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Article: Tie's future hangs in the balance
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 6, 2005
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Has the tie died?
Men are frustrated by them and businesses no longer demand them,
so are we witnessing the demise of the tie?
Mike Pero, Christchurch identity and successful businessman,
thinks so.
"I don't wear ties as often now as I did a year or two ago. I had
been quite traditional, quite old school, but I'm changing rapidly,"
he said.
"I feel a lot better not wearing one actually; a lot more relaxed.
I think there is a definite trend away from wearing ties. They are
conceived as kind of geeky these days. You can still feel confident
as a businessperson and not wear a tie."
Mike Hamel, multiple winner of the New Zealand Hairdresser of the
Year title, fashion guru and hair salon ...