Walter Gropius' Bow Tie Collection Reviewed By Harvard Staff Writer Corydon Ireland

I love a good bit on bow ties - and this is a good bit. Corydon Ireland wrote this piece in the Harvard News. You can read it by clicking here. The piece features the skinny batwing bow tie collection of Walter Gropius. Gropius is considered to be the the founding father of the Bauhaus movement of architecture and design. He was an architect that fled Germany in 1934 after being threatened by Nazis after they took control of the state.

After Gropius died his wife Ise sent 6 of his bow ties to Gropius's friend and colleague Chester Nagel and claimed that “these brilliant little butterflies were Grope’s only vanity”.

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Walter Gropius, a big fan of the skinny batwing bow tie

Gropius favoured colourful skinny batwing bow ties with either vibrant colours or vibrant patterns. The bow above is particularly striking.