We've enjoyed Musette Caffè since they opened, so we're chuffed to announce that their store is now carrying Cursor & Thread braces and bow ties, including an exclusive colourway of our popular Bike Bow! Musettè is a bike-friendly coffee bar with two locations in Vancouver, Canada. Regardless of its theme, all are welcome, from coffeeheads to racing nuts, commuters to families. The coffee and food are outstanding and the environment is fun and engaging for all ages, resulting in a culture that you want to spend time in.
The history of the bow tie may be murky, but unlike the wheel or gravity, it's recent enough for us to identify with, and even understand. Like most beginnings, the first signs of a bow tie came from necessity. In the 17th century, a young, ambitious fellow named Derek (real name unknown), who was a popular, sexually active Croatian mercenary during the Prussian Wars, needed something to hold together the opening of his 17th century shirt. To do this, he used a knotted piece of fabric - a look which caught on so rapidly, Sir Walter Topbuttön was right to feel his solution was completely overlooked. French soldiers brought the look back home with them and in classic fashion, claimed...
We can't confirm, nor deny that David Crosby wore a Cursor & Thread Bow Tie on a particular street in Soho recently - but we can deny that Bing Crosby wore one of our ties while on stage with Stills and Nash in the late 90s. The Crosby Woven Dot Chambray Bow Tie is one of our best of the season. The fabric is of a quality that you can recognize immediately, and like most of our bow ties you can dress it up or down as needed. Made in Canada, The Crosby Bow Tie is a self tie model, but comes tied with an adjuster, if you want to wear it as is, immediately. Just know that every time...
Some of the first new cotton bow ties to launch this season were two very easy to wear plaids by the fine folks at Cursor & Thread. While being very different from each other, these two handsome handmade adornments have a fair amount in common: they both employ very complimentary hues from their own palette, and they're both very understated for plaids. The Camden Bow Tie has some wonderful blues, but is very subtle in the patterns of those blues, while the Monck Bow Tie may not shy away from the orange, but does embrace it with an almost creamy yellow - which kind of makes us think of a creamsicle. As always, these are made in Canada by people...
We've always loved yams, but we also love Y.A.M. Magazine (You and Me)... especially this month because it features the Cursor & Thread Rain Bow! Their excellent photoshoot shows that you can wear this handsome neck adornment along with all your fancy gear, while we've already shown it's great for casual wear. If you want to take the holiday bling quiz, pick up a copy or see it online at YAM.
