Neckties from the 1940s and '50s
were the acme of modernism.
Some were advertised as hand-painted
as in this R monogram tie.
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Many companies had a hand in the fad. Here's a tie
signed the California Artists Guild.
Ardley of Hollywood
Hand Painted
"NYLON"
A "Studio Stencil"
Yikes!
Some look airbrushed
Others cut from continuous pattern yardage
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but many feature a graphic designed
to fit the form, probably silk-screened.
Here's a crazy quilt from an online auction
The variety of embroidery stitches might make one think it was late
19th century...
but the necktie shape and imagery is a giveaway to mid-20th-century.
1951 ad from the Cutter Cravat company of Chicago
The copy:
"Styled for You!
A Confident...Secure...Right Feeling is yours when
you wear a Cutter Cravat Artist Original. Friends will
compliment your taste."
And people ask why my generation rejected middle class culture.
Well, not all of us.
Wow those ties are the ones I need to finish up a bunch of crazy quilt blocks I was given at the end of my time with the local quilt guild. I love them (those ties)
ReplyDeleteToo bad they have gotten so collectible and expensive.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!! I've been collecting ties from thrift stores for years, mostly wide 70's ties, the louder the colors the better. Those earlier ties are amazing!!
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