So, after all the summer weddings, regattas and garden
parties, those right-on BowTieBanditz in America have very sensibly designated
the end of August National Bow Tie Day. So, really, the whole month is just 27
days of build up...
Mrs BowTie proudly tweeted their most prestigious RT to date - their great bow tie give away by
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge:
Still, we wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't update you
on the latest happenings in the cute and slightly weird Bow Tie FAN-tastic Movie
by Aphids Kaboodle. August began with Scene 14
We had to admire Big Cat @BarStoolBigCat's unapologetic public admission of his ineptness at
Bow Tying, posting this wonderfully pathetic picture of his first attempt.
Just 19 minutes later, he posted an admission that he, "Just called the front desk and said, "hi
can you send someone up to tie my bow tie", not even close to ashamed."
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Last month, we warned you that teen bow tie retail mogul Mo
Bridges was about to launch a How To Video. It launched on August 4th, and we have to say... it's FUN!
Meanwhile, People Magazine
carried the story of 79 year old Trygve Bernhardsen who eschewed a Rolls or
Classic Sport Car as his wedding transport for something a little more people-powered and original. The day he married Ellen Hertzberg,
he swam a 2,600 foot (867m), 53◦F fjord in trunks and a bow tie to get to the
bride who had already waited 15 years. She didn't find this last potentially
fatal stunt prior to tying the knot at all suspicious of the avid swimmer. We
believe in true love, but were not so sure....
Attorney Corbett Parker made the local news
sporting a piece from a designer we brought you back in March. Robert LeQuire's
South Haven Wood bow ties are made
from wood reclaimed from the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina. His initial purchase was followed by so many compliments, he
bought 5 more! The light blue slim fit Tallia suit
is a bit of a departure for the usual Houston litigator, but he is determined
to flex his fashion chops after losing a few pounds a few years ago.
We have brought you bow ties in a range of fabrics and
materials,
but we have to say, we really enjoyed the really FUN, large crocheted bowtie
from Bessie's Creations, which can be used traditionally at the neck or to decorate any piece of fashion. The pattern is downloadable, and is suitable for all, being pitched at a beginner's level. 129
people have rated it on average 5/5 stars!!
The Saville Row Society generously endorsed Gents & Co.'s
latest campaign for their already celebrity-endorsed caps. The new campaign
features tuxedoed men wearing dark caps. SRS say a gentleman can still wear a
cap, as long as it's top notch! Were not so sure since the campaign also
features barely clad women - not so classy!
However, we did like Howard C McEwen's post for Bow Tie
Aficionado, which also taught us something new. Bow Ties are the Wave Runner of the Men's Fashion World.
The Wave Runner is a 'personal water craft' which is so cool and so much fun
that it is, apparently, utterly impossible to frown when mounted on one!
He
goes on to explain how a the vivid red Excelsior diamond point from the Bow Tie
Club did just that after a disastrous week-long break which, "...
sucked so hard it actually bent
time to make it feel like long three weeks."
Apart from the wonderful turn of phrase, he also points out that whilst people
tend to glare at the person on/owning the Wave Runner, they (especially women)
tend to smile at bow tie wearers. Love it!
The humble
bow tie was the reason that Newcastle made the London news in the Metro, because Chancel Mbemba turns up for Newcastle United debut in full tuxedo rather than tracky bottoms. Now Belgium may not be considered one of the fashion
capitals of Europe, but it may have had a bearing on Mbemba's fashion choice,
since he was just signed from Anderlecht for £8m.
August saw the release of what must at least be considered for our
collective anthem.
Diego Gomes's apparently long-awaited summer single Bow Tie
dropped mid-month. Fans and friends have been tweeting in anticipation for at least the last 6 weeks! Turns out, it's a song to a girl who makes him want to put
on a suit on and shine his fancy shoes... because she makes his bow tie spin! Hmmm,
maybe not. There's nothing about class, fashion statement, self-expression,
distinction or intelligence in the lyrics. We might be wrong, but we suspect
this teen is using the spinning bow tie as a metaphor...
Next delighted us with this tiny blue cotton four-piece bowtie set for 0-18 month olds
for just £24.
We LOVE this, but wouldn't it have been fun to have offered a
range of fun colours...? It's for babies
- toddlers, at best...!
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The Keppler
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The Mobius
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The Pascal
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We also love the Huffington post, but even they had to eat BTB dust as they 'introduced' the concept of the 3D printed bow tie that we brought
you back in MAY
and further covered in June.
