Seeing Double

If you ever see another tie exactly like yours, chances are you're looking at the guy who made them both. When I purchase fabric for the Antique Kimono Collection, I buy small pieces of deconstructed kimonos that were originally made in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. The antique kimonos are lovingly taken apart, piece by piece. The larger panels are then sold for high dollars. The smaller pieces often end up on Ebay where I purchase them. Some of the pieces I've purchased are as narrow as six inches wide and vary in length. This will be made into a unique, one of a kind bowtie. Larger pieces will yield two, and sometimes three bowties. Pricing for these unique ties is commensurate with scarcity. Because of the patterns on these pieces each tie will be similiar but not identical. So, even though I was able to make three ties from the fabric, each one is unique.

Critical Mass

In summer of 2000 The Tie Doc achieved critical mass. Over the summer vacation Doc created enough ties for his personal collection so that he could wear a different tie every day of the year. Imagine how big a tie rack would have to be to hold 365 ties.

Actually, I have two tie racks... Worn & Not Worn. Every summer, I re-sort my tie collection and place all of them on the Not Worn rack. As a tie is worn it's returned to the Worn rack. All year long one collection diminishes while the other increases. I don't have to worry about remembering if I've worn a particular tie or not. If it's on the top rack, it's available. If it's on the bottom rack, it will become available next August when I sort my collection again.

Quick Delivery

All of the ties you see in my catalog are completed and ready to ship. You are looking at a photograph of your tie. When a tie is purchased, its photo is pulled from the collection and moved to the Super Star section. You can expect delivery of your tie in four or five days from the time your payment has been received.

Ties in the Future Stars Collection are yet to be created. You are looking at the actual fabric I will be using to make your tie. Because you are picking a tie before it has been fabricated, you have the opportunity to select which style you would like... Traditional or Marlborough. Please let me know which style you prefer. If none is indicated, i will create a Traditional style bowtie for you. You can expect delivery of these custom made bowties in less than two weeks from the time of payment.

Future Stars

I am always looking for fabric to use for my ties. No matter where I am, I invariably head into a fabric store. I'm always in search of that unique piece of cloth that I know will make the perfect tie. To that end, I have collected quite a few pieces of interesting fabric from around the world that will make wonderful bowties, but I've run out of time to make all of them. I decided to share some of my collection with you in a section I call Future Stars. In this section you will find photographs of some of the fabrics that I currently have in stock that have not yet been made in to bowties. If you see something you like, let me know. I can create your bowtie and have it in your hands in ten to fourteen days. Just think, a custom made bowtie in under two weeks. Best of all, you can pick the design of the tie - traditional or the new look - Marlborough Take a look at samples of each design in the Black Tie Collection.