ClintPhotosphere wrote:
> Those were accessory items, available to dealers in the catalog. There
> was another one that was a solid brushed metal oval, as I recall. I
> got one of the cloisonnes to put on a bolo tie. (Any one want to try
> describing "bolo tie" for the list?)
Heh. Google is your friend: "A cord fastened around the neck with an
ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie."
The cord is ornamental in itself; what I typically have seen is a
braided cord around 0.5 cm in diameter and long enough to hang 1/3 to
1/2 the way down one's shirt. The ends of the cord are finished in
ornamental pieces themselves (of metal, but they could be some other
decorative material, I suppose). The clasp (in Clint's case, the oval
cloisonné) is cinched up at the neck, where the knot is in the necktie
with which we're most familiar.
Bolo ties are not considered "formal wear" in most parts of the U.S.,
though it could be considered appropriate "business wear" in some
locales and it is suitable for dress-up occasions like dinners and
square dances. :-) Bolo ties are seen most often in the southern and
southwestern U.S.
Thank you, Clint, for providing the OM content in this post!
Steve
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