Quote Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR View Post
Okay, since when is a striped tie "not a part of our general culture"? I'm really quite puzzled by this, Galician. Businessmen, academics, politicians, lawyers etc, etc --those who wear a coat and tie to work--have been wearing striped ties in the US for generations now. Have you ever heard of Brooks Brothers? J. Press? Joseph A.Bank?

I'm serious here and am not trying to be a sarcastic prig! Look around, my friend, at men wearing suits. Many, many, many wear striped ties!

Just so you think that these striped ties are not the sole privilege of the British, take a look at these pages from various American catalogues:

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatS...Section_Id=211

http://www.jpressonline.com/neckwear...d.php?page=all

http://www.mysticriverties.com/custo...E_STRIPES.html

Most striped neck ties in the US have the stripes going from right to the left ( like this: \ In the UK, most regimental ties go from the left to the right ( / ). While many ties resemble regimental ties, they are not the same, due to the stripes.
Oh my! What have I started????

I have looked through the connections above in Sandy's post and I reckon that I could quite happily wear many of the choices there. Some look very like regimental ties that I recognise!Ho hum! Please, oh please don't go for horizontal stripes!

There is a recruiting drive for the new "arm" of the kilt police? The new and top secret Tie Police! To be based, I am reliably informed, "somewhere in Inverness-shire".