ambitions: he wants to become the first British winner of the Vendée Globe. Read more here. <a href="http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/60/alex-thomson" target="_blank">Alex Thompson Vendee Globe</a><br />
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<a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2013/10/keel-walking-in-hugo-boss-suit-and-tie.html" target="_blank">Check out our earlier post Alex Thompson Keel Walking wearing a Hugo Boss Suit</a><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-81102791443253778592016-06-22T04:11:00.002-07:002017-02-09T14:52:55.075-08:00The Rolling Stones - Rebel Rock and Rollers Just Won't Retire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>An explanation by Rolling Stone Magazine as to why the iconic band will never quit - gotta read this article to find out. </i></b></span><br />
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The Rolling Stones are releasing a new album later this year that promises to be heavy blues like the band's original sound. It has been over 10 years since their last release "A Bigger Bang" so this album is greatly anticipated. They are also back on tour in 2016 with two shows at the Empire Polo Club in Indio California on October 7th and 14th and a show in Las Vegas on October 19th at the T-Mobile Arena. The <b style="font-style: italic;">"Lucky Dip" </b>Las Vegas Show quickly sold out as could be expected for the Sin City.<br />
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In 2016 they performed 15 stadium shows in Latin America the <b><i>"Ole Tour"</i></b> including Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio De Janeiro, São Paulo and Porto Alegre with Lima, Bogotá and Mexico City and Cuba - from February 1 through March 25th. Their 2015 <i><b>"Zip Code Tour"</b></i> had 17 Stadium dates in North America including San Diego, <span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 20.4286px;">Columbus, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , "open sans" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 20.4286px;">Milwaukee, </span>Dallas, Nashville, Raleigh, Orlando, Atlanta, Pittsburg, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Buffalo, and Quebec. They performed 29 shows in 2014 the <i><b>"14 On Fire Tour"</b></i> that included Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo, Oslo, Zurich, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Madrid, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Macau, Singapore Shanghai and other cities, In 2012 and 2013 their <b><i>"50 Years and Counting Tour" </i></b>had 4 dates in Paris and London, 23 dates in North America including Montreal, New York, Newark, Las Vegas, Oakland, San Jose, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC. Los Angeles, Anaheim, and 3 dates in England ( 2 in London ). They performed the historic Havana Cuba Concert for free making that event a really great one for the people of Cuba who never had the chance to attend a rock and roll concert. In just the last 4 years the Stones have been almost everywhere - so they can hardly be accused of forgetting their fans and where they are.<br />
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In all, they have performed over 5000 gigs since 1963 when they first toured in England performing 17 concerts in just the 35 days. Since then as young men adventuring in music and now seasoned veterans the Rolling Stones have become the definition of Rock and Roll. Front man Mick Jagger has driven the band over 5 and a half decades never becoming out of fashion and always on the cutting edge of Rock and Roll. In the late 90s it was reported that the Stones could not quit touring because they were so far behind in taxes that if they were to stop they would become bankrupt and jailed. None-the-less, these guys love what they do and they are loved for it across the world so they tour and perform because that is their life.<br />
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A special artistic event "Exhibitionism" that first was staged in a London Museum in April of this year will travel to New York City in the fall. The Stones and Exhibitionism features stage clothing, classic album artwork, vintage gear, guitars, drum sets, photography, stage designs, personal diaries, <i>"We've been thinking about this for quite a long time but we wanted it to be just right and on a large scale,"</i> Mick Jagger said in a statement. <i>"It's not going to be like walking into a museum. It's going to be an event, an experience. It's about a sense of the Rolling Stones – it's something we want people to go away talking about it.” </i>Visitors will Experience the band and their iconic music, as never before with behind-the-scenes footage, a recreation of the band's first apartment and more memorabilia. The unique exhibition will be at the West Village's Industria Superstudio in November, the first stop on what's being billed as the largest touring experience of its kind ever to be staged.<br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-44586136219583559802016-05-18T22:02:00.002-07:002016-05-18T22:08:07.399-07:00Horsing Around in Tweed Suit and Necktie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><i>Well no one can say that this horse wearing a suit and tie is not dressed to the nines.</i></span> </b><br />
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Save greyhound racers horses are the only animal that wears clothing, especially race horses, however this tweed suit is taking horse dressing to quite an extreme.<br />
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This three-piece suit, billed as the “world’s first Harris Tweed suit designed specifically for a race horse.” The bookmaker that commissioned the tailoring was timely just before a major race in England - Cheltenham Festival, one of Britain's most prestigious racing events. The very unique suiting was fashioned by a former apprentice to the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, Emma Sandham-King. The horse-sized suit was accompanied by a hat, necktie and white undershirt.<br />
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The suit took four weeks to complete and took almost 20 yards of tweed imported from Scotland. The handsome retired race horse is named Morestead posed with as well a retired jockey, Sir Anthony McCoy, a 20 time champion . This horse may not be suited for a fashion runway however this ex-racer can run and run and run.<br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-39370700531048568362016-04-25T14:09:00.001-07:002017-06-17T23:29:24.726-07:00Contemporary Man and the Power of Samson’s Long Hair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">The Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah is the story of a man’s love for a defiant woman which led to his demise. </span> </i></b><br />
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It was wearing his hair in lengthy locks that gave him his strength, a secret that would become known to his adversaries. It was not a style he was portraying but a ritual that he attested to which he drew his strength from - his long flowing hair. The invincible Samson became quite vulnerable once Delilah cut his hair thus creating such a great mystique over the ages that a man’s desire to grow his hair long has deemed a value more than just an attempt to become attractive. As not just a vogue statement of personal styling this instance in history is where wearing long hair as fashion for men has its roots.<br />
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Fashionable long hair for men is seen throughout history starting most notably in the Old Testament where the men of Nazareth are depicted as wearing the hair long to show devotion to God. Most illustrations and painting of Jesus show him with long locks of hair as a sort of display of divinity. His flowing locks amplify his charismatic manner inviting alliance and trust. <br />
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Prior to Christianity in 2200 B.C. Egyptian men wore their hair short however often wore sensational headdresses with wigs or hair extensions. In ancient Greece men with long hair was a status symbol of wealth and power. The common man wore his hair short however in line with the notion of men wearing their hair long as prominence the Greek Gods, Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon had long hair as did warriors and heroes such as Achilles. Warriors of acclaim considered their long hair as a sign of aristocracy and combed it publicly in a show of vanity. In the Sixth Century Greek men favored shorter hair styles with the exception of the Spartans.<br />
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Men of Asia throughout history generally wore their hair long across all social strata, as if they had the same belief as Samson regarding long hair as a source of power. Paintings of Samurai will attest to this. Prior to the beginning of the 4th century Romans and all men within its control did not cut their hair short for the most part however around 300 B.C. they adopted short hair styles as by order of Cesar. With the exception of some philosophers who were thought to be too consumed with thought to be concerned with cutting their hair short hair styling for men throughout the remaining rule of the Roman Empire.<br />
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Vikings wore their hair long following the Following the ritual of Samson. Their warrior ways certainly follow the concurring fashion of Samson. The collapse of the Roman Empire, most of Europe adopted the hair style and dress of the Germanic peoples. During the reign of the Merovingian dynasty, King Chlodio V was nicknamed "Le Chevelu" due to his long hair, much lengthier than his predecessors. During this period, long hair was a symbol of status, as with the Greeks centuries earlier. Royalty wore their hair long in long style while men of the lower classes and slaves had short hair or shaved heads.<br />
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In the 17th century men wore wigs that afforded them long full wavy hair that could easily be changed to suit attire or affair. In France it was a sign of status, made popular by King Louis XIV who made public appearances and posed for magnificent portraits in long, dark wavy wigs. It might be noted that King Louis XIV made the wearing of neck clothes or cravats (neckties) fashionably acceptable during the 30 year Religious Wars. The Croatian Mercenaries wore their hair long and also wore red neck clothes in battle. It was this form of uniform that gave notice by the French Royalty. <br />
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In the New World it was deemed fashionable for men to wear their hair long. Politicians would adorn wigs which was the norm for men of stature and wealth. It should be noted that President George Washington went against the trend of his day by not wearing a wig. Instead he powdered his hair, and pulled it back, accenting it with long sideburns. Native Americans wore their hair long in functional style more than fashion style as their belief that <br />
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their hair was an extension of their feelings and a source of strength - in line with the faith that Samson, Achilles and the warriors of Greece, and others held with conviction.<br />
