Where did the infamous ‘bow tie’ get its start and what purpose did it serve? It wasn’t to keep a man’s neck warm and it surely wasn’t to make him feel more comfortable. Maybe it was designed to simply keep his collar closed or strategically draw attention to the length of his beard (which in some cultures is a measure of wisdom). Whatever the reason it first made its debut, we found its presence in history and fashion important enough to do a little research and share our findings.
Between tending to my sons oncoming cold and my own achy body, I did not get a chance to watch our actresses turned designer fashion models take their annual strut down the red carpet for this years Golden Globe Awards. I did however, manage to stumble on a few captured images of our fem fatale the next day as they posed decked to impress in some of the finest threads and designer originals this side of the universe. As a designer of one-of-a-kind womens garments myself, it is seldom that I am impressed by what I see on the runways or mannequins, but every now and again I am stopped in my tracks. Especially when the right garment reaches the right individual, it is there I find my YES! moment.
