Handsome Man Style / Printed Bow Ties from Marthu

Two Christmases ago, my grandmother made bow ties for all the boy grandchildren (and the one in-law grandchild). I think my dad and my uncles ended up with them as well. It’s probably safe to say Michael was the only recipient who was terribly excited about his bow tie. He spent ages watching YouTube videos to learn how to tie them properly, and I now have my grandmother to thank for this new debonaire style season.

All that to say, Michael is a bow tie enthusiast. He has a whole collection – he even asked my grandmother to make him another one this year to match his basketball team color – orange! He’s waiting for the right occasion to break that one out (the might need to win something important in the next few months). Orange is very much not my favorite color, so this pixelated bow tie from Marthu at the Design House in Dublin makes me so much happier.

Marthu is a clothing company that is based in Dublin, and most of their clothing is made in Poland with French and Italian fabrics. They work with artists in Poland and France to put original prints and patterns onto their clothing. I spotted their bow ties in the Design House on Dawson Street in Dublin, and nearly picked one up for Michael for Christmas but I couldn’t decide on a print! After lots of back and forth, I landed on this one and it has become Michael’s favorite bow tie.

I snapped a few photos of him wearing his Marthu bow tie yesterday after church, relaxing on the couch with the Sunday paper. I love the way he pairs bold prints and then tones the whole outfit down with a solid sweater. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t consciously build his outfits that way, but they usually work out like that! 

Marthu bow ties come in these sweet little matching bags, which I tried to steal but Michael has been using diligently to keep his favorite bow tie safe and sound in the jumble of his wardrobe. He even packed it in its little case and brought it to Barcelona with us! (I tried to take a photo of him wearing it in Barcelona, but it was on the tequila restaurant night and all those photos are a little blurry! 😉

I thought it was too funny when I got to the end of the couch taking these pictures…and nearly tripped over a growing pile of size 14 Converse. Six years of marriage and I still haven’t managed to get him to put them away!

You can find Marthu bow ties online or in the Design House – they’d make a fun little Valentine’s gift in a few weeks!