Picking The Right Corporate Clothing
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bruce_Scott]Bruce Scott

Corporate clothing is often very essential to most company. Not only does corporate clothing help to promote your company images it also ensures each of the members of your work team can be identified easily & will always fit with the quality you choose to describe. In most cases, corporate work wear is one of the best ways to keep your employees looking good and feeling great. Additionally, it will support you to keep the overall appeal of your employees to customers and others high.

There are a lot of reason why corporate clothing is necessary in the company. Here are some of the reason:
To make your employee look smart, this clothing ensures that your staff are presentable. To enhance the confidence of your work force-if they feel and look smart, they take much pride with their work.

It shows that they are belong on your company – it shows that the company values them, as it proving them with the right clothing so that they can do their job properly.  A cheap advertising – corporate clothing serve as a walking advertisement.

On the other hand, finding the quality corporate clothing for your employees is an important process. But if you are in trouble in choosing it you can ask some of the idea and opinion of your employee. It is necessary to get their opinion, because they are the one to wear it. If it chosen carefully, will be long lasting, and represent good value for money.  In addition, you know that if the safety of your staff partly depends upon their clothing, then they will be safe.

Choose a corporate clothing that stands for a long period of time. Consider the fabric, the color-make sure it does not wear out easily, and also the style-choose the style that is trendy not only this time but also for the years to come. Choose a corporate work wear that is attractive to everyone. Pick a clothing that is conservative and must comfortable to wear by staff.

It will be better if a company go for descent corporate clothing selection. Because if a person wearing a descent clothing look more disciplined, educated and elegant. To make difference, some of the corporate clothing is trying out by various dress designers for adding some fashion and style in it. Some company customized their work wear according to their choice. Some are putting a logo or a short punch line on it. Most are looking for durability and quality of it to save money.

But before choosing a corporate clothing, an analysis of their competitor is also necessary. This will help the company to survive in the competition. This will also provides a good atmosphere inside the company. There will be also an equality between the employee. Encourage your employees to dress the items you purchase and to deal their input on them. Over time, you may find that there are some items that they really do enjoy wearing. With your company logo or promotional punch line on them, they really can work for you in many ways.

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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bruce_Scott http://EzineArticles.com/?Picking-The-Right-Corporate-Clothing&id=3231674Corporate clothing is often very essential to most company. Not only does corporate clothing help to promote your company images it also ensures each of the members of your work team can be identified easily & will always fit with the quality you choose to describe.

Clast neckwear was started by a small group of friends, with the help of their gran’s knitting abilities, deep in the heart of European snowboarding. It now boasts one of the biggest and brightest teams of snowboarders on the planet and has probably been the single most-photographed and filmed brand in snowboarding thanks to the wealth of pro-riders who are proud to wrap-up with Clast when out filming. As you’d expect from it’s super-tech construction and attention to detail, it is indeed another fine Swiss brand and here at attla we are proud to be one of the few stores in the country who are retailing Clast. We were going to run a “Behind The Brand” feature on Clast but it made more sense to just take a bit of time to run you through this season’s new collection from the fine Swissmen to give you a feel for the brand. And so welcome to the Clast Zoo 2010:

This year’s Clast collection is the strongest yet with some amazing new fabrics and designs being utilized as well as some great new colours on existing favourites such as the “Pen mask” pictured above. This brightly coloured bandanna style comes with a Clast marker pen for you to insert your own text into the speech bubble design on the mouth. It’s available in heaps of colours so you can match it up to your outfit!

The pink mask above has type that reads: “Hyped to ……”

The blue mask above has type that reads: “Inspired by …..”

The yellow mask below has type that reads: “Looking for ….” It’s now up to you to get inspirational!

All of the Clast neckwear is designed to offer the optimum balance between warmth, breathibility and waterproofing to provide the snuggest day on the hill you’ve ever had!

As well as technical bandanna styles Clast also run more basic styles in the contemporary bandanna look. Here’s the logo print.

