When I read this question (I often read them aloud) I instantly thought and shouted, bow ties! Unfortunately, my brother was in the kitchen with me and being a fan of Doctor Who he said, “bow ties are cool!” Despite their arguable high cool factor, bow ties are quite the fancy accessory like monocles, canes, or fur coats.
When I think of bow ties I’m reminded of my pre-school in Flushing. I desperately wanted to stay on Long Island with all my friends but my parents thought this private institution would be good for me and being only four years old it was very easy to persuade me, a happy meal would have done the trick. Now at this private school there was a dress code, something that completely boggled my mind. And that’s when it came to my life, a clip on bow tie.
Even though I can’t remember the details of that year I do remember feeling a little out of place there. The parents who would come pick up their kids would always dress so extravagantly and chicly. They reeked of upper class. Some of the kids even at that age seemed spoiled; they didn’t believe that sharing was caring :(. Nevertheless that was the only year I spent in bow-tie school; the next year I returned to my sanctuary, Parkway Elementary School.
The bow tie is a very misunderstood accessory, it is often stereotyped as the nerdy accessory but when I see it my fancy senses often tingle. When I think of bow ties I think of rich sponsors at a charity event, rich professors at esteemed universities, and waiters at those really fancy restaurants where the bread sticks cost like $20. If you don’t believe me just look at these upper class folk:
Stephen Colbert, the quintessence of high class NYC.
Monopoly Man, enough said.
If you disregard the pumpkin and leaves and imagine a stereotypical high class party, mini-Ebrahim is quite fancy.
My dad wears a bow tie to work every day! 🙂