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Whenever I open my wardrobe it seems like I have far too much, but counting it up I see that there's not actually that many suits, well, not a terribly huge number anyway... obviously I need to get more! 1930's 1x Black/Grey 2pc suit 1940's 1x Brown Double breasted suit 1x Blue Double...

The oldest thing I own is a bit of Archean Granulite from NW Scotland which I found when I was mapping the area as a student, dated to around 2.7 - 3Ga (billion years). Not exactly in the spirit of the original question, but I did chip it off the outcrop with a hammer & chisel, so kind of man...

A few from me, mainly seascapes I'm afraid - do like photographing them as you get a nice walk along the beach and the photographs are just a bonus! Must get out with my camera again, have been very lazy this year.

I have a pair of brown & cream spectators from Rocket Originals that I'm very happy with - nice shoes & great for dancing, well, once you've scuffed the soles up a bit they are anyway ;-) They sound like they might be what you're after, sadly their selection of sizes is somewhat random...

Interesting to see if it makes any difference - only time will tell I guess, will at least help them remember you though! Although I often wear a bowtie at work I'm not sure if I'd wear one to an interview, they always feel a touch less formal than a regular tie to me.

Interesting, you live and learn! Or live, learn and then forget in my case these days... ;)

I do the same with blends, but I much prefer the feel of 100% cotton shirts - which do require some ironing, curse them. Sadly I seem to be particularly adept at ironing in creases rather than ironing them out. It's getting to the stage where I'm choosing what to wear based on how badly...

That is awesome! It makes me wish I still smoked so I too could be one of the cool kids and have one.

Time to invest in a pair of braces perhaps? I find with a belt I often have to adjust my trousers during the day, braces however keep everything exactly where they should be. As a bonus when coupled with a bow tie they also seem to provide almost unlimited amusement for co-workers... but your...

I'm optimistically hoping it sounded more Blackadder than Mr Bean...

Let's hope so - my bow tie today looks like it was tied by a baboon :-(

I'm no expert but those all sound quite wide to me, most of my ties are 1950's or early 60's batwing and are around 1" - 1 1/4" in width. Personally I find the batwing type easier to tie than a butterfly/thistle type - but then I'm not at my best first thing in the morning...

Oh dear, still, it's easy to get carried away when you think you've spotted a bargain. Perhaps you should keep an eye out for an adjustable tie - I suspect you'll find it a lot easier to tie when it's the correct length ;-)

43" long? That sounds much too long for a bow tie to me. I set a few of mine to 17" neck size and they measure between 34 - 35" in length...!

Are they adjustable ties? If so setting them to your collar size should give you the 'correct' length for the tied bow, although I tend to put mine on at the collar size and then adjust as neccessary afterwards - some ties seem a touch too long, some a little bit short. It all comes down to...