Bow tie and wing tip collar

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:37 am

Ought the bow tie be in front of behind the wing tips?
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:12 am

The bows belong in front. But the wings of the collar oughtn't be so long nor the bows of the bowtie so large that that's really an issue.

RWS
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:19 am

I believe that some wing collars, particularly taller detached collars, are made to sit with the wings above the tie. I think this would be a minority practice, though.

dopey
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:01 am

When I was much younger, I had a teacher-- an old Parisian with a German name-- who wore a modified sort of bowtie with a turn-down collar. It looked as though he had just stuffed the whole tie behind the collar leaves, although in fact it was just two layers of black silk fastened with a snap.

Is there a name for this contraption (which seems to have faded from the scene)?
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