Bow ties

Does anyone else wear bow ties? I never did until a year or so ago but have kind of developed a swagger to wearing one. Here is a quote I have found and like:

"To its devotees the bow tie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bow tie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think." —Warren St John, The New York Times

I sort of fit this bill. I'm certainly old school and a historian. It's a throwback. I'm dang sure contrary. I am a teacher with a masters, so I can feign intellectualism.
Most of all, I'm down with the part about having a lack of concern for other people think.

I don't wear one (or any tie) frequently, but will when the mood arises, I break one out. Self tie only. I don't wear clip-on regular ties, so I certainly wouldn't wear a clip-on bow tie. That's part of the swagger.

What say ye?

 

I don't think they help you get laid.

 

Is that what a bowtie conveys?

Sure seems to me like a conscious effort to be fashionable nowadays.

 

Maybe in urban areas or something, but in the rural South, it's extremely rare. That's what I like about them, they are a throwback to the rural South more than a century ago.

As for getting laid, I haven't slept with anyone but my wife in going on two decades -- nor do I have any plans to -- so I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed.

 

Not for guys with neck fat. I'm out.

 

Joe, bow ties are great. Go to thetiebar.com and load up. That's where I get most of mine.

 

I think they're a cheesy affection that reeks of faux. But whatever blows your skirt up.

 

Effete demonstration of ... what? It's a clown tie, bro.
How can you have "swagger" when it's "fusty" or "feigned"?

But: What do women think of bow ties?
That might be a better question.

 

Bow. Ties. Are. Cool.

 

I wear them occasionally. I don't wear a tie too often, but when I do, it's generally a bow tie. My formal Army uniform requires one, so this spring I decided to go against the clip on and tied my own. Since then, I've worn them to a couple of weddings and to a NYE party in New Orleans.

I like it.