Anyone Notice Trump Is Not Wearing His Solid Colored....
power ties anymore. He's been wearing striped ties. I realize this is not important at all - but I thought it to be an interesting observation.
Remember his solid pink and yellow power ties he always wore.
Is moving to striped ties his idea of looking more presidential?
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At least not in the first pictures of him that came up.
http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/56cb5d18ab73e22d6d9321f6/master/h_590,c_limit/donald-trump-short-fingered-vulgarian-fingers-bruce-handy-ss13.jpg
In an American-style striped tie, the stripes are higher at the wearer's right hand side than they are at the wearer's left hand side. The stripes go down from right to left.
In a British-style striped tie, the stripes are higher at the wearer's left hand side than they are at the wearer's right hand side. The stripes go down from left to right.
Yes, I do know this kind of stuff. Asperger's; deal with it. You think this is bad? I used to hang around with the steam locomotive enthusiast crowd. Ask me anything about Nickel Plate Berkshires.
I assume this comes from buying bespoke suits on Savile Row.
Uh, he owns only one striped tie?
Oh, he does have a few:
To prove I'm not making this up:
The Difference Between European and American Rep Stripe Ties
European Rep Striped Necktie
Striped ties, on either side of the Atlantic, what's the difference?
About ten years ago we started a web site called The American Necktie Magazine, before blogs were popular. On that site we had great articles very much like this blog, Find Ties - About Neckties. Included was a section for questions and answers. Here is one that may be of interest to you - Jeffrey Hunter.
THE QUESTION:
I am trying to confirm the history of striped ties pointing to the left shoulder being European style versus stripes pointing to the right shoulder being American styles. Do you have any info on this?
Sincerely,
Neil M. Lazar
QUICK ANSWER:
The shape and design of colors and patterns of the cravat changed and of course the military again dictated this. Before the turn of the 20th century, realizing that their soldiers were easy targets wearing bright red uniforms, the British were outfitted with drab green uniforms. Each regiment decided on their own, what tie to wear with a different stripe going across the tie in a pattern of colors and stripe width. With this need to be individual the "Rep Stripe" necktie was born. Across the Atlantic American soldiers followed suite, however the stripes go the other way. The distinction between the European Rep Stripe tie vs. American Rep Stripe tie is simple enough. The difference is the direction of the stripe from the left shoulder crossing the heart or from the right shoulder crossing the heart.
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