SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Well guys, we've all been there before. I'm sure most of us don't wear ties on a regular basis, but there's the odd time when it's socially required- your cousin's wedding, your great aunt's funeral, your nephew's girlfriend's cousin's bar mitzvah.... you get the point. So when it's required, do you actually take the time to fit a real tie, or do you "cheat" and use a clip-on? (Because let's face it guys, we're pretty much inept at putting on ties without help- at least those of us who don't wear them regularly.) Myself? I use clip-ons. they're cheaper, less hassle, and most people can't tell the difference. Take that, you fancy corporate executive snobs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Clip-ons are crap, unless you work in the prison or criminal justice system in which case they can save your life! Seriously, it's not hard to learn to tie a decent knot. I learned when I was 15 (because bag boys had to wear them then). And trust me the ladies can tell the difference.... They appreciate a man who can tie a solid knot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I like putting on a tie every once in a while so when I do it up right... The real deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 When I was eight, I had to learn to tie my own tie to earn my Wolf badge. Fuel for life! Clip-ons are for men who are in danger of being choked by their ties during their work, like policemen. Anybody else who wears a clip-on is a weenie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Martin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I do about 20 weddings a year, and I always look studly in the real deal. I wear lots of skinny ties. Seriously, who was the one to vote clip-on? Identify yourself so we can ridicule you. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Nothin' but the real thang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 What a great question - personally I wear a tie about 75% of the time, I wear a tie every day other than the middle of summer when Polo's become the norm in the desert. I Haven't worn a clip-on since i left law enforcement and I was worried about someone strangling me with it (before that it was 4th grade in catholic school for clip on's). I do cheat sometimes with ties with the integrated zippers that truly look perfect and the knot is always straight and no wrinkles but that's even rare. I even tie Bow Ties when I wear a tux. Wearing real ties and shaving were always kind of the transition into manhood for my generation at least. I saw a similar queation on a different forum recently about how men wore dress shirts/ties without a undershirt beneath it? I was truly amazed but the end result was about 50% again personally can't imagine doing that either. For me in the office its a long sleeve shirt over a white undershirt with a tie. After work it's old ratty levi's or levi shorts and black rock and roll t-shirts with Doc Martens but that's a different question I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 whenever I have to wear one i wear the real thing. Still dont know how to tie it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Whenever I am working I wear a suit.. always! I have many suits! I also have many ties and hate evry one of them. Ties are for funerals and interviews with bank managers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have always wondered what the purpose of the tie was. I have only ever worn them under protest. I can tie several different knots. What ho. Toodle pip..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_farkas Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I used to work in a business environment and I had to wear a tie each day. The real thing not a clip on. Just use the real thing... not a big deal and it looks better, IMO. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 whenever I have to wear one i wear the real thing. Still dont know how to tie it though That's what dad's are for! Seriously I wonder if the "I know how to tie a tie" rate among young men today is related to the divorce rate? I doubt my mom could've taught me how. Every year when we have a dress up thing at school, I have to tie a bunch of ties for kids who cannot. Just a thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_farkas Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I worked with a guy that would leave his tied and just slip them off at night and slip them back on the next day he wanted to use one of them. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The real thing. In my duo The Sophisticats we play a lot of semi-formal affairs and a few black-tie formal ones. I even learned how to tie a bow-tie for the black tie affairs. As the even wears on, it looks really "Vegas" a I admit fun for me to untie it and let the butterfly ends hang around the neck - Rat Pack style. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I wear them daily... (imaginie that!) and I learned to use them propperly when I was 9 years old, fitting them takes me less than a minute, but for as long as I can remember, all my friends have always asked me to fit theirs, as they cant do it... just weird... specially in a guitar forum man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues2016 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The real thing, still don't know how to tie em! here's the one I wear: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The real thing! Clip on...come on how lazy is that! Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjay777 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Silly wabbits, clips are for kids. Seriously though, as much as I find ties a nuisance, gotta have the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 I wear them daily... (imaginie that!) and I learned to use them propperly when I was 9 years old' date=' fitting them takes me less than a minute, but for as long as I can remember, all my friends have always asked me to fit theirs, as they cant do it... just weird... specially in a guitar forum man![/quote'] wow... I would have never imagined you as a tie guy, Thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 That's what dad's are for! Seriously I wonder if the "I know how to tie a tie" rate among young men today is related to the divorce rate? I doubt my mom could've taught me how. Every year when we have a dress up thing at school' date=' I have to tie a bunch of ties for kids who cannot. Just a thought....[/quote'] Yeah my dad usually does it for me. Just wondering, what grades do you teach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Well, I finally learned how to tie a tie! (thanks to tutorials found on YouTube of course...) And yes, Ian, it was me who voted for clip-on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Deadhead Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 The real thing with a windsor knot. Once you learn hoe to tie it, you never forget, like riding a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I wear a tie once every couple of months. So, I put in the effort use the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 When I was eight' date=' I had to learn to tie my own tie to earn my Wolf badge. Fuel for life! [/quote'] My Dad taught me to tie both a single and double Winsor when I was little... I typically use the single these days, but used the double back then. I got to pass that along when I was a scout leader; I brought an arm load of ties to one meeting and taught all my boys to tie single Winsor knots. Go Scouting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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