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Musicians such as Mozart and Beethoven wore their hair long as did many artists which became the norm leading up to the Bohemian Movement at the turn of the 20th century. History will note that up until the First World War men wore their hair long. It was the military influence of having short and trimmed hair for men that ruled through the first half of the century establishing a tradition in the military around the world. <br />
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Hair styles would again change to become longer with the onset of beatnik poets in the 50s. By 1960, a small "beatnik" community in Newquay, Cornwall, England (including a young Wizz Jones) had attracted the attention of their neighbors for letting their hair grow to a length past the shoulders, which resulted in a television interview on BBC television's Tonight Series and other media promotion. The 1960s also saw The Beatles who started the widespread long hair trend that became a social revolution. Long hair, for men, became a political or counter culture phenomenon as protest. And women just loved their men in long hair.<br />
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This cultural symbol extended to several Western countries in the Americas, Western Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Specific long hairstyles such as dread locks became the fashion statement of Caribbean men of African descent most notably made popular by Rastafarian musicians like Bob Marley. In the late 70’s Rock and Roll groups like Led Zeppelin and the Who created the wave of very long hair styles that defined the decade. The surfing counter culture life style as well embraced very long hair styles as a certain form of self-expression that was the signature of being out of the loop and living an esoteric life style that embellished the freedom of riding waves and tuning out of the politically charged civilization of the “Cold War”. <br />
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The long hair panache of men out-lasted the free love revolution along with the rebellious anti-establishment philosophy of the hippies, Vietnam War protesters, rock and rollers, artists, surfers and snow skiers. Sporting a bohemian style of hair remained popular throughout three decades until short hair styles became the fashion trend in the 90s. Surprisingly before the end of the century baldness became quite fashionable in contrast to centuries if not millennium of great efforts of gentlemen to conceal their lack of hair. The fashion solution of wearing hats, or donning toupees, and endless hair growth remedies and even surgery were in demand to answer the failure to have a full head of hair. It was as if being bald was being considered sexy as merely a contrast to what had endured for decades and periodically throughout history – the yin and yang of fashion.<br />
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In later part of the past century men having short hair styles was in many cultures viewed as being under society's control and conforming to the establishment. While in the military, prison or in the employment of a fundamental career men were forced to wear their hair short. Religious formalities and social uniformity regarding men with long hair as un-kept or not wholesome gave way to fashion. In contrast, men sporting long hair styles were accepted by society by sheer force, almost every guy had long hair in the 70's and 80's. <br />
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When the fade of long hair style started to become unfashionable or obsolete men that wished to wear their hair long regardless were sort of deemed renegades. Not the average man can repeal the trends in fashion especially when it comes to hair style. Being bald and proud was something that was not easily accomplished. As with wearing hair long for the contemporary man the scenario is the exact same. Only men with strong personality and the capability of carrying himself in character will sufficed. These are usually self-made men or have become resilient to the confines of the system becoming employed outside the mainstream in sports, entertaining, or in the fashion business. <br />
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Now, having long hair signifies being outside of the mainstream and having their own special fashion statement of expression. Think of soccer star David Beckham, or movie star Chris Hemsworth as contemporary men with long locks of hair. These guys have much more than simple sex appeal – they <br />
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have charisma that is beyond the norm. They have the Samson dynamic.<br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-86676644610030982392016-02-16T21:43:00.000-08:002018-01-01T02:00:13.735-08:00A Nymphomaniac and a Romantic Man Wearing a Suit and Necktie <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A real smooth operator and then some! </span>- if you don't laugh check to see if you have a pulse.</b></span></i><br />
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A well-dressed man wearing a suit and tie boarded a flight to Las Vegas taking his seat unaware of his soon to be realized good fortune. As he settled in, he glanced up and saw a very sexy woman boarding the plane. He soon realized she was heading straight towards him. As fate would have it, she took the seat right next to his. Anxious to strike up a conversation he asked her, <i>“Business or pleasure?”</i><br />
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She turned, smiled and said affectionately, <i>“Business, I’m attending the Annual Nymphomaniacs of America Convention in Las Vegas."</i><br />
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He took a deep breath, hoping to not look so off guard. The most gorgeous woman he had ever seen was sitting next to him, and she was going to a convention of nymphomaniacs!<br />
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Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, <i>“What’s your business at this convention?” “Lecturer,”</i> she responded.<i> “I use information that I have learned from my personal experiences to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.”</i><br />
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<i>“Really?”</i> he said - surprised with her answer. <i>“And what might those sexual myths be?” </i>he questioned.<br />
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<i>“Well,”</i> she explained, <i>“one popular myth is men that wear suits and ties are not romantic - however, </i><i>they are the most charming and debonair. Also, a common misconception is that African-American men are the most well-endowed of all men when in fact it is the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait." </i><br />
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She continued,<i> "Another popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers when actually it is men of Spanish descent who are the best. I have also discovered that the lover with absolutely the greatest stamina is the southern redneck.”</i> finishing with an academic pose no less.<br />
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Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable. Blushing she exclaimed softly, <i>"I'm Lola."</i> Apologizing with an unexpected shyness, <i>“I’m sorry, I shouldn't really be discussing all of this with you. I don’t even know your name.”</i><br />
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The man felt a sense of salvation wearing a suit and necktie and naturally became quite the charmer. He had that cunning look that made a lady melt, however, to be so cavalier may not suffice. Pausing a moment to invite anticipation he answered: <i>“the pleasure is mine - my name is Tonto - Tonto Gonzales, but my friends call me Bubba".</i><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-12958413837313852062016-01-22T00:08:00.000-08:002016-01-22T00:32:13.112-08:00A Necktie Tying Lesson Saves the Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Here is one that over a million people liked online. A simple gesture of kindness, how to tie a tie. From Nov 16th, 2015 - NBC The Today Show.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>An older man gives a heartwarming necktie knotting lesson to a nervous young man in an Atlanta train station.</b></span><br />
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Wherever he was headed, this young man was dressed to impress. But as he sat on a bench in an Atlanta train station, he had trouble tying his necktie. Luckily, an older couple noticed his struggle and jumped in to lend a hand. The moment was captured in a photo taken by an onlooker that is now spreading far and wide.<br />
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The woman tapped her husband and told him to "teach this young man how to tie his tie." And not only did the older man teach him the steps; he watched to make sure his pupil could do it himself.<br />
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The young was on his way to work or maybe a job interview. In that case he probably got the job - and a very kind act that could have easily gone overlooked would be a very grateful necktie knotting lesson. None-the-less this how humans should treat each other. Surely the young man and anyone who witnessed this were left with a very loving feeling.</div>
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<a href="http://www.today.com/kindness/knot-problem-older-man-teaches-younger-man-tie-his-necktie-t56141" target="_blank">read more here</a></div>
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-25001030879267451192015-11-22T10:27:00.001-08:002017-02-07T05:27:39.575-08:00My Favorite Necktie Today - The Marilyn Monroe Postage Stamp Tie <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle," Marilyn Monroe</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span> The lady said it so, and what better way to shine then wearing a fabulous novelty necktie illustrating the Marilyn Monroe U.S. Postage Stamp. She is without question the sexiest woman to ever walk on Earth. It is more than 63 years that she was found dead in her Los Angeles home at the very youthful age of 36 however, she is still the very much the sensation that she became. A "sex" symbol surely, though considered a Goddess my men young and old to this day.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In 1953 Hugh Hefner purchased the nude photos of Monroe taken years earlier for $500 that graced the cover of the first issue of Playboy and the "Sweetheart" spread ( later to be called "Playmate" of the month ). She had been paid only $50 for that photo shoot. Not unlike every man to ever live, he has always been obsessed with her, although they never met. She had a charisma that is as uncommon as possible, absolutely intoxicating.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #666666;">On June 1, 1995, The U.S. Postal Service released the first of a series of Hollywood Stars Stamps. The debut illustrated Marilyn Monroe in an iconic pose with her signature across the top. In honor of what would have been her 69th birthday 400 million copies were. The 32 cent stamp was designed by award-winning artist Michael Deas. </span><br />
