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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: thedoc on 01/04/2012 09:54:01

Title: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: thedoc on 01/04/2012 09:54:01

Pieter Horn  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Dear Chris,

My second question (a bit silly) is about an observation that 99%  of men's striped neck ties have the the line starting at the top left and end at the bottom right. Is this due to the most effective fashion statement or is there some obscure psychological reason.

Pieter Horn

What do you think?

Title: Re: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: cheryl j on 18/04/2012 03:14:47

Maybe because we read left to right and top to bottom and our eyes like to go in that direction? Thats the only reason I can think of.

Title: Re: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: RD on 18/04/2012 03:32:23

Heraldry ? ...  apparently a diagonal stripe in one direction indicates illegitimacy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_sinister      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bend_%28heraldry%29     

Title: Re: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: Don_1 on 18/04/2012 11:29:05

Quote from: cheryl j on 18/04/2012 03:14:47

Maybe because we read left to right ........

Quote from: RD on 18/04/2012 03:32:23

....... indicates illegitimacy.

Ah! Yes, left to right, indicating 'its all down hill from here on' and illegitimacy, "How the hell do you tie this b*****d thing in a Windsor knot?"

Title: Re: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: RD on 19/04/2012 17:00:34

the stripes on the knot go the other way : so they are all b*****d ties

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Title: Re: Why do striped ties usually have left to right downward diagonals?
Post by: alancalverd on 26/06/2013 00:55:50

Depends which side of the Atlantic you buy your ties. It's a long time since I wore one, but all my UK college and professional ties had the stripes going in the opposite direction to my US  equivalents.