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Hello, and welcome to Brownie's Bow Tie Homepage. My name is George Brown and I would like to thank you for clicking by. This page is dedicated to Bow Ties. Here you will find pictures of my growing collection and links to some other sites dedicated to bow ties. I have just recently started wearing bow ties in place of the typical long tie. I prefer the bow tie over the long tie primarily because the long tie was always in the way. Always blowing in the wind, catching food and drink and always in the way when putting the seat belt on. I have received more compliments on the bow ties than any other tie I own. If you have ever thought about wearing one, stop by one of your finer menswear shops and give one a try.
10.27.2000 Another GREAT web based bow ties company has been pointed out to me from a bow tie wearer across the pond, Ray Frensham. He led me to BowTiesByLili .
Lily provided me a tie to write about
and I have to say that it was a beautiful tie. The tie was the
Lilies pattern, "100% cotton fabulous orange, yellow and green
floral pattern" as she states on her description page. The
quality was outstanding. It tied very well and my wife loves it.
The dial a neck size is a nice touch, though for my neck, I have
it set to the smallest size and really don't have that small a neck so
if someone needs a smaller size they may have a problem. I was
VERY impressed with the shipping, though some may not take shipping into
consideration. The box arrived with a smaller gift-like box,
ribbon wrapped. Inside the smaller box was the tie wrapped in
stylish tissue paper. I mention this because my wife thought it to be a
very nice touch. Overall I found Lili to offer an excellent tie at
a reasonable rate and excellent craftsmanship. She has the
"Brownie Stamp of Approval for BowTies".
06.30.2000 Here I am wearing one of Jack Cutone's (click for a picture) ties from Boston Bow Tie and LOVED it. The pattern was very unique. The tie was 100 % silk and burgundy as the main color with a rainbow of different single threads creating little curled lines throughout the fabric. Silk is always a favorite for most, but for me tends to be a no-no as I have a heavy beard. Hence, the first time I wore tie, even though shaving that morning, the edges of the bow touched my neck and the threads of the little arches have already began to come free. BUT, I seem to have this happen on every silk I own with the exception of one or two. Nothing my very sharp little trim scissors can not handle ;) Myself, I prefer other materials but most will settle for nothing less than silk. You can not go wrong with this tie. AND I LOVED, the way he has created the size selector, built into the tie for the neck size. I set it to my 16-1/2" neck size and it worked great. Folks, you can not go wrong with a tie from Boston Bow Tie. And here I am wearing one of my good friends Jim Goodsell's "DAD'S TIE" (click here for a picture), so named to honor his father who wore them till he died at age 93. They are very large bows which, as Jim told me, "looked great on him although he was short". The pattern is called Music but I have not yet had my wife try to play this piece on her piano ;) A big thanks to Jack and Jim for their very gracious donations to my ever-so growing tie collection. 05.05.2000 I hope to update this section on a regular basis. I believe I will place in this area as a "review" section for the ties from the companies you see on the left. I hope it is beneficial for all. I am awaiting a tie from Jack Cutone of Boston Bow Tie and will have a write up shortly. 05.01.2000 Jim comes through again. I opened my mail box and to my surprise I found a Mainebows package with a new tie. Now I was not expecting a tie at this time of the month so I was curious as to why the package was there. After opening it, I found a new batwing tipped bow with my local college football favorite, The University of Florida Fight'in Gators. IT WAS GREAT! I loved it. I guess my lovely bride had mentioned to Jim about wanting to find some material to send up to Mainebows to have the Gator tie made. Well Jim found a long tie with the school name and logo and had the tie made for me. What a great tie. Thank You Jim! SOMETIME BACK... My good friend Jim Goodsell, aka The Bowtie Man, of Mainebows, has come up with a great idea for those of you who are switching to bow ties from long ties but just can't stand the thought of giving up your favorite long tie because of the great pattern, here is a new twist to creating your own bow tie: Convert. Convert that favorite long tie into your new favorite bow tie by allowing a Mainebows Maine seamstress to give them new life. Click here for all the details.
I hope that you enjoy the page. I encourage you to try a bow tie. I love mine and dread the thought of having to go back to a long tie. Come back often as I will try to keep adding some new pics and sites. And if, by chance you have any bow ties that you would like to get rid of, just write me at the email address below and I will be more than happy to take them off your hands. Or should I say necks.
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