Kevin Greene begins every day the same way — standing in front of a mirror, collar popped, with a swath of silk around his neck. He stares intently at his reflection. He crosses the ends, slips one end over and under the other, and pulls down firmly.
His fingers then begin a well-rehearsed dance with the silk strip — nimbly tying, tucking and tightening — until a shape begins to form. Within minutes, he drops his hands to his sides and the deed is done. A bow tie now perches below his chin.
Greene has made and worn the unusual neckwear almost every day for more than 20 years.
Greene started making bow ties after taking a 10th-grade sewing class. He says he originally enrolled in the class because of all the girls.
These days, the bow tie has become particularly popular among young people, who are wearing it with the collar of their polo shirts flipped up in a “prep meets punk” style, said Moore.
As Greene’s day begins with the tying of his bow tie, it ends with a loosening of the knot. The butterfly shape unravels between his fingers and once again becomes an unassuming strip of silk hanging loosely around his neck.
Photo by Anniston Star.
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