As well as the more contemporary bandanna style that’s been dictating on piste neckwear fashion in recent seasons, Clast have been instrumental in forging the latest fashion for more technical and perhaps subtle-looking neckwarmer styles. Often more popular in Europe anyway, the more traditional-style neckwarmer has made a real return to fashion amongst many pro’s who can be seen in this season’s films rockin’ these styles. Here at attla we’re definately backing these styles if nothing else just for comfort and warmth! Above is the new Merino Wool line from Clast which gives perhaps the warmest and softest neckwarmer on the market! We likey!

Here are the fleece lined neckwarmer styles.

As a team-driven company Clast is always keen to incoporate their riders into collab series and so it is that we have the awesome “Pirate’s crew” ninja mask. You can see the Pirate’s crew rockin’ these in the amazing new Pirate movie “Jolly Roger” (Danny’s film of the year thus far!)

Here is the awesome “Aesthetiker Crew” collab neckwarmer too. The pedigree of team rider’s on Clast is unbelievable and so it only makes sense to flash this a little!

Since it’s inception, Clast has reffered to it’s team as the Clast Zoo. For this reason animal prints have always featured within the ranges. This year the animal print’s get a little bit brighter!

Clast neckwear all comes in a universal “One size fits all” fit and makes an amazing present for any ski or snowboard fan! We love this brand dearly for it’s attention to detail and marriage of understated design classics with the more contemporary pop-fashion styles.

You can buy any of these items here: http://www.attlasnowboards.com/shop/Clast.html

Wild Attire is not just your simple necktie company. The company started in 2000 and has continued to offer unbeatable prices and service. They are located in Orange County California. They tailor to exceed your wildest designs and needs. The ties they sell are for all you geeks, gamers, programmers and computer fans out there. They believe in not only bringing style to a men’s outfit but personality. There custom neckwear comes in all sizes from standard, extra long, narrow and boys. They also have bowties, zipper ties, and of course the good old clip on tie. They can bring your company logo or your own design to any necktie. Wild Attire even offers silk and microfiber scarves. They offer pre production samples of your design or the design they may have created for you for your approval. So if you want to look good, feel good and stand out at work without spending high prices on a necktie Wild Attire is the place to shop.

Be Sure to Save the Dave for the Joint Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area Educational Conference to be Held on Jan. 22, 23, and 24 at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame.  

The classes will offer timely information, hands-on participation, and a chance to further your knowledge in many aspects of the image industry.   

Highlights of “A Collage of Learning” include: 

• Carla Mathis, AICI CIM, presenting “Psychology of Style”
• Mimi Dorsey, AICI CIP, presenting “Your Style Passport: Providing Image Services for Travelers”
• Helena Chen, AICI CIP, presenting “Are You Having a Fit About Fit? Understanding Line, Design, and Fit”
• Joseph Rosenfeld, AICI CIP, presenting “Neckwear Knowledge: Tying it Together”
• Gillian Armour, AICI CIP, presenting “How to Become and E-Socialite”

Stay tuned for more information about these image education packed trainings and three more surprise speakers to be announced soon. 

The rate for the 3 day education conference is $395

The Embassy Suites discounted room rate is $149/night 

Take your business to a higher level! Attend the 2010 AICI Southern California and Bay Area joint education conference. 

Date:
Jan 22, 23, and 24, 2010

Location:
Embassy Suites Burlingame
150 Anza Blvd.
Burlingame, CA 94010
650.342.4600 
(minutes from San Francisco Airport)

Cost:
$395

Since I received a  this tie bar for my birthday, I have become really into wearing ties again. Everday, Monday through Friday, I wear a tie.

