tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821093624781677796.post4693106394355657522..comments2023-10-17T05:01:01.852-04:00Comments on Judy Polan: BOOK NOTE: The Tie: A Global HistoryAaron Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00310104982532429668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821093624781677796.post-42983695255374252012015-04-29T19:43:48.934-04:002015-04-29T19:43:48.934-04:00I enjoyed your analysis, Aaron. I wonder if it wou...I enjoyed your analysis, Aaron. I wonder if it would be possible to create an animation demonstrating the changes in necktie styles over the past 100 years (length, width, popular colors and textile patterns.) If anyone could do it, YOU could!Judy Polanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173546589569474891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821093624781677796.post-67281629956703983402015-04-24T23:32:29.887-04:002015-04-24T23:32:29.887-04:00One interesting facet of the necktie is how the &q...One interesting facet of the necktie is how the "standard" width that is considered fashionable has oscillated through the decades. It seems that the newly accepted widths are stylish just long enough before fashion turns on itself (as it tends to do) and what once was "trendy" would be mocked for it's out-of-dateness.<br /><br />From my studies in the subject, I have determined the following "trends" in tie widths: <br /><br />1920's: Very short and wide..Bow ties more common<br />1930's: Ties became longer, somewhat average width. Art-deco designs<br />1940's: Ties became wider, more vivid, printed designs <br />1950's: Mid-50's led to very skinny ties, and more conservatively designed.<br />1960's: Early 60's mod influence. A clash in style between 50's conformism and 60's expressionism <br />1970's: ties increasing in width,. getting uglier <br />1980's: wide ties popular. ~4"+ widths common<br />1990's: slowly starting to slim, 3.5" standard<br />2000's: Slimmer than the 1990's, and generally less awful<br />2010's: "skinny" ties again popular<br /><br />So who knows if we will ever get back to wide ties again, but as you can see it has certainly been inconsistent across the past 100 years. I sadly predict the trend will go towards "no ties" as the average "hip" workplace dress-code gravitates toward flipflops and t-shirts from pressed suits and leather shoes. But who knows!<br /><br /><br /><br /> Aaron Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310104982532429668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821093624781677796.post-21065228359686223652015-04-19T12:41:30.765-04:002015-04-19T12:41:30.765-04:00Very nice article Very nice article Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com