Our Spring/Summer ties are all 100% cotton, woven and printed in Japan. This versatile tie can be dressed up for more formal occasions, or dressed down for a more casual atmosphere.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 
If David Hockney can pull off a bow tie in that suit with that hair and those glasses floating in a raft, well...Im sure that you will fair just fine in what ever situation you would like to wear your bow tie in.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 
On a beautiful March afternoon, a small crew from across Japan gathered in San Francisco for one of my best friend's wedding. It was small, beautiful, intimate and nearly overrun with bow ties. I love the timeless generational and cultural gaps being spanned by this little accessory.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 
A lovely display of "his" look on "her". Jeans, button up, boots and a bow tie, all with a bit of femanine flair.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 One of my very very few rules about bow ties, is that you must tie them yourself. Yes, it can be bit tricky, but to me, here lays half of the beauty. So imagine the frown on my face when I came across this new bow tie from Diesel that is one step beyond pre-tied.
I get it, they are playing the clever angle, not my thing, but a tie that does not even bother to go around your neck really goes against everything a tie stands for.
The history of neckwear is relatively short, and very well understood.
"The bow tie originated among Croatian mercenaries during the Prussian wars of the 17th century: the Croat mercenaries used a scarf around the neck to hold together the opening of their shirts. This was soon adopted under the name cravat, derived from the French word for "Croat" by the upper classes in France, then a leader in fashion, and flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries."
This slowly evolved into the bow tie and eventually the necktie was born.
Surely you can see the issue that I am having here; ties, be them neckties, cravats, bolos or bow ties have a history of closing ones shirt collar due to our lack of button technology. So hanging a bow tie on the closing button of the shirt really seems to go against everything a tie stands for.
In closing, please don't do that, thank you.
ps. In the bigger picture I quite like Diesel. If you want to give them your money right now, this shirt is a much better option than a button on bow tie.
Monday, February 20, 2012 
It's Momo! Our new English Springer Spaniel. Not totally helpful around the workshop (yet), but wonderful company!
Thursday, February 9, 2012 
A really great blend of formal and casual with new and used. I came across this image on TokyoFashion.com, see more shots of this look and details HERE.
Sunday, February 5, 2012 I could stare at this illustration all day long.
If you ever wondered how a lockstitch sewing machine works, this is about as clear as it's going to get.
Basically, the needle pushes the top thread through the material, the lower thread is looped through the top thread, they are pulled tight and the whole process starts over again. Top quality machines can produce an astonishing 1600 stitches per minute!
Does anybody know of other images like this that I can stare at?