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Flashback: The Continental Look
A reader from Greece recently asked for help in identifying the neckwear in this vintage picture of the acclaimed bouzouki player Gianni Stamatiou aka Sporo. It is actually a variation of the continental tie that snaps together in the back rather than in front, much like a ladies choker. It’s still available from at least […]
Flashback: The Continental Tie
November 28, 2011
In America in the late 1950s the traditional boxy and bulky cuts of English suits gave way to the slimmer and more youthful Italian cut which became known as the Continental Look. To complement this new streamlined style of tuxedo, formalwear manufacturers introduced the continental tie, a wide strip of black silk or satin that […]
January 6, 2012
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