Last Saturday, while waiting for a spot at the local Salon, Ms. L and I ended up in what would be descirbed in the States as a ‘Junk Shop,’ or perhaps on a good day an ‘antiques store.’ Buried deep down in a pile of other unfortunately loud ties I found these three gems:

To the left we have Maroon with yellow shields of some sort, in the middle a classic 50s stragight across the bottom stunner. Which as a student told me last week while wearing another tie of similar cut, is a ‘cravata without a punta.’ Hopefully Ms. L can fix my non point nice an straightly un-frayed.  Finally to the right we have the real jewel of the haul, the classic Navy/Bright Yellow/Hunter/Canary Red repp tie. Upon turning it over I noticed this (excuse the mirror image text, and generally bad photography from my built in camera):

The showing part of the white tag here reads ‘Canton School.’ Turn the tag over and follow the text around, the whole thing reads ‘Canton High School B.’ As in, if you go to Canton High School, which coincidentally was the name of the High School I attended, you have two options to wear with your school uniform, tie option A, and tie option B. Amazing. And only five Euro each.

I’m happy to announce that the Fiddlehead Gallery is now carrying my Neckwarmers. Fiddlehead can be found downtown on G Street between 4th & 5th Avenue.

How To Tie An Ascot

• Consider your options: The standard choice is to pair an ascot with a tuxedo for a polished and unique formal look, or wear it under a button-down shirt and a blazer or sport coat for a dressy look.
• Ladies: While this may be a quick option for a male, Don’t be afraid to add this to your wardrobe in place of a scarf or neckware. You can easily tie your scarf in an ascot, or any piece of rectangular material to spice up your look.
• Contrast colors. Mesh a lighter-colored ascot with a dark shirt, and a dark-colored ascot with a light shirt and dark jacket.
• Keep the fabrics consistent. Wool and cashmere blends complement a heavy tweed sport coat, while a silk ascot will be dashing with a lightweight wool blazer.
• BE CAREFUL: An ascot looks awkward and silly when paired with a crewneck shirt or any sweater, does’nt mean you can’t give it a try.

Polka dot ascot and a tuxedo jacket. The epitome of suave.

Rocking a loose fitting ascot with a fitted jacket or blazer is always a good look!

Arenas sporting a very casual look, loose fitting jacket and contrasting ascot. Another option.

An ascot tie, or ascot,shown here in modern form. Highlighted with a distinctive window paned pattern and rich fuchsia color. An ascot is a unique and quick option to expand the sophistication of your attire.

This is a short cravat, a shorter length than a standard (tie) cravat and made to be worn under the collar for a more casual look or as a short formal cravat.

can probably get crafty and make these yourself but i really like their color scheme. neckwear by ALL OF OUR LIVES

speaking of bows, my mom got this ring for me from the DAYDREAM NATION sample sale in Hong Kong and I absolutely adore it!!!!! They have the most wonderful packaging too!!!

A brincadeira masculino/feminino é um dos meus paradoxos de moda preferidos e, pelo que tudo indica, a coisa tem ido muito bem. Prova disso é que o neckwear ( nome americanizado pras gravatinhas em todas as suas manifestações) vêm roubando a cena de uns tempos pra cá. Apesar de pouco comercial (os mudernos são os que realmente aceitam e usam), as pessoas em geral acham uma graça. Pra quem quiser apostar nesse filão, deixo aqui o trabalho da marca australiana ” All of our lives“, que fazem os modelos mais bonitinhos que já vi:

I found these great images of smokers from the 1940’s – 1960’s in the LIFE archive. We all know about the health issues associated with smoking, but these images make smoking look really cool!

At Keens Steakhouse

Smoking tie from my Fall 2009 collection. Made by hand in New York City.

The motto, “unconventional meets conservative” is one that many brands aspire to achieve on a seasonal basis.  Alexander Olch, a filmmaker and designer from New York, has taken men’s neck ware by storm with his subtly vibrant patterns and tailoring.  After a brief browse through Bergdorf’s Men’s Department a few weeks back, it was obvious that Olch held his own beside Thom Brown and David Hart, two household names representative of upscale men’s fashion.  The greatest difference between these three designers was the fact that Olch’s designs playfully honored the bow tie without looking ancient or overly flamboyant.  After further research on Valet Magazine and The NYT’s fashion blog, The Moment, it’s quite obvious that this creative mastermind has a bright future ahead of him, check out his collection if you’re looking to give your professional wardrobe a face lift.

