Pierrepont Hicks Revisit

Last month I wrote of a great deal from Gilt Groupe. With a $30 coupon I picked up this $85 Pierrepont Hicks bow tie for $15.95 total.


First time I've seen any tie with a blend of silk, wool and linen.


So now that I have a working camera, I thought I'd show off my favorite new bow tie. A subtle use of red, green, navy, orange, brown and tan make this piece work this just about anything.


This time I've matched it with a fine gauge cotton sweater from Target's Merona line and a Polo tartan oxford. With these I sported Polo golden brown cords, Merona brown/tan rugby socks, and Polo tan driving mocs.

Bow Ties

I just picked up an incredible deal on Gilt, the designer discount web store. This Pierrepont Hicks bow tie, retailing for $85, was listed at $38. While I'd never drop that much on a single tie, I noticed something of a Christmas gift from Gilt in my inbox this morning - a $30 coupon. I ended up spending only $8 plus $7.95 shipping for a not so grand total of $15.95.



I had been looking for something like this for awhile, as all my bow ties have either repp stripes or foulard prints. This green, brown, blue, red and orange bow tie will go with pretty much anything and features a nice silk/linen/wool blend.


My local men's shop sells its house bow ties for at least $50. Not for me. Fortunately, Countess Mara at Macy's has been selling bow ties a couple months now. Though the regular price is around $40, I nabbed these at $15 a piece on Black Friday.


My other Black Friday acquisition was a new camera, which means I'll be back with many more photos of my own apparel. Below are two odd photos with my camera's color sampling feature. Kind of interesting, right? Thank you, Canon Powershot.




What's your favorite bow tie?