Bowtie? Or no?

I'm about to board the Acela train to NY Penn Station for meetings in NYC this afternoon and tomorrow. So I'm sitting here at the Providence Amtrak station and so far I've scoped four elderly gentlemen with bowties.

Two of them just look like retired guys who like to look dapper. One of them I recognize as a professor at my undergrad university here in Providence. I didn't have him, but I recognize him from around campus. Never seen him without a bowtie. The fourth guy actually doesn't look that old, maybe mid fifties. He's in a very nice suit, very expensive looking and definitely tailored. Maybe a banker?

So, do you wear bowties?
If yes, why?
If no, what do you think when you see a bowtie?

And girls... I'm asking you too! Do you wear them? What do you think of them? Or of men in them?

Let's talk fashion!

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basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M

Controversial opinion here maybe, but unless you're wearing a tuxedo or it's a white tie event, there's no excuse for a bow tie unless you want to look like a clown or a geezer, or possibly both.

ArtieKat · M

@basilfawlty89

unless you want to look like a clown or a geezer, or possibly both

Some men can carry off the look without appearing to be either. But we all have our own opinions of what is elegant and what isn't.

basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M

@ArtieKat indeed, to each their own, but I can't help but be reminded of Tucker Carlson if I see a younger bloke wearing a bow tie with casual or business attire.

ArtieKat · M

@basilfawlty89

if I see a younger bloke wearing a bow tie

You may have a point and it is only men with a certain amount of gravitas who can carry it off

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