Olch’s ties nearly always possess a hidden surprise.  This secret ingredient makes a memorable impact as well as differentiates him from the commercial masses.  For a modern take on classic, here are two skinny Italian cashmere styles.

Well after the stint at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York it was down by auto to Boynton Beach, Fla to go to Fort Lauderdale to fly to Nassau in the Bahamas ( a new country for this blogger Newfoundland).  The stops along the way were very few as to have a couple of days of rest at the wonderful Courtyard Marriot- Marriot Courtyard on Congress avenue (formerly the Catalina Holiday inn) before jettisoning to the island of New Providence.

The major stops off of I-95 were at “The National Museum of the Marines” in Quantico, Virginia (and its magnificent building made to look like a sword in the stone or a raised blade in salute coming to an apex).  On the way in there was a fully overturned car and a military personage  impromptu directing traffic around the wreck .  Once inside the diorama and history time-line  presentations were great.  This is an excellently produced museum -however if one enjoys a presentation that does mean that one neccesarily agrees with the view of history it is attempting to progress.

The history of the marine band which has and continues to play for the Commander- and- Chief at the White House was also excellent (including the historic role of John Phillip Sousa who got the president to agree to allow the band to tour and how “Hail to the chief” came into usage).

The next stop was at “South of the Border” to possibly report on the doings at the Osaka Spa again (which my  first post about is by far my most popular entry on wordpress) but press forward progression it was to be.  It was sixty dollars for a brief massage so as to get more googling vehicle and truck operators to click on my page so what!  But I bought a gag roll of toliet paper for “cheap asshole”s to wipe theirs’ with- just so I could show it around back at the stew in your own’ juices theater back at the double decker bus tour terminal and jokingly suggest as an application when tourists ask for something to wipe off their seats.

Afterwards in a fast dash and thanks to some coffee we made it (frend Neil and I) to Boynton Beach in a dash in time to the check into the Courtyard by Marriot for an entire day.  We mostly relaxed but in a frenzy of ebay bidding for vintage Versace neckwear and updating the designers’ wikipedia page and trying to live inside my long ago attempt at a futuristic novel “Speedboats of the Sky’ (which follows the exploits of a group of speedboats of the sky racers {in a vehicles not unlike Annakin Skywalker raced in the second series of Star Wars movies or a more recent parallel perhaps but not exactly being the red bull pilot obstacle course races} as they travel around the world in very colorful highly eroticized corporately sponsored  paradigm where coteries of models, money men , designers, and a million hangers on vibrate.  The initial scenes take place at a beautiful Jade inlaid freestanding nightclub structure called Casa Azul which lays somewhat offshore in the Miami Beach Zone.  There is a character in the work called Gianfranco Baroque whom I attempted to base on the then still alive Gianni Versace.  Here is the opening line from the work….. “it was a world  fresh with the  powerful scent of jet fuel, and of the effects of  expensive items purchased at duty free shops; cartons of cigarttes, botttles of well aged scoth and the complexions of the moguls who partook of the imbiber, of the palisading fluorescence of a vibrant world at play, of hallucenogenic cyber spice, and exquisite women in violet-marine well tanned from long weekends in Curical”……

Meanwhile once in the actual vicinity the large indoor municipal parking lot behind Lincoln Road had been taken down and we chose a small side one instead. It was a beautiful evening as was nearly every one on this trip and we dined at a favorite Miami Beach spot of mine Tiramisu on among other plates Monkfish salad (with a couple of glasse sof an excellent chianti to boot).

