A Sign of the Ties...

In light of the slowness of properly creative proceedings hereabouts, as alluded to in a recent entry, today we take the opportunity to introduce a digression that is somewhat in keeping with the original intention of the blog, to include a broad spectrum of 'the life aesthetic' as lived & experienced, that has largely fallen by the wayside as a more focussed concentration upon the practice of drawing & the contextualization of the examples of such came to define its purpose over the course of the past four years. With this focus having blurred somewhat over the last few weeks, as the result of the demands of a physical relocation & the whole coming-to-terms with a new living & artworking environment, it seems important to maintain some form of regularity to the blogging process at least, thus presenting one such aesthetic interlude within the creative practice.

Photographically illustrated, then, is a representative selection of what the smartly dressed man about TOoT is currently, occasionally, sporting in the nature of accessorizing neckwear, having become attracted to - both conceptually, for their period stylings, & aesthetically, as objects-in-themselves - & invested in, specifically, ties of a knitted nature. Groovy.



As one might appreciate, the textures of the various weaves are rather fabulous, & wonderfully tactile, visually & palpably, as is the range of materials, including wool (that's an original 1960s Italian number to the left), silk, Terylene (for full period & retro effect) & more: this is most definitely the look & feel to pursue in the interests of style, idiosyncratic as it might be.

However, & unbeknownst, it would appear that such leanings of mine chime, coincidentally, with the times (or, perhaps, more traditionally, slightly behind them), as this online article might support.

Also, a recent encounter with a copy of George Best's autobiography 'Blessed' revealed a particular pictorial treasure, thus, with yer man himself stylishly attired in the fashions of the day (circa 1964), including what appears very much to be a knitted tie, with its telltale uneven edges & surface texture...


Needless to say, a purchase of said volume ensued.