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11th May 11, 07:52 PM
#11
Nice going fellas.
I am especially impressed to see a paisley tie with a tartan kilt. I think it works. I'll certainly defer to Jock Scott and/or MacMillan of Rathdowne on mixing tartan with paisley, but I like it.
One little tiny nit, age appropriate, won't be a big deal for another ten years or so. The red tie is beautifully knotted, with just enough off centeredness to look perfect. It does need to be tugged up just a little bit more snugly.
You got, really, until your senior year of college to get that straight before you go on the big money interviews.
Do NOT get in the habit of touching the tie knot to see if it needs to be snugged up. You will end up with a dirty smudge in exactly the wrong spot of an otherwise perfectly good tie.
DO get in the habit of glancing in the mirror while you are at the sink in the gentlemen's room anyway. Also, when you get out of the car and close the door, check your reflection in the car window. Generally really ritzy places also have a mirrored panel behind all the elevator buttons. If you are together you can check each other's ties without leaving any fingerprints and without using a mirror.
In ten years of wearing a tie everyday at the office, I have only ever owned two neckties that would stay snugged up all day.
Also, you might look into mastering both the four in hand knot and the Windsor knot. Sometimes switching to the other knot can make all the difference between snugging a tie three times in a day or thirty.
Otherwise you guys are ready for the big time, flash colors, flash position, amount of knee, color co-ordination, all of it, looks great. Not matchy-match, you guys did your homework.
Awesome looking sgians dubh as well, please don't let my commentary bring you down.
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