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<a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2011/04/marilyn-monroe-sexy-ties.html" target="_blank">Our post in April 2011 Marilyn Monroe Sexy Ties</a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;">- A brief biography </span><span style="color: #666666;">including many note-worthy quotes by her and by those who loved her.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b><u>A Genius and a Beauty</u></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><i>“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember sisters, make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”<b> </b></i></span><b>Marilyn Monroe</b><br />
<b><br /></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.nicetiestore.com/scfatiesi.html" target="_blank">Click here to buy the licensed collector Marilyn Monroe Postage Stamp necktie</a></i></span></b><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-52836502256763117322015-11-11T01:56:00.000-08:002016-12-02T00:48:19.761-08:00The Beatles Necktie - My Favorite Tie Today<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><i>My favorite Beatles tie is The White Album Tie partly because my favorite Beatles Song is Revolution</i></span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">. </span></b><br />
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Revolution was written by John Lennon in 1968 in two versions; a hard rock version which was released on the B side of the single Hey Jude, and as a slower blues version titled Revolution 1. The slower version of Revolution was released on the Double Album - commonly known as The White Album. A third version Revolution 9 was also included on the White Album.<br />
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Inspired by the Vietnam War political protests which apparently Lennon saw with some doubt as expressed in his lyrics, <i>"But when you talk about destruction, Don't you know that you can count me out."</i> A Revolution video was broadcast by the BBC on Sept.19 1968 - about a month later on Oct.13 Revolution was broadcast on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You say you want a revolution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know We all want to change the world</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You tell me that it's evolution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know We all want to change the world</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">But when you talk about destruction</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you know that you can count me out</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you know it's gonna be all right?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You say you got a real solution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">We'd all love to see the plan</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You ask me for a contribution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">We're all doing what we can</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">But if you want money</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">For people with minds that hate</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All I can tell is brother you have to wait</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you know it's gonna be all right?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You say you'll change the constitution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">We all want to change your head</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You tell me it's the institution</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You better free you mind instead</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you know it's gonna be all right?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right, all right!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right, all right!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">All right, all right!</span></i></div>
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-46347315538265841122015-10-31T15:51:00.000-07:002015-11-10T23:59:08.165-08:00Those Really Cool Novelty Ties <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">Maybe he doesn't want to wear a tie but the boss said he has to or he isn't employed. So he chooses to wear a tie that illustrates his interest in superheroes, or wildlife and that's the solution. Conversation or novelty ties are welcomed by men who do not want to wear a traditional conservative necktie. It is a means of being a fashion rebel or sorts. To be individual - the man who just does not want to be a dressed like most other men. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">For restaurants the food theme neckties like Tabasco Ties or coffee themes make the perfect uniform. Maybe a young man would rather wear a Star Wars necktie to the prom to be different. Some guys will only wear certain themes which becomes a style trademark like sports themes that they are quite popular for being so consistent in such unique fashion accessorizing. Women who work at the Cheese Cake Factory or IHop are required to wear ties and they’ll be very stylish with a Mickey Moose, Looney Tunes or maybe a Marilyn Monroe tie. Believe it or not the right one will earn better tips.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">In the past these fun ties were easy to find. J.C. Penny’s, Sears, and other department stores offered them as did specially retailers and mall kiosks. Up until 2000 there was no problem finding neckties that were for the most part unusual. That changed when the casual dress phenomenon caused the big department </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">stores to cut back on neck wear as valuable shelf and floor space commanded much more
popular apparel. Without the big chain retailers stocking inventory the manufacturers and designers just could not produce </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">the collections that in many cases demanded royalties. Then came the economic troubles of 2008 which caused great reservations in spending. That was the final blow for the hold-outs which saw the end to almost all novelty theme neckties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 17.12px;">Now that they are collector items where does a man find the ties that they are so fond of. The answer s the Internet as a few web retailers had made a niche for themselves and for now at least there are some sites with many novelty ties for sale. Neckties are the number one Christmas gift for men and at least for many like teachers or a basketball coach, novelty neckties make a perfect gift.</span></span><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-10399434358924724312015-10-26T22:45:00.000-07:002015-10-31T11:34:33.079-07:00My Favorite Tie Today - Surf's Up Hawaiian Necktie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Surfs Up! Those were the good old days when all I had to worry about was if I had wax for my surfboard.</i></b></span><br />
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In the 70's my entire life was dictated by one thing, surfing. That is why this killer Hawaiian Surfing Tie is my favorite tie today. Besides having wax for my surfboard there were three other details that had to have my attention. First and foremost there had to be surf. In Southern California that is almost a given with some exception. <br />
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<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A swell traverses the ocean thousands of miles finally reaching a </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">fascinating display that often becomes the thrill seeker's ride </span></b></div>
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The were two other very important things that ruled my life. The wind could really mess up my day if it was on shore opposed to being off shore. The best waves to ride are what surfers call glassy - smooth with great form.<br />
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Usually in the early morning the wind is light and almost always off shore until around noon unless there was some strange weather system. Then late in the afternoon if the wind did come on shore there was the afternoon "glass off." That was usually around 2 hours before sunset which would mean a morning surf session and and afternoon surf session.<br />
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The other very important factor was the tide. Depending on if it was low or high, the tide would determine where I would venture into the Pacific to ride some waves. Surf breaks are dependent on swell direction and the bottom or sea floor; a reef , sand bar, an underwater shelf, an angled shoreline or a point that would oppose the swell direction. A high or low tide will favor surf depending on the contour of what's below the surface.<br />
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As swells reach the shore line the lower portion of the wave starts to drag on the bottom which creates a vertical steepening of the waves amplitude or height and the wave length or the distance between waves. The velocity of the wave decreases as the effect of the drag on the lower part of the wave as the waters depth becomes shallower. If there is off shore wind then the upper part of the wave experiences drag by the resistance of air turbulence. The wave radically changes as it reaches the shallows eventually cresting and spilling over creating ride-able surf. On a great break the wave will take a distinctive form breaking from in one direction or perhaps peaking and breaking in two opposite directions; rights, lefts, or peaks.<br />
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The best surf breaks are the result of waves that are moving with great velocity in deep water and abruptly reach a shallow reef, sand bar or rocky bottom. That sudden drag on the bottom or sea floor causes a loss of velocity changing the wave amplitude ( height of the wave from crest to half way to the trough ) and wave length ( the distance between waves ). This radical distortion of the waves physical properties changes its shape creating a casting out of the excess energy that can no longer contain the wave amplitude creating a tubular or hollow area as the eventual cresting and breaking signifies the collapse of the wave and the displacing of its energy in the form of "white water" or turbulence that is all that remains of the wave as it dissipates towards the shore. The initial cresting and breaking of the wave is the point that the surfer lives for. The experienced surfer knows how to be in the right spot at the right time to catch that perfect wave and very much like ballet uses the energy that is displaced to surf with individual expression. To realize how sensational surfing is make sure to watch the HD BBC Video below.<br />
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When a wave crests the the surfer and surfboard are propelled towards the shore by means of gravity and the failure to resist the energy in the wave. The gliding of the surfboard on the waves surface is aerodynamic hydroplaning that is affected by lift and drag and influenced by the surfer weighting and un-weighting that leverages the direction of the surfboard. The surfer uses the surfboard fin on the bottom of the board that creates drag and as well stabilizes the surfboard causing it to track similar to an airplanes elevated fin that causes drag affecting the direction of movement. The boards foiled shaped edges further control the direction of the surfboard while the surfer compensates for gravity, the force of the breaking and depreciating wave length or velocity and the changing wave amplitude or shape in addition to drag caused by the water rushing up the surfs face as the wave passes through the water or the energy that is being displaced by the crest of the wave or the spilling over energy - in the form water collapsing. <br />
