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"FacebookPinterest\n\nWearing an Herm&amp;amp;#xE8;s tie as a 40 year old feels like something you're supposed to do\u2014or at least aspire to. Which might be why I never seriously considered it. I don't work on Wall Street, I&amp;amp;#x2019;ve never wanted to look like John Kerry and, frankly, I don't particularly want to admit to myself that I'm all grown up.\n\nBut then one day recently I was sitting at my desk doing not much of anything (sorry, boss\u2014but these things happen). I grabbed an Herm&amp;amp;#xE8;s Autumn-Winter ties catalogue that was lying on my floor, and I started flipping through it. And I kept stopping, page after page, thinking to myself\u2014&amp;amp;#x201C;Okay, I want that tie, and that and that tie.&amp;amp;#x201D; Not the classic Herm&amp;amp;#xE8;s neckties we all know\u2014the silk cravats with repeating patterns of zebras, horses, monkeys and the like\u2014but the newer breed. Designed by Christophe Goineau, the best of them are narrow without being skinny; 2.75 inches wide to be specific. (In comparison, a traditional Hermes tie is 3.58 inches wide; yes, the catalog is very specific).\n\nSome are knit, some plaid with fringed ends, some vintage-looking. And yes, they&amp;amp;#x2019;re pricey. Which is why I hope my wife reads this before Christmas comes.\u2014adam rapoport\n\nFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterest"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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