During my weekend wanderings, I found a suitcase full of vintage ties at a yard sale. These had been in an attic for about 20 years.  One of them is a vintage french Givenchy.  The fabric tag says "Imported Fabric 100% Polyester".  Image that, imported from the good ole U.S.A.   

I Googled vintage Givenchy and found some very similar ties available as collectibles.  Some of us remember when polyester was first created.  It was a miracle fabric. Washable, no wrinkles. Woo hoo! Today natural fibers are in big demand.  Wonder what the next 20 years will bring.  Here's a picture of the Givenchy tie made into an Obi style sash. 

I sometimes find unusual brands and have started looking them up.  This colorful tie is cotton and is a Resilio brand which led me to an interesting article about "The History of the Necktie" (https://www.ties-necktie.com/ties-history.html).

This is a short excerpt from the article:  "While to the end of the 19th century there were several popular "adornments" for the male neck, the necktie - the way we know it nowadays - took over in popularity with the beginning of the 20th century.  Only the bow tie and the ascot tie survived in the fashion world from earlier times."

"From 1924 on it became accepted to cut the fabric in a right angle to the weaving direction instead of parallel to it - and this method is still used today.  The American Jesse Langsdorf came up with the idea and had it patented under the brand name Resilio.  The tailoring has changed little since then.  The products only differ in quality of material and inlay, the quantity of outer fabrics used and the amount of hand labor.

.It's been fun collecting ties to make Victorian Collars and great meeting lots of interesting people, both customer and artisans at shows. 

You can tell a lot about a man from his ties.  A friend's grandfather was very conservative, probably sophisticated, based on the collection she gave me.  All expensive name brands but all the ties had a similar look.

A lady at a yard sale gave me her husband's collection.  Beautiful silk ties with colorful designs and holiday themes.  He wore them often because some were too far gone to use!

This photo is an example of conservative and playful.  The playful tie got a new life.  I'm still working on what to do with the very conservative tie. 
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