Have you ever made a social blunder by wearing a novelty necktie on the wrong occasion and left you feeling rather foolish? Well, you are not alone.
It’s a great thing to have a sense of humor, there is no doubt. Being able to see the funny side of things will help you get through some tough times and be more philosophical than friends or colleagues who are humorless.
These gloomy folks aside, most people are aware there is a right time to make a statement with a novelty necktie and a wrong time.
Choosing the right necktie for the right occasion is not a skill that everyone possesses, and novelty necktie wearers are no exception.
With the wide choice of novelty neckties to be found, you can make choices as diverse as your favorite film star, hobby, pet, the alcohol brand you prefer, or anything else you may find amusing or interesting. Wearing these at the right time and place is fine, but choosing to wear a novelty necktie to an important conference for instance is neither the time nor the place.
Use a bit of sensitivity when choosing your necktie for work. After all, wearing an ‘Edward Scissorhands’ necktie won’t make your patients feel any easier if you are a surgeon!
Whilst you may well see the humor in wearing a novelty necktie supporting the opposing team to a baseball match, not everyone in the crowd may feel the same way.
If you have to wear one because you feel invisible in a tasteful but ultimately boring plain silk number, then there are a lot more subtle and less ‘loud’ novelty neckties to choose from.
Just because its novelty doesn’t mean of course, it has to be funny. There are some rather nice art themed ties for example, and some of the connoisseur novelty neckties are actually quite tasteful.
Examples of themed ties that are not likely to offend anyone are perhaps those from works of art or scenery. The Mona Lisa may not be everyone’s favorite artwork, but at least it’s not going to upset anyone.
Having said that, if someone gets close enough to see the tiny images then you probably know them fairly well anyway - or at least you will soon!
Finding new novelty neckties nowadays is not a difficult thing to do either. Tee shirts and vests have long dominated the themed clothing market, but baseball caps with funny slogans and novelty neckties are fast catching up.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Travis // Jul 31, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I went to your site.
Do you have any other soccer type ties? I’d like to provide them to our team when we go to the banquet at season end.
2 admin // Jul 31, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Travis,
If the soccer tie he has available on his site is not the one for you, you might try clicking on his “Contact Us” link at the bottom of his left hand sidebar. Maybe he will be able to help you.
Good luck.
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