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The experienced surfer harnesses what Newtons Third Law of Physics explains - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The modern surfboard is basically a hydrodynamic plastic foil that has enough buoyancy to float while the surfer alters the dynamic of how the surfboard reacts to the changing shape of the waves amplitude or face and height of the wave and the waves length or trough and the wave velocity.<br />
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Wave riding is no easy thing to master. Just learning how to paddle the surfboard and staying balanced takes getting accustomed to let alone how to effectively get past the breaking waves to reach the line up, ( where the waves begin breaking ). It takes a great deal of time to become aware of how waves break, how to catch a wave and where to catch it. Imagine a downhill ski racer trying to deal with the ever changing shape and contour of the mountain while staying balanced on a surface that is not still and not falling off - there is no straps or foot holds. One thing is certain; when you catch your first wave even if you fall off quickly you'll be hooked. From than on it is just practice and figuring out how to steer the surfboard while reading the shape of the wave that is a head. Developing reflexes and the skills needed to become a master of surf beyond novice takes a lot of trial and error. <br />
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When a surfer paddles out to the line up the other world and all the toils of life in this crazy Industrial Age - driven by Neo Classical Economics does not exist. Being one with nature is the only way to illustrate the feeling of surfing, waiting for the next wave in a very peaceful and non stressful state. I remember vividly a school of about six dolphins were surfing a wave with me while I surfed alone at Beacons in Leucadia California in light rain riding waves about head high. I was so careful not to get too close but they were playing with me - real masters of surf - I was feeling like one of "The Golden Ones" what a friend often said; he coined the phrase describing our crew of Miami Bred Surfers. <br />
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Unfortunately the counter culture and life style of surfing conflicted with my desire to be a professional photographer. When I look back now I deeply regret abandoning surfing. I guess I could start again, however it takes a lot of strength and stamina to paddle out to the "line up" let alone paddling into position to catch the waves at the perfect sweet spot. <br />
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Now, about that Hawaiian Surf Board Tie. When I was selling ties at the Too Sexie Tie Cart at the Irvine Spectrum Center, Joseph Mackie, a really crazy guy found my kiosk and sold me hundred and hundreds of custom Hawaiian Ties that he made from Hoffman Hawaiian shirt fabric bolt ends and remnants. It was such a novel idea that his Hawaiian necktie creations won the acclaim of Playboy Magazines top Christmas gift ideas in 1999, House of Stoke by Joseph Mackie. <br />
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So with all that said along with the scientific explanation of the dynamics of surfing it is rather easy to understand why this Surfing Necktie is my favorite tie today. To view our collection of <a href="http://www.nicetiestore.com/hawaiianties.html" target="_blank">Joseph Mackie Hawaiian Print Ties please visit Nice Tie Store</a>. <br />
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<b>HD super slow motion video of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12 foot monster barrel - the first shots of their kind ever recorded. ( watch in HD )</b><br />
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$100,000 Camera Captures Slow Mo Surfing, From Underwater
For the upcoming BBC nature series "South Pacific," filmmakers rigged a TyphoonHD4 to shoot above and underwater HD. Shooting a frame rate 20x the speed of normal HD (I'm assuming that's somewhere around 480fps if the standard HD cam shoots at 24fps), this camera/documentary was apparently the first to capture the underwater spiraling vortices of huge waves at such incredible quality. Cameraman/technician Rudi Diesel calls one moment in this clip "probably the best shot" of his life.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span style="color: #999999;">"The Scream" by Edvard Munch; what it means may surprise you. He felt something more than a hundred years ago that frightened him about our species and our </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #999999;">world's future.</span><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></i></b><i style="color: #666666;"><b> </b></i></span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></i><br />
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"The Scream" art tie has always been one of my favorite art neckties, and one of my favorite paintings as well. I had always wondered what Edvard Munch was thinking when he created "The Scream." Was the character screaming because he was a spook or was he spooked because he saw a spook. It was that intriguing question that was the cause of my fondness of the artwork besides its sensational composition, unique impressionist style and a dynamic use of colors. <br />
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He was born in 1863 in the village of Adalsbruk Norway later moving to Christiania now called Oslo and the capital His father was a military doctor which provided a low salary which caused conditions of poverty and stress for the family. Great tragedy struck when he was just five years old; his mother and favorite sister died from Tuberculosis. To cope with his anguish he started to draw and create artwork. As a young teen he began to paint with oils developing his remarkable style. After one year studying engineering at a technical school he decided that he would be an artist enrolling in the Royal School of Art and Design of <span style="background-color: white;">Christiania.</span><br />
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Early on he mastered portraiture, however some of his works were not fully appreciated being considered as extreme impressionism. Influenced by Manet and later Vincent Van Gogh his style of painting was Naturalism and Impressionism. Entered as goal in his diary he wrote, <i>"in my art I attempt to explain life and its meaning to myself." </i><br />
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When he was asked about the Scream Munch remarked that when he was walking along a road in Oslo overlooking the Oslofjord at sunset he heard the scream of nature. He had become disillusioned about politics that he felt was allowing the degradation of the environment by the modernization of civilization and the irreversible harm that nature was being subjected to by man's careless ways of the industrial revolution. He had become rebellious against the establishment and Neo-Classical-Economics which was considered an insulting description of the Industrial Age and the Industrial Age Banking System that regarded profit above all else especially the conservation of nature. It is not such a stretch to conclude that "The Scream" was meant as a vanguard of what Munch had become so troubled about. He had become part of the Bohemian Movement at the turn of century. Like many artists of the era he was disillusioned with his world.<br />
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Between 1893 and 1910 he created four versions of the work as both paintings and pastels giving all of them the title in German that was unmistakable "Der Schrei der Natur" ( The Scream of Nature ). Considered by art historians an icon of modern art "The Scream" may also be an icon of a political agenda that even to this day has not fully become understood or acknowledged. He was not alone in his fear that the very existence of the human species would become endangered and all life of our planet could face extinction due to the revolution of the Industrial Age. <br />
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<b>In his diary in an entry headed, Nice 22 January 1892, Munch described his inspiration for the image: He exclaimed that he heard the scream of nature due to what he felt was the result of the irreversible harm caused by Industrialization.</b><br />
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<i><b>"One evening I was walking along a path, the city was on one side and the fjord below. I felt tired and ill. I stopped and looked out over the fjord—the sun was setting, and the clouds turning blood red. I sensed a scream passing through nature; it seemed to me that I heard the scream. I painted this picture, painted the clouds as actual blood. The color shrieked. This became The Scream." </b></i><br />
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The forth version of "The Scream," a pastel 1895 was sold for $119,922,600 at Sotherby's Impressionist and Modern Art auction on May 2, 2012 to financier Leon Black, the second highest price of an artwork sold at auction ever. For an artist that had been criticized and misunderstood like many other masters of the Impressionist Period his works have defined the era. He hated to part with his art work, calling them his children. <br />
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Art historians have said that it was emotion he wanted to depict. "It's not the chair that should be painted," he once wrote, "but what a person has felt at the sight of it." "The Scream" is just that and may become recognized as more than a sensational work of art with great emotion but a warning that a threatened nature's scream unheard and without care would one day become more of a cry. In Norwegian is "The Skirk" translated as "The Scream" but in English "The Shriek" but has also been known as "The Cry." <br />
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Our civilization is facing the sixth Mass Extinction that has been recognized as at least a half a century in progress with a great acceleration taking place at present. An abrupt climate change is very likely to occur within the next 5 - 25 years caused by run-away global warming, the result of an increase of green house gases like carbon due to the Industrial Revolution and the use of fossil fuels. <br />
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The rise in the average temperature has caused the Permafrost to melt in the Arctic which is on the verge of releasing hundreds of giga tons of Methane, a greenhouse gas hundreds of times more threatening then Carbon Dioxide. The result will be average temperatures rising from 4 to 8 degrees above the period before Industrialization possibly by the middle of this century or sooner. Sea levels will rise caused by the melting of the Arctic Ice Cap displacing billions of people followed by the loss of Habitat.<br />
