Can fixed bowties be converted to self-styled?

[Torpedo]

That is the question.

Can you convert fixed bowties (clip-on, pre-tied) to self-styled ones?

This would require for the bow to be untied; then, if the "donor" is a clip-on, the missing part that goes around the neck should be added (this being invisible under the collar, could be fashioned from a different cloth or transplanted from an unwanted bowtie); if the "donor" is a pre-tied, you already have this part, although maybe you have to do some reassembling.

What do you think? I do not have actual examples of the varieties I mention, so it could be there is some glitch I am not anticipating. Can this be done successfully, and within a reasonable amount of effort?

 

[Edward]

The short answer would probably be no.... Any pre-tied bow tie I have ever handled only looks like a bow - they aren't made by being formed as an actual bow. I have seen real bows (and, indeed, own a velvet Favourbrook model) which have a clip or button on the back so that they can be tied once then clipped on and off, but they have all been sold untied in my experience.

 

[Nick D]

I have seen pre-tied bows is bins in vintage shops that are properly tied, but generally they're sewn together.

 

[psugrad98]

I was at Macy's the other day and saw a bow tie, pretied. I untied it because I thought it was a self tie. I just left before I got in trouble.

 

[Tomasso]

I have seen real bows...... which have a clip or button on the back so that they can be tied once then clipped on and off, but they have all been sold untied in my experience.

Charvet make them like that as well but they display/sell them tied. I asked the owner why he did so and he said that they've tried both ways and they sell twice as many when they are tied.