A vast number of men start their working days by putting on a tie, as you can usually see in business houses. Neck ties signify a professional demeanor. If you’re have a corporate job and don’t have a tie on, most likely you’ll be regarded as sloppy, unkempt or unpolished. Again, if a man has put on a tie but doesn’t need to head to work, it’s likely he’s dressed up for a special occasion. Ties have been around for ages, if not quite in their modern form, and it’s interesting to speculate as to their origins, and the reasons so many men accessorize with what is, essentially, a noose.
•Fabric: Your budget is what determines the kind of tie you wear/buy—polyester is the cheapest, but blends, also relatively inexpensive, are also popular. Silk is a perennial favorite, if expensive, and wool ties are best for winter.
•Designs: The plethora of available designs means you’re spoilt for choice—smiley faces, skull and crossbones, your favorite saying, whatever you want, you’ll find. You can even buy ties with reproductions of famous painting, or maybe your favorite comic book characters. Some companies will even print a design/picture of your choice on ties.
•Unique Ties: You can even get hold of ties that aren’t just ties.
oSolar powered neckties are in the works and might soon be on the market. On a really sunny day, the embedded solar cells will emit up to 3.6 volts of electricity—enough to charge your cell phone.
oLittle fans built into ties fit into any USB port.
oAnd then, of course, there’s the spy camera neck wear, complete with linked media device, thus rendering an extra power source or monitor superfluous.
oSomething really out of the box is the circuit board tie, which looks exactly like the real thing, complete with little blinking light, the board is just a print, but the lights are real, complete with a remote battery pack to help them light up—you even get to choose the pattern. Perfect gift for the gadget freak you don’t know how to shop for.
Care: Like high end cars, and, really, all luxury objects, those who own pricey, luxurious neck wear generally are people who care for it. They paid a high price to purchase it, and, besides, they appreciate well made clothing well enough to adhere strictly to the directions left to care for it. Any dry cleaning required finds their ties at a dry cleaning place of good repute that they trust—if they don’t know one, be sure they’ll hunt around till they find it. Designer neck ties are an investment, and deserve to be treated as such. You can find such ties in great condition if you’re looking for them at a vintage market. Whether they’ve been worn regularly or only on special occasions, you can bet they were taken very good care of, have maintained their integrity and, thus, have many years of wear left in them.
Author Resource:
Simon Johnnson is the director of content for http://www.executivegiftshoppe.com . They feature a large selection of men’s gifts like golf gifts, pocket watches and business card holders .
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