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When you view Edvard Munch's mater piece "The Scream" consider that the screaming of nature that he felt may be "The Crying" of nature that the human species will hear within 35 years. The potentially irreversible global climate changes that may cause the extinction of the human species in our life times is being predicted now. In that case I would venture to say that "The Scream" has a priceless value and should our species survive, or if not; future intelligent life will value Munch's intuitive way of making an emotion of art a dynamic warning of unthinkable catastrophe - the Apocalypse of life, more over intelligent life on Earth most definitely a precious and rare occurrence in our Universe. <br />
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<a href="http://www.nicetiestore.com/edmuarttiesc.html" target="_blank">Checkout Edvard Munch Art The Scream Tie at Nice Tie Store</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHK-d7ToTOI" target="_blank">Art History Online, Edvard Munch - The Scream (1893)</a><br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream" target="_blank">Wikipedia.org - Edvard Munch The Scream</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/edvard-munch-beyond-the-scream-111810150/?no-ist" target="_blank">Smithsonian.com - Edvard Munch: Beyond The Scream</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue9Rin38dDw" target="_blank">Extinction Event - Global Warming</a> - A special segment of “Last Hours,” the frightening reality of global climate change, narrated by Thom Hartmann and Leonardo DiCaprio.</span><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-87386994583914753262015-10-18T05:05:00.000-07:002015-10-18T05:12:09.525-07:00Not another Sexy Necktie Knot Lesson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I retired April from the blog some years back and decided this evening that that decision may have been a bit rash. She has a rather special way of teaching necktie knotting. As she says, "Maybe your dad should have taught you how to tie ties, but today I will show you." I can guarantee that your father would never have been able to teach you how to master necktie tying like April does.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for anyone complaining about having to watch another sexy tie tying video - my advice is to go see a "shrink." Frankly it is quite hard to imagine that anyone would want to complain about this tie tying video, never-the-less there will be one guy's wife or girlfriend that will be unhappy. And that is simply - tough luck because the complaint department is out of town. It is not impossible to file such complaint but you have to go to Las Vegas to find the guy. He has not been around for many years - like 20 or so. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It is a really long story but y</span><span style="font-size: large;">ou can read a story about him here. <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2015/09/whats-difference-between-men-and-boys.html">What's the Difference Between the Men and the Boys?</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He won't be hard to find because he a a rather dapper gentleman who wears suits and ties religiously. You will have a picture of him on the post I have referred you to. Last I heard he is in Las Vegas and although there are a lot people in Las Vegas and a lot of dapper men wearing suits and ties there is only one Viking from Iceland named Thor Fredrickson there.<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>He should not be so hard tio find - I understand he is very popular in Vegas and everyone who is anyone knows him.</b></span><br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-7366031443851140572015-10-17T05:34:00.001-07:002017-02-12T20:04:23.102-08:00Learn To Tie a Tie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i>Please review the easy diagram and instructions to master tying the Windsor Necktie Knot below. </i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b> When you tie this knot this way it goes on and off easy - no inner knot remains when you loosen this knot by carefully pulling the knot down the narrow tie length. Step # 7 & 8 are going the opposite direction from how the Duke of Windsor demonstrated it in a 1936 photo sequence. That reverse of direction makes the difference and makes the Windsor Tie Knot a horrible task to master unless by accident you have made this tie knot the easy way as illustrated below.<br />
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The wide blade of the tie does all of the work. Start by turning your collar up and drape the tie over your shirt and neck with the wide tie blade near your knee - either just below, just above or right at your knee cap. This is the most important step as it is this calibration that determines how much length of wide blade of the tie you'll need where the end result will prove the correct length of the tie to complete the knot.<br />
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This will take some practice to get it right as it will calibrate the length of the tie so the wide blade covers your waistband when you are finished. Everyone has a different size neck and torso so you will have to find the "sweet" spot to start your tie-tying. That spot is where the wide tie blade is in relation to your knee.<br />
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The ties slip stitching is against your chest with the front or face of the tie showing. As mentioned you may need to practice several times so you are starting with the wide blade of the tie at the right place. Carefully fold the tie without twisting, tightening the wrapping tie length. After the final step just draw the knot up to your collar while holding the narrow blade of the tie. A little adjustment may be necessary to shape the knot into place and to possibly create the dimple in the tie just below the knot.<br />
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You are welcome to print the diagram for later use if you like, ( it is formatted to fit on 8.5X11 paper ). Tying ties is really not so hard if you know the easy way to do it. Our Windsor Tie Knot lesson is simple - with a little practice, you will be a pro at it. Your necktie knot should have an automatic symmetrical shape and a very sexy dimple in the length of the tie just below the knot.<br />
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After her father passed away a young lady received a very unique gift from her aunt. It was a few years after his passing due to a heart attack that his sister made this bedspread from shirts and ties that the departed had actually worn. <br />
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Jeffrey Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08101759198165084935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594684112842819409.post-47385821345902899492015-09-25T20:54:00.003-07:002015-09-28T08:29:31.000-07:00What's the Difference Between the Men and the Boys?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the guy who got me in the necktie business.</span></td></tr>
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Yes, it is that simple - well actually it used to be that simple. Case on point; this guy is a very dapper guy, but when he wears a suit and tie he is a very dapper "<i>gentleman</i>." And that finishing touch is the icing on the cake of his entrepreneurial character surely separating from most.<br />
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Many years ago he sold a special clothes hanger to about 80% of the population of Iceland which was about 340,000 back then. And he did this with some creative effort and a special secret weapon - he wore a suit and tie when he was pitching his clothes hanger. <br />
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One thing of interest was the fact that he converted the name of the multi clothes hanger into the Icelandic language which was quite remarkable. Icelandic is a language that has been preserved over eleven centuries almost exactly as spoken by the Norwegian Vikings that settled in the North Atlantic Island. Not many new words have been accepted into Icelandic which is a stark difference compared to other languages. Shakespeare's work was written in English just a little over 400 years ago but his words are not easy to understand today by the English speaking. <br />
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The Vikings of Iceland are quite proud of their tradition of keeping their language from becoming spoiled. Almost a matter of law scholars translate foreign words into similar words in Icelandic that curiously take on a new meaning - most surprisingly without causing much confusion. For instance the name for telephone is "Simi" which is old Norwegian Viking for "line."<br />
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The name for the closet revolutionary clothes hanger in Iceland was carefully translated not to upset anyone. The name that he gave the multiple clothes hanger was "Satasella" which actually is "The Stripper" in English. A stroke of genius no less, that saucy name caught the attention of people, especially the Icelandic men. However, it was the dapper gentleman in the suit and tie that closed the deals over and over and over - about 270,000 times or so.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>The Amazing Spiderman Silk Necktie</b></i></span><br />
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This Marvel Comics tie is a collector item, no longer made. We've often said that if you wear one of our Marvel Comics Superhero neckties you won't need super hero strength to catch all of the attention. <br />
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From the first issue by Marvel Comics featuring Spidy, "The Amazin Fantasy" in August of 1962, young men seeking adventure became entranced with the web crawling character. He was created as young man, Peter Parker by Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. Peter was an ordinary high school student much like his fans - a young man in school except this young man was bitten by a radioactive spider and acquired super hero powers.<br />
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This Marvel Superhero was easy to identify with. As a teenager Parker struggled with adolescence like many young men but as Spiderman he had the ability to climb walls and shoot webs from his wrists. Along with his super strength, his adventures as a crime fighter created the attraction the character received.<br />
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A comic book series was started called "The Amazing Spiderman" drawn by artist Jack Kirby. With the great success of Spiderman further comic book monthly series were created; In 1972 "Marvel Team Up" featured Spiderman with other superheroes which was replaced by "Web of Spiderman" in 1985. The Marvel Comics monthly, "Spiderman" launched in 1990 was written and drawn by Todd Mcfarland sold over 3 million copies a record at the time for comic book publishing.<br />
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Spiderman was to appear in Television Cartoon Series, featured in limited edition comic book series and eventually on the big screen which saw huge box office success, and even a Broadway Musical Production. So after this short introduction of the history of Spiderman you should be very understanding why from all of our Marvel Comics Ties this Spiderman necktie is my favorite today.<br />
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This Marvel Comics Superhero tie is no longer made and impossible to find anywhere except Nice Tie Store.<br />
