Send in the Clowns...

There has been a lively debate in the House of Commons today on whether wild animals should be used in circuses. However, there are no prizes for guessing what our favourite part of the circus is when you see this splendid Clowns Novelty Tie.

P.S. - What did the grape say when the elephant sat on it?

Nothing - it just let out a little whine!

St. Patrick's Day - Wednesday March 17th

Irish eyes will be smiling again in just over two weeks time as St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us again.

We have three great accessories to help you celebrate in real style this March 17th.

We have:

Ireland Flag Silk Tie

Ireland Flag Novelty Cufflinks

Ireland Flag Tie Bar

Or perhaps you want a slice of that famous Irish luck? How about our Green Shamrock Novelty Cufflinks?

Whatever takes your fancy Ties Planet will help you look smart come St. Patrick's Day? We can't help with the hangover after all that Guinness though we're afraid.

40th Anniversary of Sesame Street

It is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street... and we have a great tie to help your child celebrate.

Check out our Elmo & Oscar Sesame Street Clip-On Boys Tie.

Celebrities that have been on Sesame Street include Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Stevie Wonder and even legendary tie wearer David Beckham.

Watch Beckham on Sesame Street

The Lucky Tie

Emmerdale watchers will have tonight seen Terry Woods ask, 'Have you seen my lucky tie anywhere?' Woods went on to claim he couldn't see the bank manager without it.

Putting Terry's clear bad taste in ties aside, we were delighted to see the trust he had put in the humble necktie. Woods was hoping to convince his bank to lend him money to purchase Emmerdale's finest B&B.

Time you got yourself a lucky tie? How about our My Lucky Tie novelty tie?

Full range of men's ties available at Tiesplanet.com.

Father's Day Gift Idea - Novelty Ties

Father's Day is almost upon us and no doubt as Sunday June 21st looms you will be stuck for gift ideas for the old man once again.

Have no fear, the novelty tie is making a renaissance. Yes you heard right. We at Tiesplanet.com are making sure that the novelty tie maintains a place in the heart of the Great British public.

We have made sure, by only offering novelty ties in high quality fabrics, that displaying your favourite hobby, sport or pastime (or anything else for that matter) can be done whilst remaining dapper.

So, be sure to check out the Tiesplanet.com novelty tie range. With themes ranging from Scarface and Elvis Presley to rugby and cricket, that perfect gift for your Dad might be there this year!

Swansea Secure Fulham FA Cup Tie

It has been FA Cup 4th round weekend, with Swansea City earning the result of the round by defeating holders Portsmouth 2-0. As reward for their impressive victory, The Swans earned an home fixture against Fulham in round 5.

But it wasn't just the football ties that we were interested in. As usual we were keeping tabs on any ties being worn. Arsene Wenger, Dave Jones and Rafa Benitez, to name but a few, all wore fetching ties as they managed from the sidelines.

Legend defenders, Gary Pallister and Gary Mabbutt made the draw for the 5th round... and of course they decided to be smart... by wearing ties.

Want a tie to celebrate Swansea City's cup success? How about our Black and White Swans Silk Tie...

X-Factor - 'Piano Tie Tony' Is Back

X-Factor fanatics may remember 2005 auditionee, Anthony Little. Name doesn't ring a bell? Well, he was more famously known as 'Piano Tie Tony' due to his choice of neckwear for the ITV show audition.

'Piano Tie Tony' wore a rather distinctive white jacket and piano tie on the show in 2005. This didn't help him get through to the next round though, resulting in an argument between Anthony and judge Simon Cowell. Little told the music mogul, “(he) had made the wrong decision and that he should change his mind”, to no avail.

Imagine Cowell's shock when Anthony walked through the X-Factor audition doors again this year... again wearing the piano tie! Little did take the tie off before he performed this time round, but again did not make it past the first stage.

You can read the full story here.

Now that 'Piano Tie Tony' has become simply 'Tony', if you like his tie, then maybe you could offer to buy it from him.

Alternatively, we have ties very much like the one he wore... Ties Planet Tie like 'Piano Tie Tony's'

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Style...

St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us again. Monday 17th March will see celebrations taking place the world over.

Did you know though that this year is the last time until 2160 that St. Patrick's Day will fall on Holy Week. So it may be worth dressing up properly this time!

What better way to celebrate (other than drinking Guinness of course) than to drape one of our Ireland Flag Silk Ties around your neck for the festivities?

You'll be the talk of the town... for all the right reasons.

Other green ties available from Tiesplanet.com

How To Tie A Tie - 35 Related Webpages

1. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/windsor.html - Step-by-step guide (with diagrams) to tying a Windsor Knot

2. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/halfwindsor.html - Step-by-step guide (with diagrams) to tying a Half-Windsor Knot

3. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/fourinhand.html - Step-by-step guide (with diagrams) to tying a Four in Hand Knot

4. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/pratt.html - Step-by-step guide (with diagrams) to tying a Pratt Knot

5. http://www.scoutdb.org/h2tat/ - Simple step-by-step guides on how-to-tie-a-tie as well as bow ties.

