doughboysc
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Was the necktie width in 1966-1969 was 2.25-3 inches? I'm looking at old ads from the 1960s.
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I think that depends on who was wearing it. The vogue for wide neckties began around 1968. An ad from exactly that year:
Perhaps the most remarkable development in 1960s dress was the dramatic change in menswear. For the past 150 years, clothing for men had been tailor-made and plain and dark in appearance. Now, following trends which first appeared in gay fashions, colourful elements were introduced, such as the collarless jacket, worn with slim-fitting trousers and boots.
During the mid-1960s frills and cravats came back in, together with vividly printed shirts. Finally, lapels and trousers took on exaggeratedly wide dimensions. Clothing became increasingly unisex as men and women shopped at the same boutiques for similar items
Tommy Nutter played a big role in it.
Not so much Tommy Nutter, but the credit for the wide tie usually goes to (Michael) Mr Fish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fish_(fashion)
http://dandyinaspic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/mr-fish.html
He popularized the wide "Kipper tie" from around 1965 onward.