Topic: Neckties

2 chapters across the catalog

Carbon Bomb
Episode 1647 52:51 - 55:46

1647: Carbon Bomb

NPR Fashion Segment on Presidents Foregoing Neckties

NPR aired a segment discussing the "death of the tie" after Presidents Biden, Obama, and Clinton appeared at a fundraiser without neckwear. Fashion historian Kimberly Christman Campbell analyzed the choice as a move toward casualness in Democratic politics. The segment suggests that ties are increasingly reserved for only the most formal events like weddings or job interviews.