Designers, Antonio Patruno Randolfi, Luigi Arbore, and Massimo Mazzilli bring some newness to the neckwear game with their ceramic bow ties. While use of ceramic on neckwear is a new rare thing, Cor Sine Labe Doli looks to deliver a new take on what the “dandy” can pull off. The O.C. has them.

More looks after the click.

Some silk bowties from the Neil Barret collection. They are made from silk and look wonderful on these dalmatian clones as they would on yourself. You have some color options in them. They’re available now from Por Vocacao and others.

More looks at the Neil Barrett Bow Ties after the click.

The LA Times of all places is talking about some curious work between Brooks Brothers and the website Social Primer. While it is not the first instance of a major brand working directly to get a stamp of approval from media or a blogger, it is interesting to see where this leads us in the future – from all ends. “The Social Primer for Brooks Brothers bow tie collection consists of 16 reversible styles designed by Ray, using fabric patterns plucked from the clothier’s archives, and made in the same Long Island City, N.Y., factory that makes the rest of the brand’s neck wear.”

Read the full piece at LA Times now.

Despite their popularity on the catwalks, bow ties are still a piece that garner mixed reactions. In our experience, this tends to be because people have extremely strong stereotypes of bow tie wearers that they didn’t have with other out of style pieces that made a comeback (ala cardigans, boat shoes, etc). For one reason or another, a bow tie is one of the few pieces that  can still elicit a ‘you’re wearing a bow tie?!’ response from a stranger. This alone is reason enough for most people on the fence about bow ties to lose all confidence and stick to buttoning up the top button of a shirt instead. If you can get over that hump then this Hackett bow tie would be a great purchase when Fall comes around.

We just came across this campaign image from the Tom Ford Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. Aside from the beautiful suit, the velour bow tie jumps into sight right away. It looks great, also because its slightly oversized. We would have gone with a more simple all white shirt in this case, but overall the outfit is very well put together. The velour blazer has seen a huge comeback in recent years and to be honest, we cannot see it anymore. But with the bow tie, velour has found a new home!