Don't panic

There is so much uncertainty, political, economic, existential, that I felt it necessary to do my bit to restore some calm to public life, so I chose a plain maroon tie by Turnbull & Asser. Their ties are expensive, but worth the investment. This one has stood up to repeated wear (I am not the gentlest of knot-tiers) and still hangs well. Moreover, it is generously cut. I have a long torso and find many ties too short to take a decent knot and hang correctly, that is to say exactly to the waistband of my trousers, not falling an inch or two above, exposing shirt buttons and paunch, nor hanging down over my flies.

Comments

[Sweder]

I suffer the opposite torso/ tie challenge, having a truncated trunk. I constantly worry that said neckpiece will surrepticiously tuck itself into my waistband - quelle horreur.

Working at home today so am wearing son's T-shirt showing a mushroom cloud skull with 'GAME OVER' in heavy type.

[Tom]

We seem to have touched a Zeitgiestian nerve: much commentary this morning on Clegg and Brown's tie choices yesterday. Both wore purple, the colour adopted by the take back parliament movement.