The next day it was relaxation time and then over to Boca Raton in the evening to check out the Boca Raton Museum of art on open late until 9 PM and pay nothing night (otherwise known as Wendesday). What brought us here was perusing the South Florida museum listings on the internet and finding an exhibition curated by the critic Karen Wilkin (a posthumous Cleve Gray retrospective).  Meanwhile arriving at the large public plaza  mall condo city center Mizner Park the museum was unexpectedly closed however there was a large celebrate Israel music event which provided an adequate backdrop to an outdoor meal at a mexican restaurant which consisted of a portion of Guacomole, a grilled vegtable platter, and for me a passion fruit margarita (which much to my suprise turned out not to be frozen). Later googling again I found that the name of the restaurant is “Uncle Julio”s and had been written about by a food writer with my same first and last calling cards “Lee Klein” (watch out food critic klein if I eat enough food in the sunshine state I might trapse into that business but watching what I eat which should be the opposite of eating it and until then this might stop this blogger from sampling too many morsels not to mention dollops of monetarial concern– and please note rather now that I am neither the food critic or the reputed organized crime associate who lives in the Boynton beach vicinity),

The next morning it was time to go abroad again on Spirit airlines which is by no means as annoying at the airport as it is on the internet.  We took a cab to the tri-rail (South Floridian inter city rapid transit) to the Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Int’l airport stop and then to a bus shuttle link.  I was so paranoid about the airline that we arrived about four hours early for the flight and got the exit row (hint only bring carr-ons to escape extrodinary checked baggage charges and also get your seat at the airport for there is a booking fee online as well and the flight to Nassau from South Florida is not even an hour).

We got he exit row seats but the flight was delayed an hour while people complained that they should have taken JetBlue (while a hefty duo stood around  in anti swine flu masks while attempting to drink Starbucks beverages).  Once in flight the airline was not so bad at all , the plane was clean, and the flight itself was very brief (though there was agroup of intoxicated stockjokers or whatever being loud and drinking from an open bottle of vodka).  Inside customs and passport control were fun with a pirate character welcoming you to the Bahamas , free Baccardi mixed rum drink shots , and even a duo doing Island music next to a colorfully painted semblance of house next to passport control.

Once through all the entry procedures and stops it was time to take a taxicab to the place where we were supposed to be staying on Paradise Island.  We shared a minivan with a Venezualan couple staying at The Atlantis and got to see New providence and Nassau for the first time on the way over there.  I left my Italian bicycling shorts in the cab and threw a tizzy fit which distracted from the viewing of the marine life in the Atlantis but we did spot Nobu just off of the casino floor which did not open until five thirty for dinner-(eventually I was taken out of my mood by a beautiful sales girl at the Atlantis’ Versace boutique who gave me a hug).

Then we found out the hostel we had been hoping on staying in on Paradise Island was no longer open for business (or just their three phone numbers no longer worked).  So we had to scramble to find other accomadations and after some debate settled on a ride back to New Providence by taxi to the Nassau Palm hotel downtown all the while eventually planning to make our way back by ferry back across to the Sivinanda Yoga Resort on Paradise Island.

So we checked into the Nassau Palm whose winding outdoor corridors seem to be scripted for a role in one of the many past, present, and future James Bond films to have been filmed around here.

Almost immediatley I set out upon trying either to find the one day shark dive where no diving certification is required ( this adventure turned out to leave only on selected dates from Freeport on the Island of Grand Bahama) or a one day resort course (taking a prep and go diving the on the same excursion).  I could not get this information out of the ladies at the tourist desk in the lobby so iwent down Bay Street to the canary yellow colored Hilton googled it in the busineess center printed it presented it to them and booked it for the following day with Stuart’s Cove.  Meanwhile we had the rest of the day to whittle away and we walked down to Rawson Square where a nice guard or be he a caretaker in civilian garb gave us a brief tour of the Bahamian verson of Congress or British parliment.

Then it was off to Cafe Mattisse (a restaurant Neil had found) for a dinner just off the square.  It was a pleasant place if not tipping to mucgh a of a hat to the fauvist favorite of sun worshippers.  For the main course I had duck in blueberry sauce while Neil dined on fresh vegatables and a couple of plates of gnocchi were thrown in.

Afterwards it was to sleep for an early morning wake-up for breakfest in the lobby and than taking my one bag and yoga mat with me to return not to the hotel after diving but to the Mermaid Dock at Bay and Deveaux streets to take the boat launch over to Paradise Island to the Sivinanda Yoga Resort which is inaccessable by road.

