Father’s Day approaches! For many men, this means that they will be getting a new tie, whether they like it or not. Sure, wearing a tie can be a boring affair, but it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of interesting neckwear choices out there with companies like the Cyberoptix Tie Lab, the Speicher Tie Company, ThinkGeek, Scatterbrain Ties, Projectorties, Beau Ties Ltd., Ties.com, and many more offering ties that appeal to all sorts of geeky interests.
We recently wrote about Game of Thrones bow ties, but there’s so many more geeky ties out there. Here are 25 ties that go beyond the standard stripes and solids.
An original design of the Milky Way Galaxy adapted from an 1822 star chart. Ice blue ink on french blue, navy, or royal blue silk. Also available as a bow tie. (Cyberoptix Tie Lab).
Japanese toy maker Kotobukiya offers a selection of twelve different Star War-themed ties featuring the iconic images of R2-D2, C-3PO, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, X-Wing fighters, and the Death Star.
The diagrams of switches and dials that make up the Space Shuttle Shuttle’s communications system printed in ice blue ink on french blue, navy, dark brown, or charcoal silk bow tie. Also available as a necktie. (Cyberoptix Tie Lab).
The Sorting Hat might choose what House you belong in, but you get to choose what house —Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff—you wear to the office. (ThinkGeek).
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus condimentum in massa quis interdum—in black ink on a charcoal tie. Also available, the Lorem Ipsum necktie. (Cyberoptix Tie Lab).
Deftly navigate tricky office politics in this classic power tie. 100% silk tie with repeating power symbols woven right into the fabric for that extra boost of power. (ThinkGeek).
Collin Cunningham models the Ampli-Tie, a very cool and very geeky VU meter necktie. It’s powered by Flora, the wearable electronics platform from Adafruit. This one will require a little sewing to put together, but when it’s done, your formerly humble necktie will light up in response to sound waves. Watch the demo and a tutorial on how to put it all together.
Invented by the design wizards at ThinkGeek, this classy black tie sports a repeating silver-gray Aperture Science logo. Perfect for wearing to those staff meetings at the Enrichment Center. (ThinkGeek).
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