| People wear vintage articles of clothing for a variety | | | | England in the late 1800's with the advent of university, |
| of reasons. After all, the only difference between new | | | | regimental and club neckties. Other patterns commonly |
| and used clothing is that the latter is either pre-owned | | | | worn today were the mainstay in the 20's and 30's. |
| (from yesteryear) or vintage (if made over 20 years | | | | Thin rockabilly's from the 50's and 60's morphed into a |
| ago), whatever the case may be. This is not to | | | | retro look in the 80's and are currently slimmer |
| mention the fact that many of today's designers | | | | versions of today's regular widths. A photograph in a |
| borrow fashion ideas from the past, with a modern | | | | recent GQ Magazine showcased skinny neckwear |
| twist, which brings us to one of many reasons a | | | | with a panel ornament located midway up, a style |
| person would opt for vintage ties: why buy today's | | | | straight from the 50's. |
| borrowed ideas when one can wear the original! | | | | Every era started a new trend which has since been |
| To Celebrate Vintage Neckties and the Eras They | | | | copied, but as women know already, authentic clothing |
| Represent | | | | by the original designers is really special and today's |
| Every decade has offered a different style of | | | | mass produced copy cats don't come close to the |
| neckwear not seen before. Skinny neck ties were | | | | originals. The same goes for men's accessories, not to |
| worn just before World War I, muted patterns were | | | | mention some designs can no longer be found unless |
| common in the 1920's and 1930s, while bright, colorful, | | | | one wears an original article of clothing. |
| hand painted and novelty themes made their first | | | | To Go Down Memory Lane and to Wear One's |
| appearance in the 1940's. This included pin up girls | | | | Favorite Styles Again |
| plastered both on the front as well as printed onto the | | | | Men of a certain generation have their favorite types |
| back lining just behind the tip. Things slimmed down | | | | of ties, many of which they wore when in high school |
| again in the 1950's and early 60's until the introduction | | | | and during their first years at work. Sometimes they |
| of wide Kipper neckties in the mid 60's and into the | | | | save them and other times they donate them during a |
| 70's. Narrow neckwear was again reintroduced in the | | | | spring cleaning only to eventually find them in back in |
| 1980's and it settled in at 3 ½ to 4 inches wide in | | | | fashion again years later. What goes around comes |
| the 1990's. Every 20 years or so fashion changed, but | | | | around, and with skinny neckties now popular again, |
| it always harked back to and built upon the first time a | | | | many men won't have to reminisce about their |
| particular style was introduced, as a way to pay | | | | favorites but actually wear them again or purchase |
| homage to the originals. Such is the case, for example, | | | | ones similar to those they wore during their youth. |
| with the wild graphic 40's ties, which designer Martin | | | | These are some reasons why people buy vintage |
| Wong repeated in his "Screenplay by Martin Wong" | | | | neckwear. They opt for the real thing over an imitation, |
| line in the 90's. | | | | which many times also bring back wonderful |
| Today's two toned stripes were first introduced in | | | | memories. |