you might expect these to carry the same connotation as a pre-tied bow tie, but
The fabric is soft and stretchy
Some people no longer wear dress shoes at all, with men donning sneakers to this years Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, arguably the Oscars of the fashion world
Best of all, all three pair well with flat sandals, making them easy pieces to reach for throughout the summer
(That exhibition space is now becoming the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for which Von Furstenberg is a member of the board of trustees.) Instead, the designer, who has lived a colorful journey during the past 71 years (just read her 2014 book, The Woman I Wanted to Be, for more), wore a statement T-shirt that read In Charge
She was still on the lookout for just the right hardware