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04 September 2013

Ask MeCha: Tie terminology edition Is there a term for the standard tie shape? You know the kind of tie I mean: bias cut and pointy at the bottom. I know the terms "skinny tie" and "straight tie", but what is the most common tie shape called, or is it just an assumed default?
Huh, a quick look at google says its just called Standard ( vs wide or skinny, or square cut..that was a mod fashion for a bit ) although I bet if you looked into the history of the proto-ties ( cravat, etc) you could find something ...ties tend to be named by the knot used to tie them rather than the shape.
posted by The Whelk 04 September | 18:30
Thanks for looking. I knew there probably wasn't a term for it when I couldn't find one, but I don't know anything about men's clothing so I thought there might be some term I just hadn't heard.
posted by Orange Swan 04 September | 19:53
Searching through Put This On I'm not finding a proper name for the "standard" tie.

The general idea is that tie width is in proportion to lapel width. I don't think there's a name for a traditional width lapel either. There are skinny, wide and...standard/default/traditional or whatever.
posted by mullacc 04 September | 20:38
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