"macanamera" (macanamera)
10/08/2014 at 10:15 • Filed to: None
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"macanamera" (macanamera)
10/08/2014 at 10:15 • Filed to: None | 3
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Welcome back to Tie-lopnik, Oppo's trademark series about neckties, brought to you sharp every weekday morning some tie-m (huehue) between 7:30 and 10:30 AM! A quick breakdown of the knots we have covered already:
Shelby:
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Four-in-Hand:
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Trinity:
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Double Windsor:
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Prince Albert/ Van Wijk:
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Half Windsor:
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Eldredge:
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And now, today's featured knot, the Kelvin! The Kelvin knot is kind of like a Four-in-Hand, but more shapely and very asymmetrical. Now you are probably thinking, "Mac, don't you keep telling us you don't like uneven knots?" Well, yes, but the Kelvin is so uneven that I kind of like it. This knot says "I throw caution to the wind, and also fifty dollar bills". Who even uses fifty dollar bills? The kind of person that wears the Kelvin.
The Kelvin knot is also kind of cool because it's named after Lord Kelvin, the mathematical physicist who contributed to, you guessed it, knot theory! (By the way, knot theory is some crazy stuff, check it out). If it was classy enough for someone who called "William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin", it's definitely classy enough for you! (Probably too classy). Lord Kelvin is responsible for lots of stuff you guys are probably familiar with, like the Kelvin scale and the calculation of absolute zero (-273.15 degree C, or 0 degree K)(Also the number of girls you will pick up if you go on with a long spiel about Lord Kelvin and his contributions to thermodynamics).
Anyways, back to ties. The Kelvin knot is tied similarly to the four-in-hand and the Prince Albert, but is more asymmetrical than either, almost sharply so. The knot doesn't use too much length, so tall people are welcome, and it's rather easy to tie. The knot is also receptive to basically any fabric or pattern tie.
Kelvin:
Advantages- named after "William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin", debonair, shapely, uncommon and daring, easy to tie, any pattern works, you will somehow always have $50s
Disadvantages: due to the uncommon shape plebes may assume you just botched some other knot, you may need to carry a life preserver in case you start drowning in women, you may try to invent a temperature scale, you may go around calling yourself something like "Brian Silvestro, 1st Baron Oppo".
505Turbeaux
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:19 |
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love the story of it, but I couldnt wear that without a Flock of Seagulls haircut
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macanamera
> 505Turbeaux
10/08/2014 at 10:21 |
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So what you are saying is you could wear it as we speak.
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505Turbeaux
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:22 |
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haha yes
ly2v8-Brian
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:22 |
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Ungh ties. Hate wearing them. That's why I never do.
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macanamera
> ly2v8-Brian
10/08/2014 at 10:26 |
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I always wear ties, but never button the top button.
I'm a rebel.
jariten1781
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:27 |
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Finally hit one I've never heard of. Had to look it up. So it's just a Victoria with the tie inverted? Weird that it turns out to asymmetrical...may have to try it just to see how it looks on me.
Rainbow
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:37 |
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My tie is cooler than YOUR ties!
(Got it for free at Road Atlanta. This picture is from some guy's eBay auction, but I'm better than that.)
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macanamera
> Rainbow
10/08/2014 at 10:39 |
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That is a sweet tie!
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Rainbow
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 10:47 |
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Definitely! It's been over a year now and I'm still eagerly awaiting my first suit-and-tie job so I can wear it with pride and everyone will be jealous.
Incidentally, I also once found a box of Panoz center caps. It's only a matter of time before I get a free Esperante or something.
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macanamera
> Rainbow
10/08/2014 at 10:51 |
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Well, when you have a reason to wear it, you know where to go for knot advice!
nermal
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 11:03 |
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Not a fan of this type. This screams "I was so hungover and late this morning that I don't care what my tie looks like so I just winged it."
Regardless of how much time was spent on it.
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ly2v8-Brian
> macanamera
10/08/2014 at 11:41 |
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