In 3D Printed Bow Ties Are A Thing And They're Awesome,
they labelled the range of four 3D printed bow ties by Oliver Smith for WonderLuk , 'the coolest style (they'd)
ever seen,' of this, '(definitely
underused) menswear trend'.
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The Escher
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Named for innovators of art, science and maths,
the HP gleefully embraced the unisex fashion accessory.
We discovered Mr Talented's Bow Ties which have already been donned by celebrities like Nick Cannon and Adam Sandler. He seems to have a lot of energy , but we're glad he has directed just a smidge to enlarging the BT Universe with innovative designs like these:
Back in the UK, Yorkshire County Cricket Club debenture holder Dr Philip Dunn embarked on a Bow Tie-Athon to raise funds for the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation. In Bow Tie challenge raises funds for the Yorkshire cricket foundation the goal of a
Century Bow Tie Challenge meant that Dunn had worn 80 just prior to National Bow Tie Day (NBTD) by donning four
bow ties per fixture.
The first 40 were specifically based on cricket bow ties.
Things went kinda quiet after that until the week of August
28th...National Bow Tie Day (USA), then everybody got in on the act.
E-online's
Kendall Fischer went with the traditional It's National Bow Tie Day: See Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and More Stars Rocking the Trend.
We liked the anecdote involving one of our favourite Timberlake tunes Suit and
Tie (PLEASE take note, young Diego!)
It not only pays homage to one of the
coolest band of BowTieBanditz EVER - the Rat Pack, but also features genuine bow
tie choreography - we kid you not!
CNN put together a slide show of 19 Photos of Famous Bow Tie Lovers, including
uber cool Afrofuturistic entertainer Janelle Monae, Hugh Heffner with English
bunny girls attired in the iconic black bow tie/ white collar uniform; Col.
Harlan Saunders in his iconic Western Southern style; The Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan; The Wire's Brother Mouzone (Michael
Potts); Popcorn king Orville Redenbacher (1988); Glee's Blaine Anderson (Darren Kriss);
and The Rat Pack (1988).
The National Bow Tie Day website
was full of fun facts like,
"The number of Google searches for bow ties outpaces that of neckties and
is trending up while in fact the number for necktie is trending down. Just
today bow tie comes up at nearly 31.4 million in Google Search and the necktie
a mere 12.3 million." (In your FACE, neckties!) and "The fastest time to tie on a bow tie is 13.59
seconds. The record is held by Dhani Jones, NFL player who retired in 2011 with
the Cincinnati Bengals..."
Social Media was full of tributes
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We thought this one from Mr Beau Tie absolutely ROCKED!
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The rest were highlighted by UPI:
Bill Nye the Science Guy
tweeted a picture with his massive collection, Donald Duck wished everyone a
Happy NBTD from Disney; The Philadelphia Museum of Art tweeted the beautifully
classy picture of a 19th Century bow tie...
But, our favourite was NASA publishing the beautiful Hubble
Telescope picture of the Bow Tie Nebula.
Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 is 4000 light
years from Earth and wonderfully represents a central dying star casting out
ionised gases and debris as it becomes a White Dwarf. They have published two
more in the past:
As if the UK were taking up the celebratory spirit, our Bow
Tie Eye had a bumper month for spotting BowTieBanditz around London.
Bow Tie Eye
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Singer and musician Lemar
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Event official Nosa Dag
@NosaDag and @BlessEtain
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Africa Fashion Week London opened at Olympia on August 7th and 8th and was the biggest yet!
Every year since it's inception 5 years ago, it has grown in reputation and continues to attract global, sophisticated brands.
If you haven't already guessed it, African print has finally been recognised as the means to a whole untapped market,
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Model Amina wears designer
Heat's ensemble. This bow tie
matches the head wrap, skirt
and bag!
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The fashion house is Zanjoo
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as well as opening designers to a fresh fashion forward approach to
style,
creative expression
and unadulterated JOY.
Meet some of the wonderful BowTieBanditz we met walking around the old exhibition space...
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This artist bought his BT in
he Africa Centre in Accra,
capital of Ghana.
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Pick of The Pics
This month, we have a tie, jut because these two Fashionistas managed to embody the (all-too-brief) summer wearing a bow tie with fabrics that you wouldn't normally associate with keeping cool.
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Musician and designer
Aaron Bernard-Wilson, wearing wool
and still looking dapper with a grey
ASOS BT.
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Glamorous David Allen wearing a cotton
H&M BT
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Finally, Matt Smith said goodbye as the Patron Saint of BowTiesAreCool, the 11th Doctor by removing his beloved bow tie (Copyright BBC)
We are simply disrobing after some hard and hearty partying, celebrating National Bow Tie Day!
See you all next month!
