The Modern Gentleman's Blog

Like all skills, tying a bow-tie takes practice. But we’ve all learned how to tie things. You learned how to tie your shoes, right? Unless you’re in velcro wingtips (shudder), that’s probably going well for you. How about the neck tie? You’ve probably got at least a couple techniques for tying that knot by now. [...]

San Francisco’s Olympic Club hosts the US Open this week, and if history is any indication, it’s going to be an unpredictable and extremely difficult course for the contestants. Forbes magazine notes, “The U.S. Open has been contested at The Olympic Club 4 times previously (1955, 1966, 1987, 1998), and only 4 golfers total across those 4 tournaments finished the tournament [...]

When you hear the word ‘decadence,’ what comes to mind? Chocolate? Foie gras? What about neck ties? The Times of Australia reports: “Police in Tehran have raided shops selling men’s ties and thrown female attendants out of an international trade fair in a new drive against un-Islamic dress in the Iranian capital. Apparently disturbed by [...]