October 15, 2007
It's a fashion statement
I knew I was saving those things for a reason.
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.Posted by jackhodgson at October 15, 2007 10:31 AMBut 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.