The Bus to Stuarts’ Cove was colorfully painted silver and pink was swift in its trajectory and picked up passengers at multiple hotels along the route to the diving and snorkeling hub. Also on the way we passed through Lyford Cay which this blogger mentions on his tours of Manhattan, Nyc that Huntington Hartford the original mega-developer of Paradise Island lived when he passed away in his late nineties not that long ago.

Once there I had to pick up my equipment and join a boat which was leaving fast and the instructors told me I was on Bahamas time now and to slow down.  Th boat departed the cove and though this correspondant thought he was going to get classroom time he  would be instructed on the boat and participate in the second dive.  His instructor was a spirited Aussie gal who said she had been in the Bahamas for three years.

This was the first time I had gone diving since around the time of the start of the  Gulf War having overcome some breathing adversity and though I was a bit nervous and had to come back up a couple of time while demonstatimg the skills needed to go down when this blogger finally did he was elated.  The instructor was anexcellent communicator and pulled me down when my weight belt was not quite enough. The reef itself seemed a bit barren for the sub tropics though I did see a lobster but no sharks or  the dreaded Lionfish invaders.

So after finishing I got the hotel bus to drop me off at the Mermaid dock (where luckily there was a launch which was just arrving to depart again) .  On the way over the ashram horticulturist was returning with a scented geranium and other plants which this blogger helped carry off and the headed for the check-in -kiosk. i had missed the days yoga classes but after getting a temple side cabin went to dinner than the evening prayers, chanting, talks, and music convergence in one of the Ashram’s temples and here a visiting Krishna scholar talked of the divinity who walked among men’ adventures in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and had the rapt attention  of his audience with his deft refrences and wonderous humour (please forgive that I am not a seasoned devotee and am only recapturing events for a travel log and will update as I learn more).

So we were at the ashram for two nights and the part of three days and with its close proximity to the Atlantis it also allowed for one more visit over there.  I took three yoga classes and finally got going on doign some other form of the ancient practice besides “Bikram” 9as people have been telling me to do all along). What struck this writer here among many other things was the textural interface between the Sivinanda campus and peace and quiet and the large party boats which moved throught the harbor ( one time the visiting scholar said as a loud vessel invaded the sound space during the evening gathering in the temple ”I am reminded that George harrison once said “All things must pass”), the cruise ships with large attractions built onto their decks (such as a water slide or a climbing wall) , the behemoth Atlantis rising as igf out of the sea, the islanders and the strange vibe of Nassau.

At the Ashram we met a Taiwanese American artist named Charmin,a couple of expatriated Brits working in corporate disaster relief, and some nice women form allover the place.  Upon leaving we went back to Nassau and this time strayed at a very reasonably priced quality inn.  I went up and saw the exterior of Fort Charlotte.  Then came back briefly lost my passport and than found it by the pool (lucky).  Then Neil and I went back to the fort and then for a brief dinner a touristy spot which was quite good.

After watching some television  (a National Geographic special on the preserved Woolly Mamooth infant found in the Siberian Tundra and a reality a show where dogs were voted out of a house by a family and then taken for a walk)  it was time for sleep .

The next morning we set out for The Marley’s families resort where we had breakfest and watched a great documentary on the clan’s patriach Bob (finally getting down the political mileu in which he wrote and lived in Jaimaca at the height of his fame in the nineteen seventies and early eighties)

then we got back on local transport which brought us there and got off at a cave which was supposedly used by indigenous people before transplanted Europeans and Africans arrived.  After this I convinced Neil to walk tot the airport as it was only about a mile along. Then we came along a strip mall with a lovely tea shop and decided to have banana and also pineapple rum brews.  Meanwhile strech limousines brought gaggles of tourists to a the duty free liquor store which was next door to buy spirits to  take home on the plane.

Finally after asking directions we found the entry road to the terminal and finally this blogger learned the correct spellling of aufwiederzehn from and airport sign.

So we checked and went through customs and and then making small talk met a couple who turned out to be mediums .  So we set down for an impromptu reading at the gate ( first I got them a bag of popcorn) and the lady was correct about almost everything and without giving away the bulk of here reading this blogger is following much her direction today (as much as practically possible such as not flying aeroflot to Dubai with a stopover in Moscow).

