Old Town tie

Cravatonotes

Further reading
Fink, Thomas and Yong, Mao
The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie
London: Fourth Estate, 1999

Laver, James
The Book of Public School Old Boys, University, Navy, Army, Air Force & Club Ties
London : Seeley Service 1968
Derivation
The term cravatomancy is a neologism, a compound word derived from the French cravate, neck-cloth and the Greek μαντεἱα, divination, hence telling the future through ties. The ancients did not wear ties, as far as we know, so the term emerged when Sweder noticed the blue and yellow tie I wore on election day, 6 May 2010, and thought it foretold a Tory-Lib-Dem coalition.

08 July 2010

Old Town tie

This tie is by Old Town Clothing, based in Holt in Norfolk. The design is splendid (called Leadenhall their ties are named after City districts, commuter railway lines and stations) but I have to say that, while I admire the post-war aesthetic, from a practical point of view it's not that great. It won't take a knot larger than a four-in-hand and the length is ungenerous, perhaps deliberately so, to recall the days of clothes coupons.

I love it and its twin (Ludgate, to be worn later on in this journey through my tie shelves) dearly, though, and put this on as today I attend a meeting of the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS) Editorial Board. I think it strikes the right scholarly note.

I may drop into Bunhill Fields afterwards to visit William Blake's grave.

Posted by Tom Roper on 08 July 2010 at 12:24 PM | Permalink

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