A Package From Phoenixville, PA ...

[Panache]

BTW, has anyone purchased a bow tie at a men's store lately? Yikes! ($25)

Ray,

I suspect that the rabble will be seeing this jacket on January 17th

So fess up! Where in the Bay Area did you find a Menswear store selling real-honest-to-goodness-no-stupid-clip bow ties?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Cheers

Jamie

[bunchdescendant]

Ray,

I suspect that the rabble will be seeing this jacket on January 17th

So fess up! Where in the Bay Area did you find a Menswear store selling real-honest-to-goodness-no-stupid-clip bow ties?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Cheers

Jamie

Men's Wearhouse. Newpark Mall for those in the bay area.

Whew! I feel better now. Confession made. And yes, you will be seeing it come Jan. 17th, along with a full dress sporran of some type or kind.

Either from Rocky or Matt. Not sure just yet. Both give such great service.

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The tie, in black 100% silk, was $20 USD. The Significant Other and myself went to JC Penney, Macy's and Sears only to find none had Bow Ties of any type or kind. Will have to check that on-line about Penney's as a source. The tie came with instructions that I will scan/post for all to print out.
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Ray

[fluter]

well, sounds like you already got your tie, but JC Penny has a tux shirt, black tie, and the little black button embellishments for $27.

That I'd like to see. . I have never noticed formal wear at our Penney's stores. Hmmmm, nor did I know that Warner has a line of foundation garments called "Tuxedo."

... did you find a Menswear store selling real-honest-to-goodness-no-stupid-clip bow ties?

Failing locally--and believe me, I've seen some odd bow ties in shops--- I rely on beautiesltd.com (Beau Ties, get it? (groan)). Should you require a partridge in a pear tree on a bow tie, they can fix you up; but they also have the classics.

[bunchdescendant]

That I'd like to see. . I have never noticed formal wear at our Penney's stores.

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I did some checking to find the shirt set (shirt, tie, cummerbund) was supposedly available in my local store. Go figure. We sure didn't see them.
I would like to point out the tie in the set was polyester and the one I scored is silk.

The Tux combos and separates listed online and in the catalog were not in the stores, however. (Newpark Mall in Newark, CA and Southland Mall in Hayward, CA) This might be different in other areas of the country.

Did find a very nice dark purple long tie in Macy's that works with my Heritage Of Scotland tartan kilt that came from MacKinnons Kilts.

Ray