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Nice Tie Store presents the story of neckties. Actually, the origin of neckties is not just fashion history; necktie history is part of world history. This seemingly useless accessory of clothing that men either love or hate has taken quite a path through the ages. Men's ties have evolved through the unique influences of political and social events that have affected men's fashion in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.</div>
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What purpose does a necktie serve and how did it become part of men's apparel?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a question often asked by men and women, especially young men who are not so fond of tying a noose around their neck. You'll find the answer here in the Complete History of Neckties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want the short and abbreviated answer to the question - the necktie is form of expression for a man. "Neckties satisfy modern man’s desire to dress in art,” Harry Anderson, American Magician, and actor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The history of neckties can be traced through modern civilization as a sort of evolution of men's apparel. Concerning evolution, this is not true but for fun, it is added here; around one hundred thousand B.C. a gorilla fashioned a crude necktie out of leaves and vines in hopes of successfully courting a wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gets his bride and passes his ingenuity to a very great grandson who later invents the wheel a turning point in evolution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The necktie was invented in Croatia, or at least that is where a form or fashion of neck cloth tied as a necktie of sorts can be traced back in history as being widely used. If you don't believe so then consider this fact; the word "Cravat" which is how they say necktie in most European languages and as well in Spanish on both sides of the Atlantic. Historians trace the first recognized use of neck tied fabric as part of fashion attire being originated by Croatians. The Croatian word "Croat," which also means the people of Croatia, was how languages illustrated and adapted the term to describe the article of dress that would become the modern necktie.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Modern day Croatians rein-act a military ceremony <br />celebrating their introduction of the necktie as <br />fashion</b></span> <b><span style="font-size: small;">in the 17th Century during the 30 year Religious </span></b><br />
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In fact, primitive man did adorn feathers and other forms of artistic display around their necks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this would not be the invention of ties or even a predecessor of the modern necktie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was certainly an early sort of fashion statement that signified a way of distinction of character and personality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is in fact, basically what modern ties are, a form of self-artistic expression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span> Necktie history notes the tying of cloth around a man's neck into an accessory fashion about 330 years prior to the new Millennium during the Thirty Years War which was a conflict involving religious beliefs in 17th century Europe. <span style="font-size: small;">A King, a mercenary army with an unusual addition to uniforms, and a noble cause set the stage for a fashion accessory that lives on to this day.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">There is a clear-cut relationship between fashion on one hand, and power and wealth on the other.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Fashion generally follows power and wealth.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">This old adage spells out the creation of the evolution of neck wear, not its true actual origin.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">There are accounts of neck cloths tied as a form of necktie much earlier in civilization.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">However, without this acceptance by the King of France Louis XIV, of tying cloth around <b>a</b> man's neck in the 17th century, neckties would not have had their fateful way in the world.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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The history of ties considers other discoveries by archaeologists and historians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several earlier known existences of neckcloths as a fashion of necktie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two are noteworthy. Ties were an unusual thought as a fashion accessory in China in 221 B.C. - the first known existence of fabric wrapping a man's neck but there is clear evidence of neck tied cloths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the neckwear industry, certainly in Europe, this not a very highly respected thought as for sure in this was an interestingly unknown fact until recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old School ideas seem to hold water with great resilience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result of the excavation in China in 1970, of the "Terracotta Army of the first Emperor of China," there is a challenge to the claim by Croatians that the necktie is their innovation and their place in the history of fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among the 7000 terracotta soldiers unearthed dressed in armor, many of which have a necktie wrapping their necks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The apparent use of neckwear in China ended after the Han Dynasty took rule in 206 B.C. and neckwear would not be seen again in China until the 20th century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Additionally,</span> <span style="background-color: #f5f6f5;">in 101 - 106 B.C.</span><span style="background-color: #f5f6f5;"> </span>civilization has had neckties or more likely neckcloths seen the Roman Military is seen in artworks with neckwear worn as a random uniform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although only Roman soldiers were probably allowed to wear a "necktie" as it is a common thought that the fashion rule of Rome kept necks free of cloth. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">In summary, Roman Soldiers were not allowed to wear neck clothes but their servants were not.</span></span><br />
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Overlooked by fashion historians is a conclusion regarding Norsemen and their adventures in Europe and even the Americas pertaining to their influence in men's attire during the Viking Age from the late 8th century through the mid 11th century. Vikings often wore capes or draped overcoats of fur to keep warm in their lands of extreme cold climates and while at sea. You may note that a statue of Leif Eriksson in Reykjavik, Iceland celebrating his discovery of the New World in 1000 A.D. depicts a necktie cloth attached to his cape. An illustration below also has a Viking with a cloth tie fastened to his coat with the ties resembling a modern necktie. Since it is was accepted that shirts and coats had to have fastening cloths that could be tied to the personal likeness and fit it is fair to speculate that the evolution of the necktie had a dynamic use prior to the invention of the button and button hole first appearing in Germany in the 13th century. These cloth ties evolved into a neck cloth and eventually a neck-tie that resembles the modern tie.<br />
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About 15 centuries later, again in the form of military dress by Croatian Soldiers - is the introduction of men's neckties seen by historians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Historians noticed for the third time, and also the first widely recognized appearance of ties, during a thirty-year 'religious" war in the early 17th century waged by King Charles V of Spain against reformists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fashion trends developed as soldiers from all of Europe fought and cultures and dress clashed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mutual respect and honor followed the battles that inflamed all of the European Continent creating changes that affected at the very least acceptance of religious belief, geography and national borders, cultural tolerance, government, a realignment of European power and influence, and even fashion.</div>
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The dress accepted "fashionable" throughout most of Europe was lace ruffs around the neck. Even after the Middle Ages, fashion dress was "ruled appropriate" strictly for each class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>War was expensive forcing many cost savings measures, and fashion was one cut back as men were to adorn ruffs with a strict law allowing men to wear ruffs only at funerals and other such occasions, ( ruffs were an expensive use of lace-up top 15 meters ).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Croatian soldier wearing a cravat or cravat ( English translation "necktie" ) as part of his uniform caught the attention of the continent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Middle Age Custom or dress was in part, a form of identification on the battlefield and also part of folk costume.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wearing this necktie as part of their uniform in battle throughout Europe, the Croatian Soldiers gained respect - widely known for their mercenary ways. They were recruited along with German Soldiers by France, in 1635, after France declared war on Spain - entering the conflict, short on troops and willing to hire soldiers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Croatian soldiers and their cravats were noticed not only by the people of many European nations including the fashionable French but more importantly by royalty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By fate, around this time the shirt collar - turned down came into fashion, a result of the formal decree by all countries ruled by Spain, Austria and other Catholic countries banning ruffs" Capitulos de reformacias 1623".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a time that the "golilla" a Spanish term for a linen and cardboard collar was accepted as fashionably correct. And, a fine cloth to wrap the collar closed was a perfect solution.</div>
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Fascinated with the valor of the Croatian mercenaries in a religious war the King accepted neckties as appropriate dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the necktie or cravat was only noted by the French, and not accepted as a fashion style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Only after two decades, did King Louis XIV of France, 1638 - 1715, fancy the cravat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The necktie-cravat was not "accepted attire" at court as old standing customs governed fashion. This changed when the Queen Mother Anne of Austria ( born in Spain ) died giving King Louis XIV rule of his right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A painting by Henri Testelin hangs at Versailles depicting King Louis XIV wearing a cravat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His necktie collection was extensive made from fine fabrics and styled by the most revered fashion designers of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had his own "cravatier" who would lay our several cravats each day for the King to select which one he would wear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With-in one year of King Louis XIV acceptance of the cravate, London's elite became enamored by the fashion and King Charles II of England the British spent fortunes on expensive lace from Venice to have his neck wear made.</div>
