
CBS Host Wears Olaf Olsson
Over the past few months, I have been excited to see Tony Dokoupil, one of the hosts of "CBS This Morning," adding a few Olaf Olsson neckties to hi...
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Over the past few months, I have been excited to see Tony Dokoupil, one of the hosts of "CBS This Morning," adding a few Olaf Olsson neckties to hi...
Read moreIn general, wagara means a Japanese pattern or design. These traditional and historic designs each have a very specific meaning and are often assoc...
Read moreKatsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist born on October 23, 1760 in Edo Japan. He left an enduring legacy of art that still influences the world t...
Read moreThe Jabot It would seem easy to assume that the bow tie derives its name from it’s “bow like” look, but you would be wrong. The bow tie actually...
Read moreWe love Japanese fabrics that are chock full of imagery and meaning. The "Fans & Flowers" necktie and batwing bow tie by Olaf Olsson are no ex...
Read moreTraditional Japanese Kasuri fabrics are created using a method of weaving together threads that have a pattern dyed into them. The patterns are cre...
Read moreMount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. It lies 60 miles to the south-west of Tokyo and on a clear day it is possible to see the snow capped p...
Read moreKatagami is the Japanese art of using paper stencils to create patterns on cloth and paper. Katagami has been used in Japan for centuries with evid...
Read moreI felt so lucky when I found the cache of vintage 1970’s fabric that I used to develop my “Lost in the 70’s” necktie collection. It also reminded ...
Read moreIn late April of 1591 one of the greatest Japanese tea masters of all time, Sen no Rikyū, committed Harakiri at the request of the great Samurai Ge...
Read moreHanakotoba is the ancient Japanese art of assigning meaning to flowers. In many cultures flowers can be seen as having some deeper meaning than ju...
Read moreWhen Jerry Pratt, an executive at the US Chamber of Commerce, walked into the Minneapolis WCCO TV station he had no idea he was going to create the...
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