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Extract from the Hardy Amies verdict on bow ties...
'Although the knotted tie has been worn by day by men so universally as to make the bow tie a slightly eccentric exception, it has never been completely abandoned. It has of course remained as a permanent part of evening wear in either black silk or white pique. By day, often in a patterned or spotted foulard, it is usually worn by individualists like Lord Boothby. On less genial characters, it can have an aggressive air and can arouse some kind of resentment at first meeting of a new acquaintance.'
Lord Boothby was a VERY colourful character (google him). As for the other kind of chap, check out William Hartnell in the film Brighton Rock (1947).
'Although the knotted tie has been worn by day by men so universally as to make the bow tie a slightly eccentric exception, it has never been completely abandoned. It has of course remained as a permanent part of evening wear in either black silk or white pique. By day, often in a patterned or spotted foulard, it is usually worn by individualists like Lord Boothby. On less genial characters, it can have an aggressive air and can arouse some kind of resentment at first meeting of a new acquaintance.'
Lord Boothby was a VERY colourful character (google him). As for the other kind of chap, check out William Hartnell in the film Brighton Rock (1947).