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The "Royal Cravtes" regiment of Croatian soldiers, formed in 1667, wore cravats made of linen, lace, and muslin. Uniforms, especially accessories for soldiers were not commonplace among the military and the use of this necktie was a distinctive dress. They were fighting as mercenaries for France and with the French support, suffered great losses politically while attempting a "Coup D'etat" in a struggle for self-rule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The country of Croatia never fully recovered from the failed conspiracy against their unwanted rule by the Halsburgs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were different, noble and they had a political cause that may have drawn sympathy from King Louis XIV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His acceptance of the Cravat was the birth of a fashion phenomenon that swept the globe and continuing today in men's' attire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dutch, Belgians and even English authors were fond of cravats but the credit for making the cravat fashionable was King Louis XIV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, "fashion follows power and wealth."</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Napoleon Bonaparte had his influence on </span></b><br />
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Napoleon had his influence on fashion as did most military leaders. The French led the fashion world through the 18th Century up until the French Revolution of 1789-1799. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>English influence became predominant after the beginning of the 19th Century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span> Bryan "Beau" Brummel 1778 - 1840 a leader in British Fashion of the day brought the necktie to great innovation influencing the Prince of Wales - later to become King George IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beau Brummel's details of necktie knotting and design won him favor with England and most of Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> He is credited with fashioning the modern men's suit worn with a necktie. He claimed he would spend five hours of the day just dressing and extravagantly boosted a man's boots be shined with champagne. </span><br />
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Ties were still black or white and great discussion was involved about this in England, Germany, France, Italy and other European nations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1820 when King George V was crowned he introduced the black tie, which was not so popular with his guests who often kept a white tie in their pockets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the beginning of 19th Century colored neckties and ties with patterns appeared partially due to schools, hunting, sports, and military influence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the mid 19th Century neckties started to resemble modern day neck wear.<br />
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Since the British had colonies throughout the world their necktie fashion spread to almost every continent with China the only exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The French did not except the British fashion and tried to go their own way concerning men's fashion and neckwear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great men throughout history wore neckties as depicted in paintings; Napoleon, I Emperor of France wore his cravat - a soldier from a young age, as did George Washington - soldier and the first President of The United States, Benjamin Franklin a statesman, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ( certainly not soldiers or politicians ).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any painting depicting these honored men and other celebrated men over the past 300 years will illustrate a cravat tied around their necks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The shape and design of colors and patterns of the cravat changed and of course, the military again dictated this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before the turn of the 20th century, realizing that their soldiers were easy targets wearing bright red uniforms, the British were outfitted with drab green uniforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each regiment decided on their own, what tie to wear with a different stripe going across the tie in a pattern of colors and stripe width.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With this need to be individual the "Rep Stripe" necktie was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Across the Atlantic American soldiers followed suit, however, the stripes go the other way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The distinction between the European Rep Stripe tie vs. American Rep Stripe tie is simple enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The difference is the direction of the stripe from the left shoulder crossing the heart or from the right shoulder crossing the heart.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b>Oscar Wilde</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">, poet, play write of great acclaim, </span></span></b></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></b></div>
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This New World American vs. the Old World European look was distinctive and of course gave way to British designers fashion designers creating ties with polka-dots and colorful patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the turn of last century, these fancy designs produced an unlikely trend with retailers - ties were designed much like a women's' thought for fashion - but for a product meant for a man. This was a marketing ploy probably, as fashion houses took note that women were buying their men neckties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Appealing to their sense of color and style was a natural conclusion.<br />
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor and their influence in necktie history is quite another story about fashion and love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not just by chance that the famous necktie knot became to be known worldwide as the Windsor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This British Royal made famous, to the World the beautiful and symmetrical Windsor Tie Knot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most popular necktie knot "The Windsor Knot" was named after the Duke of Windsor against his wishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Folklore has it that his father King George V passed down this tie knot along with the crown jewels. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is not known for inventing the Windsor tie knot however he is the reason it became so popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1936, after just a one-year reign as King of Britain, Edward the VIII abdicated his throne to marry Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson an American divorcee - women he was rumored to having an affair with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His brother took his throne and the title of Duke of Windsor was given to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dashing gentleman captivated the world with his sacrifice of the throne for love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sported the symmetrical necktie knot that American journalists adorned and inadvertently gave him credit for during the fan fair of publicity and photographs of the Paparazzi.<br />
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The Windsor Tie knot was a very meaningful contribution to men's fashion as this necktie knot commands the most attention and respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The finished look is a symmetrical knot with a dimple below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is fairly easy if you know how to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem is almost no one knows the easy way to tie this fashionable tie knot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Duke in a series of photographs showed the World a very complicated method to create this tie knot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What could be the greatest hoax of last century, save the Beatles Paul McCartney being dead, the Duke made the tie knotting difficult by changing a key move when completing the knot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Presumably, he must have motivated by the fact that the no one should be so handsome and distinguished as the Blue Blood Royals.</div>
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To learn more about the Duke of Windsor and the necktie knot inadvertently name after him check out <a href="http://nicetiestore.blogspot.mx/2013/11/the-mystery-of-windsor-necktie-knot.html" target="_blank">The Mystery of the Windsor Necktie Knot - A Love Story Like No Other, a King, a Would be Queen and a Tie Knot Fashion Statement. </a>This tale of Duke of Windsor is a part of a controversial history and is a well-known sore in the British fashion and political world. Many Brits do not give the Duke credit for his wonderful necktie knotting and a prejudice of sort has followed to this day. So much so that even Ian Fleming's spy 007 James Bond considered a man that wore a Windsor Tie Knot as a Cad and not to be trusted. It is no wonder that some of those bad guys out to conquer the World, that Bond had to eliminate - looked so handsome with their perfectly symmetrical Windsor Knotted ties.<br />
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A major contribution to the necktie was by an American tie manufacturer Jesse Langsdorf in 1924. His idea was simple; three pieces of fabric cut, with a stiff wool lining and sewn together with the invention of the slip stitch along the back of the tie closing the envelope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This stitch allowed the tie to move along the closing thread while tying knots; eliminated ironing and necktie damage from the abuse of the taking the tie on and off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The necktie had reached its present form in this patented design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The modern tie as we know it evolved from this form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shrinking in width every 15 years or so from about 1 ½ inches to about 4 ½ inches in accordance with shirt collar and lapel width and shape of a jackets' opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In the 1920's the Art Deco ties of the Jazz Age are attributed to artists Picasso and Braque.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salvador Dali created the first recognized novelty ties taking his artwork as illustrations on ties much to the surprise of the art world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very likely this could be an early form of branding that would later become a mainstay in marketing "the modern T-shirt illustrating a company logo."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">An American trend in the 40s were ties as wide as 5 inches or more affectionately called the “Belly Warmer”, often with a pinup girl or a hula girl and palm trees painted on it. Introduced as a fashion spoof, the belly warmer tie became rather trendy after actors like Bob Hope, Alan Ladd and Danny Kay started wearing them. A sexy version followed with beautiful naked pin-up girls painted on the lining of the back side of the bottom of the wide blade which became a fashionable secret.</span><br />
