Bow Tie: WATCH BEFORE YOU WEAR!

The history of neckwear in the west starts with the bow tie but what is the truth? I'm breaking it down plus giving a list of it's most famous and fashionable wearers. If someone tells you, “you should never wear a bowtie” that’s their problem not yours! Plus special guest Dr.Colleen Darnell
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One of the earliest forms of westernized neckwear, the bowtie is subtext for sophistication and intellectualism due to it’s history of being worn but doctors, lawyer, architects, professors and the like. However subtext aside bowties can be worn by anyone (Male Identifying, Female Identifying, Non Binary) in both formal and casual settings.
There is no doubt a self tied bowtie, can make a person seem more dressed up than the average Joe or Jane. Bow ties, when well worn and expertly styled can result in a sartorial effortlessness akin to #Iwokeuplikethis.
Most don't wear the bowtie because their from of reference in Pee Wee Herman who is not a style icon but a character. Here are some other well groomed and equally iconic figure who have dawned the bow tie:
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Mike Davis @MikeDavisJazz
Emily Ström @Lady_Elviah
Derek Lipscomb @Hold_Muh_D
Male Identifying
Dr. Andre Churchwell, Frederick Douglass, President Abraham Lincoln, Nat King Cole, Pee Wee Herman, Fred Astaire, Bill Nye, Ouigi Theogore, Gene Kelly, Muhammed Ali, Frank Sinatra, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Blair Underwood, Usher, Nick Wooster, Duke Ellington
Female Identifying
Janelle Monae, Marlene Dietrich, Kelsey Hine, Josephine Baker, Rose Callahan, Princess Diana, Sonya Glyn, Audrey Hepburn, Gladys Bentley
Fictional Characters
Hercule Poirot, The Doctor (Doctor Who), Indiana Jones, Chuck Bass, Boardwalk Empire, Ralph Lauren
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Dandy Wellington is a bandleader, entertainer, event producer, and creative consultant, born-and-raised in Harlem, New York. Influenced by the style and skill of classic entertainers of the past but with his feet planted in the present, it’s no surprise that this Tisch grad has made a name for himself across the globe. From producing stylish events all over New York to performances in St. Petersburg, London, and Sydney, Dandy solidifies himself as not only an impeccably dressed man-about-town, but a bonafide man-of-the-world.
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