(Photo: Tom Ackerman for The New York Times)

Kanye West, top, Justin Timberlake and Wes Anderson button up without losing any of their style. (Photo: From left, Matt Sayles/Associated Press; Isaac Brekken/Associated Press; Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Left, Michael Bastian wool herringbone tie, $175 at Bergdorf Goodman Men; Right, Etro striped wool knit tie, $125 (Photo: Tom Ackerman for The New York Times)

Left, Steven Alan wool plaid tie, $72; Right, Gucci polka-dot silk tie, $160 (Photo: Tom Ackerman for The New York Times)

Robert Godley Psycho Bunny silk tie, $110 at Barneys (Photo: Tom Ackerman for The New York Times)

GEORGE McCRACKEN doesn’t have to wear a tie. A 25-year-old painter in Manhattan who works in store design and display to pay the bills, Mr. McCracken is a member of that lucky group who can wear just about anything they please to work. But George McCracken does wear a tie. “I don’t ever wear a collared shirt without one,” he said. “It started when I had a job where I had to wear a jacket and tie, but after I left, I started wearing it anyway, out with friends, as an informal thing. It just felt comfortable.” And Mr. McCracken is not alone. Check out any art gallery, advertising agency or downtown bar where the cool kids hang. Look at Justin Timberlake, Adam Brody, Elijah Wood or any other young actor who presumably is not also holding down a desk job. Lire la suite de l'article de David Colman http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/fashion/11CODES.html

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