Biking is the only exercise that allows you to use a big belly for propulsion. Seriously, you can bounce your upper legs on your belly to help you pedal, much like a kangaroo relies on its elastic muscles to hop effortlessly. I can tell you this because that's my real...
Memorial Day is a federal holiday for honoring and morning those who died while serving the United States Armed Forces. It used to be called Decoration Day and celebrated on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. It is now celebrated on the last Monday of May, making for a 3-day...
2020 created a business superstar out of the coronavirus outbreak. People suddenly forced indoors ran en masse to Zoom, a video conferencing service that focuses on providing an easier to use product than its many competitors who were much ahead in the market. Video conferencing software like Cisco Webex, GoToMeeting,...
We are in this together, the lock-down taking a heavy toll on business. So if we want to re-open business or go back to work, we need to do so safely. We just need to ensure that we are protected from the novel Coronavirus. The points of entry into our bodies...
What is the most ancient of patterns used in clothing? It has to come from nature, the most ornamental it has to offer - flowers. For centuries, people used real flowers to decorate. So it was a natural progression that floral designs were translated into clothes. In 12th century China,...
Polka Dots first appeared as a fashion pattern in the 1840s. It’s said that it came from Gypsies who brought their moon-shaped mirror embroidery to flamenco dancers who wore them in dance. They were soon visible in ties and handkerchiefs. Polka Dots pioneered in men's fashion. Gypsie moon-shaped mirror embroidery...
What we call Plaid originated in Scotland where it’s Tartan. It’s the pattern you see in kilts, those traditional man-skirts worn by the Scots. It’s a kind of checkered pattern where the crisscrossing stripes are of the same or different colors, and their intersections are a merge of the thread...
The stripe pattern is common in food, emblems, and clothing. They are used in barber's poles, barricade tape, road signs, and candy cane. Can you imagine a candy cane without stripes? If you just tried to, you might have been surprised at the remarkable difference it makes. So who invented...
To our KissTies community, You are probably drained from the stress of the evolving pandemic. Self-quarantine remains to be the best way to deal with the contagion. What we now know happened to the patients does tell that avoiding the COVID-19 infection is the overwhelmingly better choice than having to...
The check or checkered pattern in clothes and ties that you also see in a chessboard is so common that hardly anyone is unfamiliar with it. If you wonder where it came from, you might be missing the obvious. The word is derived from Shah, meaning King in Persian from...
When Paisley patterns on a tie play with your emotions, know that in 18th and 19th century Europe some luxurious Kashmir shawls bearing the pattern cost the price of a small house. It took the continent by storm when imports from the East India Company via the silk route brought...
We visit Japan because we have a lot to learn from the Japanese. They have companies that are very old, many carried on by the children of the pioneers. They do very well with competitors and are remarkably focused on details. These are things that KissTies continues to strive for,...
Weddings are one of the most important and special occasions in life. You’ll want every detail to be as perfect as possible. Your wedding attire and its crown jewel would be critical. In case you are wondering, that crown jewel is on your neck, either a necktie or a bowtie. The...
Back in 2009 when Edison and Susan were talking about their wedding, for the neckties, their choice was satin ties for their wedding to match their Navy Blue wedding motif. Why Satin? Satin is the traditional and most elegant choice for formal weddings. Why Navy Blue? They just happen to love the...
Satin used to be only within the reach of royalty in the middle ages in Europe because of its price. It was brought all the way from China. In fact, the Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the...
My desire to leave my son a brand, this is how KissTies came to be. In fact, KissTies is in many ways our first child. So yes, my first child is my inheritance to my second flesh and blood one. But we are raising both as our children, and we...