Upon returning we had a straining strech waiting for the shuttle link to the tri-rail to walk back to the hotel and missed the final food call at the Pei-Wei Asian diner which is a spinoff from P.F Changs.  So insteadwe had ameal at one ofthe Asian Fusion places and then it was off to work out(or so I remember).  The next day featured at turn at the slot machines at the Hard Rock cafe casino (my second visit) which was featuring a free slot play and food giveway).   The next day after that featured a voyage over to Palm Beach to walk along the famous Worht avenue where among other wothwhile sights was a fgreat painting by Geroe in art gallery of youths and godesses and swans. The Ralph Lauren Polo store here is almost as if a mseum and their painting collection excellent including marvelous portraits by leon Kroll.  THen we made tracks back to Boca Raton to finally catch the free night at the museum which features a stunniong collection. The retrospective of Cleve Gray (whose work before I was unfamiliar with) was not my cup or not my cup of tea usually it had soem very pleasing designs and as usual the firm Ms. Wilkin who curated it staked out her ground well.  This is quite a pleasing museum and one could spend hours marveling at the small gems by so many of the famous names of the recent and far erecent past from a self portrait by Jose Clement Orozco, to s large Larry Rivers, to a humungous Sandro Chia work in the sculpture garden called “la offeretta”.

So then finally it was time depart the sunshine state and so we did all while listening to the audio version of the John Grisham novel ‘”The Broker”.  The first stop was in Flagler Beach for lunch once again at the Fisherman’s Net where Neil ordered fried Alligator Tail bites which he than decisded not to eat.  Getting back int he auto we then stopped to watch the dolphins bothy adult and baies frolic at Marineland.  Then we made our way up the coastal highway into St. Augustine itself with stops at the nations’ oldest pharmacy 9founded before Flroida was part of the United States) , The Casa Monica , and a few other spots.  Neil was not as keen on St. Augustine as I have been and so it was off finally stopping for the night in a motel in Santee South Carolina.

No stops of any major importance occured again until Vienna, Virgina where I picked up my microphone at the home of a freind in whose car I had left it.  Than it was back and back to work in quick succession I think the next day.

I have a moderate amount of ties, nowhere near the amount I’d like to have or should have. While I have a decent amount, I normally have a few go-to’s as I’m sure a lot of men do. It just happens to turn out that it’s the same 4 ties that were handed down to me from my grandfather. I’ve received almost daily comments and complements about them as well. Finding the right tie these days isn’t hard by any means, but a vintage tie is tried and true and often extremely cheap if not free.

 I don’t know much about the history of these ties besides the tags that two of them have, the dark olive tie (notice the suggestion of what colors to wear with it!) being Wembley which seems to have a rich history in neckwear from what I’ve gathered. The other being a Frank Brothers tie from Fenn & Feinstein at their New Haven store. Fenn & Feinstein were custom tailors that also had a New York store as well as the New Haven spot. If anyone knows more history about either, I’d love to hear more. Make sure to check out The Retro Press, full of decades old advertising. This “stuff” never gets old.

The art of Theva work and Jewelry came to be in Pratapgarh, Raj, INDIA about  four hundred years ago and has ever since developed under the patronage it received from the rulers.

Rajasthan has been a haven of various art and crafts forms encompassing the spirit of the rajasthani people. Thewa is a jewelry craft practiced by a handful of artisans who specialise in the art of fusing filigreed gold sheets onto glass. The craft of thewa is practised by these hereditary artisans in the small fortified town of Pratapgarh in district Chittorgarh of south Rajasthan and Rampura in Madhya Pradesh. This unique craft uses plaques of glass as its base material. Till today the tradition of using red, green or blue glass continues. The technique of thewa has been used to create marvellous ornaments, plates, trays and jewelry, as well as small objects for daily use.

With high craftsmanship, the pieces of coloured glass are encased in gold plated silver.The colors of glass used commonly, are red, blue and green, due to the non-availability of other colors.

