Bow ties

Although I do not read men's fashion magazines as a matter of course, every so often I like to browse through a copy on the stands, if only to confirm my own considerable distance from the cutting edge. It also helps me to determine whether bow ties are on their way back in. Alas they're usually not. There are, of course, good reasons for preferring bow ties to the more conventional straight ties. However, more recently I have been varying my wardrobe by wearing straight ties and even turtle neck shirts with no tie at all. Still I am probably no closer to the cutting edge than before -- certainly not enough to worry about falling off.