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Tiki and Polynesian-pop inspired neckties

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uncle trav posted on 12/08/2009

Yes neckties. I had the green one for a long time and found the tapa one today. Now that I have two I guess that qualifies as the start of a collection. Both are vintage and made by Kanaka of Hawaii. You can just make out part of a Tiki near the bottom of the green tie. Both have the feel of bark cloth. Now all I need is a swank blazer to go with the Ties. Does anyone else have any of these neckties? Please post some pics. Thanks

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Dustycajun posted on 12/08/2009

Trav,

When forced to wear the noose, I usually wear the Tabasco Cajun ties.
Here is one that Shag designed and you can still get.

DC

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1961surf posted on 12/08/2009

Classic tie ...great print DC .

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Bongo Bungalow posted on 12/08/2009

Mmmm... this could be a use for worn out shirts perhaps.

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MadDogMike posted on 12/09/2009

Nice thread. With the convergence of the handpainted silk tie era (1920s-1950s) and the PolyPop era, there should be some great hand painted tiki ties floating around.

Zazzle is a UK based store that carries 20 or 30 tiki based ties including one designed by TC's own Kiki Von Tiki. I don't know if they ship to the US. They also sell some Maori design ties


(Sorry about the poor quality pic, the website won't let me copy!)

FZ
Feelin Zombified posted on 02/18/2010

Here are 2 that mysteriously showed up in my mailbox one day...


... and my official International Talk Like a Pirate Day tie ...

-Z

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uncle trav posted on 03/07/2010

Found another vintage tie today with kind of a tapa look.

BK
Big Kahuna posted on 03/07/2010

Have you always been this much of a "Slave To Fashion", Trav?
I must say, you accessorize, well! :wink:

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uncle trav posted on 03/07/2010

On 2010-03-06 17:10, Big Kahuna wrote:
Have you always been this much of a "Slave To Fashion", Trav?
I must say, you accessorize, well! :wink:

I am a slave to Tiki. And when the pickings are slim at the the thrift store this picker goes to the tie rack :lol:

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uncle trav posted on 07/08/2010

Yep. Found another one on one of the slow days at the thrift hole. This one is bark cloth and appears to be homemade.

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MadDogMike posted on 07/10/2010

On 2009-12-08 06:13, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
Mmmm... this could be a use for worn out shirts perhaps.

Ties are fairly easy to sew but they have to be cut on the bias (diagonal) which means you start with a large piece of cloth and cut a little strip out corner to corner, leaving 2 less useful triangles (maybe a tapa pattern Hulk Hogan style head cover :lol: )

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blue.octopus posted on 07/10/2010

I found this vintage tie made by Kanaka of Hawaii in a collectables shop last weekend. In very good condition.

I hope to wear it to the office a lot.

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SandraDee posted on 02/19/2014

Sorry Trav I thought I searched for this thread before I posted :)

I thought this unused clip on tie originally purchased from the International Marketplace was pretty cool

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kingstiedye posted on 02/20/2014

yep, cool tikis. the fact that it's a clip-on makes it better in my book.

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MadDogMike posted on 02/20/2014

Seen any matching tie and dresses for those "dress-up" Tiki occasions?

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uncle trav posted on 02/20/2014

Hey Mike. I have owned a few shirt and dress combos my wife and I have found. I'm not sure about the tie and dress combination but I'm sure they are out there.

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