The Art of Making Thewa Jewellery

The desired piece of glass is encased in a frame of gold plated silver wire. A paper-thin sheet of gold, of the same size as the glass, is cut and a free hand sketch of floral or historical motifs is made on it, by special tools. It is then dipped in acid for a while and washed thoroughly with water. A mixture of cinnamon oil and another material known as ‘Ratti’ is brushed at the back, to prevent the metal from melting. The glass is then semi fused and the pattern in gold is carefully slipped over the edge and pressed onto the surface of the glass. The ornamental piece is reheated, till the gold and glass join firmly together. A thin silver foil is fixed on the other side, in order to give it a uniform luster.

The simple raw materials and technique used stand in sharp contrast to the high quality effect of the finished object; no other form of art depicts with such meticulous detail the day-to-day life, legends, battlefields and hunting scenes on such a tiny surface.

The thewa art started 400 years ago when the erstwhile rulers of the area gave a land grant to the families of the artisans practising this craft in Pratapgarh.

Some also claim that the technique actually originated in Bengal. As it did not do well there, Bengali artisans moved westwards in search of patronage and finally settled in Rajasthan where they taught the thewa art to a Soni family. Even before, it is mentioned that the technique used was a family secret.

I’m obsessed with this cover!

The fine folks over at Eames Collector.com have put together this amazing 1 minute video of the various knots of Mr. Charles Eames’ bow ties.  The film ends with a rare view of the original design sketch of the Charles Eames bow tie as designed by Mrs. Ray Eames.  All of Mr. Eames’ bow ties were hand made in New York City.  We make a similar shaped bow tie at David Hart & Co. with pointed ends.

Now that my neckwear collection has officially hit the floor at Bergdorf Goodman, several people have asked me about my design process.  I hope the below images and explanation of my Doctor T.J. Eckleburg tie from my Spring 2009 collection will help!

The inspiration for this tie began with Doctor T.J. Eckleburg’s all seeing eyes.  The sign from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” was the start!  The book which was written in the 1920’s mentioned the dilapidated sign which was most likely a trade sign that had been left over from the Victorian Era.  I began to research Victorian optometrist signs.  Here is what I found:

I also liked the idea of having a chain on the glasses. They would have properly been worn in the Victorian Era with a chain pinned to the lapel of your jacket.  I began to research old cabinet cards to find an example.

Next, I created a CAD in Adobe Illustrator making sure that the chain wrapped around to the back of the tie as though it was pinned on.  I handed the CAD off to my weaving mill in England:

Next, my mill came back to me with a first submit for comments:

Comments are made and the corrections are made to the pattern through weaving.  Here is the second submit:

I still thought that this was missing a pop of color, so we added blue to the center of the eye.  At this point, I began working with my factory to develop a marker to get minimum wastage when cutting this pattern.  As you can see on the sample yardage below, we had to work on the placement of the motif because they were too close together.

Once the yardage is woven perfectly it is cut, folded, and sewn by hand in our union shop in New York City.

David Hart & Co. ties being made by hand in our union shop in New York City

Here is the finished product ready to ship!:

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Founded in 1977, Drakes remains under the directorship of Michael Drake and Isabel Dickson, two of the original founders. The original collection comprised of mens’ scarvesand accessories, a range of English handmade ties and linen handkerchiefs quickly followed. Drakes are now the largest independent producer of handmade ties in England. Over the years Drakes has won many accolades for design and export achievement, including the Queens award for Export and the BKCEC award for UK British fashion exports.

Michael Drake’s original concept for the company style was that what ever was produced had to have a refined English look that would be endorsed by the best shops in Milan and Paris. The rationale was that if the two most discerning markets in the world were won over, satisfying the rest of the world would be relatively easy by comparison.

Having met Michael Drake, I can confidently state that the man is the real deal.  He places his brand’s quality and reputation before all else. 

Sometimes I will make something that really makes me beam. This scarf is the latest piece to do that. My heart melts every time I look at it. It’s so beautiful.

It’s in the shop now.