Blog for Jack Bunney Limited.
www.jackbunneys.co.uk
Here we will feature our new products, our latest offers, our latest deals and all of the latest Jack Bunney News.
As well as our new feature ' Jack Bunney - Featured Grooms ' This feature will be all about our 'Real' Grooms and their 'Real' Weddings.
This more elaborate knot is a more formal knot which can be used for self-tie (double ended) silk cravats. This knot requires the use of a cravat (or stick) pin.
Step One:
Drape the cravat around the neck, with both ends at equal length.
Step Two:
Cross the right blade (a) over the other (b).
Step Three:
Loop 'A' up and under 'B' to the left.
Step Four:
Lay 'A' over the top of 'B' , both hanging vertically.
Step Five:
Loop 'A' down and under 'B' to the right.
Step Six:
Pass 'A' up and through the knot created by step five.
Step Seven:
Pull the two blades to create a centre knot.
Step Eight:
Fold the two blades together and pin the together according to your style.
The most common, contemporary method of wearing a cravat for a wedding is the 'ruche' tie or scrunchy knot. This is a simple four-in-hand knot ruched up to the neck.
Step One:
Put the cravat around your neck. Make sure that the tops of the cravats are level. Some cravats are made so that one end is longer than the other however if your cravat is equal in length it does not matter. Call one side / the longer side ‘A’ and the other side / shorter side ‘B’.
Step Two:
Bring A across the front of B. Make sure that it is not too loose or too tight.
Step Three:
Bring A around and behind B.
Step Four:
Bring A around and behind B to form the knot.
Step Five:
Bring A up and behind the loop.
Step Six:
Bring A through the front of the knot. The folds sewn into the cravat create the scrunchie / ruche effect on the knot. If using a cravat that was equal in step 1 it will be unavoidable that the back of the finished cravat will be longer than the front. This should be easily hidden under a waistcoat.
When the trend-setting Prince of Wales (late the Duke of Windsor) took a liking to large tie knots in the 1930's, it did not go unnoticed. Within years men everywhere wore ties "fastened with the popular Windsor knot, large than the usual four-in-hand, to fill the space of the wide spread collar", Wrote Esquire in 1940. Discarding the ubiquitous four-in-hand in favour of the larger knot was, at the time, a conspicuous gesture. But it was an elegant one too, and the knot has never really fallen out of fashion.
In fact the Duke of Windsor never actually invented the knot and did not even wear it. Yes he did have a personal preference for a larger knot, but in fact had his ties all custom made with a thick interfacing, guaranteeing a large knot tie.
Step One:
Start with the wide end "A" and extend it about 12 inches below narrow end "B". Now cross the wide end "A" over narrow end "B"
Step Two:
Now, turn the wide end "A" back underneath the narrow end "B
Step Three:
Continue by bringing the wide end "A" back over in front of the narrow end "B" again. Do pull a little tight as you want to tighten the fabric a little but not too much where the wide end "A" will not ride along the narrow end "B" in a later step.
Step Four:
Now, pull the wide end "A" up, behind, and over the X and then under the loop around your neck.
Step Five:
Now, take the wide end "A" and slip it under the knot and up towards the neck.
Step Six:
Take the wide end "A" now and slip it under the last cross over and begin to pull the tie down.
Step Seven:
And lastly, continue to pull the wide end and squeezing the knot. This knot typically does not require, and we don't think it even looks good to have a dimple - so, just flatten the sides for the finishing touch.
2012 is turning our to be our busiest year ever for Wedding Suit Hire!
We now have quite a few dates which are FULLY BOOKED, with VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY or just Limited Availability.
24th of March 2012 Very Limited Availability
31st of March 2012Very Limited Availability
7th of April 2012FULLY BOOKED
21st of April 2012FULLY BOOKED
28th of April 2012Very Limited Availability
5th of May 2012Very Limited Availability
12 of May 2012FULLY BOOKED
19th of May 2012Very Limited Availability
26th of May 2012Very Limited Availability
2nd of June 2012FULLY BOOKED
9th of June 2012Very Limited Availability
16th of June 2012Very Limited Availability
23rd of June 2012Very Limited Availability
7th of July 2012Very Limited Availability
11th of August 2012 VERY Limited Availability
All other weekends from January until June 2012 are now also LIMITED AVAILABILITY***
We are currently unable to supply any 'Wedding Hire' suits, without a minimum of 4 weeks notice.
*Fully Booked - This weekend and the dates surrounding this weekend are now unavailable for our hire service. Retail & Made to Measure are unaffected.
**VERY Limited Availability - This weekend and the dates surrounding this weekend are within one or two bookings from becoming fully booked*. Retail & Made to Measure are unaffected.
***Limited Availability - These dates may have ranges which are unavailable to hire.
In 2012 the trend for slim fitting designs will continue right through the year. Our latest designs have become increasingly body fitted and as such it is now necessary to wear only slim, body fitted shirts with these current designs.
Here at Jack Bunneys we have designed two shirts to be worn with our latest suits. These are named: KEELAN & ARUNDEL.
The ARUNDEL shirt is made from 100% Fine White Cotton. The Shirt includes a rounded vintage style collar. The shirt has a completely unique slim double cuff. The Body is very Slim. The shoulders are narrow and sleeves are also fitted. The shirt is hand made in France to Jack Bunneys exact specifications.
In 2012 the trend for slim fitting designs will continue right through the year. Our latest designs have become increasingly body fitted and as such it is now necessary to wear only slim, body fitted shirts with these current designs.
Here at Jack Bunneys we have designed two shirts to be worn with our latest suits. These are named: KEELAN & ARUNDEL.
The Keelan shirt is made from 100% Fine White Cotton.
The Shirt includes a genuine Vintage Collar Clip
The shirt has a completely unique slim double cuff.
The Body is very Slim.
The shoulders are narrow and sleeves are also fitted.
The shirt is hand made in France to Jack Bunneys exact specifications.
"The Richmond" Design Is also available in a Luxurious Silk Fabric.
This extremely lightweight fabric is 40% Silk and 60% Super 110's Wool. It is currently available in two colours. The Blue Herringbone and the Black Herringbone.
The Richmond Silk has a wonderful 'vintage' style U-Shape dress waistcoat and covered buttons.
This is another example of a ceremony suit, which has been designed here at Jack Bunneys and is exclusive to our Jack Bunneys. This suit cannot be purchased anywhere else.
For more information on how you can purchase these exclusive designs please refers to our website: Click