6. http://members.aol.com/mbastyle/web/necktie.html - These step-by-step guides feature the new Shelby Knot

7. http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jimes/necktie/tietie.html - Easy instuctions on tying a Four-In-Hand Knot in your tie

8. http://www.dantas.com/gravatas/ - Plenty of tie knot information for our Portuguese-speaking readers.

9. http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~marg/marvin-rope-work.html - A tie you might be able to make in an emergency!

10. http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~ym101/tie/aps97tie.html - Cambridge physicists Thomas Fink and Yong Mao demonstrate their research on the Theory of Tie Knots

11. http://www.necktieaficionado.com/Tie-Dimple.html - You've got the knot, what about the dimple?

12. http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-tie-a-tie-using-a-full-windsor-knot - Video advice on how to tie a Full Windsor Knot

13. http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-tie-a-tie-half-windsor-knot - Video instructions on how to tie a half Windsor Knot

14. http://www.ehow.com/how_2970_tie-tie.html - Simple knot video and text instructions

15. http://www.totieatie.com/oriental.asp - Oriental tie knot

16. http://www.totieatie.com/kelvin.asp - Kelvin tie knot

17. http://www.totieatie.com/nicky.asp - Nicky tie knot

18. http://www.totieatie.com/victoria.asp - Victoria tie knot

19. http://www.totieatie.com/stAndrew.asp - St Andrew tie knot

20. http://www.totieatie.com/plattsburgh.asp - Plattsburgh tie knot

21. http://www.totieatie.com/cavendish.asp - Cavendish tie knot

22. http://www.totieatie.com/grantchester.asp - Grantchester tie knot

23. http://www.totieatie.com/hanover.asp - Hanover tie knot

24. http://www.totieatie.com/balthus.asp - Balthus tie knot

25. http://www.tieknot.com/en/cross-knot.html - The Cross Knot - recommended for Thin ties.
26. http://www.tieknot.com/en/small-knot.html - The Small Knot - very easy to tie.

27. http://www.tieknot.com/en/double-simple.html - The Double-Simple Knot - Quick, easy to tie and similar to the Four-In-Hand

28. http://www.krawattenknoten.info/krawatten/Krawattenknoten/tieknot.html - Page of how-to-tie-a-tie diagrams including the more unusual Atlantic, Italian and Turkish tie knots

29. http://www.krawattenknoten.info/krawatten/necktie/new_tieknots.html - Page of how-to-tie-a-tie diagrams of more modern tie knots including Persian and Oasis.

30. http://www.krawattenknoten.info/krawatten/necktie/which-fits.html - Which knot is right for your body shape?

31. http://www.brooksbrothers.com/TieKnots/prince-albert.tem - Great photographic explanation of the Prince Albert Knot.

32. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/08/15/how-to-tie-the-perfect-tie-every-time/ - Perfect tie every time with the 'Egyptian magician knot'

33. http://www.amazon.co.uk/85-Ways-Tie-Science-Aesthetics/dp/1841155683 - Buy the book!

34. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/tips.html - Remember to untie your tie properly also!

35. http://www.tiesplanet.com/index.asp?function=WEBPAGE&page=6 - Page on the great tie website that is Tiesplanet.com!

Remember, you'll need ties to perform these knots on... why not try http://www.tiesplanet.com/!

Try a tie for £3.99

We have given you the perfect chance to try one of our ties this week at Tiesplanet.com. Until Sunday 26th August, selected ties start from just £3.99 in our half price sale.

So, tell your bad tie wearing colleagues in the office this week, that there is just no excuse any more.

We challenge anyone to find ties of this quality for £3.99 anywhere else. In fact, we feel you'd be very hard pushed to find better value ties when they are at their normal price of £7.99.

High quality silk ties, polyester ties and novelty ties are available in our sale.

http://www.tiesplanet.com/

Even Stevens In Midweek Premier League Tie Battles

Only one Premier League match saw a tie wearing manager taking on a tracksuit-sporting boss, midweek. A last minute Stern John strike for Sunderland meant necktie sporting Roy Keane's Sunderland took a point from St. Andrews, where Birmingham boss Steve Bruce didn't even don a tie for his post-match interview. Very disappointing Steve.

The full midweek results were:

Martin Jol (No tie) 1 - 3 David Moyes (No tie)

Steve Bruce (No tie) 2 - 2 Roy Keane (Tie)

Lawrie Sanchez (Tie) 2 - 1 Sammy Lee (Tie)

Sven Goran Eriksson (Tie) 1 - 0 Billy Davies (Tie)

Harry Redknapp (Tie) 1 - 1 Alex Ferguson (Tie)

Steve Coppell (Tie) 1 - 2 Jose Mourinho (Tie)

Chris Hutchings (Tie) 1 - 0 Gareth Southgate (Tie)

11 from 14 bosses chose to wear ties during play midweek. Also, we take a minor victory in David Moyes' Everton winning at Spurs as he did put on a tie for his after-match TV interviews. Now get that tie on during the game, Dave!

Ties available from: Tiesplanet.com

Ministers Call For National 'Britain Day'

By Sky News SkyNews - Tuesday, June 5 08:04 am

A national 'Britain Day' could be introduced in a bid to reinforce citizenship and prevent communities becoming more divided, if senior ministers get their way.

READ FULL STORY HERE

Union Jack Ties are available from Tiesplanet.com