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"It's all about proportion. Slimmer suits mean slimmer ties. The lobster-bib neckties from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s went with the NFL-shouldered power suits that ruled Wall Street, NBA benches, and the jock-pundit chairs. The rule of thumb is that the tie at its widest point should equal the lapel at its widest point. As a partisan not of fashion but of style, I firmly believe that approximately three inches is the perfect tie and single-breasted-lapel width\u2014permanently. During the power-suit aberration, I mostly wore Herm\u00E8s ties, because they didn't go wide with the rest of the world. Now that fashion has come back to its senses, I find many properly proportioned ties. A few years back, Brooks Brothers, in a moment of brilliance, introduced a three-inch tie under the University label. In a moment of doubt, they discontinued them. But you can't fight public demand, and now this impeccable width is back at Brooks."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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