Thursday, November 8, 2012

TIE QUESTIONNAIRE


 
 PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE; YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER PER QUESTION IF APPLICABLE… JOT YOUR ANSWERS DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND THEN PLEASE POST YOUR ANSWERS AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE WITH THE QUESTION NUMBER FIRST AND LETTER ANSWER(S) SECOND, FOR EXAMPLE:

(1-A; 2-C; 3-A B C & D; 4-B…)



BEGIN THE QUESTIONNAIRE:

 

1.       HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR TIES?

A.      DAILY?

B.      NEVER?

C.      ONLY ON RARE FORMAL OCCASIONS LIKE GRADUATIONS, WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS?

D.      WHEN THE FANCY HITS YOU?

2.       DO YOU WEAR A TIE TO WORK?

A.      ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE MEETINGS?

B.      WHEN YOU WANT (NOT MANDATORY DRESS CODE)?

C.      ALWAYS (MANDATORY DRESS CODE)?

3.       DO YOU WEAR TIES FOR:                                  

A.      SOCIAL EVENTS?

B.      PARTYING/CLUBBING?

C.      HANGING OUT AS A CASUAL ACCESSORY?

D.      CHURCH?

E.       PERSONAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS?

4.       HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND SELECTING A TIE?

A.      5 MINUTES OR LES?

B.      10 MINUTES OR LESS?

C.      20 MINUTES OR MORE?

5.       HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND PERFECTING YOUR KNOT?

A.      2 MINUTES OR LESS?

B.      NOT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES?

C.      IF MORE THAN 5 MINUTES, WHY?

6.       WHAT KNOTS DO YOU USE THE MOST?

A.      WINDSOR KNOT?

B.      HALF WINDSOR KNOT?

C.      FOUR-IN-HAND KNOT?         

D.      PRATT KNOT?

E.       SHELBY KNOT?

7.       WHAT STYLE OF TIE COMPRISES MOST OF YOUR TIE COLLECTION?

A.      FOULARD'S?

B.      STRIPES?

C.      PRINTS?

D.      ARABESQUES/PAISLEY?

E.       PLAIN/SOLID?

8.       WHAT FABRICS DO YOU PREFER IN A TIE?

A.      SILK (YEAR ROUND)?

B.      SILK (SPECIFY PREFERRED TIME OF YEAR OF OTHER)?

C.      COTTON (YEAR ROUND)?

D.      COTTON (SUMMER ONLY)?            

E.       WOOL (YEAR ROUND)?

F.       WOOL (WINTER ONLY)?

G.     RAYON (YEAR ROUND)?

H.      RAYON (SPECIFY PREFERRED TIME OF YEAR OF OTHER)?

I.        POLYESTER (YEAR ROUND)?

J.        POLYESTER (SPECIFY PREFERRED TIME OF YEAR OF OTHER)?

9.       WHAT TEXTURE AND FINISH DO YOU PREFER IN A TIE?

A.      SMOOTH MATTE?

B.      SMOOTH SHINY?

C.      IRIDESCENT/SHARKSKIN?

D.      ROUGH-TEXTURED?

E.       BROAD KNIT OR WOVEN?

10.   OF ALL THE TIES IN YOUR COLLECTION WHAT COLOR IS REPRESENTED THE MOST?

A.      BLACK TO GREY RANGE?

B.      DARK-RED-VIOLET TO RED RANGE?

C.      LIGHT-PINK TO MAUVE RANGE?

D.      DARK-BLUE VIOLET TO BLUE RANGE?

E.       LIGHT-LAVENDER TO LIGHT BLUE-VIOLET RANGE?     

F.       DARK-BLUE-GREEN TO GREEN RANGE?

G.     LIGHT-BLUE GREEN TO LIGHT GREEN RANGE?

H.      DARK-OLIVE TO BROWN RANGE?

I.        LIGHT-OLIVE TO LIGHT-BROWN RANGE?

J.        DARK-YELLOW TO ORANGE RANGE

K.      LIGHT YELLOW TO ORANGE RANGE?

11.   WHAT PART OF YOUR APPAREL DO YOU TRY TO MATCH THE TIE TO:

A.      SHIRT?

B.      TROUSERS?

C.      BLAZER?

D.      SUIT?

E.       WAIST COAT?

F.       SHOES?

G.     HAT?

H.      CONTRAST COLOR DIFFERENT FROM THE ABOVE ELEMENTS?

12.   IF YOU WERE TO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF TIE COORDINATION WHAT WOULD IT BE?

13.   WHAT WIDTH OF TIE DO YOU PREFER?

A.      SKINNY 1.0 IN. OR LESS?

B.      SKINNY 1.0 IN. - 2.O IN.?              

C.      MEDIUM 2.5 IN. - 3.0 IN?

D.      WIDE 3.5 – 4.5 IN?

14.   WHAT TYPE OF TIES DO YOU WEAR?

A.      TRADITIONAL NECK TIES (HAND KNOTTED)?

B.      TRADITIONAL NECK TIES (CLIP ON/PRE TIED)?

C.      BOW TIES (HAND KNOTTED)?

D.      BOW TIES (CLIP ON/PRE TIED)?

E.       ASCOT?

F.       SCARF?

15.   WHICH OF THESE IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOUR STYLE MOST OF THE TIME?

A.      A “SAY SOMETHING” BOLD TIE?

B.      A SUBDUED TIE THAT BLENDS PERFECTLY?

C.      A TIE THAT MAKES A STATEMENT BUT DOES NOT OVERPOWER THE ENSEMBLE AS A WHOLE?

16.   WHAT ACCESSORIES DO YOU WEAR OR WOULD LIKE TO WEAR WITH A TIE?

A.      A TIE BAR AND MATCHING CUFFLINKS?

B.      A TIE BAR ONLY?

C.      A TIE TACK OR PIN?

D.      A COLLAR BAR?

E.       A MATCHING POCKET SQUARE?

F.       A MATCHING BUTTONEER?

 

THANK YOU                              

DAVID VOLLIN


 

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