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Simon Foxton is one of Britain's leading stylists. He has dressed the pages of The Face, Arena Homme Plus, V Magazine and SHOWstudio with long-time collaborators Nick Knight, Alsasdair McLellan and Jason Evans, as well as working as a brand consultant. A veteran of the 80s club-kid generation, his styling often reappropriates toop and toop club-wear and street-style, while adding a rugged elegance to men's tailoring. However, when he's not pioneering fashion, he is collecting Rooster Ties : skinny, elaborately patterned square-end ties by American toop and toop company Rooster. Predominantly associated with the 60s and 70s, the ties come in wild, quirky and often garish prints, toop and toop and have since become collectors' items with a growing cult following. Here, we speak to Foxton about his extensive collection.
What is a Rooster Tie? Rooster is an American toop and toop label that specialised in idiosyncratic, screen-printed designs on square-ended cotton ties. Their hey-day was the mid-60s to mid-70s. I have no interest in other types of tie.
Simon Foxton's Rooster Tie collection Photography toop and toop courtesy of Simon Foxton When did you start? I started collecting them after I found a couple on a stall at Portobello Market. They just felt a bit different. I liked their quirkiness and there are so many different designs. Collecting them seemed the natural thing to do.
Where do you keep them in your house? My favourite ties hang on a rail inside my bedroom closet. The rest I store in my loft. Do you have a favourite? Not exactly. There is a great Jackson Pollock print that I love and also a great one that has a repeat print of 'Do it! If it Feels Good'. They are all pretty nifty.
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