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The 80s saw the "Power Tie" and the 90s saw casual dress take its toll on ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, neckties remained a statement of being serious about business and by contrary, of course, being personal and even silly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The silly side gave way to fun novelty theme ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark Abramhoff's patent of the fish shaped tie became the brainchild of a shift in necktie design that became an extension of a man's hobbies, his personality and character, and charm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Novelty neckties illustrating hobbies, Van Gogh and Monet artwork, Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe, and oddly enough Harley Davidson Motor Cycles by Abramhoff's Ralph Marlin Company became wildly popular in the 90's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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A line of ties illustrating the Beatles music themes became popular in the 90's and in soon after ties with pictures of the Beatles themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pianist and pop rock star Elton John's music inspired a line of ties, themed after his lyrics were made by Castle Neckwear in Los Angeles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Ties illustrating the "pop" art of Peter Max set a new stage for artistic ties. Others artists like Christian Lassen famous for his underwater scenes followed. These tie lines were mostly licensed by necktie manufacturers providing unique artistic neckties for a man to express himself. Ties illustrating the licensed artwork of Marvel Comics and D.C. Comics, Disney, Bart Simpson, Star Wars, and ties with Tabasco and Endangered Species themes became the rage of non-conservative dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Licensed novelty ties became a big retail draw especially popular with young men and even women who waitress at Denny's, the Cheese Cake Factory and other restaurants.<br />
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In the mid 90's Wall Street became amazed at a rather very surprising tie line that became a fashion statement that was a contradiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A man who wanted to be a rebel and still wear a tie had his wish with the creation of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These ties were designed and modeled using Jerry Garcia's art; he had been at first a talented art student in San Francisco's Art Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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At a time when fashion was pushing all limits, Gianni Versace created neckties with enough emotion, color, and vivid design to stop traffic and get recognized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As well Pancaldi neckties were a great success with ethnic men and non-introverts thanks to their elegant and super colorful designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These "avant-garde" style ties became popular with men that wanted to be noticed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Similarly, Rush Limbaugh No Boundaries designs were created with enough color and abstract patterns that they gave way to cause a national fashion phenomenon in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Martin Wong ties became were also very popular with ethnic men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were extremely attractive designs were Art Deco themes and abstract panels that highlighted subtle hues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These neckties were the opposite of conservative styles that were striped, simple patterns, or small medallions, that were the preferred choice of bankers, accountants, and other professionals that had to be careful not to offend anyone wearing a flashy or loud tie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Television and movie stars had been an influence on fashion however until Regis Philbin wore a solid color tie that matched the color of his shirt did that phenomenon make its mark on necktie fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The monochromatic tie and shirt look became known as the Million Dollar tie craze, getting its name after his very popular game show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.</div>
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After the turn of the 20th Century necktie design turned conservative taking a turn back to rep stripes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An event that had caused great despair and even greater political and diplomatic changes also created a fashion trend, short-lived but none-the-less very widespread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neckwear retailers and manufacturers answered the call as the tragedy of September 11, 2001 encouraged American men to sport patriotic ties with the same vigor as most Americans who displayed American Flags on the car antennas, and their front porches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The seriousness of the state of Geopolitical climate attributed to conservative dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Television anchors and reporters, politicians and of course bankers could not be seen as soft or not on guard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Throughout the decade conservative ties were the norm, although liberal fashion buffs held out fancying novelty ties and bold colorful abstract panel designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The opposite of conservative neckties was sharp and exact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ties that screamed in color and loud design seemed to blossom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Electric ties evolved from the Rush Limbaugh No Boundaries ties which came to an end in 1997 after selling about 6 million ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sold almost exclusively through the Rush Limbaugh mailing lists and through online stores, these bright ties were wild and practically electric in attraction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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The Internet retailing of ties became a source for wild and different ties as most department stores went with the conservative trend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally, many retailers either severely cut back on their stocking of neckties or stopped selling ties altogether.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Save the Internet, novelty ties became hard to find with the exception of specialty retailers in kiosks for the holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Collector novelty neckties became a unique business for Internet retailers as almost all licensed novelty ties were discontinued making fancy "conversation" themed ties illustrating Marvel Comics Superheroes and the like a sort of commodity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The recession of 2008 and the casual dress trend that started a decade earlier had taken its toll on the necktie industry, especially on unique licensed royalty-burdened novelty ties that were costly to manufacture and risky to venture into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The designs and themes of novelty ties became a casualty; as often fashion is influenced by outside forces other than designer whims and ideas not to mention die-hard consumers that cannot live without Tabasco or Endangered Species ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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In 2009, despite this cautious manner, a rather odd thing happened on the fashion world and neckties which were carefully crafted by Christian Aguilar a marketing wizard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clothing, sunglasses, sneakers and ties, of course, illustrating tattoo art by San Francisco artist Ed Hardy became very popular proving that although there was a recession a fresh idea could still spark interest and profit.<br />
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Think of the dashing spy James Bond 007 wearing casual clothes. Daniel Craig may still have his good looks but command the authority Bond style - Hardly! How about Frank Sinatra, he was always dressed to the "nines." and getting 100% respect. No doubt the dashing men that are movie stars have a great influence on fashion trends.<br />
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With an understanding of necktie history and how various cultures and societies have contributed to this fashion accessory, it is fair to say that neckties are here to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only is wearing a tie a tradition of manhood, they are an important element of men's fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Women love them and the casual trend has seen its run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being serious about dressing is a commonplace habit for men as Shakespeare had noted: "the apparel oft proclaim the man."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Ties have truly become an important fashion accessory using color and pattern to create a means of a gentleman's self-expression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the King of France, Louis XIV could have ever imagined what he started when he decreed wearing neckcloth was acceptable for men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, that is one thing the French can claim for the record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the invention of the contemporary necktie is a Croatian contribution to men's fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless of course, you would rather give credit to the "lover-boy" gorilla 100,000 years ago.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-yQsNxkjE" target="_blank">Watch this great video The Origin of Neckties</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1813960,00.html%22%3E" target="_blank">TIME Magazine - a brief history of the Necktie June 13, 2008</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/a%20href=%22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie%22" target="_blank">Necktie History on Wikipedia the Encyclopedia of the Internet</a></div>
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