Bow Tie Fashion Blog Posts
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In this section of the fashion guide you will find blog posts about bowties. The bow tie is the smallest formal garment in menswear — a ribbon of fabric tied in a bow at the collar — and it cycles between black-tie requirement, professorial habit and fashion statement. This page is the blog post index for the topic on Apparel Search: it collects the bow tie posts from the fashion blog, links the accessories index at the top, and links the bowtie definition there too. Readers may also want to search the wider term neckwear.
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The five posts collected here cover the bow tie's full modern range. KorBáta Ties and Bowties is a maker post — the brand's ties and bow ties are pictured in the Photos section below. Ella Bing Bow Ties covers another specialist maker. ZuZu Kim Bow Tie Gift Bag at Oscars is the awards post: a bow tie included in an Academy Awards gift bag, the smallest garment ever to get that placement. Then the category leaves menswear entirely: Bow Ties for Pets and Baby Bow Tie are about bow ties as pure ornament, sized for a dog's collar and a baby's outfit, where tying is replaced by a clip or elastic and the bow is the whole point.
A real bow tie is tied by hand, and the slight imperfection of a hand-tied bow is traditionally considered part of its correctness — pre-tied bows on a band are the convenience alternative, and clip-ons the entry level. Fabric follows formality: black silk for black tie, then a long slope down through velvet, cotton, linen and novelty prints to the pet and baby versions in these posts. Readers who want the product side will find men's bow tie, neckwear and tie guides, plus accessory stores, in the topic block below.
Sizing and fabric finish the bow tie picture. Self-tie bows come in neck sizes or adjust at the band, and the bow's width should sit in proportion to the collar and the wearer's face — the butterfly shape is the classic, the batwing the slimmer modern cut, and pointed-end bows the rarity. Silk satin and grosgrain carry the formal end; cotton, linen, seersucker and wool carry the daytime end, which is where the maker posts in this index mostly live.
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Common Questions
What bow tie blog posts are collected here?
Five posts: KorBáta Ties and Bowties, Ella Bing Bow Ties, ZuZu Kim Bow Tie Gift Bag at Oscars, Bow Ties for Pets and Baby Bow Tie.
What is the difference between a self-tie and a pre-tied bow tie?
A self-tie bow tie is a shaped ribbon the wearer ties into a bow by hand; a pre-tied bow tie has the bow sewn in place and fastens with a band or clip. The bowtie definition linked at the top of this page explains the garment.
Are bow ties only for formal wear?
No. Black silk bow ties belong to black tie dress, but the posts on this page include cotton and novelty bow ties, bow ties for pets and a baby bow tie — the shape is used as decoration at every level of formality.
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