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Going old school

Back in the days Harold’s was known for being the non department store look. In those days that meant we were trained (there were some excellently trained department store guys then as well like anybody from Marshall fields but for the most part that was the exception not the rule) . To this day I can spot a guy in one of our ties. A fraternity brother used to be the president of the Boy Scout board I am on. He is the managing partner for one of Tulsa’s law firms. After the meeting I walked up to him and said-“I’ll bet that’s a Harold’s tie” and he turned it over and was surprised that I was right. Today’s Indian Nations Boy Scout Council board meeting inspired me to go uber classic today with one of my old Harold’s ties. Harold used to say that classic menswear, like classical music, should harmonize rather than coordinate. This means that instead of matchy matchy the colors should complement each other. There are a few stores (J Press and Ben Silver) that still get this concept (as well as a few of the icons of clothing like G Bruce Boyers, Alan Flusser, and of course Ralph Lauren). In an OOTD post it’s hard to express this. But let me attempt to do so. If a navy blazer, blue shirt and olive chino is a classic and great combination, then why not a navy suit, blue shirt and olive tie? Exact same colors just re arranged differently. Many guys get hung up on the fact there’s no blue in that tie. Exactly-so what. It’s all a matter of intentionality and harmonized color.

This old Harold’s tie is pretty wide but it actually is the correct width for the 30 year old lapel width. Sorry for the nerd out here guys. Bla Bla Bla green tie navy suit

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