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Lee
Allison on How to Tie One On:
The History and Contemporary Significance of the Necktie
Tuesday,
April 13, 5:30-8:30pm
19 South Wabash, 2d floor
Cocktails at
5:30, presentation 6:00-6:30 followed by discussion.
$40 includes drinks, two cigars,
and sandwiches.
Reservations are required.
Who first started wearing
neckties, and why? How have the shapes, knots, and
patterns evolved over the years? Whoever thought casual Friday
was a good idea? What are they made of and how are they
made? Who invented the Windsor knot? Is tying a bowtie
really as easy as tying one's shoes? Who can get away with
wearing a cravat or an ascot these days? Lee
Allison may or may not answer any of these questions,
but he will be joining the cigar society and presenting his
special collection of cigar- and pipe-themed ties.
 The
Lee Allison Company was officially launched
from a Chicago brownstone in the spring of 1995 and is now
housed in a 4,500 sq-ft loft in Bucktown. From the
beginning, Lee has designed his own fabrics, and among other
things he is well known (in the best circles) for his whimsical
and sophisticated designs. Over time, the Company’s offerings
have grown to include bowties, cummerbunds, suspenders, pocket
squares, and dress shirts.
Prior to starting his clothing company, Lee was an account
executive and copy writer for Leo Burnett. He holds an MBA
from Harvard University and was an undergraduate at Williams
College.
Above right, Lee is seen demonstrating a bowtie knot to Mark
Warden and Ted Foss.
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Coming up
Tuesday, April 27
Bill Daley, food and wine critic for the Chicago Tribune, will
lead a wine and cigar tasting.
Tuesday, May 11
Mark Warden, past president of Daley College, will talk
about the history of two-year colleges in America.
Tuesday, May 25
We will meet outdoors at the Ceres Cafe,
weather permitting.
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About
the Cigar Society of Chicago
ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND greatest traditions of the city clubs of Chicago is the discussion of intellectual, social, legal, artistic,
historical, scientific, musical, theatrical, and philosophical
issues in the company of educated, bright, and appropriately
provocative individuals, all under the beneficent influence of
substantial amounts of tobacco and spirits. The
Cigar Society of Chicago embraces this tradition and
extends it with its Informal Smokers,
University Series lectures, and Cigar Society
Dinners, in which cigars, and from time to time pipes and
cigarettes, appear as an important component of our version of
the classical
symposium. To be included in the Cigar Society's
mailing list, write to the
Secretary
at
CigarSociety@logicophilosophicus.org.
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