The White Bow-Tie
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:11 pm
Hello all, I posted this in another thread thinking it didn't deserve it's own but having remained unresolved I thought I'd put it here after all.
Hopefully you all have opinions on the issue or else can direct me somewhere where they might.
The subject: The white bow tie in white-tie attire.
The source of interest: Titanic (1997)
So I'm aware that movies are often far from accurate and are rather interpretive in their sense of historical dress but:
In the movie, I'm pretty sure there is a moment at which the bad guy (Billy Zane?) is wearing his wonderful white-tie attire with a pointed, batwing bow-tie of off-white satin.
Not that I plan on doing it any time soon, but how acceptable would this be considered do yo think? by traditionalists, by savile row tailors, etc.
Hopefully you all have opinions on the issue or else can direct me somewhere where they might.
The subject: The white bow tie in white-tie attire.
The source of interest: Titanic (1997)
So I'm aware that movies are often far from accurate and are rather interpretive in their sense of historical dress but:
In the movie, I'm pretty sure there is a moment at which the bad guy (Billy Zane?) is wearing his wonderful white-tie attire with a pointed, batwing bow-tie of off-white satin.
Not that I plan on doing it any time soon, but how acceptable would this be considered do yo think? by traditionalists, by savile row tailors, etc.