Swiss Produce First Shock of World Cup

Switzerland pulled off the first shock of the 2010 World Cup today as they defeated favourites Spain 1-0. A second half strike from former Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes was enough to separate the two European nations.

All 32 teams have now played in South Africa and whoever you are supporting you can do it style with our great range of World Cup Cufflinks. From Germany to Ghana, Brazil to Japan we have every nation covered!

Ties Planet

What's your tie size?

The tie is back. No point denying it, everyone knows it. The tie is the coolest accessory in town. For men and women alike. The only question is: what is your tie size?

Yes, no longer is a tie just a tie. You can get just about any tie width you want at Tiesplanet.com.

Power dressing? How about a 9.5cm width designer tie?

Tie for the city? 7cm narrow ties look good!

Night on the tiles? 4cm skinny tie for you.

Think a tie is just a tie? We think you're wrong... but the 8.5cm width current industry standard tie is probably the for you.

Need advise on what tie will suit you best? Feel free to email us 24 hours a day at sales@tiesplanet.com.

See you soon at Tiesplanet.com

Europe Awaits Crucial Tie

It is the Champions League final tomorrow evening between Spanish giants Barcelona and English champions Manchester United. The mouthwatering contest kicks off in Rome's Stadio Olimpico at 7:45pm.

Bookies, pundits and fans alike are struggling to split the two sides and far be it for us to start making bold predictions. What we will be doing instead is keeping a keen eye on respective managers Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola's neckwear.

We are always impressed by both coaches looks. Ferguson generally opts for traditional club tie with classic suit. Guardiola on the other hand tends to wear contemporary narrow blade ties as he observes the action from the sidelines.

We will report back after the final with our opinions on the clobber of the managers.

Want a tie in Barcelona colours? Or maybe Manchester United red? Whatever colour of tie you require, be sure to check out Tiesplanet.com.

Ross and Moyles face pay cuts in new £400m BBC squeeze

With BBC director general Mark Thompson yesterday announcing the broadcaster must make make further painful budgets cuts of £400m over three years, Jonathan Ross might be wise to check out our Budget Tie Zone.

Ross, along with other top talent such as Chris Moyles, is expected to be asked to take a 10% pay cut. The chatshow host is reported to be earning £6m a year. A wage drop of £600,000 a year will see Ross needing to cut down his spending somewhere along the line... and what with his love for ties, we think we can help!

Our Budget Tie Zone features quality ties priced at just £4.99. Patterned and plain ties available at less than a fiver! Some of the patterned ties will probably cater best for the extravagant tastes of Ross though, we feel.

Read full story of BBC budget cuts here.

Any male stars want to be like Sarah Jessica Parker?

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker could have once again started a fashion craze by wearing a £4.50 dress.

The woman who introduced the world to Manolo Blahnik shoes, Parker arrived at a recent New York premier with husband Matthew Broderick, wearing a low-budget dress, part of a design range she has lent her name to.

Full story here...

No doubt male stars will want to follow suit by wearing low-budget clothes for premieres and like-events. If so, we might have something right up their street... Our Budget Tie Zone. Ties in this section are priced at just £4.99 each.

And if that is too much, in our current half price sale we have ties starting at just £3.99!

Valentine's Tie Offer

We're in the mood for love... and to help you celebrate Valentine's Day this year we are offering you £15 off ties in our designer ties range.

Just use voucher code 'VALENTINES' and see the discount made automatically during checkout.

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Check out the designer ties range here

Richard Madeley Sees Error Of His Ways

Richard Madeley, daytime television presenter and long-time icon of cool-dad syndrome appears to have seen the error of his ways. Richard was spotted looking rather smart tonight, hosting Richard and Judy on Channel 4.

Madeley wore a luxury navy blue tie, nicely complementing his black suit.

A tie similar to the one worn by Madeley can be seen here.

Ties for all tastes available at Tiesplanet.com

The X-Factor Final Tie Watch

It's the night of the X Factor final and the ties are due to be out in abundance for the special occasion.

We'll be updating this blog as and when the ties come out.

So far...

Dermot O'Leary - Black & Grey striped skinny tie

Louis Walsh - Plain Silver skinny tie

Rhydian Roberts - Plain white regular width tie

Same Difference's Sean Smith - White and Cream sparkly striped regular width tie

Rhydian Roberts - Plain black regular width tie

Same Difference's Sean Smith - Plain black skinny tie

Leon Jackson - Navy blue tie with grey detailing


Click on the links to see ties similar to the stars of tonight's show.

All types of ties available from: http://www.tiesplanet.com/

Jeff Stelling Wears Red Tie For FA Cup Weekend

Gilette Soccer Saturday anchorman Jeff Stelling chose to wear a plain red silk tie to host the show today.

Only one Premier League encounter kicked off at 3pm, but it is FA Cup 1st Round day and Stelling opted for seasonal red as his tie colour for the occasion.

Plain red ties are always a popular Christmas gift as gift buyers want to give a present in the festive spirit, without opting for a novelty tie.

A plain red silk tie similar to Stelling's is available from Ties Planet

A wide selection of ties are available from: www.tiesplanet.com

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talks to British troops at their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra (Wearing Tie!)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talks to British troops at their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, October 2, 2007. Brown kept election speculation alive on Friday by scheduling two major announcements for early next week, though opinion polls showed his party's commanding poll lead evaporating.

Brown chose to wear a navy blue tie for this meeting with the troops. A similar tie is available here.

Full range of ties available at www.tiesplanet.com

Big Brother Winner Sports Tie On Exit

Big Brother 8 contestant Brian Belo chose to wear a smart white tie on the night he was crowned this year's winner.

Belo combined the tie with a matching white shirt as he netted himself £100,000, beating favourites Sam and Amanda Marchant into second place.

This video shows the cool white tie/shirt combo in action.

You can get a plain white tie much like Brian's at Tiesplanet.com. What is more, they are just £3.99 in the current half price sale.

Picture courtesy of Irishexaminer.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.

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