The wooden bow tie in two lines
This is the handmade wooden bow tie, with an adjustable strap and one size: six different designs, from the hourglass to the skull, to dress a team without levelling it.
Who it is for
For anyone dressing a team who wants a shared element that does not flatten it. It is the middle ground between the identical uniform for everyone and nobody dressed alike.
Six designs, which is the point
Hourglass, Music, Barman, Sunglasses, Cork and Skull. Six different drawings on the same object: from a distance you read the wooden bow tie and the set holds together, close up each person has their own. It answers a real problem for anyone putting a uniform on four or five people, which is that an identical uniform works on the floor and switches off the person wearing it.
Specifications
- Material: wood
- Workmanship: handmade
- Fastening: adjustable strap, one size
- Designs: Hourglass, Music, Barman, Sunglasses, Cork, Skull
Handmade, and what that carries
Two pieces of the same design are not identical: the grain of the wood changes from one to the next, and on a hand worked piece even the proportions have tolerances. That should be counted in when ordering six wooden bow ties for six people, because it is a characteristic and not a fault, though somebody will expect it to match the photograph.
The adjustable strap
It is what makes one size possible: it fits any neck and passes from one person to the next without alteration. On a team whose line-up changes between shifts it is the practical feature that counts most, and it holds for the extra staff who come in for one evening.
Wood on the body, and how it behaves
It does not absorb sweat the way fabric does, so at the end of a shift it is as it was at the start; but it is rigid, and you feel that when you stay bent over the bar for a while. Anyone working a lot leaning forward finds it bulkier than a fabric bow tie: worth wearing for one service before buying six.
Which shirt
A plain one, light or dark. Wood has its own grain and its own warm colour, and on a patterned shirt the two things fight. It is the same reasoning that holds for any accessory with a texture of its own: it works when what surrounds it is smooth.
Care
A dry cloth, and nothing else. Wood is not to be wetted or washed: water swells it and the finish goes dull, and a stained wooden bow tie does not come back. Keep it hung or laid flat, not crushed in a drawer, because a strap folded for long takes the crease.
How the six designs get shared out
By letting people choose. It is the only way a personal accessory actually works: assigned from above it becomes a uniform like any other and loses the reason it was bought. A team of six buys the six designs and puts them on the table on day one; a team of four takes four and leaves out the two nobody wanted.
How long it lasts on the body
The wooden bow tie does not wear out with use but with knocks: dropped on a hard floor it chips on the edge, and that chip does not get repaired. Take it off when working bent under the bar on a long job, and give it a place of its own rather than the wet worktop next to the shakers.
FAQ
How many designs of wooden bow tie are there? Six: Hourglass, Music, Barman, Sunglasses, Cork and Skull.
What size is it? One size, with an adjustable strap that fits any neck.
Are two of the same piece identical? No: it is handmade, and the grain of the wood changes from one to the next.
Can it be washed? No: dry cloth only, because water swells the wood.
Which shirt suits it best? A plain one: on a pattern the two textures fight.
Does it work for a team? Yes, and that is the reason for the six designs: a shared element without levelling everyone.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy. 15-day returns, free of charge. Questions before you order? Message us on WhatsApp on +39 351 929 6937.
The rest of the uniform is in the bar clothing category.
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