Image: The Tie Bar

With lightweight sportcoats and seersucker suits becoming more commonplace as the weather warms up, it is only fitting that our bowtie selections follow suit.  Sure, silk bows will always manage to sneak into the rotation, but we’re making a conscious effort to work in more cotton bows than ever before.  In an effort to not completely break the bank, our first stop when looking for a few new cotton bows was The Tie Bar, and we weren’t disappointed.  One tie from their collection that will absolutely be making it’s way to Bows & Boats HQ is the Open Plaid Bow ($15).

Ever since we picked up that Albermarle Tie from Lumina, we’ve been on quite the plaid kick, and the Open Plaid Bow from The Tie Bar is going to make for a great addition to that part of our collection.  Though we like the Azalea/Sage version of this bow, it’s the Blues/Green version shown above that will be finding it’s way to Annapolis.  With two great shades of blue and a little green for contrast, the plan for now is to pair this one with a light blue OCBD, but we have a feeling it’ll end up paired with a lot more as days go by.