triptych

Over a month ago I hoped things at school were "truly back to normal."

As if.

Anyhow, the one thing that is always in session: the tacky. The following ties are all new--to me, at least.





In order, thanks to Ben Leierer, Matthew Stidham, and Danny Stohr.

you can't call it a costume if you wear it every (other) day

From Tacky Ties 10 24 08

From Tacky Ties 10 24 08

This week's ties were scrounged from a theater collection by Gabriella Guilfoil, who has a keen eye for tacky.

two new

A pink and blue concoction found in Marshalls' clearance-clearance ($3, for good reason).


Thanks to Erika Longino, who wasn't sure what sort of fruit it depicts. Squash-berries?

whither team?

Tried a little magical thinking: I'd wear the tie, and the Mariners would bust out of their funk. Hasn't exactly worked.

the kids of today should defend themselves against the 90s

They're not reality. They're just someone else's aesthetic mentality.