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Pocket squares have certainly seen a renaissance in men's fashion in the past five years, so why can't we expect a resurgence of the tie clip? Having already had its visibility boosted by Mad Men's take on sixties fashion, the tie clip also serves a simple function: holding one's tie in place. Placed high enough on one's chest between the third and fourth shirt button, a cool tie clip can also have a slimming effect on one's torso. Check out TabStart's take on the tie clip.
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Brooks Brothers Tie Bars - In a sea of silver and gold, Brooks Brothers' Stripe Tie Clip in dark brown and navy for $195 certainly stands out from the pack. They also offer more muted selections of cool tie clips in gold.
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Tiffany and Co. Tie Bars - Take a look at Tiffany's sumptuous Tiffany 1837 Tie Bar in Sterling Silver for $100 or the sleek Elsa Peretti Teardrop Tie Clip in Sterling Silver for $225.
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Cool Tie Clips from Men's Wearhouse - Men's Wearhouse online store offers four different tie clips in silver, gold, black, and faux diamond. They are all priced at $14.99.
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Tie Clips from Macy's - Macy's offers a variety of tie clips from designers such as Kenneth Cole, Geoffrey Beene, and Donald Trump. Also, Macy's sells ties with tie clips as part of neckwear sets.
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Amazon.com: Tie Clips and Tie Bars - The online retailer offers a massive assortment of tie clips and tie bars, starting at $9.99. They are available here in a wide variety of style--from simple bars to colorful, embellished clips with all manner of designs possible.
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The Tie Bar - Browse through The Tie Bar's collection of over 40 tie bars in a variety of styles. All tie bars here are in silver or gold in cool, understated designs. Tie bars are available for $15, and customers can conveniently shop by tie bar width.
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Should Your Tie Clip Be Worn at an Angle? - GQ's style blog, The GQ Eye, deals with a reader's question about where exactly a tie clip should be placed on a tie and if the tie clip should be kept at an angle.
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Hype Worthy 2009 Fashion Trends: The Tie Bar - AskMen.com counts down the top ten hype worthy fashion trends of 2009, and the tie clip comes in at number three. The author suggests that Mad Men has made posh tie bars the new cuff links.
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The Little Things That Matter: How to Find Them - The costume designer from Mad Men explains how to successfully shop at vintage stores to find the right fit and style that you're looking for. She suggests browsing flea markets to find the perfect accessories--particularly for cool tie bars, collar bars, cuff links, and studs.
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Tie Bars - How to Wear Them - This very useful article explains the perfect way to rock a cool tie clip to suit your style. Included here are thoughts on the width and positioning of the tie bar as well as the dilemma of whether to wear both a tie clip and a pocket square at the same time--is it accessory overkill?
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Tie Clips Have Been Out So Long They Have To Be In - GQ's The Style Guy responds to a reader who wonders if he is following last generation's style in wearing a tie clip.
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Salon.com: "Elegy for the Tie Clip" - Written in 2007 the author laments what he considers to be the death of the tie clip. Hopefully, the author, whereever he may be in 2011, is comforted in the knowledge that the tie clip is back in the good graces of men's style mavens. Regardless, the author offers a very elegant history of this fashion accessory that he fears is destined to be forgotten.