Can I Do A Velvet Bow Tie With A Velvet Jacket? Well, It Depends

Can I Do A Velvet Bow Tie With A Velvet Jacket? Well, It Depends

For Phillip, it works. But it doesn't work for everyone. Generally the rule is to make sure your bow tie matches the facing (lapel) of your jacket. But that's the rule, and rules were made to be broken. In this particular instance I think Phillip has made the right choice, my reason also being that his facing is a matching velvet. However, there are times when I feel that too much velvet can over 'plush' the ensemble and it is, as always, about finding balance. 
Nicholas Atgemis
The Seiko Alpinist Review - I Took It Into A Proper Blizzard And It Was Fantastic

The Seiko Alpinist Review - I Took It Into A Proper Blizzard And It Was Fantastic

 Let me start by saying I strongly disliked Seiko as a young man. I once bought a quartz diver's watch off a friend and I regretted it a few weeks later, it was totally underwhelming. 
Nicholas Atgemis

How To Choose A Black Tie Bow Tie And How To Master Tying One

What am I?

Who am I?

That is effectively what you are going to answer when you choose your bow tie. It might seem like a small piece of silk but, like shoes, it conveys a lot about what your attitude is towards life. Do you subscribe to tradition? Are you chivalrous? Do you take pride in your appearance? Are you liberal or conservative?

Nicholas Atgemis
Despite These Unusual Times

Despite These Unusual Times

We will continue to make bow ties and cut our silks into an array of products regardless of whether we have customers or whether the world still rotates around the sun. Until the bitter end. So, without further ado, here are some new ones that have just been loaded. I especially encourage you to shop the new fatted black grosgrain, the last time I checked, nobody else in the  world was offering it. 
Nicholas Atgemis