regimental ties 9-16-2011

Earn your Stripes

Regiment your ties this fall.

Once man began wearing clothes, it was only inevitable that his garb would come to mean more than just protection from the elements. Meet the regimental tie. A striped friend with a solid past.

 

Stop Seeing Red

Regimental ties originated in the late 1800s when Great Britain opted to cast the Red Coat uniforms worn by their military aside for something a bit more drab and a lot less likely to look like a target. As a means of sprucing up these new duds, GB adopted a new tradition of wearing striped neckwear. By using different color combinations and patterns, these ties signaled association by regiment, hence the name. The stripes always were always diagonally down from left to right, or from heart to sword. Both dandy and romantic, no?

 

We want one too

As is often the case, once the English started in on these striped ties, they naturally rose in popularity here in the United States. Not wanting to steal these popular color combinations outright, we instead opted to change the diagonal slant of the tie to right to left. It probably also helped keep a few American gents out of trouble when they traveled overseas and saddled up for a pint.

A Fall Essential

So, this fall stock up on a few. They’re simple, classic, and one of the best investments you can make in ties. You can wear them any time of year and always be appropriate. Sadly, you can’t say that about your McSorley’s t-shirt. Still a great shirt though.

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  • avatar
    DonJacobson
    I think you meant "sidled up," not "saddled up."
    21 months ago | Report abuse |
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    RichardWasserman
    How about a more detailed explanation of which regiment is which colour scheme?
    21 months ago | Report abuse |
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      The Editors
      Great question, however truthfully, there are far too many. We found literally hundreds in our research. Any particular one you're curious about?
      21 months ago | Report abuse |
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    Diego Echeverri
    it would be great if BBros made US military regimental/division ties... 10th mountain, 1st Cav, 82d airborne, 101st airborne, 3rd ID etc... or maybe one for each branch of the service using their colors? Airforce, Marines, Army, Coast Guard, Navy....
    20 months ago | Report abuse |
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    PaulIglesias
    Editors: How about 4th row over (l-r) ninth regiment down from the top?
    14 months ago | Report abuse |