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It's just about the 4th of July People.  Time to celebrate America.  Old Glory.  Stars and Stripes. Fireworks.  Basically all the awesome stuff.   Here are 5 things that you don't know about Old Glory unless you are a total Flag Nerd (which we totally respect).... 1. Betsy Ross is credited with designing the original flag though there is no historical evidence confirming this.  ...oh, except that her grandson said that she did it ...100 years later. 2. The current 50 States flag was designed by then highschool student Robert G. Heft for a class project. He recieved a B-. Then in 1959...

Father’s Day is in a hot second! Instead of agonizing over what to get that dapper beau in your life, select one of our Father’s Day packages. So complete with swagger, you’ll be guaranteed a high-five! Package Includes: Captain Curran Bowtie - $44 Lapel Flower - $20 Genuine Leather Wallet - $40 Suspender Set - $44  $138 Value – Only $110 for Father’s DayBuy Now!  Lapel Flower - $20 Sartre Neck Tie - $70 Wooden Tie Bar - $30 Genuine Leather Brown Belt - $60 Summer Weight Gray Scarf - $40 $220 Value – Only $176 for Father’s DayBuy Now!...

The tie is not dead. In fact, some of the people wearing them are the people that we idolize most thanks to their awesome music and rock star lifestyles. These same people are the influencers of our world, the ones who let us know what is cool and what’s not so cool. So this Saturday at San Diego’s Oysterfest, when Thievery Corporation, Little Hurricane, Paulo Da Rosa, and The Young Wild take the stage, take a look at their neckwear.  This fashion trend isn’t new. Take Angus Young from AC/DC’s standard outfit: a suit with shorts accompanied by a necktie....

In the last post, our trusty sign maker Dave had just given me a quote after coming out to see the shop.  The conversation went like this... Them - “Hey Dave did you end up drawing up that Bowtie Guy’s sign?”              “(inaudible mumbles)”               (to me)“Was that going to be a lit sign?” Me –  “Nope. Just the sign. No lighting. Them – “OK cuz if you want it lit you’ve gotta get a permit before we can start, but we can get it for you” (wink) Me –...

If the retail store is the party, the sign on the front of the building is the invitation.