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What the fashion industry isn’t telling us…

The fashion industry is not helping those of us trying to advance the bow tie cause. Fashionistas know it is not in their best interest financially for gentlemen to suddenly embrace the bow tie culture and switch away from long ties. However, as fashions change; eye sockets do not. While dress slacks look best when…

Changing the bow tie stereotype

We at IBTS wonder if otherwise intelligent and worldly gentlemen might be harboring a variety of negative stereotypes buried deep in their subconscious, maybe dating back decades. These negative experiences, coupled with seeing others (even high-profile celebrities) improperly wearing bow ties, scares and thus deters these otherwise open-minded men from breaking away from deep-seeded adverse…

Why a Bow Tie Bible?

The Bow Tie Bible attempts to expose, define, and showcase the bow tie culture about to experience a paradigm shift in our predominately long tie world. We pose questions like, “Why would a presumably well-educated, well-dressed stylish man—without engaging in any thought process—bind his neck with an often uncomfortable, somewhat impractical, usually more expensive, surprisingly…