A quick Google turns up that the yellow power tie was 1980s, and a 1987 article
alluding to the fact that they were already on the way out--so sounds mid-80s
to me.? (Sorry I don't remember from personal experience--my husband was in the
military in those years so had no choice of tie color!)
Ann Wass
-----Original Message-----
From: aqua...@patriot.net
To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com>
Sent: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:31 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Yellow power tie?
> Kate Pinner wrote:
>> I realize it's now passe, but I'm doing a production of "Angels in
>> America" that takes place in 1985-86.
>
> That's too early for yellow. In the mid/late 80's the power tie was red,
> either a solid red or the striped one, occasionally a tiny print. I went
> to work in the bank district in Boston in 87, and anyone who was anyone
> wore a black suit with a red tie. Women wore brightly printed power
> scarves. I still have mine in the closet.
>
> I don't think yellow came in until the 90's.
>
> Dawn
I don't remember the specific years, either, but it was the red
"power" tie and the yellow "sincere" tie.
-Carol
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