{"id":62578,"date":"2019-11-15T01:42:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=62578"},"modified":"2019-11-15T01:42:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:42:35","slug":"george-kents-bow-tie-total-fashion-power-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=62578","title":{"rendered":"George Kent\u2019s bow tie was a total fashion power move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are only through the first day of the impeachment hearings, but the court of public opinion has already given their verdict: the blue, orange and cream\u00a0bow tie of one George P. Kent is a star.<\/p>\n<p>Via the hashtag #GeorgeKentsBowTie,\u00a0Twitter\u00a0declared the American diplomat and US State Department official\u2019s look \u201ca winner.\u201d The\u00a0New York Times\u00a0called it \u201ca declaration of independence.\u201d The\u00a0Daily Beast\u00a0dubbed Kent a \u201cfashion icon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Why the hullabaloo over a prettily tied silk noose? Bow ties are historically the favorite neckwear of weaklings, nerds, fops and academics. In Washington, where long red or blue neckties are the norm, the bow tie is a relative recluse. When they\u2019ve appeared at all recently, bow ties are often an intentional anachronism, a symbol of regressive traditionalism, the stuff of the Young Republican Club, or a cute way to get into character on Seersucker Thursdays.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s precisely because of the aesthetic void created by black-suited lobbyists, consultants and think tank wonks that Kent\u2019s bow tie sings so conspicuously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we are talking about George Kent. We aren\u2019t talking about Bill Taylor [the ambassador to Ukraine],\u201d says Mark-Evan Blackman, 61, the former chairman of the menswear design department and current assistant professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. \u201c[Because] George had on the bow tie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blackman, who chides Kent\u2019s decision to match his tie to his pocket square during the hearings, argues that rather than a symbol of passivity, the bow tie has become an emblem of power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bow tie\u2019s message has changed almost 180 degrees,\u201d says Blackman. \u201cWhen you see a guy wearing a bow tie, it\u2019s because he has made a conscious decision to be the only one in the room looking that way. More often than not he\u2019s owning it in a very powerful manner. There is a reverence, an assurance, a swagger that bow-tie wearers have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So how, and when, should one demonstrate their masculine prowess with a striped, polka-dot or paisley strip of silk? Anywhere or anytime you want to be noticed, according to Blackman. But there are rules, he says:<\/p>\n\n<h2>No clip-ons.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou have to own the look. Learn to tie the tie. It\u2019s not harder than tying your shoe, and it\u2019s always a conversation-opener.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Invest.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cTies are investments and a good one is going to last you 20 or 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Go big (but not\u00a0<em>too<\/em>\u00a0big).<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou can take a chance with a bow tie, so get something that is fun, but not more major than your personality. Your personality should lead, not the bow tie.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Experiment!<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA bow tie should always be worn with a shirt that complements the pattern or color. Don\u2019t always think it has to be worn with a white shirt or a basic shirt. It doesn\u2019t. If you can make a plaid shirt and a striped tie work, it\u2019s even that much more arresting.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t go overly matchy, a la Kent.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cKent\u2019s tie and pocket square combination was a major mistake. But I\u2019ll forgive him. He made a noble attempt to [show] what he stood for via his bow tie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are only through the first day of the impeachment hearings, but the court of public opinion has already given their verdict: the blue, orange and cream\u00a0bow tie of one George P. Kent is a star. 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