First rate, although I’d have to take issue with you on the choice of shirtmaker. Pink are not as good as they were five years ago (although their boxer shorts and socks are excellent)

I know, I know - but I couldn’t get an image result for vintage Charvet ties so I had to make do.

I did get married in a Pink shirt, with a stiff collar from Edinburgh’s Stewart & Christie. Very good shirt it was too.

I’ve only one Charvet tie and it’s very worn. I find it funny how rarely one wears a tie these days - I collected a huge number, mainly from genteel Oxfam shops, which now gather dust and moths. On a more cheerful note, one never grows out of ties, no matter how well one lunches.

There are many lunch-related accidents a tie can suffer, however, even assuming one is not so careless as to spill soup down the front. Cigar ash, a slightly careless untying or retying after several glasses, etc

Bill, indeed you are right. I keep a selection of old warriors which are besmirched with red wine and gravy for such moments. At least the tie preserves the shirt.

My college tie was amazing, being burgundy coloured no red wine could ever leave it appearing sullied.

Someone I once worked with had hygiene issues and used to use his tie to open the doors to lavatories. One would have felt cruel to point out that by doing so he was wearing daily round his neck that which could have been washed from his hands.

Apologies for sending the comments off on a tangent yet again.

I always find tucking the corner of the tablecloth into one’s collar keeps the tie in pristine condition.

I find lying back on a couch and having a young lady dropped peeled grapes into one’s mouth keeps the tie in a pristine condition.

Then again, I also use my old school tie as a belt.

Bill, I admire your restraint. My old school tie was ritually burnt long ago.

It is better to ensure that the young lady is as untroubled by clothes as possible, lest her outer garments should stain your tie.

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Jules & Jim, eh? I used to ache for Oskar Werner.

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