Clothes can make the man, but when it comes to stylish dressing of little boys, there’s often a fine line between hot and not. Groovy designs inspired by adult wear but that are decidedly kid friendly? Hot. Mini-me versions of grown up clothes (think pint-sized suits and fussy bowties)? Not.
Fat Ties fall squarely into the former category. The cotton pocket tees (in white, navy and brown) mimic men’s dress shirts in that they feature plackets and cravats crafted from 100-percent vintage silk neckties. But unlike the real thing, Fat Ties are appliqued on so there are no annoying buttons to deal with or nerdy accessories flapping in the breeze. What’s more, the tie fabrics are specially selected so that only those that won’t bleed onto cotton tees are used — meaning they can be machine washed and dried along with junior’s other everyday threads.
Which is a good thing, because even the most hip wee dude is apt to get horribly dirty at times.